Barry Manilow: Artist Essentials

First released: 1974 (year verified)

The selected recording is documented in the original 1974 release history of Barry Manilow II. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, annual appearances, reissues and session dates do not replace that first-release year.

Recording: Original 1974 studio recording
Credit: Barry Manilow
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Barry Manilow II

Barry Manilow II - original ten-track program
The original program dates Mandy, Its a Miracle, I Want to Be Somebodys Baby, Early Morning Strangers and Sandra to 1974. Later single years and the separately dated bonus recordings do not redate the original album. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1975 (year verified)

The selected recording is documented in the original 1975 release history of Tryin' to Get the Feeling. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, annual appearances, reissues and session dates do not replace that first-release year.

Recording: Original 1975 studio recording
Credit: Barry Manilow
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Tryin' to Get the Feeling

Tryin to Get the Feeling - original album program
The original eleven-track program identifies the selected studio performances in 1975. Bonus recordings and later annual-list appearances are outside this first-release claim. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1975 (year verified)

The selected full production was reworked for the 1975 Arista Barry Manilow I issue. It is distinct from the 1973 Bell production and the earlier Featherbed recording. The current distributor page inherits the 1973 album date across editions; that field is not used to date this 1975 version.

Recording: Full 1975 reworked studio recording, approximately 6:50
Credit: Barry Manilow
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Barry Manilow I

Barry Manilow I - reproduced original sleeve and reissue credits
The international fan-club discography reproduces the original program and specifically identifies four songs reworked for the 1975 issue. Could It Be Magic is the full approximately 6:50 1975 production. This is a sleeve transcription, not a new audio comparison. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

BarryNet - original album and later reissue chronology
The published catalog chronology separates the 1973 Bell debut, 1975 Arista reworking, original album years, and 1990s/2000s reissues. Only its release chronology is used; recording and copyright dates are not public-release dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1978 (year verified)

The original 1978 sleeve specifies the approximately 4:08 album performance. The later-added approximately 5:45 disco presentation and 1985 soundtrack remake are separate editions. Only the original album year is assigned.

Recording: Original 1978 album version, approximately 4:08
Credit: Barry Manilow
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Even Now

Even Now - original program, personnel and alternative disco edition
The original sleeve transcription lists Copacabana at approximately 4:08 and the other original tracks. It separately identifies the long disco version and bonus tracks added to later editions. The 1977 session dates are not public release dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Even Now - original 1978 program and later edition limits
The original 1978 program identifies the album songs. The streamed approximately 5:45 Copacabana is a later-added disco presentation; the selected approximately 4:08 original album version is documented separately in the original sleeve transcription. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Greatest Hits 1978 - reproduced track list and edition distinctions
The original program identifies the longer disco Copacabana and live Daybreak, plus different Mandy and Its a Miracle presentations. These actual edition alternatives require caution when linking edition-unspecified annual entries. The anthology date is not assigned to earlier recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1978 (year verified)

The selected recording is documented in the original 1978 release history of Even Now. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, annual appearances, reissues and session dates do not replace that first-release year.

Recording: Original 1978 studio recording
Credit: Barry Manilow
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Even Now

Even Now - original 1978 program and later edition limits
The original 1978 program identifies the album songs. The streamed approximately 5:45 Copacabana is a later-added disco presentation; the selected approximately 4:08 original album version is documented separately in the original sleeve transcription. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1976 (year verified)

The original This Ones for You album and catalog history establish 1976. Isolated 1973/1974 placeholder track fields are inconsistent and are not used. The 1977 live performance and annual-list placement are separate events.

Recording: Original 1976 studio recording
Credit: Barry Manilow
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: This One's for You

This Ones for You - original 1976 program
The album header and original program establish 1976. The isolated 1973 and 1974 placeholder fields on Weekend in New England and Daybreak conflict with that original album history and are not adopted. Bonus tracks are excluded. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

BarryNet - original album and later reissue chronology
The published catalog chronology separates the 1973 Bell debut, 1975 Arista reworking, original album years, and 1990s/2000s reissues. Only its release chronology is used; recording and copyright dates are not public-release dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1976 (year verified)

The selected recording is documented in the original 1976 release history of This One's for You. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, annual appearances, reissues and session dates do not replace that first-release year.

Recording: Original 1976 studio recording
Credit: Barry Manilow
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: This One's for You

This Ones for You - original 1976 program
The album header and original program establish 1976. The isolated 1973 and 1974 placeholder fields on Weekend in New England and Daybreak conflict with that original album history and are not adopted. Bonus tracks are excluded. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1975 (year verified)

The selected recording is documented in the original 1975 release history of Tryin' to Get the Feeling. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, annual appearances, reissues and session dates do not replace that first-release year.

Recording: Original 1975 studio recording
Credit: Barry Manilow
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Tryin' to Get the Feeling

Tryin to Get the Feeling - original album program
The original eleven-track program identifies the selected studio performances in 1975. Bonus recordings and later annual-list appearances are outside this first-release claim. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1978 (year verified)

The selected recording is documented in the original 1978 release history of Even Now. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, annual appearances, reissues and session dates do not replace that first-release year.

Recording: Original 1978 studio recording
Credit: Barry Manilow
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Even Now

Even Now - original 1978 program and later edition limits
The original 1978 program identifies the album songs. The streamed approximately 5:45 Copacabana is a later-added disco presentation; the selected approximately 4:08 original album version is documented separately in the original sleeve transcription. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

First released: 1978 (year verified)

The selected recording is documented in the original 1978 release history of Even Now. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, annual appearances, reissues and session dates do not replace that first-release year.

Recording: Original 1978 studio recording
Credit: Barry Manilow
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Even Now

Even Now - original 1978 program and later edition limits
The original 1978 program identifies the album songs. The streamed approximately 5:45 Copacabana is a later-added disco presentation; the selected approximately 4:08 original album version is documented separately in the original sleeve transcription. | Reviewed 2026-10-18