Manilow Sings Sinatra

by Barry Manilow

Overview

The key to Barry Manilow's somewhat pointless tribute to Frank Sinatra, creatively titled Manilow Sings Sinatra, are the arrangers Manilow and producer Phil Ramone hand-picked to guide the sessions: Johnny Mandel, Patrick Williams, Don Sebesky, and Artie Butler. They make this 14-song hat-tip listenable, providing top-notch arrangements to the otherwise stiff recordings. Tackling many of Ol' Blue Eyes' big ones (from "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" to "Strangers in the Night"), as well as writing two new odes to the man himself, Manilow dives into the material with both heart and soul. Indeed, there's nothing offensive about Manilow's takes on these classics; he pulls them off with class and style. But they've been done before, with more class and more style. And well-intentioned as this album may be, it's ultimately an unnecessary excursion. ~ Michael Gallucci

Product Details

Release Date:	08/04/2009
Label:	Sony Music Distribution / Sony Bmg / Sony Music
UPC:	0886974790020
Rank:	3257

Tracks

1. One Man in a Spotlight
2. I've Got the World on a String
3. The Second Time Around
4. Come Dance With Me/Come Fly With Me
5. All the Way
6. You Make Me Feel So Young
7. Strangers in the Night
8. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
9. Summer Wind
10. Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night in the Week)
11. Angel Eyes
12. My Kind of Town (Chicago Is)
13. Put Your Dreams Away
14. Here's to the Man

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Barry Manilow   Primary Artist
Michael Melvoin   Guest Artist,Piano
Ray Brown   Guest Artist,Bass
Don Sebesky   Guest Artist,Conductor
Johnny Mandel   Guest Artist,Conductor
Terry Harrington   Reeds
Steve Kujala   Reeds
Steve Huffsteter   Trumpet
John Mason   French Horn
Bob McChesney   Trombone
Antony Cooke   Cello
Brian Dembow   Viola
Marilyn Baker   Viola
John Pisano   Guitar
Gregg Field   Drums
Gene Cipriano   Reeds
Don Shelton   Reeds
John Chiodini   Guitar
John Clayton   Bass
Gary Woodward   Reeds
Elizabeth Wilson   Violin
Nancy Stein-Ross   Cello
Linda Rose   Violin
Albie Berk   Drums
Patricia Aiken   Violin
Paul Viapiano   Guitar
Joel Derouin   Violin
Dean Parks   Guitar
John Pena   Bass,Bass (Electric)
Wayne Bergeron   Trumpet
Renita Koven   Viola
Pete Christlieb   Reeds
Pete Jolly   Piano
Brad Warnaar   French Horn
Richard Todd   French Horn
Sebastian Toettcher   Cello
Michael Lang   Synthesizer
Sal Lozano   Reeds
Daniel Kelley   French Horn
Mark Cargill   Violin
Denyse Buffum   Viola
Daniel Greco   Percussion
Paul Klintworth   French Horn
Dan Higgins   Reeds
Evan Wilson   Viola
Assa Drori   Violin
Alan Kaplan   Trombone
Darius Campo   Violin
Don Palmer   Violin
Larry Hall   Trumpet
James Harrah   Guitar (Electric)
Charles Loper   Trombone
Gayle Levant   Harp
Carl Saunders   Trumpet
Jim Fox   Guitar
Kirstin Fife   Violin
Pamela Goldsmith   Viola
Patricia Johnson   Violin
Patrick Williams   Conductor
Jennifer Munday   Violin
Julie Berghofer   Harp
Suzie Katayama   Cello
Greg Huckins   Reeds
Lee Callet   Reeds
Dennis Budimir   Guitar
Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash   Trombone
Andrew Martin   Trombone
Ronald Clark   Violin
Larry McGuire   Trumpet
Artie Butler   Conductor
Chauncey Welsch   Trombone
Daniel Rothmuller   Cello
Douglas Besterman   Conductor,Keyboards
Jerry Epstein   Viola
Ronald Folsom   Violin
Timothy Barr   Bass
Earl Madison   Cello
Ernest Ehrhardt   Cello
David Shamban   Cello
John Scanlon   Viola
David Young   Bass
Anne Karam   Cello
James Ross   Viola
Stephens la Fever   Bass
Michael Skloff   Keyboards
Larry Corbett   Cello
Keith Green   Viola
Yvette Devereaux   Violin
Conte Candoli   Trumpet
Stefanie Fife   Cello
Jack Nimitz   Reeds
Lanny Morgan   Reeds
Bob Efford   Reeds
Chuck Berghofer   Bass
Chuck Domanico   Bass
Frank Szabo   Trumpet
Larry Bunker   Percussion
Brian Leonard   Violin
Ezra Kliger   Violin
Jeff Clayton   Reeds
Bradley Kintscher   French Horn
Kwihee Shambanari   Violin
Peter Hatch   Viola
Gwen Heller   Violin
Rhonni Hallman   Violin
Shari Zipper   Violin
Tamsen Beseke   Violin
Margot Aldcroft   Viola
Eve Butler   Violin
Jacqueline Suzuki   Violin
Gregory Williams   French Horn
North Wood   Violin
Igor Kiskatchi   Violin
Julia Staudhammer   Viola
Galina Golovin   Violin
Alan Ellsworth   Violin
Robert Adcock   Cello
Rollice Dale   Viola
Jodi Burnett   Cello
Louise di Tullio   Reeds
Ralph Morrison III   Violin
David H. Speltz   Cello
Andrea Byers   Violin
Dennis Molchan   Violin
Rowena Hamil   Cello
Mari Tsumura   Violin
Karen Jones   Violin
Marc Sazer   Violin
Kimiyo Takeya   Violin
Suzanna Giordono   Viola
William Elton   Trombone
Nathan Campbell   French Horn
Paul Stevens   French Horn
Norman Ludwin   Bass
Frances Liu Wu   Bass
Chris Ermacoff   Cello
Andrew Picken   Viola
Frank Baptist   Trumpet
PierGiorgio Bertucelli   Keyboards
John Lorge   French Horn
Constance Deeter   Bass
James Atkinson   French Horn
Robert Sanov   Violin
Phillip Teele   Trombone
Maurice Dicterow   Violin
Russ Cantor   Violin
Marilyn L. Johnson   French Horn
James Stark   Violin
George Graham   Trumpet
Tom Rainer   Piano
Warren Leuning   Trumpet
David Stenske   Violin
Haim Shtrum   Violin
Eddie Karam   Conductor
Carole Mukogawa   Viola
Anatoly Rosinsky   Violin

