The Complete Collection and Then Some...
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1992 box set by Barry Manilow
| The Complete Collection and Then Some... | ||||
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| Released | November 10, 1992 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C [2] |
The Complete Collection and Then Some... is a four-disc and one video greatest hits compilation by American pop singer Barry Manilow. It features 70 tracks including unreleased songs and five new recordings. It was certified RIAA gold.[3] Originally released in 1992 with a VHS cassette, this box set was re-released on September 6, 2005, with a DVD replacing the tape.
Disc one
- Note: all the composers are listed as they appear in the booklet.
- "The Best of Me" (Intro Only) (New Recording) (Recorded for this collection) 1992 (Richard Marx/David Foster/Jeremy Lubbock)
- "Sweet Life" (Live from Carnegie Hall, June 23, 1972, during Barry's solo) 1972 (Barry Manilow)
- "I Am Your Child" (Live from the Continental Baths Bell Records Showcase, June 2, 1973) 1973 (Manilow/Marty Panzer)
- "Could It Be Magic" (Uptempo, performed by Featherbed featuring Barry Manilow) 1971 (Manilow/Tony Orlando)[4]
- "Could It Be Magic" (from Barry Manilow I) 1973 (Manilow/Anderson)
- "Brandy" (Original Scott English single, edited) 1971 (Scott English/Richard Kerr)
- "Mandy" (previously unissued take 1) 1974 (English/Kerr)
- "It's a Miracle" (from Barry Manilow II) (Manilow/Panzer)
- "Sandra" (Live from Carnegie Hall, November 1974) 1974 (Manilow/Enoch Anderson)
- "I Write the Songs" (from Tryin' to Get the Feeling) 1975 (Bruce Johnston)
- "As Sure as I'm Standing Here" (from Tryin' to Get the Feeling) 1975 (Manilow/Anderson)
- "New York City Rhythm" (from Tryin' to Get the Feeling) 1975 (Manilow/Panzer)
- "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" (Alternate take, 1975) 1975 (David Pomeranz)
- "All the Time" (from This One's For You) 1976 (Manilow/Panzer)
- "Ready to Take a Chance Again" (from the movie Foul Play) 1978 (Charles Fox/Norman Gimbel)
- "Somewhere in the Night" (from Even Now) 1978 (Kerr/Will Jennings)
- "The Old Songs" (Alternate take, 1981) 1981 (Pomeranz/Buddy Kaye)
- "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" (from One Voice) 1979 (Frank Loesser/Jule Styne)
- "If I Should Love Again" (Alternate take, 1981) 1981 (Manilow)
Disc two
- "Copacabana (At the Copa)" (Home demo composing of song recording, 1977) 1977 (Barry Manilow/Bruce Sussman/Jack Feldman)
- "Copacabana (At the Copa)" (from Even Now) 1978 (Manilow/Sussman/Feldman)
- "Dancin' Fool" (from the CBS-TV Special Big Fun on Swing Street) 1988 (Manilow/Sussman/Feldman)
- "I'm Your Man" (from Manilow (album)) 1985 (Manilow/Alan Rich/Howie Rice)
- "Hey Mambo" (duet with Kid Creole and the Coconuts) (from Swing Street) 1987 (Manilow/Sussman/Feldman/Tom Kelly)
- "Big Fun" (from Swing Street) 1987 (Eddie Arkin/Lorraine Feather)
- "Riders to the Stars" (from Barry Manilow Live) 1977 (Manilow/Anderson)
- "I Wanna Be Somebody's Baby" (Unreleased Barry Manilow Live Outtake) 1977 (Manilow/Anderson)
- "Daybreak" (from Barry Manilow Live) 1977 (Manilow/Anderson)
- "Even Now" (Live from Tokyo, Japan) 1983 (Manilow/Panzer)
- "Life Will Go On" (Live from London, England) 1980 (Kerr/John Bettis)
- "Memory" (from Live On Broadway) 1990 (Andrew Lloyd Webber/Trevor Nunn/Thomas Stearns Elliot)
- "Ships" (from the Video Live On Broadway) 1990 (Ian Hunter)
- "If I Can Dream" (from Live On Broadway) 1990 (Walter Earl Brown)
- "One Voice" (from Barry Live In Britain) 1982 (Manilow)
Disc three
- "This One's for You" (Unreleased Demo) 1976 (Barry Manilow/Marty Panzer)
- "Lay Me Down" (from Tryin' to Get the Feeling) 1975 (Larry Weiss)
- "Big City Blues" (duet with Mel Tormé) (from 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe) 1984 (Manilow/Adrienne Anderson)
- "Somewhere Down the Road" (Unreleased Demo) 1981 (Cynthia White/Tom Snow)
- "A Little Travelling Music, Please" (from Barry Manilow (1989 album)) 1989 (Manilow/Sussman/Feldman)
- "You Could Show Me" (from One Voice) 1979 (Manilow/Sussman/Feldman)
- "Ave Maria" (from The Christmas Album...A Gift of Hope) 1991 (Traditional)
- "Look to the Rainbow" (duet with Barbara Cook) (from Showstoppers) 1991 (Burton Lane/E. Y. Harburg)
- "Joey" (Unreleased Demo) 1981 (Manilow/Enoch Anderson)
- "Please Don't Be Scared" (from Barry Manilow (1989 album)) 1989 (Mindy Sterling)
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (duet with K. T. Oslin) (from Because It's Christmas) 1990 (Frank Loesser)
- "When October Goes" (from 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe) (Manilow/Johnny Mercer)
- "Ain't It a Shame" (Unreleased outtake from If I Should Love Again) 1981 (Manilow/Anderson)
