Weekend in New England

"Weekend in New England"
Single by Barry Manilow
from the album This One's for You
B-side "Say the Words"
Released November 1976
Format 7" single
Genre Orchestral pop, soft rock
Length 3:43
Label Arista
Writer(s) Randy Edelman
Producer(s) Barry Manilow, Ron Dante
Barry Manilow singles chronology
"This One's for You"
(1976)
"Weekend in New England"
(1976)
"Looks Like We Made It"
(1977)

"Weekend in New England" is a song written by Randy Edelman, and released by Barry Manilow on his 1976 album This One's For You. The song was released as a single in 1976, reaching number one on the U.S. Adult Contemporary (Easy Listening) chart and number ten on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] The only reference to the title is the line, "Time in New England took me away...", and the word "weekend" is never mentioned at all. It was followed by the single, "Looks Like We Made It".

The song was recorded by John Barrowman for his 2007 album Another Side, while Manilow's version was heard in the 2009 comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1976–77) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 10
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[3] 1
U.S. Cashbox Top 100[4] 9
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 9
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[6] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1977) Rank
Canada[7] 97
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 65
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[9]
31
U.S. Cash Box[10] 12

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 155.
  2. "Barry Manilow – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Barry Manilow.
  3. "Barry Manilow – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Barry Manilow.
  4. "Cash Box Top 100 2/19/77". 50.6.195.142. 1977-02-19. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5162a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  6. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  8. "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  9. "Billboard". Books.google.com. 1977-12-24. Retrieved 2016-05-14.


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