Notes & Personnel Info |  | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Composer: Barry Manilow. | | Lyricists: Bruce Sussman; Jack Feldman. | | Personnel: Barry Manilow (vocals, piano, background vocals); Barry Manilow; Olivia Newton-John (vocals); Julie Berghofer, Gayle Levant (harp); Assa Drori, Lisa Dondlinger, Dynell Weber, Ron Folsom, Jennifer Munday, Rebecca Bunnell, Yan To, Johana Krejci, Katia Popov, Shari Zippert, Olivia Tsui Irina Voloshina, Jim St?rk, Eve Butler, Haim Strum, Joel Derouin, Kevin Connolly, Bruce Dukov, Peter Kent, Raymond Kobler, Darius Campo, Berj Garabedian, Charlie Bisharat (violin); Brett Banduci, Caroline Buckman, Kenneth Burward-Hoy, Kazi Pitelka, Bob Becker , Victoria Miskolszy, Harry Shirinian, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (viola); Trevor Handy, Timothy Landauer, Tina Soule, Armen Ksadjikian, David Speltz, Cecilia Tsan, John Krovoza (cello); Phil Feather, Dan Higgins, Gene Cipriano, Greg Huckins, Lee Callet, Bob Carr, Jeff Driskill (woodwinds); Larry McGuire, Rick Baptist, Warren Luening, Wayne Bergeron, Frank Szabo (trumpet); Paul Klintworth, Dana Kelley, John A. Reynolds, Trish Skye (French horn); Charlie Morialias, Alan Kaplan, Chauncey Welsch, Bryant Byers, Bob McChesney, Craig Gosnell (trombone); Chuck Berghofer (acoustic bass, double bass); Dave Reitzas (drums, percussion); Dan Greco, Mark Converse (percussion); Lauren Evans (background vocals); Mike Lent (guitar); Ron Pedley (piano, synthesizer); Steve Welch, Ron Walters, Andy Rumble (piano); Russ McKinnon (drums). | | Audio Mixer: Dave Reitzas. | | Liner Note Authors: Bruce Sussman; Barry Manilow. | | Recording information: Henson Studios, LA; O'Henry Studios, Burbank, CA; Peppertree Studios, Palm Springs, CA; Sunset Studios, Los Angeles, CA. | | Photographer: Jeff Katz. | | Arrangers: Barry Manilow; Andy Rumble; David Benson; Don Sebesky; Larry Hochman; Doug Walter; Jez Colin; Artie Butler; Jonathan Tunick. | | Barry Manilow has always fashioned himself as a showman, from his beginnings as music arranger and pianist for the equally flamboyant Bette Midler. While Manilow lived at the top of the pop universe for the second half of the 1970s with his mastery of the mournful-yet-inspiring ballad, it was his love of showmanship that made the singer an enduring force with a devoted following. | | SCORES: SONGS FROM COPACABANA AND HARMONY gathers songs from two musicals penned by Manilow with the aid of lyricist and librettist Bruce Sussman. COPACABANA fleshes out the story of Lola from Manilow's iconic 1978 hit of the same name, and like that song, is fueled by an energetic cabaret spirit. The titular song is revisited in a flashy, updated dance version. HARMONY unfolds the story of the popular '30s German singing group the Comedian Harmonists (also the inspiration for the 1997 film THE HARMONISTS), who were banned by the Nazis for containing Jewish members. Manilow's music adeptly captures the feel of that original group with a jaunty, lighthearted, vigorous flair. Manilow's work always seemed to have been tailor-made for the stage, and SCORES backs that up. |
Producer: Barry Manilow; Phil Ramone; David Benson; Jez Colin; Barry Manilow; Phil Ramone |
Engineer: David Reitzas; David Reitzas |
Musical Guests | | Olivia Newton-John |
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