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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 hams it up on the margins.
Product Details
Release Date: | 10/27/2014 |
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Label: | Verve |
UPC: | 0602537756773 |
catalogNumber: | 002026802 |
Rank: | 157435 |
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Album Credits
Performance Credits
Barry Manilow Primary Artist,Piano,Background VocalsJudy Garland Guest Appearance
Andy Williams Guest Appearance
John Denver Guest Appearance
Whitney Houston Guest Appearance
Frankie Lymon Guest Appearance
Mama Cass Guest Appearance
Dusty Springfield Guest Appearance
Steve Kujala Flute
Marilyn Monroe Guest Appearance
Jimmy Durante Guest Appearance
Louis Armstrong Guest Appearance
Jim Atkinson French Horn
Greg Bartheld Bass,Drums
Chuck Berghofer Bass
Curtis Brengle Piano
Debra Byrd Background Vocals
Alvin Chea Background Vocals
Gene Cipriano Saxophone
Randy Crenshaw Background Vocals
Sammy Davis Guest Appearance
Joel Derouin Violin
Jeff Driskill Saxophone
Gary Grant Trumpet
Terry Harrington Saxophone
Greg Huckins Saxophone
Roland Kato Viola
Janis Liebhart Background Vocals
Charlie Morillas Trombone
Dean Parks Guitar
Katia Popov Violin
Doug Walter Piano,Conductor
Gregg Field Drums
Dan Higgens Saxophone
David Benson Bass,Drums
Wayne Bergeron Trumpet
Steve Baxter Trombone
Andrew Picken Viola
Greg Whipple Background Vocals
Ken Berry Guitar
Roberto Cani Violin
Trevor Handy Cello
Dave Ryan Trombone
Timothy Loo Cello
Chris Dawson Rhythm Section
Dave Walther Viola
Alyssa Park Violin
Seth Ford Young Rhythm Section
Neel Hammond Violin
Craig Gosnell Trombone
Danielle Ondarza French Horn
Tereza Stanislav Violin
Dan Shelton Saxophone,Soloist
Jonathan Stout Rhythm Section
Fletcher Sheridan Background Vocals
Radu Pieptea Violin
Joel Pargman Violin
Kathleen Sloan Violin
Alma Fernandez Viola
Justin Hageman French Horn
Nina Evthuhov Violin
Steven Becknell French Horn
Ralph Morrison Violin,Concert Master
Daniel Fornero Trumpet
Sara Andon Flute
Cecila Tsan Cello
Kevin Connolly Violin
Chris Gray Trumpet
Josh Collazo Rhythm Section
Vanessa F. Smith Cello
Karina Lammas Background Vocals
Gabriella Walters Background Vocals
Ronald L. Walters Background Vocals
Technical Credits
Henry Mancini ComposerJohn Denver Composer,Lyricist
Barry Manilow Arranger,Composer,Producer,Liner Notes,Concept
Burt Bacharach Composer
Fabian André Composer
Greg Bartheld Programming,Engineer,Pro-Tools
Leslie Bricusse Composer,Lyricist
Sammy Cahn Composer,Lyricist
Hal David Composer,Lyricist
Gus Kahn Composer,Lyricist
Garry Kief Executive Producer
Sandy Linzer Composer,Lyricist
Johnny Mercer Composer,Lyricist
Anthony Newley Composer,Lyricist
Harry Ruby Composer
Bill Schnee Engineer
Wilbur Schwandt Composer
Jule Styne Composer
Bruce Sussman Composer,Lyricist
Bob Thiele Composer,Lyricist
Doug Walter Orchestration
George David Weiss Composer,Lyricist
David Wolfert Composer,Lyricist
Dick Kniss Composer
Herbert Stothart Composer
David Benson Programming,Producer,Engineer,Pro-Tools
Matty Malneck Composer
Patrick Spain Engineer
Mike Taylor Composer
Burt Kalmer Composer,Lyricist
James Hanley Composer,Lyricist
Ryan Reault Engineer
Fabian Andre Composer
Dana L. Holland Cover Photo
Jay Landres Executive Producer
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