Technical Credits

David Mann   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Bob Hilliard   Composer
Johnny Mandel   Arranger,Producer
Josef Myrow   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Peter Doell   Assistant Engineer
Ron McMaster   Digital Editing
Robert Vosgien   Mastering,Digital Editing
Jule Styne   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Phil Ramone   Producer
Matt Dennis   Composer
Eddie Snyder   Composer
Don Murray   Mixing,Engineer,Mastering
Patrick Williams   Arranger
Barry Manilow   Composer,Producer,Liner Notes,Vocal Arrangement
Bert Kaempfert   Composer
Ted Koehler   Composer
Steve Genewick   Assistant Engineer
Mack Gordon   Composer
Don Sebesky   Arranger
Ruth Lowe   Composer
Artie Butler   Arranger
Al Schmitt   Mixing
Hans Bradtke   Composer
Douglas Besterman   Arranger,Rhythm Sequencing
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Ivy Skoff   Production Coordination
Sheri G. Lee   Art Direction
Eric Cowden   Assistant Engineer
Paul Mann   Composer
Michael Skloff   Rhythm Sequencing
Lance Staedler   Photography
Earl Brent   Composer
Wil Donovan   Assistant Engineer
PierGiorgio Bertucelli   Rhythm Sequencing
Charlie Singleton   Composer
Charlie Paakkari   Assistant Engineer
Garth Condit   Stylist
Henry Mayer   Composer
Carl Studna   Photography
George David Weiss   Composer