Here Comes the Night (Barry Manilow album)
Here Comes the Night is the twelfth album by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow. The album was recorded at Sound City Recording Studios in Van Nuys, California. The United Kingdom release went by the title "I Wanna Do It With You". It was released in 1982, and it scored single platinum. The album has yet to be released on CD in the US, but has had 2 CD releases in Japan: one was a 1987 incarnation that included a remix of "Oh Julie" (with added background vocals and additional instrumentation), and then in 1994, a new reissue came out in Japan that contained the original mix of "Oh Julie", as released in the US in 1982 on both EP and 45.
Here Comes the Night | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 1982 | |||
Genre | Pop, easy listening, soft rock | |||
Length | 44:35 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Barry Manilow[1] | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
The album contains three charting singles: "Oh Julie", "Memory", and "Some Kind of Friend".
Track listing
Side 1
- "I Wanna Do It with You" (Layng Martine, Jr.) - 3:43
- "Here Comes the Night" (Barry Manilow, John Bettis) - 3:50
- "Memory" (Andrew Lloyd Webber, T. S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn) - 4:54
- "Let's Get On with It" (Manilow, Adrienne Anderson) - 4:52
- "Some Girls" (Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman) - 3:04
Side 2
- "Some Kind of Friend" (Manilow, Adrienne Anderson) - 4:02
- "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young) - 3:12
- "Getting Over Losing You" (Martin Briley, Brock Walsh) - 4:16
- "Heart of Steel" (Manilow, John Bettis) - 2:50
- "Stay" (James Jolis, Kevin DiSimone, Manilow) - 3:52
Side 1
- "I Wanna Do It with You" - 3:43
- "Here Comes the Night" - 3:50
- "Memory" - 4:54
- "Let's Get On with It" - 4:52
- "Some Girls" - 3:04
- "Oh Julie" (Shakin' Stevens) - 2:18
Side 2
- "Some Kind of Friend" - 4:02
- "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" - 3:12
- "Getting Over Losing You" - 4:16
- "Heart of Steel" - 2:50
- "Stay" - 3:52
- "Heaven" (Manilow, Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman) - 3:20
Side 1
- "I Wanna Do It with You" - 3:43
- "Here Comes the Night" - 3:50
- "Memory" - 4:54
- "Let's Get On with It" - 4:57
- "Some Girls" - 3:04
Side 2
- "Some Kind Of Friend" - 4:02
- "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" - 3:12
- "Getting Over Losing You" - 4:16
- "Oh Julie" - 2:18
- "Heart of Steel" - 2:50
- "Stay" - 3:52
Charts
Chart (1982/83) | Position |
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United States (Billboard 200) | 32 |
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 9 |
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) | 7 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[5] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- CD packaging
- Allmusic review
- Rolling Stone list
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 191. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "American album certifications – Barry Manilow – Here Comes the Night". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
External links
- Here Comes the Night (Barry Manilow album) at Discogs (list of releases)