Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again
Barry Manilow
1976
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1975
Release: 1975Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. 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.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
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.
About Barry Manilow
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Barry Manilow is a singer, composer, arranger and producer whose work connects popular song with theatre, film and orchestral performance. Albums such as Singin' with the Big Bands, Showstoppers and Manilow Sings Sinatra explore established song traditions. His production work includes recordings by Bette Midler, Nancy Wilson and Dionne Warwick. He has also written music for films, including Thumbelina and The Pebble and the Penguin, and developed the stage musical Harmony. Here at the Mayflower presents another setting for his original songwriting.
Artist background sources
Songwriters Hall of Fame: Barry Manilow
Archived induction biography supports musical roles, named albums, production collaborators, film work and Harmony; no pending productions or rolling totals retained. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again by Barry Manilow appears at number 95 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1976. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1976 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1976 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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