Looks Like We Made It
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| Single by Barry Manilow | ||||
| from the album This One's For You | ||||
| B-side | "New York City Rhythm (Live)" | |||
| Released | April 20, 1977 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Writer(s) | Richard Kerr and Will Jennings | |||
| Producer(s) | Ron Dante | |||
| Certification | Gold | |||
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"Looks Like We Made It" is a song sung by American singer Barry Manilow, from his 1976 album, This One's for You, composed by Richard Kerr with lyrics by Will Jennings. It was released as a single on 20 April 1977.
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Overview
The song was first released in 1976 on his album This One's For You, and it was released as a single in 1977 where it reached the number one spot on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. It is ranked as the 37th greatest U.S. hit of 1977.
Despite the optimism suggested by the song's title, the narrator is actually ruminating on the fact that he and his ex-lover have finally found happiness and fulfillment—though not with each other. They have, indeed, "made it," but apart, not together. Songwriter Will Jennings commented,
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Richard [Kerr] and I have often remarked on the people, millions of them in the world, who misunderstood the lyric of "Looks Like We Made It." It is a rather sad and ironic lyric about making it apart and not together, and of course everyone thinks it is a full on, positive statement. I don't know. Perhaps it is... in a way.[1]
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
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Year-end charts
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Track listing
- 7" AS 0244
- "Looks Like We Made It" – 3:33
- "New York City Rhythm (Live)"
Other recordings
- Facts of Life on their 1977 album Facts of Life
- Christopher Wheat on his 2013 album Breaking the Waves
See also
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1977 (U.S.)
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1977 (U.S.)
References
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- ↑ http://www.chartjunkie.com/1977all.htm
- ↑ http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls89of77.htm
External links
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