Singin' with the Big Bands

Singin' with the Big Bands
Singin' with the Big Bands
Studio album by Barry Manilow
Released	1994
Studio	Edison Studios (New York, NY); Capitol Studios, Ocean Way Recording and Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA); Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, CA);
Genre	Pop; Easy listening;
Length	52:30
Label	Arista
Producer	Barry Manilow; Phil Ramone;
Barry Manilow chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	C^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	C+^[3]
Select	^[4]

Singin' with the Big Bands is an album by Barry Manilow, released in 1994. The album was Manilow's first to reach gold since Because It's Christmas (1990).

Track listing

"Singin' With The Big Bands" (Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman) - 2:28
"Sentimental Journey" — Featuring Les Brown and his Band of Renown (Bud Green, Les Brown, Ben Homer) - 3:19
"And the Angels Sing" (Johnny Mercer, Ziggy Elman) - 3:04
"Green Eyes" — Featuring The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra with Rosemary Clooney (Eddie Rivera, Eddie Woods, Nilo Menendez) - 3:19 (with Rosemary Clooney)
"I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 3:02
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" — Featuring The Duke Ellington Orchestra (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 2:58
"I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 4:29
"Chattanooga Choo Choo" — Featuring The Glenn Miller Orchestra (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 3:24
"Moonlight Serenade" (Glenn Miller, Mitchell Parish) - 4:50
"On the Sunny Side of the Street" — Featuring The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 3:26
"All or Nothing at All" — Featuring The Harry James Orchestra (Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) - 3:02
"I'll Never Smile Again" — Featuring The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (Ruth Lowe) - 3:08
"I'm Getting Sentimental over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) - 3:27
"Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me)" — Featuring The Glenn Miller Orchestra with Debra Byrd (Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept, Charles Tobias) - 2:52
"(I'll Be with You in) Apple Blossom Time" (Neville Fleeson, Albert Von Tilzer) - 2:31
"Where Does the Time Go?" (Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman) - 3:10

Personnel

Barry Manilow – vocals
Les Brown and his Band of Renown – instruments (2)
The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra – instruments (4)
The Duke Ellington Orchestra – instruments (6)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra – instruments (8, 14)
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra – instruments (10, 12)
The Harry James Orchestra – instruments (11)
Warren Luening – trumpet solo (3, 7)
Charlie Young – alto sax solo (6)
Bill Watrous – trombone solo (13)
Artie Butler – arrangements and conductor (1, 9, 11-13, 15, 16)
Jay Hill – arrangements (2)
Les Brown – original arrangements (2)
Dick Hyman – arrangements and conductor (3, 7)
Benny Goodman – original arrangements (3)
Mike Melvoin – arrangements and conductor (4-6)
Jimmy Dorsey – original arrangements (4)
Duke Ellington – original arrangements (6)
Bunny Berigan – original arrangements (7)
Glenn Miller – original arrangements (9)
Sy Oliver – arrangements (10)
Harry James – original arrangements (11)
Tommy Dorsey – original arrangements (12)
Jim Miller – orchestra leader (4)
Mercer Ellington – orchestra leader (6)
Larry O'Brien – orchestra leader (8, 14)
Buddy Morrow – orchestra leader (10, 12), trombone solo (12)
Art Depew – orchestra leader (11)
Rosemary Clooney – vocals (4)
Debra Byrd – backing vocals (8, 14), vocal arrangements (8, 14), vocals (14)
Kevin DiSimone – backing vocals (8, 14)
Margaret Dorn – backing vocals (8, 14)
James Jolis – backing vocals (8, 14)
Susan Boyd – backing vocals (10, 15)
Donna Davidson – backing vocals (10, 15)
Jon Joyce – backing vocals (10, 15), vocal arrangements (15)
Don Shelton – backing vocals (10, 15)

Production

Barry Manilow – producer
Phil Ramone – producer
Don Murray – mixing
Allen Abrahamson – engineer
Gary Chester – engineer
Don Haun – engineer
Bill Molina – engineer
John Richards – engineer
Bryan Carrigan – assistant engineer
Peter Doell – assistant engineer
Noel Hazen – assistant engineer
Mike Kloster – assistant engineer, mix assistant
Charlie Paakkari – assistant engineer
Mike Piersante – assistant engineer
Al Sanderson – assistant engineer
Brian Soucy – assistant engineer
Yvonne Yedibalian – assistant engineer
Larry Walsh – digital editing
Wally Traugott – mastering
Roland Baker – project coordinator
Jill Dell'Abate – project coordinator
Susanne Marie Edgren – project coordinator
Marc Hulett – project coordinator, personal assistant
Chie Masumoto – project coordinator
Susan Mendola – art direction
Timothy White – photography
William Rohlfing – set design
Amy Finkle – art coordinator
Wayne Scott Lukas – stylist
Joe Simon – grooming
Stiletto Entertainment – management

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[5]	54
US Billboard 200^[6]	59

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
US Billboard 200^[7]	198

References

^ AllMusic review
^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
^ Entertainment Weekly review
^ SP (December 1994). "New Albums: Soundbites". Select. p. 91. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
^ "Barry Manilow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

External links

Billboard

[AM-1] AllMusic review

[RC-2] Robert Christgau Consumer Guide

[EW-3] Entertainment Weekly review

[4] SP (December 1994). "New Albums: Soundbites". Select. p. 91. Retrieved December 25, 2024.

[ac_UK2_-5] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Barry_Manilow-6] "Barry Manilow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[7] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

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