The Greatest Songs of the Seventies

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The Greatest Songs of the Seventies
Studio album by Barry Manilow
Released	September 18, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Easy Listening/Pop
Label	Arista
Producer	Clive Davis
Professional reviews
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Barry Manilow chronology
The Greatest Songs of the Sixties (2006) The Greatest Songs of the Seventies (2007)

The Greatest Songs of the Seventies is Barry Manilow's follow up to his previous album, The Greatest Songs of the Sixties. The album was released on September 18, 2007. Album producer Clive Davis said about Manilow: "No one can reinvent the great classics better than Barry Manilow. He breathes new life and vitality into these truly wonderful songs and they sound fresh and timeless. We continue on the mission to bring to a new generation the great songs of a different era."^[1] Davis has worked with Manilow since the 1970s and have been good friends. The album was released under Arista Records. It also features some of Manilow's hits in acoustic.

In the process of promoting the album Manilow canceled his September 18 appearance on The View because of Elisabeth Hasselbeck's conservative views on abortion and the Iraq War.

The Greatest Songs of the Seventies debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 113,000 copies in its first week.^[2]

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1. "The Way We Were," 1974
2. "My Eyes Adored You," 1975
3. "Bridge Over Troubled Water," 1970
4. "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?", 1971
5. "It Never Rains In Southern California," 1972
6. "You've Got a Friend," (Duet with Melissa Manchester) 1971
7. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," 1970
8. "Sailing," 1979
9. "The Long and Winding Road," 1970
10. "(They Long To Be) Close to You," 1970
11. "If," 1971
12. "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word," 1976
13. "Mandy," 1974
14. "Weekend in New England," 1977
15. "Copacabana (At The Copa)," 1978
16. "Even Now," 1978
17. "Looks Like We Made It," 1977
18. "I Write the Songs," 1975

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