Daybreak (Barry Manilow song)

"Daybreak" is an uptempo pop song performed by Barry Manilow in 1976. It was composed by Manilow and Adrienne Anderson. The single version was recorded live with the female backup group Lady Flash.

The song reached number 23 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[1] and number 7 on the Adult Contemporary chart.^[2] On the Cash Box Top 100 it peaked at number 21 for two weeks. It was a somewhat bigger hit in Canada, on both charts in which it appeared.

"Daybreak" first appeared on Barry's 1976 album This One's for You in a studio version. It is also prominently featured in the John Waters film Serial Mom (1994), starring Kathleen Turner. "Daybreak" was followed by the single, "It's Just Another New Year's Eve".

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[3]	23
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary^[4]	7
U.S. Cashbox Top 100^[5]	21
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[6]	20
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary^[7]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)	Rank
Canada^[8]	157
U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)^[9]	148

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top Pop Singles 1955-1999. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 401. ISBN 0-89820-139-X.
↑ https://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/1977-11-05
↑ http://www.top40db.net/lyrics/?SongID=77035&By=Title&Match=Daybreak
↑ https://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/1977-11-05
↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19771119.html
↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8272a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=8qt3gefg5seun85kpd20miuk53
↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5444&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=8qt3gefg5seun85kpd20miuk53
↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5502b&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=8qt3gefg5seun85kpd20miuk53
↑ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Barry Manilow singles

1970s	"Mandy" (1974) "Sandra" (1974) "It's a Miracle" (1975) "Could It Be Magic" (1975) "I Write the Songs" (1975) "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" (1976) "This One's for You" (1976) "Weekend in New England" (1976) "Looks Like We Made It" (1977) "Daybreak" (1977) "It's Just Another New Year's Eve" (1977) "Can't Smile Without You" (1978) "Even Now" (1978) "Copacabana" (1978) "Ready to Take a Chance Again" (1978) "Somewhere in the Night" (1978) "Ships" (1979) "When I Wanted You" (1979)

1980s	"I Don't Want to Walk Without You" (1980) "Bermuda Triangle" (1980) "I Made It Through the Rain" (1980) "The Old Songs" (1981) "Somewhere Down the Road" (1981) "Let's Hang On!" (1982) "Oh Julie" (1982) "Memory" (1982) "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (1982) "Read 'Em and Weep" (1983) "When October Goes" (1984) "Run to Me" (1985) "I'm Your Man" (1986) "Keep Each Other Warm" (1989)

1990s	"If I Can Dream" (1990) "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" (1997)

2000s	"River" (2003) "Unchained Melody" (2006) "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" (2006)

2010s	"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (2012)

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