🎵They Write the Songs, Pt. 2: Barry Manilow Hits as Recorded by the Original Songwriters
While he wrote a lot of songs (usually with a handful of trusted colleagues), he didn't write all his hits! Here are 3 of Barry's biggest smashes as first recorded by the original songwriters!
For Part 2 of “They Write the Songs,” we take a peek at three more songs Barry Manilow chose to cover. The fact that they each became hits of varying chart positions is a tribute to the songwriter, certainly.
But, the original inspiration behind this exercise actually began in the late 1980s, when I made a mix-tape of Barry’s hits that were written (and recorded) by the songwriters themselves.
The point was (and is now) to celebrate the prodigious nature of Manilow’s ability to arrange a song…to take a good, even a great song, and make it radio-ready, and ultimately, a hit! Part 1 (with “Mandy,” “Tryin’ to Get the Feeling Again,” and “I Write the Songs”) can be accessed here:
