Ultimate Manilow

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Ultimate Manilow
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Greatest hits album by Barry Manilow
Released February 5, 2002
Genre
Length 77:56
Label Arista
Barry Manilow chronology
Here at the Mayflower
(2001)Here at the Mayflower2001
Ultimate Manilow
(2002)
A Christmas Gift of Love
(2002)A Christmas Gift of Love2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]

Ultimate Manilow is a compilation of the greatest hits of Barry Manilow. 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 #3 on the charts. While on a six-week tour to promote his latest CD 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. In October it re-charted and went on to become Manilow's first #1 album in that country since 1982[2]

Track listing (USA release, 2002)

  1. "Mandy" (single version) – 3:17
  2. "It's A Miracle" (extended single mix) – 3:51
  3. "Could It Be Magic" (album version) – 6:47
  4. "I Write The Songs" (album version) – 3:50
  5. "Bandstand Boogie" – 2:48
  6. "Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again" – 3:49
  7. "This One's For You" – 3:26
  8. "Weekend In New England" – 3:45
  9. "Looks Like We Made It" – 3:31
  10. "Daybreak" (studio recording, non-hit version) – 3:05
  11. "Can't Smile Without You" – 3:07
  12. "Even Now" – 3:26
  13. "Copacabana (At The Copa)" (disco version) – 5:40
  14. "Somewhere In The Night" – 3:23
  15. "Ready To Take A Chance Again" (mono version) – 2:57
  16. "Ships" – 4:00
  17. "I Made It Through The Rain" – 4:19
  18. "The Old Songs" – 4:41
  19. "When October Goes" – 3:58
  20. "Somewhere Down The Road" – 4:00

Track listing (UK release, 2004)

  1. "Mandy"
  2. "Could It Be Magic"
  3. "I Write The Songs"
  4. "Copacabana (At The Copa)"
  5. "Can't Smile Without You"
  6. "Weekend In New England"
  7. "It's A Miracle"
  8. "Trying To Get The Feeling Again"
  9. "I Made It Through The Rain"
  10. "Let's Hang On"
  11. "Somewhere In The Night"
  12. "The Old Songs"
  13. "You're Looking Hot Tonight"
  14. "Even Now"
  15. "Ready To Take A Chance Again"
  16. "Bermuda Triangle"
  17. "Looks Like We Made It"
  18. "Strangers In The Night"
  19. "One Voice"
  20. "Who Needs to Dream"

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