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15 Minutes: FAME… Can You Take It?
Pop · 2011 · 16 tracks · 52m

15 Minutes: FAME… Can You Take It?

Barry Manilow

A theatrical synth-pop concept album exploring the rise and fall of celebrity. Glossy production meets a surprisingly dark, narrative-driven song cycle.

June 14, 2011 · Stiletto Entertainment

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A high-gloss, theatrical descent from the euphoria of success into the isolation of public collapse.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 52m
01
15 Minutes
3:33
02
Work the Room
3:12
03
Bring On Tomorrow
3:55
04
Now It’s for Real
3:37
05
Wine Song
3:48
06
He’s a Star
3:42
07
Written in Stone
4:52
08
Letter From a Fan/So Heavy, So High
5:22
09
Everybody’s Leavin’
0:38
10
Who Needs You?
3:25
11
Winner Go Down
4:51
12
Slept Through the End of the World
3:34
13
Reflection
0:44
14
Trainwreck
3:14
15
15 Minutes (reprise)
1:10
16
Everything’s Gonna Be All Right
3:18
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring transition from the upbeat title track into the cynical, mechanical pulse of Work the Room.
The haunting, fan-perspective narrative in Letter From a Fan that shifts into a heavy, claustrophobic climax.
The way Trainwreck uses aggressive guitar stabs to mirror a public breakdown before the final resolution.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does 15 Minutes: FAME… Can You Take It? sound next to the rest of Barry Manilow's catalogue?

Brooding+4.0σ

Brooding saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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