Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection

Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection
Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection
Greatest hits album by Barry Manilow
Released	1993
Genre	Pop; Easy listening
Length	75:38
Label	Arista
Barry Manilow chronology
Alternative cover
	UK cover for the album

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Music Week	^[2]

Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, released in 1993. All of the compilation's songs had been previously released, with the exception of the 1993 remixes of "Could It Be Magic" and "I'm Your Man".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Could It Be Magic" (1993 Version)	Barry Manilow Adrienne Anderson	4:54
2.	"Bermuda Triangle"	Manilow Bruce Sussman Jack Feldman	3:48
3.	"Hey Mambo"	Manilow Sussman Feldman Tom Kelly	2:54
4.	"I Wanna Do It with You"	Layng Martine Jr.	3:43
5.	"Let's Hang On"	Bob Crewe Denny Randell Sandy Linzer	3:09
6.	"Some Kind of Friend"	Manilow Anderson	4:05
7.	"Copacabana (At the Copa)" (The 1993 Remix)	Manilow Sussman Feldman	4:06
8.	"I'm Your Man" (1993 Remix)	Manilow Allan Rich Howie Rice	4:47
9.	"Mandy"	Scott English Richard Kerr	3:21
10.	"Can't Smile Without You"	Christian Arnold David Martin Geoff Morrow	3:13
11.	"Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again"	David Pomeranz	3:53
12.	"I Made It Through the Rain"	Manilow Sussman Feldman Gerard Kenny Drey Shepperd	4:27
13.	"Read 'Em and Weep"	Jim Steinman	5:27
14.	"Somewhere in the Night"	Kerr Will Jennings	3:28
15.	"Lonely Together"	Kenny Nolan	4:23
16.	"Stay" (Live)	Manilow Kevin DiSimone James Jolis	3:34
17.	"If I Should Love Again"	Manilow	5:32
18.	"I Write the Songs"	Bruce Johnston	3:56
19.	"One Voice" (Live)	Manilow	3:05

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	6
UK Albums (OCC)^[4]	37

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[6] as The Platinum Collection	Silver	60,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[7] as Greatest Hits - The Platinum Collection	Silver	60,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ AllMusic review
^ Jones, Alan (27 November 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Barry Manilow – Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "Barry Manilow | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "British album certifications – Barry Manilow – The Platinum Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "British album certifications – Barry Manilow – Greatest Hits - The Platinum Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[AM-1] AllMusic review

[2] Jones, Alan (27 November 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

[ac_Australia_Barry_Manilow-3] "Australiancharts.com – Barry Manilow – Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[ac_UK_Barry_Manilow-4] "Barry Manilow | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[AustraliaBarry_ManilowThe_Greatest_HitsalbumCertRef-5] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[United_KingdomBarry_ManilowThe_Platinum_CollectionalbumCertRef-6] "British album certifications – Barry Manilow – The Platinum Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[United_KingdomBarry_ManilowGreatest_Hits_-_The_Platinum_CollectionalbumCertRef-7] "British album certifications – Barry Manilow – Greatest Hits - The Platinum Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

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