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This Is My Town: Songs of New York

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This Is My Town: Songs of New York
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)
Length37:39
LabelDecca, Stiletto
ProducerBarry Manilow, David Benson, Michael Lloyd, Garry C. Kief (exec.), Marc Hulett (associate), Greg Bartheld (associate)
Barry Manilow chronology
My Dream Duets
(2014)
This Is My Town: Songs of New York
(2017)
Night Songs II
(2020)

This Is My Town: Songs of New York is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, released on April 21, 2017 by Decca Records and Stiletto Entertainment. The album celebrates Barry Manilow's hometown New York City by "saying thanks to the city for giving me my ambition, my sense of humor and my decency", according to Manilow.[1] It consists both of new original Manilow compositions and standards "evoking the spirit and energy of New York City".[1]

Track listing

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All tracks produced by Barry Manilow and co-produced by David Benson; except "Coney Island" co-produced by Michael Lloyd.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Is My Town"Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman2:59
2."New York City Rhythm" / "On Broadway"Manilow, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Marty Panzer3:57
3."Coney Island"Manilow3:00
4."Lonely Town"Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green5:00
5."Lovin' at Birdland"Manilow, Adrienne Anderson3:29
6."Downtown / Uptown"Mann, Cynthia Weil, Tony Hatch3:20
7."On the Roof"Manilow3:19
8."I Dig New York"Manilow, Sussman2:54
9."The Brooklyn Bridge" (featuring Mel Tormé)Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne2:44
10."NYC Medley"Billy Joel, Burton Lane, Denny Randell, James Blake, Leonard Bernstein, Ralph Freed, Richard Rodgers, Sandy Linzer, Shawn Carter, Adolph Green, Alicia Keys, Charles B. Lawlor, Fred Ebb, Lorenz Hart, Angela Hunte, Betty Comden, Al Shuckburgh, Sylvia Robinson, Janet Sewell-Ulepic, Bert Keyes, John Kander6:57

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[2] 26
US Billboard 200[3] 12

References

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  1. ^ a b "Grammy, Emmy & Tony-Award Winner Barry Manilow Releases New Studio Album, This Is My Town: Songs of New York A Love Letter to The Big Apple, Out April 21 on Verve Label Group". Verve Label Group. PR Newswire. February 7, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "Barry Manilow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2017.