Ultimate Manilow

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Ultimate Manilow
Greatest hits album by
Barry Manilow
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2002
Genre
LabelArista
Barry Manilow chronology
Here at the Mayflower
(2001)		 Ultimate Manilow
(2002)		 A Christmas Gift of Love
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star [1]

Ultimate Manilow is a greatest hits album by Barry Manilow, released in 2002. Nearly every top 20 hit is included in this collection. This compilation is best known for setting the stage for a comeback for Manilow, as it debuted at No. 3 on the charts. While on a six-week tour to promote his latest album Here at the Mayflower, Manilow immediately extended it to a six-month tour. At the time Ultimate Manilow was released, no other compilations of Manilow's music were in print.

Ultimate Manilow, with a slightly different track listing (but with the same number of tracks), was also issued in the United Kingdom in 2004, charting first in March of that year.

Track listing

USA release (February 5, 2002)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mandy" (single version)
3:15
2."It's a Miracle" (alternate mix)
3:48
3."Could It Be Magic" (album version)
6:44
4."I Write the Songs" (album version)Bruce Johnston3:46
5."Bandstand Boogie"
2:48
6."Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again"David Pomeranz3:48
7."This One's for You"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Marty Panzer
3:22
8."Weekend in New England"Randy Edelman3:42
9."Looks Like We Made It"
3:27
10."Daybreak" (studio recording, non-hit version)
  • Barry Manilow
  • Adrienne Anderson
3:02
11."Can't Smile Without You"
3:04
12."Even Now"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Marty Panzer
3:23
13."Copacabana (At the Copa)"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Jack Feldman
  • Bruce Sussman
5:38
14."Somewhere in the Night"
  • Richard Kerr
  • Will Jennings
3:19
15."Ready to Take a Chance Again" (mono version)
2:56
16."Ships"Ian Hunter3:56
17."I Made It Through the Rain"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Bruce Sussman
  • Jack Feldman
  • Drey Shepperd
  • Gerard Kenny
4:14
18."The Old Songs"
4:38
19."When October Goes"
3:55
20."Somewhere Down the Road"
3:57
Total length:76:42
UK release, March 8, 2004
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mandy"
  • Richard Kerr
  • Scott English
3:15
2."Could It Be Magic"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Adrienne Anderson
6:44
3."I Write the Songs"Bruce Johnston3:46
4."Copacabana (At the Copa)"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Jack Feldman
  • Bruce Sussman
5:38
5."Can't Smile Without You"
  • Chris Arnold
  • David Martin
  • Geoff Morrow
3:04
6."Weekend in New England"Randy Edelman3:42
7."It's a Miracle"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Marty Panzer
3:48
8."Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again"David Pomeranz3:48
9."I Made It Through the Rain"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Bruce Sussman
  • Jack Feldman
  • Drey Shepperd
  • Gerard Kenny
4:14
10."Let's Hang On"
3:07
11."Somewhere in the Night"
  • Richard Kerr
  • Will Jennings
3:19
12."The Old Songs"
  • Buddy Kaye
  • David Pomeranz
4:38
13."You're Looking Hot Tonight"Barry Manilow3:54
14."Even Now"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Marty Panzer
3:23
15."Ready to Take a Chance Again"
  • Charles Fox
  • Norman Gimbel
2:56
16."Bermuda Triangle"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Bruce Sussman
  • Jack Feldman
3:46
17."Looks Like We Made It"
  • Richard Kerr
  • Will Jennings
3:27
18."Strangers in the Night"
3:07
19."One Voice"Barry Manilow3:01
20."Who Needs to Dream"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Bruce Sussman
  • Jack Feldman
3:56
Total length:76:33
Japan (May 22, 2002) & Australia release (September 16, 2002)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Could It Be Magic"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Adrienne Anderson
6:44
2."Let's Hang On"
  • Bob Crewe
  • Denny Randell
  • Sandy Linzer
3:07
3."Read 'Em and Weep"Jim Steinman5:25
4."Bermuda Triangle"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Bruce Sussman
  • Jack Feldman
3:46
5."Mandy"
  • Richard Kerr
  • Scott English
3:15
6."Can't Smile Without You"
  • Chris Arnold
  • David Martin
  • Geoff Morrow
3:04
7."I Made It Through the Rain"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Bruce Sussman
  • Jack Feldman
  • Drey Shepperd
  • Gerard Kenny
4:14
8."Some Kind Of Friend"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Adrienne Anderson
4:02
9."It’s a Miracle"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Marty Panzer
3:51
10."Somewhere in the Night"
  • Richard Kerr
  • Will Jennings
3:19
11."The Old Songs"
  • Buddy Kaye
  • David Pomeranz
4:38
12."You’re Looking Hot Tonight"Barry Manilow3:54
13."Even Now"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Marty Panzer
3:23
14."Copacabana (At The Copa)"
  • Barry Manilow
  • Bruce Sussman
  • Jack Feldman
5:38
15."Ready To Take A Chance Again"
  • Charles Fox
  • Norman Gimbel
2:56
16."I Write The Songs"Bruce Johnston3:46
17."Moonlight Serenade"Glenn Miller4:49
18."Strangers In The Night"
  • Bert Kaempfert
  • Charles Singleton
  • Eddie Snyder
3:07
19."Blue" (duet with Sarah Vaughan)
  • Barry Manilow
  • Bruce Sussman
  • Jack Feldman
4:19
Total length:77:17
  • Track information and credits for the US version were verified from the album's liner notes.[2]
  • Additional track information and credits for the UK, Australian and Japan versions were adapted from Discogs,[3] AllMusic.[4] and Manilow's official website.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002–2004) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 96
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[7] 32
Irish Albums (IRMA)[8] 13
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 33
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 8
US Billboard 200[12] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
US Billboard 200[13] 64
Chart (2004) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 90

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[16] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Huey, Steve. Ultimate Manilow at AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  2. Ultimate Manilow (liner notes). Barry Manilow. Arista Records. 2002. 07822-10600-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. "Barry Manilow – Ultimate Manilow". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  4. "Barry Manilow – Ultimate Manilow". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2020. 74321 91686 2
  5. "Ultimate Manilow". Barry Manilow. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 175.
  7. "Danishcharts.dk – Barry Manilow – Ultimate Manilow". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  8. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Barry Manilow". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 21/3/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  10. "Swedishcharts.com – Barry Manilow – Ultimate Manilow". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  11. "Official Albums Chart on 21/3/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  12. "Barry Manilow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  13. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  14. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  15. "British album certifications – Barry Manilow – Ultimate Manilow". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 18, 2021. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Ultimate Manilow Barry Manilow in the "Search:" field.
  16. "American album certifications – Pink Floyd – Ultimate Manilow". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 19, 2023.