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"Now, I don't have the soul of Joni, and I cannot see myself like Miss Laura," sang Melissa Manchester on "Funny That Way," thus marking out the competition. Like Mitchell and Nyro, Manchester was a piano-playing female singer, but she was right in noting that while there was a surface similarity in their musical approaches, she did not dig quite as deep emotionally as her predecessors. Manchester came from a lighter pop, supper club tradition, and on her debut album, singing songs most of which had lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, she explored a territory that seemed almost barren at the time -- a sophisticated, non-rock pop/jazz style that emphasized delivery and chops over individualistic, confessional writing. (It bore some similarities to the style of Manchester's former employer, the more flamboyant Bette Midler.) Not surprisingly, she did not find an immediate audience for such an approach, though this promising album did reach the charts.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Melissa Manchester, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carole Bayer Sager, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Bell Records
Melissa Manchester, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carole Bayer Sager, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Bell Records
Melissa Manchester, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal, Vocal - David Nadien, Orchestrator - Chris Dedrick, Conductor, Arranger - Dave Appell, Acoustic Guitar - Hank Medress, Mixing Engineer - Carole Bayer Sager, Composer, Lyricist - Allan Schwartzberg, Drums - Bob Mann, Electric Guitar - Jon Stroll, Piano - Andy Muson, Bass Guitar - New York Brass, AssociatedPerformer - George Devons, Congas - Bill Radice, Engineer
(P) 1973 Arista Records LLC
Melissa Manchester, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1973 Arista Records LLC
Melissa Manchester, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Chris Dedrick, Conductor, Arranger - Hank Medress, Mixing Engineer - Carole Bayer Sager, Composer, Lyricist - Bill Radice, Engineer
(P) 1973 Arista Records LLC
Melissa Manchester, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - David Nadien, Orchestrator - Chris Dedrick, Conductor, Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Appell, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Medress, Percussion, Mixing Engineer, Background Vocal - Carole Bayer Sager, Composer, Lyricist - Allan Schwartzberg, Bass Drum - Bob Mann, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Vocal - Kirk Hamilton, AssociatedPerformer - New York String Quartet, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Radice, Engineer - David Manchester, Bassoon
(P) 1973 Arista Records LLC
Melissa Manchester, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - David Nadien, Orchestrator - Chris Dedrick, Conductor, Arranger - Hank Medress, Mixing Engineer - Carole Bayer Sager, Composer, Lyricist - Allan Schwartzberg, Drums - Bob Mann, Acoustic Guitar - John "Cooker" Lopresti, Bass Guitar - Bill Radice, Engineer - New York Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1973 Arista Records LLC
Melissa Manchester, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Dave Appell, Producer - Hank Medress, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Bill Radice, Engineer
(P) 1973 Arista Records LLC
Melissa Manchester, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - David Nadien, Orchestrator - Chris Dedrick, Conductor, Arranger, Organ - Hank Medress, Mixing Engineer - Allan Schwartzberg, Drums - Bob Mann, Electric Guitar - Jon Stroll, Piano - Andy Muson, Bass Guitar - New York Brass, AssociatedPerformer - New York String Quartet, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Radice, Engineer - New York Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1973 Arista Records LLC
Melissa Manchester, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carole Bayer Sager, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Bell Records
Album review
"Now, I don't have the soul of Joni, and I cannot see myself like Miss Laura," sang Melissa Manchester on "Funny That Way," thus marking out the competition. Like Mitchell and Nyro, Manchester was a piano-playing female singer, but she was right in noting that while there was a surface similarity in their musical approaches, she did not dig quite as deep emotionally as her predecessors. Manchester came from a lighter pop, supper club tradition, and on her debut album, singing songs most of which had lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, she explored a territory that seemed almost barren at the time -- a sophisticated, non-rock pop/jazz style that emphasized delivery and chops over individualistic, confessional writing. (It bore some similarities to the style of Manchester's former employer, the more flamboyant Bette Midler.) Not surprisingly, she did not find an immediate audience for such an approach, though this promising album did reach the charts.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:52
- Main artists: Melissa Manchester
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: SBCMG
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 1973 Arista Records LLC
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