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One Voice (Barry Manilow album)

One Voice is the sixth studio album by singer/songwriter Barry Manilow, released in 1979. It was recorded at United Western Studios and Allen Zentz Recording in Hollywood. The album was a signature of a minor decline in Manilow's success. It reached 2x platinum, not 3x platinum, as his past six albums did. The album only contained one top ten hit, "Ships", which peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The title track was featured in a lengthy segment in an episode of the British comedy show Only Fools and Horses, "Fatal Extraction", where the show's central character Del Boy starts singing the song outside a block of flats late at night after he's been drinking, starting a riot.

The song "Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?" was sampled in the song "Superheroes" by Daft Punk in the album Discovery.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5 stars link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide1.5/5 stars link

Track listing

Music and lyrics written by Barry Manilow, except where noted.

Side one

  1. "One Voice" - 3:01
  2. "(Why Don't We Try) A Slow Dance" (Lyrics by Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman) - 4:16
  3. "Rain" (Lyrics by Adrienne Anderson) - 4:48
  4. "Ships" (Ian Hunter) - 4:06
  5. "You Could Show Me" (Lyrics by Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman) - 1:45
  6. "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" (Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Frank Loesser) - 3:54

Side two

  1. "Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?" (Lyrics by Marty Panzer) - 4:36
  2. "Where Are They Now" (Music by Richard Kerr, Lyrics by John Bettis) - 3:59
  3. "Bobbie Lee (What's the Difference, I Gotta Live)" (Lyrics by Enoch Anderson) - 3:32
  4. "When I Wanted You" (Gino Cunico) - 3:31
  5. "Sunday Father" (Lyrics by Enoch Anderson) - 2:51

CD Bonus tracks

  1. "They Gave In to the Blues" (non-LP B-side of "Ships") (Included on 1998 and 2006 remasters) - 2:59
  2. "Learning to Live Without You" (Demo - Included on 2006 remaster) - 3:46
  3. "Where I Want to Be" (Demo - Included on 2006 remaster) - 2:57
  4. "I Let Myself Believe" (Demo - Included on 2006 remaster) - 3:38

Charts

Chart (1979/80) Position
United States (Billboard 200) 9
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 64
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 18

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[2] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 191. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ^ "American album certifications – Barry Manilow – One Voice". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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