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The Greatest Songs of the Seventies
Pop · 2007 · 18 tracks

The Greatest Songs of the Seventies

Barry Manilow

A gentle, piano-focused tribute to the 1970s. Manilow revisits his own hits and the era's biggest ballads with a soft, acoustic-leaning intimacy.

September 7, 2007 · Arista

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A gentle, reverent celebration of 1970s songwriting that feels like a warm embrace.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks
01
The Way We Were
2:52
02
My Eyes Adored You
3:32
03
You’ve Got a Friend
4:43
04
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
3:56
05
(They Long to Be) Close to You
3:39
06
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
4:05
07
Solitaire
4:24
08
If
2:48
09
The Long and Winding Road
3:29
10
Bridge Over Troubled Water
4:54
11
Looks Like We Made It (acoustic)
3:32
12
Even Now (acoustic)
3:37
13
Somewhere in the Night (acoustic)
3:31
14
This One’s for You (acoustic)
4:14
15
Mandy (acoustic)
3:23
16
Weekend in New England (acoustic)
3:45
17
Copacabana (At the Copa) (acoustic)
4:01
18
Could It Be Magic (Trevor Horn dance mix)
5:02
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from solo piano to a soft keyboard wash on Close to You.
The unexpected dance floor energy of the Trevor Horn remix at the very end.
The vulnerability of the acoustic Mandy where the melody carries the weight.
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