Barry Manilow - Even Now (1978) [1994, Japan]
Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Vocal | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 41:55 | 352,78 Mb
Label: Arista/BMG Victor Inc. (Japan) | Cat.# BVCA-7308 | Released: 1994-12-16 (1978)
Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Vocal | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 41:55 | 352,78 Mb
Label: Arista/BMG Victor Inc. (Japan) | Cat.# BVCA-7308 | Released: 1994-12-16 (1978)
"Even Now" is the 5th studio album (sixth overall) by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow. It was recorded at A&M Studios in Hollywood, California and released in 1978. The album reached triple platinum and spun off four hit singles in 1978 and early 1979: the title song, "Can't Smile Without You", "Copacabana" and "Somewhere in the Night" (which had previously been a hit in 1976 for Helen Reddy).
~Wikipedia
When disc jockey Brian Goslow left the Willie "Loco" Alexander MCA Records sessions for Meanwhile...Back in the States in 1978, he couldn't escape Barry Manilow's "Copacabana (At the Copa)" on the radio. Like a scene out of a movie as the radio station changed, the same song came blaring out of the speaker showing the radio power of Barry Manilow in 1978 every underground radio programmer's nightmare. Manilow had injected semi-disco into his previous albums, but this was an all out dance assault exacerbated by a 12" Spanish version, "En el Copa," also finding popularity. With a Number One live album following up the previous studio disc, This One's for You, another year's worth of hits launched off of Even Now, with the title track going Top 20 after the Top Three showing of a pop masterpiece, Barry Manilow's rendition of "Can't Smile Without You." Clive Davis must have heard Engelbert Humperdinck's excellent album track from his 1976 comeback, After the Lovin', and with a little change in the original lyric a superb pop confection manifested a sophisticated "Jingle Jangle"/"Sugar Sugar" produced by the singer of those Archies' hits, Ron Dante, along with Manilow. The pair didn't stop there. They took Helen Reddy's 1975 Top 20 version of "Mandy," cowriter Richard Kerr's "Somewhere in the Night" Top Ten in early 1979 (after Manilow charted with a song from the film Foul Play in between the four-song chart run from this LP). Yes, there are still excesses on the Even Now album (one being the successful "Copacabana,") lows that go hand-in-hand with incredible highs like "Can't Smile Without You" and "Somewhere in the Night," popular music that is as timeless and effective as it gets. Marty Panzer and Barry come up with a very impressive cocktail lounge essay, "I Was a Fool (To Let You Go)," while another Manilow cowrite, "Losing Touch," displays some progress in the songwriting department for the showman. England Dan and John Ford Coley songwriter Parker McGee lends his excellent "Where Do I Go From Here" with Jimmie Haskell orchestration to the mix and it works, bringing back that query from the previous album why didn't Barry Manilow cowrite with the talented songwriters who gave him some of his finest moments?
~Review by Joe Viglione
Release of this album: 1978, February [LP Arista Records, Cat.# AB 4164, USA]
Release of this CD: 1994, December, 16 [CD BMG Victor Inc. (Japan), Cat.# BVCA-7308 / EAN: 4988017052273]
Ⓟ 1994 Arista Records, Inc.
Manufactured by BMG Victor, Inc. Tokyo, Japan
from master recordings owned or controlled by Arista Records, Inc.
Made in Japan
Credits:
Bass – Will Lee
Contractor [Musicians-ca] – Shaun Harris
Contractor [Musicians-ny] – Artie Kaplan
Design [Cover] – Barry Manilow, Lee Gurst
Drums – Ronnie Zito
Engineer – Michael DeLugg
Engineer [Asst.] – Derek Dunan
Guitar – Mitch Holder
Keyboards – Bill Mays
Liner Notes – Barry Manilow
Percussion – Allan Estes
Photography By – Lee Gurst
Piano – Barry Manilow
Producer – Barry Manilow, Ron Dante
Voice [Background] – Barry Manilow, Ron Dante
Tracklist:
01. "Copacabana (At the Copa)" (05:45)
(Jack Feldman, Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman)
02. "Somewhere in the Night" (03:29)
(Richard Kerr, Will Jennings)
03. "A Linda Song" (03:21)
(Barry Manilow, Enoch Anderson)
04. "Can't Smile Without You" (03:14)
(Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow)
05. "Leavin' in the Morning" (03:27)
(Barry Manilow, Marty Panzer)
06. "Where Do I Go From Here" (03:10)
(Parker McGee)
07. "Even Now" (03:31)
(Barry Manilow, Marty Panzer)
08. "I Was a Fool (To Let You Go)" (03:32)
(Barry Manilow, Marty Panzer)
09. "Losing Touch" (02:43)
(Jack Feldman, Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman)
10. "I Just Want to Be the One in Your Life" (03:42)
(Michael Price, Dan Walsh)
11. "Starting Again" (02:43)
(Barry Manilow, Marty Panzer)
12. "Sunrise" (03:17)
(Barry Manilow, Adrienne Anderson)
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See also:
Barry Manilow - Tryin' To Get The Feeling (1975) [2006, Japan]
Barry Manilow - Tryin' To Get ..., Remastered with Bonus Track]
Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits (1978) [1990, Reissue]
Barry Manilow - Barry (1980) [2016, Japan]
Barry Manilow - I Wanna Do It With You (1982) [1990, Reissue]
Barry Manilow - Manilow (1985) [2009, Remastered Reissue]
Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection (1993)
Barry Manilow - The Essential Barry Manilow [2CD] (2005)
Barry Manilow - Tryin' To Get ..., Remastered with Bonus Track]
Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits (1978) [1990, Reissue]
Barry Manilow - Barry (1980) [2016, Japan]
Barry Manilow - I Wanna Do It With You (1982) [1990, Reissue]
Barry Manilow - Manilow (1985) [2009, Remastered Reissue]
Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection (1993)
Barry Manilow - The Essential Barry Manilow [2CD] (2005)