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The Greatest Love Songs of All Time

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The Greatest Love Songs of All Time
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2010
Recorded2009
Studio
Genre
Length43:50
LabelArista
Producer
Barry Manilow chronology
The Greatest Songs of the Eighties
(2008)
The Greatest Love Songs of All Time
(2010)
15 Minutes
(2011)

The Greatest Love Songs of All Time is a studio album by American singer Barry Manilow, released on January 26, 2010 through Arista.

Commercial and chart performance

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The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart at #5, but dropped in its second week to #40.[1] The album also debuted in the UK charts at #26. This album also received a Grammy nomination in the category Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Is Here to Stay"George & Ira Gershwin3:51
2."The Look of Love"Burt Bacharach and Hal David3:36
3."(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story"Francis Lai and Carl Sigman3:08
4."I Only Have Eyes for You"Al Dubin and Harry Warren4:12
5."I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby"Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh3:39
6."The Twelfth of Never"Jerry Livingston and Paul Webster3:46
7."We've Only Just Begun"Roger Nichols and Paul Williams3:24
8."Nevertheless"Harry Ruby and Bert Kalmar3:06
9."Love Me Tender"Elvis Presley and Vera Matson3:31
10."You Made Me Love You"Joe McCarthy and James V. Monaco2:53
11."It Could Happen to You"Johnny Burke and James Van Heusen 
12."How Deep Is the Ocean?"Irving Berlin3:05
13."When You Were Sweet Sixteen"James Thornton3:09
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Personnel

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Rhythm section

Orchestra

  • Joe Soldo – orchestra contractor
  • Assa Drori – concertmaster
Brass and Woodwinds
  • Lee Callet, Gene Cipriano, Gary Foster, Dave Hill, Greg Huckins, Bob Sheppard and David Shostac – woodwinds
  • Charles Loper, Bob McChesney, Charlie Morillas and Phil Teele – trombone
  • Wayne Bergeron, Charles Davis, Warren Luening and Larry McGuire – trumpet
  • Jim Atkinson, Steve Becknell, Justin Hagerman and Phil Klintworth – French horn
String section
  • Trevor Handy, Paula Hochhalter, John Krovoza, Armen Ksajikian, Timothy Loo, Diego Mirillas, Tina Soule, David Speltz, Cecila Tsan and John Walz – cello
  • Nico Abondolo, Drew Dembowski and Ramon Stagnarocontrabass
  • Gayle Levant – harp
  • Alma Fernandez, Roland Kato, Vicki Miskolczy, Harry Shirinian, Ray Tischer, David Walther and Rodney Wirtz – viola
  • Brian Benning, Rebecca Bunnell, Darius Campo, Kevin Connolly, Joel Derouin, Lisa Dondlinger, Assa Drori, Ronald Folsom, Neel Hammond, Miran Kojian, Johana Krejci, Songa Lee, Liane Mautner, Jennifer Munday, Alyssa Park, Katia Popov, Anatoly Rosinsky, Audrey Solomon, Tereza Stanislav, Irina Voloshina and Rita Weber – violin

Music preparation

  • Bill Baker, Gordon C. Berg, Jonathan Barracks Griffiths, Daniel Perito, Penny Watson and Terry Woodson

Production

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  • Garry C. Kief – executive producer, management
  • Clive Davis – producer
  • Barry Manilow – producer, rhythm producer, engineer
  • Michael Lloyd – producer, engineer, mixing, Pro Tools engineer
  • Marc Hulett – associate producer
  • Eddie Arkin – rhythm producer
  • Bob Kearney – rhythm engineer
  • Allen Sides – engineer
  • Armin Steiner – engineer
  • Steve Genewick – assistant engineer
  • Tim Lauber – assistant engineer
  • Nigel Lundemo – Pro Tools engineer
  • Larry Mah – Pro Tools engineer
  • George Leger III – digital editing
  • Dave Collins – mastering at Dave Collins Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Erwin Gorostiza – creative direction, art direction, design
  • Denise Trotman – art direction, design
  • Greg Gorman – photography
  • Tom Steele – stage manager

References

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  1. ^ "Barry Manilow Album Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen. "Review: The Greatest Love Songs of All Time". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 February 2010.