On Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at 2:07:36 PM UTC-5, MTB2112 wrote:   
   > Barry Manilow Tops US Chart   
   > by Paul Cashmere   
   > February 7 2006   
   > Barry Manilow is back in a big way. The 70s crooner, whose hits started   
   > to dry up two decades ago, is this week having the biggest comeback   
   > since Rod Stewart and doing it the same way. His new album 'Love   
   > Songs of the 50's' is a sure bet to debut at number one in the USA   
   > this week.   
   > Manilow is expected to selling more than 140,000 units this week and   
   > push out Il Divo, Mary J. Blige and Jamie Foxx.   
   > It is a marvelous feat for Manilow whose last major hit, coincidentally   
   > also a cover, was 'Let's Hang On' back in 1981.   
   > Manilow started his career writing and performing advertising jingles.   
   > He once sang the ads for Kentucky Fried Chicken, Dr Pepper and   
   > McDonalds.   
   > In 1971, he accepted a job as musical director for Bette Midler and   
   > toured New York's gay bathhouses with the Divine Miss M as well as   
   > playing on her first two albums.   
   > In 1973, he signed with Bell Records, then the home of Tony Orlando &   
   > Dawn and the Partridge Family. Bell folded and became part of Arista   
   > Records which is how Manilow became involved with record guru Clive   
   > Davis. It was Davis who suggested he cover the song 'Brandy' by   
   > Scott English. Manilow changed it to 'Mandy'. It became his first   
   > global hit.   
   > By 1978, Manilow was a superstar. His album 'Even Now' sold more   
   > than 3 million units that year and featured the hits 'Can't Smile   
   > Without You' and 'Copacobana'.   
   > The tracklisting for 'Greatest Songs of the Fifties' is"   
   > 1. Moments To Remember   
   > 2. It's All In The Game   
   > 3. Unchained Melody   
   > 4. Venus   
   > 5. It's Not For Me To Say   
   > 6. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing   
   > 7. Rags To Riches   
   > 8. Sincerely/Teach Me Tonight (Duet with Phyllis McGuire)   
   > 9. Are You Lonesome Tonight?   
   > 10. Young At Heart   
   > 11. All I Have To Do Is Dream   
   > 12. What A Diff'rence A Day Made   
   > 13. Beyond The Sea   
      
   This is heroic news!  We in the Alt-Right LOVE Barry Manbelow!  Almost as much   
   as we love guzzlingwhite goo.   
      
   Joe "oink I'm a hoss" M   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)