Singin' with the Big Bands

Singin' with the Big Bands
Studio album by
Barry Manilow
Released1994
Studio
Genre
Length52:30
LabelArista
Producer
Barry Manilow chronology
Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection
(1994) 		Singin' with the Big Bands
(1994) 		Summer of '78
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
Select[4]

Singin' with the Big Bands is a 1994 album by Barry Manilow.

The album was Manilow's first to reach gold since Because It's Christmas (1990).

Track listing

  1. "Singin' With The Big Bands" (Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman) - 2:28
  2. "Sentimental Journey" — Featuring Les Brown and his Band of Renown (Bud Green, Les Brown, Ben Homer) - 3:19
  3. "And the Angels Sing" (Johnny Mercer, Ziggy Elman) - 3:04
  4. "Green Eyes" — Featuring The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra with Rosemary Clooney (Eddie Rivera, Eddie Woods, Nilo Menendez) - 3:19 (with Rosemary Clooney)
  5. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 3:02
  6. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" — Featuring The Duke Ellington Orchestra (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 2:58
  7. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 4:29
  8. "Chattanooga Choo Choo" — Featuring The Glenn Miller Orchestra (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 3:24
  9. "Moonlight Serenade" (Glenn Miller, Mitchell Parish) - 4:50
  10. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" —Featuring The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 3:26
  11. "All or Nothing at All" — Featuring The Harry James Orchestra (Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) - 3:02
  12. "I'll Never Smile Again" — Featuring The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (Ruth Lowe) - 3:08
  13. "I'm Getting Sentimental over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) - 3:27
  14. "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
  15. "(I'll Be with You in) Apple Blossom Time" (Neville Fleeson, Albert Von Tilzer) - 2:31
  16. "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

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ^ SP (December 1994). "New Albums: Soundbites". Select. p. 91. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  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.