Barry Manilow - The Greatest Songs Of The Sixties (2006)

"What do you get when you mesh Barry Manilow with an inspired set of retro songs perfectly suited for 50-year-old women? Massive nirvana." - Billboard, October 28, 2006, p. 80

Manilow and Rod Stewart successfully turned this sort of recording into a recognized late-career strategy. Since The Greatest Songs Of The Fifties hit #1, you can bet there was a sequel (and two more sequels following this one, but we won't get to those). It's more of the same, but with worse arrangements. One of those cover albums that leaves you longing to hear the originals. I'll just put this one back on the shelf and move on.

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: #2

Tracks:

	Song	Year
1	Can't Take My Eyes Off You	1967
2	Cherish/Windy	1966/7
3	Can't Help Falling In Love	1962
4	There's A Kind Of Hush	1967
5	Blue Velvet	1963
6	Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head	1969
7	And I Love Her	1964
8	This Guy's In Love With You	1968
9	Everybody Loves Somebody	1964
10	You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'	1965
11	When I Fall In Love	1962
12	Strangers In The Night	1966
13	What The World Needs Now Is Love	1965

I can't knock the song selection, particularly the inclusion of three classics by Bacharach/David. Track 12, Strangers In The Night, was previously released on the 1998 album, Manilow Sings Sinatra.

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None

Previously revisited for the blog:

The Greatest Songs Of The Fifties (2006)	Barry (1980)
Ultimate Manilow (2002)	One Voice (1979)
Here At The Mayflower (2001)	Greatest Hits (1978)
Summer of '78 (1996)	Even Now (1978)
If I Should Love Again (1981)	Tryin' To Get The Feeling (1975)