A collection of pop ballads of love and melancholy. A monumental work by a female singer of the 80s.
A compilation album featuring Manchester's signature songs, known for its melodic ballads and soulful singing.
This is a best album that includes songs that dominated the US charts, such as "Don't Cry Out Loud" and "You Should Hear How She Talks About You." It is a well-balanced album that showcases Manchester's vocal expressiveness and AOR to soft rock arrangements that reflect the times, and is also highly regarded as a good document that captures the maturity and evolution of pop music.
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10 TRACKS:
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1)
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Don't Cry Out Loud
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2)
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You Should Hear How She Talks About You
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3)
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Midnight Blue
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4)
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Just Too Many People
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5)
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Whenever I Call You Friend
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6)
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Come In From The Rain
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7)
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Nice Girls
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8)
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Just You And I
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9)
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My Boyfriend's Back/Runaway
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10)
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Through The Eyes Of Love (Theme From The Motion Picture "Ice Castles")
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Arranged By - Arif Mardin (6, 7, 9)
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Mixed By - Arif Mardin (7, 9)
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Producer - Arif Mardin (2, 6, 7, 10)
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Backing Vocals - Robin Beck (7, 9)
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Executive-Producer - Richard Perry
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - David Wolfert (3, 4)
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Engineer - Michael O'Reilly (2, 5)
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Mixed By - Michael O'Reilly (7, 9)
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Written-By - Carole Bayer Sager (1, 3, 6, 8)
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Backing Vocals - Will Lee (2, 7, 9)
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Electric Piano - James Newton Howard (3, 4)
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Backing Vocals - Vini Poncia (3, 4, 8)
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Producer - Vini Poncia (3, 4, 8)
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Guitar - Mike Landau
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Engineer [Assistant] - Gary Skardina (7, 9)
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Guitar - Steve Lukather (2, 7, 9)
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Backing Vocals - Melissa Manchester (3, 4, 8)
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Piano - Melissa Manchester (3, 4)
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Written-By - Melissa Manchester (3 to 6, 8)
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Bass - Abe Laboriel
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Drums - Carlos Vega (7, 9)
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Mixed By [Assisted By] - Julie Last (7, 9)
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Drums - Jeff Porcaro (2, 5)
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Mastered By - George Marino (7, 9)
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Engineer - Bob Schaper (3, 4)
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Mixed By [Assisted By] - Steve Benben
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Engineer - Jeremy Smith (2) (7, 9)
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Engineer [Assistant] - Robert Feist (7, 9)
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Bass - Cooker LoPresti
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Drums - Kirk Bruner (3, 4, 8)
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Percussion - Kirk Bruner (3, 8)
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Engineer [Assistant] - John Kovarek (7, 9)
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Backing Vocals - Millie Whiteside (2, 7, 9)
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Art Direction - Ria Lewerke
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Backing Vocals - Jude Johnstone (7, 9)
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Management - Michael B. Lippman
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Backing Vocals - Eva Haskell (7, 9)
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Backing Vocals - Sharon O'Neal (7, 9)
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Photography By - Leon Lecash