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Barry Manilow's second seasonal collection, following 1990's Because It's Christmas, was released on Columbia Records, but that label berth appears to be a one-off for the singer, who followed his long tenure at Arista by signing to the jazz independent Concord for his last album, 2001's Here at the Mayflower. Maybe Columbia offered a bigger budget, since Manilow is awash in strings on a set of holiday standards. Those strings are arranged festively, and Manilow is in an appropriately festive mood, really throwing himself into the proceedings; it's his enthusiasm that makes this Christmas album a winner. There are songs actually written as Christmas carols, such as "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," but Manilow also expands the usual repertoire to take in a number of tunes that have become associated with the holiday season over the years, even if they were not intended to be originally, notably Rodgers & Hammerstein's "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music and Joni Mitchell's melancholy "River" from her Blue album, which is certainly set at Christmas time even if it doesn't share the usual holiday sentiments. Inevitably, Manilow ends with his own new Christmas original, "A Gift of Love," which is a good song even if it isn't likely to join the ranks of the perennial copyrights. This is an enjoyable Christmas album in a traditional pop style likely to please both Manilow fans and others.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Barry Manilow, Arranger - Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Dick Smith, Composer - Dick Smith, Lyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Felix Bernard, Composer - Felix Bernard, Lyricist - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Irving Berlin, Composer - Irving Berlin, Lyricist - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Patrick Williams, Arranger - Patrick Williams, Conductor - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - H. Gillespie, Lyricist - J. F. Coots, Composer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Michael Kanan, Arranger - Ray Ellis, Arranger - Ray Ellis, Conductor - Rob Mounsey, Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Al Stillman, Composer - Al Stillman, Lyricist - Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Patrick Williams, Arranger - Patrick Williams, Conductor - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Robert Allen, Composer - Robert Allen, Lyricist - Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2002 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Buck Ram, Composer - Buck Ram, Lyricist - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jorge Calandrelli, Arranger - Jorge Calandrelli, Conductor - Kim Gannon, Composer - Kim Gannon, Lyricist - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer - Walter Kent, Composer - Walter Kent, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Oscar Hammerstein II, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II, Lyricist - Patrick Williams, Arranger - Patrick Williams, Conductor - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Richard Rodgers, Lyricist - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jorge Calandrelli, Arranger - Jorge Calandrelli, Conductor - Jule Styne, Composer - Jule Styne, Lyricist - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Lyricist - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2002 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Irving Berlin, Composer - Irving Berlin, Lyricist - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Patrick Williams, Arranger - Patrick Williams, Conductor - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2002 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Barry Manilow, Arranger - Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Joni Mitchell, Composer - Joni Mitchell, Lyricist - Paul Buckmaster, Arranger - Paul Buckmaster, Conductor - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2002 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer - Barry Manilow, Vocal - F. Loesser, Composer - F. Loesser, Lyricist - Robbie Buchanan, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Barry Manilow, Arranger - Barry Manilow, Composer - Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Bruce Sussman, Lyricist - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
Barry Manilow's second seasonal collection, following 1990's Because It's Christmas, was released on Columbia Records, but that label berth appears to be a one-off for the singer, who followed his long tenure at Arista by signing to the jazz independent Concord for his last album, 2001's Here at the Mayflower. Maybe Columbia offered a bigger budget, since Manilow is awash in strings on a set of holiday standards. Those strings are arranged festively, and Manilow is in an appropriately festive mood, really throwing himself into the proceedings; it's his enthusiasm that makes this Christmas album a winner. There are songs actually written as Christmas carols, such as "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," but Manilow also expands the usual repertoire to take in a number of tunes that have become associated with the holiday season over the years, even if they were not intended to be originally, notably Rodgers & Hammerstein's "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music and Joni Mitchell's melancholy "River" from her Blue album, which is certainly set at Christmas time even if it doesn't share the usual holiday sentiments. Inevitably, Manilow ends with his own new Christmas original, "A Gift of Love," which is a good song even if it isn't likely to join the ranks of the perennial copyrights. This is an enjoyable Christmas album in a traditional pop style likely to please both Manilow fans and others.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:30:14
- Main artists: Barry Manilow
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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