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At 71 years old, Barry Manilow has reached the age when he can do anything he pleases, and what pleases him is singing along with old records by dead singers. That's all My Dream Duets is: Manilow brushing off his old cabaret routine so it can spruce up vintage records by Jimmy Durante and Judy Garland. He's not the only new element on these electronically rejiggered duets -- instrumentation, usually synthetic, sometimes as incessant as the drum loop that runs underneath "The Candyman," has been added -- but he's the notable addition, crooning full verses in addition to sliding in some corny asides. For all his showboating, he doesn't do much to distract from his idols. Time and time again, the singer who stands out on My Dream Duets is the original vocalist, the one who cut the track originally and stamped it indelibly with his or her own personality. Manilow recedes out of deference but also practicality: he's not duetting with a living singer; he's singing over an existing track and tailoring his performance to suit established contours. Consequently, there's not much dynamism here, but it's also not stiff because Manilow is so over the top. Perhaps that's Barry's natural response because there's nothing left for him to do but ham it up on the margins but, ultimately, that means My Dream Duets isn't much more than an exceedingly odd curiosity.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - BILL SCHNEE, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jule Styne, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Author - Patrick Spain, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Durante, MainArtist - Barry Manilow, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - David Benson, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Hulett, Producer, Associate Producer - Garry C. Kief, Producer, Executive Producer - Greg Bartheld, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Reault, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - BILL SCHNEE, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Mercer, Author - Patrick Spain, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frankie Lymon, MainArtist - Barry Manilow, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - David Benson, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matty Malneck, Composer - Marc Hulett, Producer, Associate Producer - Garry C. Kief, Producer, Executive Producer - Greg Bartheld, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Reault, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - BILL SCHNEE, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gus Kahn, Author - Patrick Spain, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wilbur Schwandt, Composer - Barry Manilow, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Fabian Andre, Composer - David Benson, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mama Cass, MainArtist - Marc Hulett, Producer, Associate Producer - Garry C. Kief, Producer, Executive Producer - Greg Bartheld, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Reault, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sandy Linzer, ComposerLyricist - David Wolfert, ComposerLyricist - Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - BILL SCHNEE, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Spain, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barry Manilow, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - WHITNEY HOUSTON, MainArtist - David Benson, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Hulett, Producer, Associate Producer - Garry C. Kief, Producer, Executive Producer - Greg Bartheld, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Reault, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Danoff, ComposerLyricist - Mike Taylor, Composer - Dick Kniss, Composer - Taffy Nivert Danoff, ComposerLyricist - Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - BILL SCHNEE, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Denver, Composer, Author, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Spain, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barry Manilow, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - David Benson, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Hulett, Producer, Associate Producer - Garry C. Kief, Producer, Executive Producer - Greg Bartheld, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Reault, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - BILL SCHNEE, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, Composer - Patrick Spain, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Judy Garland, MainArtist - Sammy Lerner, Author - Barry Manilow, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - David Benson, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Frederick Hanley, ComposerLyricist - Marc Hulett, Producer, Associate Producer - Garry C. Kief, Producer, Executive Producer - Greg Bartheld, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Reault, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
G. Wyle, Composer - M. Greene, Composer - Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - BILL SCHNEE, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Mercer, Author - Henry Mancini, Composer - ANDY WILLIAMS, MainArtist - Patrick Spain, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barry Manilow, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - David Benson, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Hulett, Producer, Associate Producer - Garry C. Kief, Producer, Executive Producer - Greg Bartheld, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Reault, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - BILL SCHNEE, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Author - Dusty Springfield, MainArtist - Patrick Spain, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barry Manilow, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - David Benson, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Hulett, Producer, Associate Producer - Garry C. Kief, Producer, Executive Producer - Greg Bartheld, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Reault, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - BILL SCHNEE, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Newley, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Bricusse, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Davis Jr., MainArtist - Patrick Spain, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barry Manilow, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - David Benson, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Hulett, Producer, Associate Producer - Garry C. Kief, Producer, Executive Producer - Greg Bartheld, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Reault, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - BILL SCHNEE, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Spain, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Herbert Stothart, Composer - Bert Kalmar, Author - Harry Ruby, Composer - Barry Manilow, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Marilyn Monroe, MainArtist - David Benson, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Hulett, Producer, Associate Producer - Garry C. Kief, Producer, Executive Producer - Greg Bartheld, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Reault, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bruce Sussman, ComposerLyricist - Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - BILL SCHNEE, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Armstrong, MainArtist - GEORGE DAVID WEISS, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Spain, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Thiele, ComposerLyricist - Barry Manilow, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - David Benson, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marc Hulett, Producer, Associate Producer - Garry C. Kief, Producer, Executive Producer - Greg Bartheld, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Reault, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
At 71 years old, Barry Manilow has reached the age when he can do anything he pleases, and what pleases him is singing along with old records by dead singers. That's all My Dream Duets is: Manilow brushing off his old cabaret routine so it can spruce up vintage records by Jimmy Durante and Judy Garland. He's not the only new element on these electronically rejiggered duets -- instrumentation, usually synthetic, sometimes as incessant as the drum loop that runs underneath "The Candyman," has been added -- but he's the notable addition, crooning full verses in addition to sliding in some corny asides. For all his showboating, he doesn't do much to distract from his idols. Time and time again, the singer who stands out on My Dream Duets is the original vocalist, the one who cut the track originally and stamped it indelibly with his or her own personality. Manilow recedes out of deference but also practicality: he's not duetting with a living singer; he's singing over an existing track and tailoring his performance to suit established contours. Consequently, there's not much dynamism here, but it's also not stiff because Manilow is so over the top. Perhaps that's Barry's natural response because there's nothing left for him to do but ham it up on the margins but, ultimately, that means My Dream Duets isn't much more than an exceedingly odd curiosity.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:28
- Main artists: Barry Manilow
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Pop
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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