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It's crazy how much great stuff we miss when our minds are shut off to new experiences out of greed or a lack of awareness. The music has an undeniable high lift to it. I opened my mind and actually began enjoying listening to him. Somehow it's easy not to like a guy that actually has class and isn't plastered by tabloids and media frenzy. My brother who grew up in the 70's turned me on to Barry. How can you explain a horrible sounding Greatest Hits from such a talented artist. This particular album sounds like the label just took a bunch of worn LPs and transferred them without polishing or cleaning the sound. I take pride in my ability to hear quality production or remastering, etc.
I also detected a little distortion when some vocals/instruments would peek. I wouldn't consider myself a hardcore fan but I have a lot of respect for him and the career he has made for himself. I really really despised him without even knowing why. There is absolutely no balance between low end and high end. At any rate, now I really do love Barry Manilow. His singing has a nostalgic feel to it and the accompanying music is always top notch.The quality of this disc however is so bad. This is just another example of quantity verses quality. If I were Barry I would be jacked at the quality of this finished product.
I have no complaints. The CD was in perfect condition and I received it on time.
Do not purchase this download. Track 15 has a serious glitch in it at about 2:30 seconds. It may well be in the master, too.
Gotta LOVE this Manilow album. you can now download the MP3's right from Amazon. Classic "RCA" album from 1985. Great memories of concerts where he would sing "I'm your man" and others like "It's a long way up."This was a hard-to-find gem among Manilow fans and collectors; and look. Sweet deal. No Manilow fan should be without this collection.
This is my favorite CD, I love all of Barry Manilow's CD's but this one just relaxes me.
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