One Voice (Barry Manilow album)

For other uses of this term, see One Voice (disambiguation).
One Voice
Studio album by
Barry Manilow
ReleasedSeptember 25, 1979
Studio
GenrePop, easy listening
Length40:59
LabelArista
Producer
Barry Manilow chronology
Greatest Hits
(1978) 		One Voice
(1979) 		Barry
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

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 peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified double platinum by RIAA.[3] The album contained three top-40 singles, "Ships" which peaked at #9, "When I Wanted You" at #20 and "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" which hit #36 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 on the album Discovery.

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: Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman) - 4:16
  3. "Rain" (lyrics: Adrienne Anderson) - 4:48
  4. "Ships" (Ian Hunter) - 4:06
  5. "You Could Show Me" (lyrics: Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman) - 1:45
  6. "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" (music: Jule Styne; lyrics: Frank Loesser) - 3:54

Side two

  1. "Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?" (lyrics: Marty Panzer) - 4:36
  2. "Where Are They Now" (music: Richard Kerr; lyrics: John Bettis) - 3:59
  3. "Bobbie Lee" (lyrics: Enoch Anderson) - 3:32
  4. "When I Wanted You" (Gino Cunico) - 3:31
  5. "Sunday Father" (lyrics: 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

Personnel

  • Barry Manilow – vocals, acoustic piano, backing vocals (1-4, 6-10), rhythm track arrangements
  • Bill Mays – keyboards
  • Jai Winding – keyboards (2)
  • Michael Boddicker – synthesizers
  • Ian Underwood – synthesizers (4, 7)
  • Mitch Holder – guitars
  • Will Lee – bass (1, 3, 5-7, 9, 10)
  • David Hungate – bass (2)
  • Dennis Belfield – bass (4, 8)
  • Ed Greene – drums (1, 3-10)
  • Jim Gordon – drums (2)
  • Alan Estes – percussion
  • Jim Horn – saxophone (9)
  • Artie Butler – orchestration
  • Jimmie Haskell – horn and string orchestration (2)
  • Shaun Harris – contractor
  • Sid Sharp – concertmaster
  • Ron Dante – backing vocals (2-4, 6-10)
  • Monica Burruss – backing vocals (3, 7)
  • Muffy Hendrix – backing vocals (3, 7)
  • Reparata – backing vocals (3, 7)

Production

  • Barry Manilow – producer
  • Ron Dante – producer
  • Michael DeLugg – engineer
  • Donn Davenport – art direction
  • Victor Skrebneski – photography

Reissue credits

  • Steve Berkowitz – A&R
  • Al Quaglieri – producer
  • Andreas Meyer – additional engineer
  • Mark Wilder – remastering
  • Jeremy Holiday – A&R coordinator
  • Zac Profera – A&R coordinator
  • Jessica Lizzio – project coordinator
  • Madana Eidgah – project director
  • Howard Fritzon – art direction
  • Michael Boland – design
  • Sabeen Ahmad – photo research
  • Elizabeth Reilly – photo research
  • David Wild – fan notes

Charts

Chart (1979/80) Position
United States (Billboard 200) 9
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 64
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 18

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[3] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "One Voice Review by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 447.
  3. ^ a b "American album certifications – Barry Manilow – One Voice". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "British album certifications – Barry Manilow – One Voice". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 August 2021.