Greatest Hits Vol. II (Barry Manilow album)

Greatest Hits Vol. II
Greatest hits album by Barry Manilow
Released	December 1983
Genre	Pop; Easy listening
Length	44:05
Label	Arista
Producer	Barry Manilow & Ron Dante, Jim Steinman[1]
Barry Manilow chronology

Greatest Hits Vol. II is the thirteenth album released by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow.[2] In Britain, Manilow's first Greatest Hits album had been issued as Manilow Magic, thus this second volume was issued there as A Touch More Magic.

The album was mostly compilation, with the exception of three new tracks: "You're Looking Hot Tonight", "Put a Quarter in the Jukebox" and "Read 'Em and Weep" (a #18 U.S. hit and also a cover of the Meat Loaf hit of the same name, albeit with an altered second verse and instrumental arrangement). The album reached gold, the first album by Manilow that did not reach platinum since his self-titled debut album.

Track listing[3]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ships"	Ian Hunter	3:46
2.	"Some Kind of Friend"	Barry Manilow; Adrienne Anderson	4:04
3.	"I Made It Through the Rain"	Gerard Kenny; Drey Shepperd; Barry Manilow; Bruce Sussman; Jack Feldman	4:08
4.	"Read 'Em and Weep"	Jim Steinman	5:28
5.	"Put a Quarter in the Jukebox" (with Ronnie Milsap)	Barry Manilow	3:27
6.	"Somewhere Down the Road"	Cynthia Weil; Tom Snow	3:58

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"One Voice"	Barry Manilow	3:01
8.	"The Old Songs"	David Pomeranz; Buddy Kaye	4:14
9.	"Let's Hang On"	Bob Crewe; Sandy Linzer; Denny Randell	3:08
10.	"Memory"	Andrew Lloyd Webber; Trevor Nunn; T. S. Eliot	4:54
11.	"You're Lookin' Hot Tonight"	Barry Manilow	3:57
Total length:			44:05

Charts

Chart (1983)	Position
United States (Billboard 200)	30
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)	10

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

CD packaging
CD packaging
CD packaging
"American album certifications – Barry Manilow – Greatest Hits Volume II". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

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[riaa-4] "American album certifications – Barry Manilow – Greatest Hits Volume II". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.