Greatest Hits (Barry Manilow album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Barry Manilow
Released	November 1978
Genre	Pop, easy listening
Length	70:52 (CD 68:49)
Label	Arista
Barry Manilow chronology
Even Now (1978) Greatest Hits (1978) One Voice (1979)
Singles from Greatest Hits
"Mandy (reissue)" Released: 1978

Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by singer/songwriter Barry Manilow, released in 1978. The album was certified 3x platinum in the US, and would be Manilow's last of that certification as of 2010. It also features the new single, "Ready to Take a Chance Again", which reached #11 in the US the same year. The US CD version has been released in 3 slightly different incarnations, but the first pressing featured the regular version of "Copacabana" (4:01), and the studio, non-hit, version of "Daybreak" (3:09)."Jump Shout Boogie" was omitted from all 3 versions.

In some European countries the album was released as Manilow Magic: The Best of^[1] or simply The Best of.^[2] It was a single LP with either 11 or 12 tracks.

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Track listing

Side one

1. "Mandy" (single version) - 3:15
2. "New York City Rhythm" - 4:42
3. "Ready to Take a Chance Again" (in mono) (From the Foul Play soundtrack) - 3:01
4. "Looks Like We Made It" - 3:33
5. "Daybreak" (Live) - 3:36

Side two

1. "Can't Smile Without You" - 3:13
2. "It's a Miracle" (extended single mix) - 3:42
3. "Even Now" - 3:28
4. "Bandstand Boogie" - 2:49
5. "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" - 3:51

Side three

1. "Could It Be Magic" (album version) - 6:50
2. "Somewhere in the Night" - 3:26
3. "Jump Shout Boogie" - 3:03
4. "Weekend in New England" - 3:43
5. "All the Time" - 3:15

Side four

1. "This One's for You" - 3:25
2. "Copacabana (At the Copa) (Disco version)" - 5:46
3. "Beautiful Music" - 4:32
4. "I Write the Songs" - 3:51

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