Barry Manilow - Barry Manilow II (1974) and similar items

Catalog Number: AL 4016 Condition Details: Lyric insert included, HYPE-STICKER included, attached to inner sleeve. Vinyl plays nicely, few light clicks during "Sandra" (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; moderate scuffing, and surface impressions (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (generic white). Spine is easy-to-read (printed off-center) with mild-wear. Shelf-wear along top-edge, heavier wear along bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and a few divots. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: I Want To Be Somebody's Baby Early Morning Strangers Mandy The Two Of Us Something's Comin' Up It's A Miracle Avenue C My Baby Loves Me Sandra Home Again About The Record: Barry Manilow II, the second studio album by Barry Manilow, peaked at No. 9 on Billboard 200 in the U.S. It included the mega hit song Mandy (No. 1 Billboard's Hot 100), as well as It's a Miracle (No. 1 Adult Contemporary). The cover art was later parodied by Ray Stevens on the picture sleeve of his 1979 single, I Need Your Help Barry Manilow. A reviewer on allmusic.com says "Barry Manilow II proves a more focused affair than his debut album; he's refined the hallmarks of his style, the arrangements aren't so busy, and he's not trying so hard to show all the genres that he's mastered. The Two of Us shows how fast Manilow matured since the debut album; the stripped-down, intimate production suits his lovelorn lyrics. In fact, nearly all the songs cover affairs of the heart, giving the album a thematic unity that it might otherwise lack. It's a Miracle and Mandy are rightly the best-known songs, but listeners will find no shortage of rewards to divert them here."