- "Brooklyn Blues" (from Swing Street) 1987 Manilow/Sussman/Feldman)
- "How Do I Stop Loving You?" (Unreleased Demo) 1984 (Artie Butler/Norman Martin)
- "Just Remember" (Unreleased Live Performance from Los Angeles, California) 1992 (Manilow/Mercer)
- "I Can't Teach My Old Heart New Tricks" (New Recording) (Recorded for this collection) 1992 (Manilow/Mercer)
- "Weekend in New England" (from This One's for You) 1976 (Randy Edelman)
Disc four
- "Give My Regards to Broadway" (Unreleased Live Excerpts from the "Showstoppers" Tour, in Atlantic City, New Jersey) 1992 (George M. Cohan/Barry Manilow*/Bruce Sussman*) (*additional lyrics)
- "Send in the Clowns/Looks Like We Made It" (Unreleased Live Excerpts from the "Showstoppers" Tour in Atlantic City, New Jersey) 1992 (Stephen Sondheim/Richard Kerr/Will Jennings)
- "Can't Smile Without You" (Unreleased Alternate First Take) 1977 (Chris Arnold/David Martin/Geoff Morrow)
- "Beautiful Music" (from Tryin' to Get the Feeling) 1975 (Manilow/Marty Panzer)
- "Fugue for Tinhorns" (Trio with Michael Crawford and Hinton Battle) (from Showstoppers) 1991 (Frank Loesser)
- "My Girl / No One in This World" (duet with Melissa Manchester) (Unreleased Outtake from This One's For You) 1976 (Smokey Robinson/Manilow)
- "Don't Talk to Me of Love" (duet with Mireille Mathieu) (from the French release of Manilow (album)) 1985 (Jean Lenoir/Tim Smit/Charlie Skarbek)
- "The Last Duet" (duet with Lily Tomlin) (from Barry (album)) 1980 (Manilow/Sussman/Feldman)
- "Wild Places" (Unreleased Demo) 1981 (Duncan Browne)
- "Never Met a Man I Didn't Like" (from Showstoppers) 1991 (Cy Coleman/Betty Comden/Adolph Green)
- "Who Needs to Dream" (from the Copacabana Soundtrack) 1986 (Manilow/Sussman/Feldman/Artie Butler)
- "Read 'Em and Weep" (from "Greatest Hits Vol. II") 1983 (Jim Steinman)
- "Let Freedom Ring" (Unreleased Outtake from "Showstoppers") 1991 (Manilow/Sussman/Feldman)
- "Let Me Be Your Wings (from "Thumbelina") (New Recording) (Recorded for this collection) 1992 (Manilow/Sussman/Feldman)
- "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (New Recording (Recorded for this collection) 1992 (Garth Brooks/Kent Blazy)
- "Another Life" (Recorded for this collection) 1992 (Preston Sturges/Andy Hill)
- "I Made It Through the Rain" (Unreleased Alternate Take) 1980 (Gerard Kenny/Drey Sheppard)
- "The Best of Me" (New Recording) (Full version-recorded for this collection) 1992 (Richard Marx/David Foster/Jeremy Lubbock)
VHS tape/Disc five: DVD ("Barry Manilow Performances - Volume One: The Highlights")
- "/" are meant as the word "on". Information on where the videos were taped are in the order they appear on the back of the video.
- "Chapel of Love" (performed with Bette Midler - Continental Baths - Videotaped September 5, 1971) (Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich/Phil Spector)
- "Very Strange Medley" (performed on "The Mike Douglas Show"; aired on Group W/June 10, 1974) (arr. by Manilow)
- "Mandy/Could It Be Magic" (performed on The Midnight Special; aired on NBC/March 14, 1975)(English/Kerr/Manilow/Anderson)
- "I Write the Songs" (performed on "Saturday Night Live" with Howard Cosell as the host; aired on ABC/October 11, 1975) (Johnston)
- "It's a Miracle/This One's for You" (performed on "The Barry Manilow Special"; shown on ABC/March 2, 1977) (Manilow/Panzer)
- Emmy Award Presentation for Best Comedy / Variety Special: 1977 ("29th Annual Emmy Awards"; aired on NBC/September 11, 1977)
- "Daybreak" (performed on "The Second Barry Manilow Special"; shown on ABC/November 16, 1977) (Manilow/Anderson)
- "Copacabana (At the Copa)" (performed during "Barry Manilow In Concert at The Greek Theatre"; shown on HBO/February 11, 1979) (Manilow/Sussman/Feldman)
- "Weekend in New England" (performed on "The Third Barry Manilow Special"; shown on ABC/May 23, 1979) (Edelman)
- "The Old Songs Medley" (performed during "The Concert At Blenheim Palace"; Videotaped August 27, 1983; Not previously released) (arr. by Manilow)
- "When October Goes" (filmed during the making of "2:00 AM Paradise Cafe"; Videotaped July, 1984) (Manilow/Mercer)
- "Keep Each Other Warm" (performed during "Barry Manilow Live On Broadway"; shown on Showtime/October 8, 1989) (Pete Sinfield/Hill)
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[3] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. The Complete Collection and Then Some... at AllMusic
- ↑ Browne, David (December 11, 1992). "The Complete Collection and Then Some... Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 28, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- 1 2 "American album certifications – Barry Manilow – The Complete Collection". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ↑ "1st RECORDING OF: Could It be Magic - Featherbed, featuring Barry Manilow (1971)". YouTube. July 4, 2019.
