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Date Posted: 11:20:07 11/08/04 Mon
Author: music news
Subject: Barry Manilow is back with his 43rd album

Posted 11/8/2004 11:22 AM

Manilow is surprised by fans
DENVER (AP) — Barry Manilow is a little freaked out to see tens of thousands of people singing along with him.

Barry Manilow is back with his 43rd album, Scores:
Songs From Copacabana and Harmony.
By Peter Lennihan, AP

"Most of the nights I look up, and there are between 10,000 and 15,000 people out there," the entertainer told The Denver Post in Sunday's editions. "They can't all be fans from the '70s."

"I'm sure many of them are, and I'm very grateful that they've stuck with me that long. But between 10,000 and 15,000 people a night? I just have to believe there's another generation that has either been brainwashed by their parents or have discovered this catalogue of music on their own."

The performer behind such easy-listening classics as Mandy and Looks Like We Made It is back with his 43rd album, Scores: Songs From Copacabana and Harmony, primarily material that Manilow, 58, wrote and arranged in the past but never recorded.

Manilow caid he wants to remind today's listeners that pop music requires great songwriting.

"Now what the singers are given is a good groove, a great-sounding record, some slang, and free rein to try and make it as interesting as possible," he said. "They do a brilliant job, but I feel that the craft of songwriting has taken a nose dive."

Manilow, who had been scheduled to perform Sunday in Denver, was forced to postpone three concerts due to a severe case of bronchitis.

A statement on the singer's Web site indicated that "As a 'live' performer, Manilow is unable to sing until he recovers."

The show at Denver's Pepsi Center was rescheduled for Wednesday.

Pollstar, the concert industry trade publication, last week ranked Manilow's show at No. 4 on the list of the Top 20 concert tours. Box office gross for his performances averages $937,226 per city, with tickets to his North American shows averaging about $82.07 each.

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