BARRY MANILOW
The Greatest Hits of the Eighties
Producers: Barry Manilow, Clive Davis, Scott Erickson, Michael Lloyd
Release Date: Nov. 24
Arista
With a Christmas single on the AC singles chart for the second year in a row and a fifth sold-out year of live shows beginning in Las Vegas, Barry Manilow’s millennial presence continues to dazzle. Following “The Greatest Hits of the Fifties” (No. 1 debut, 2006), “Sixties” (No. 2, 2006) and “Seventies” (No. 4, 2007), “Eighties” is already off to a merry start with a No. 14 debut this week.
Manilow’s gleeful duet with Reba McEntire on “Islands in the Stream” proves what a master arranger/interpreter he is, taking an overtly familiar hit and recasting it honorably. The same holds true for “Right Here Waiting” and “Have I Told You Lately.” Most surprising are “I Just Called to Say I Love You,” now a lite rhumba, and “Never Gonna Give You Up,” where Manilow busts a groove. There’s a lot of uncertainty in the world at large, but “Eighties” is one sure thing.—CT
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