Results: Barry Manilow fun facts and list of most popular songs
Published on 12/27/2020
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Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus, June 17, 1943, in Brooklyn, NY) is a singer-songwriter, arranger, musician, producer and actor, known for singing "Mandy," "I Write the Songs," and "Copacabana." Choose your favorite Barry Manilow songs.
1. One Voice
2%
46 votes
2. I Write the Songs
11%
285 votes
3. The Old Songs
2%
50 votes
5. I Don't Want to Walk Without You
2%
48 votes
6. Weekend In New England
2%
59 votes
7. Even Now
2%
42 votes
8. Some Kind of Friend
1%
15 votes
9. New York City Rhythm
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12 votes
10. Copacabana
13%
348 votes
11. Read 'Em and Weep
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10 votes
12. When I Wanted You
1%
14 votes
13. Somewhere Down the Road
1%
16 votes
14. This One's for You
1%
29 votes
15. Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again
1%
23 votes
16. Ready to Take a Chance Again
1%
21 votes
17. It's a Miracle
1%
24 votes
18. Let's Hang On
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5 votes
19. Somewhere in the Night
1%
21 votes
20. Could It Be Magic
2%
46 votes
21. I Made It Through the Rain
1%
26 votes
22. Looks Like We Made It
4%
96 votes
23. Daybreak
0%
13 votes
24. Mandy
11%
286 votes
26. Ships
0%
11 votes
27. When October Goes
0%
12 votes
28. All the Time
1%
20 votes
29. Studio Musician
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5 votes
N/A
33%
889 votes
4. Bandstand Boogie
1%
35 votes
25. Can't Smile Without You
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173 votes
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Once upon a time Manilow composed a song that came to him in a dream: "It woke me up and I croaked it ("One Voice") into my cassette recorder and then went back to sleep." Can you imagine that? Yes
43%
1156 votes
No
57%
1524 votes
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In the 1970s, Manilow composed some of the catchiest jingles in history such as McDonald's: "You Deserve a Break Today," Band-Aid: "I am stuck on stuck on Band-Aid," and "Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there." The song is so good it's still used in State Farm ads today; he was paid a flat fee of $500, no residuals. Have you heard any of these jingles? Yes
66%
1765 votes
No
34%
915 votes
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In 2014, Manilow and Garry Kief (manager/partner 40+ years) married at their 64-acre compound in Palm Springs, California. They have a daughter (Garry's biological daughter) named Kirsten. Manilow performs in Las Vegas, despite AFib. Did you ever attend a Manilow concert? Yes
9%
235 votes
No
91%
2445 votes
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Fun Facts: 1) Net worth - Manilow sold his entire music catalog (royalties for 917 songs) to Hipgnosis Songs Fund for an undisclosed amount in 2020. Before the sale of his songs to Hipgnosis, Manilow's net worth was estimated at $100-120 million. 2) Ex-wife Susan Deixler, was his high school sweetheart; m.1964 3) Jewish-Irish 4) Studied marketing at City College of New York 5) Graduated from Juilliard 6) Manilow started smoking cigarettes at age nine 7) Did you know "Mandy" was his first hit? Yes
29%
771 votes
No
71%
1909 votes
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