Barry Manilow Trying to Get the Feeling Again

1975 studio album past Barry Manilow

Tryin' to Get the Feeling
Studio album by Barry Manilow
Released	October 1, 1975 1998 (Re-release) 2006 (2d re-release)
Studio	Sigma Audio (Philadelphia) Mediasound (New York Metropolis)
Genre	Pop, easy listening, soft stone
Length	44:22 (Original release) 47:56 (1998 re-release) l:30 (2006 re-release)
Label	Arista
Producer	Barry Manilow, Ron Dante
Barry Manilow chronology
Barry Manilow Two (1974) Tryin' to Get the Feeling (1975) This I's for You (1976)
Singles from Tryin' to Get the Feeling
"I Write the Songs" Released: Nov 1975 "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again"/"Beautiful Music" Released: 1976

Tryin' to Get the Feeling is the tertiary studio album by vocaliser-songwriter Barry Manilow, released in 1975. Information technology featured the championship track, "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again", with other hits including "New York City Rhythm", "Bandstand Boogie" (the theme from the long-running ABC series American Bandstand) and the chart topping "I Write the Songs". The album debuted on the Billboard Superlative 200 Chart on November viii, 1975, reaching number five in early 1976. The album was certified double platinum.^[1]

The Piano Histrion sculpture on the album's front cover was created past Italian artist Dino Bencini. Both front and back embrace art were later parodied past Ray Stevens on the cover of his 1979 album The Feeling's Not Right Once more, which contains the song "I Demand Your Help, Barry Manilow."

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Christgau's Tape Guide	C–[2]
Rolling Stone	(unfavorable) link

Rails listing [edit]

Side one [edit]

1. "New York City Rhythm" (Barry Manilow, Marty Panzer) - 4:42
2. "Tryin' to Go the Feeling Again" (David Pomeranz) - iii:51
3. "Why Don't We Alive Together" (Phil Galdston, Peter Thom) - ii:54
4. "Bandstand Boogie" (Charles Albertine, Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman) - 2:49
5. "Yous're Leaving Likewise Soon" (Barry Manilow, Enoch Anderson) - 3:30
6. "She's a Star" (Barry Manilow, Enoch Anderson) - 4:xvi

Side two [edit]

1. "I Write the Songs" (Bruce Johnston) - 3:51
2. "Every bit Sure every bit I'm Standin' Here" (Adrienne Anderson, Barry Manilow) - 4:50
3. "A Nice Boy Like Me" (Barry Manilow, Enoch Anderson) - 3:58
4. "Lay Me Downward" (Larry Weiss) - 4:xx
5. "Beautiful Music" (Barry Manilow, Marty Panzer) - 4:32

CD Bonus Tracks [edit]

1. "I'll Make You Music" [Bonus Track on 2006 Remaster] (Adrienne Anderson, Barry Manilow) - 2:34
2. "Ally Me a Little" [Bonus Track on 1998 and 2006 Remaster] (Stephen Sondheim) - iii:38

Charts [edit]

Weekly charts [edit] Chart (1976) Position Australia Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] 59 US Billboard 200[4] 5

Year-end charts [edit] Chart (1976) Position US Billboard 200[5] 13 Chart (1977) Position United states of america Billboard 200[6] 98

Personnel [edit]

• Barry Manilow – lead and backing vocals, piano, rhythm track arrangements, string arrangements (3), "32 voices" (4)
• Alan Axelrod – keyboards
• Charlie Brown – guitar
• Sid McGinnis – guitar, pedal steel guitar (5)
• Steve Donaghey – bass
• Lee Gurst – drums, percussion
• Jimmy Maelen – bongos, congas, shaker
• The Flashy Ladies (Debra Byrd, Lorraine Mazzola, Monica Burruss) – backing vocals
• Ramona Brooks – bankroll vocals
• Ron Dante – background vocals
• Norman Harris – cord arrangements (1, 8, 9), horn arrangements (9)
• Gerald Alters – horn and string arrangements (two, 7)
• Arif Mardin – horn arrangements (4, xi), cord arrangements (six)
• T.Grand. Conway – arrangements (9)
• Joe Renzetti – string arrangements (10)

Product [edit]

• Producers – Barry Manilow and Ron Dante
• Engineer – Michael DeLugg
• Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, PA) and Mediasound Studios (New York, NY)
• Mastered at Sterling Audio (New York, NY).
• Encompass Pattern – Robert L. Heimall
• Photography – Lee Gurst

Certifications [edit]

References [edit]

1. ^ ^{a b} "American album certifications – Barry Manilow – Tryin' to Get the Feeling". Recording Industry Association of America.
2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN089919026X . Retrieved March iv, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Volume. p. 191. ISBN0-646-11917-half-dozen.
4. ^ "Barry Manilow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
5. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-Stop 1976". Billboard . Retrieved February 28, 2021.
6. ^ "Meridian Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1977". Billboard . Retrieved Feb 28, 2021.

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