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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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Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Dick Smith, Composer - Dick Smith, Lyricist - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Felix Bernard, Composer - Felix Bernard, Lyricist - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer - Barry Manilow, Arranger
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Irving Berlin (1888-1989), Composer - Irving Berlin (1888-1989), Lyricist - Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Irving Berlin, Composer - Irving Berlin, Lyricist - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Patrick Williams, Arranger - Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
H. Gillespie, Lyricist - Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Ray Ellis, Conductor - Ray Ellis, Arranger - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Michael Kanan, Arranger - Rob Mounsey, Arranger - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer - J. F. Coots, Composer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Al Stillman, Composer - Al Stillman, Lyricist - Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Robert Allen, Composer - Robert Allen, Lyricist - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Patrick Williams, Conductor - Patrick Williams, Arranger - Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer
(P) 2002 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kim Gannon, Composer - Kim Gannon, Lyricist - Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Jorge Calandrelli, Conductor - Jorge Calandrelli, Arranger - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Buck Ram, Composer - Buck Ram, Lyricist - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Walter Kent, Composer - Walter Kent, Lyricist - Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Richard Rodgers, Lyricist - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Oscar Hammerstein II, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II, Lyricist - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Patrick Williams, Conductor - Patrick Williams, Arranger - Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Jule Styne, Composer - Jule Styne, Lyricist - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Jorge Calandrelli, Conductor - Jorge Calandrelli, Arranger - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Lyricist - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer
(P) 2002 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Irving Berlin, Composer - Irving Berlin, Lyricist - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Patrick Williams, Conductor - Patrick Williams, Arranger - Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer
(P) 2002 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Paul Buckmaster, Conductor - Paul Buckmaster, Arranger - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Joni Mitchell, Composer - Joni Mitchell, Lyricist - Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Producer - Barry Manilow, Arranger
(P) 2002 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Barry Manilow, Producer - Barry Manilow, Vocal - Barry Manilow, Performer - F. Loesser, Composer - F. Loesser, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Bruce Sussman, Lyricist - Ryan Petrie, Mixing Engineer - Charlie Paakkari, 2nd Engineer - Robbie Buchanan, Producer - Robbie Buchanan, Arranger - Toby Foster, 2nd Engineer - Garry Kief, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Bill Schnee, Recording Engineer - Steve Genewick, 2nd Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Scott Erickson, Project Coordinator - Scott Erickson, Engineer - Scott Erickson, 2nd Engineer - Barry Manilow, Performer - Barry Manilow, Composer - Barry Manilow, Producer - Barry Manilow, Arranger
(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: 00:30:15
- Main artists: Barry Manilow
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock International Pop
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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