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The compilation spans 10 songs, which cover the years 1975 to 1983, starting with Manchester's first Arista single (and first top 10 hit) "Midnight Blue", from her third album Melissa up to two new songs recorded specifically for this record: "Nice Girls" and a medley of two 60's covers: "My Boyfriend's Back" and "Runaway", both produced by ...
The first of Manchester's fifteen Hot 100 singles, "Midnight Blue" would be the last song composed by Manchester herself to afford her a Top 20 hit as only the second and third of her seven Top 40 hits were self-penned songs neither of which enjoyed the success level of "Midnight Blue" having respective Hot 100 peaks of #30 ("Just Too Many ...
Melissa Manchester (born February 15, 1951) [1] is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Since the 1970s, her songs have been played by adult contemporary radio stations. She has also appeared on television, in films, and on stage.
Pages in category "Melissa Manchester songs" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
The song was performed by Juno Temple and Jeremy Dozier in the film Dirty Girl. An excerpt of "Don't Cry Out Loud" is performed by Jane Krakowski in the role of Jenna Maroney in a 2009 episode of the NBC-TV series 30 Rock entitled "The Ones". The song was featured in a second season episode of the Canadian television comedy series Schitt's Creek.
Melissa Manchester, a frequent collaborator with Sager, was chosen to sing the song. The song was produced by Arif Mardin, with whom Manchester would re-team in 1982 to produce her comeback album Hey Ricky, that produced the biggest hit of her career "You Should Hear How She Talks About You".
In 1982, American singer Melissa Manchester recorded it and included it on her album Hey Ricky. [3] Her version of the song has a tempo of 133 beats per minute in common time. The verses are in the key of A minor, with the chorus moving a major second to B major. Manchester's vocals span from C 4 to B 4 in the song. [4] [5]
Hey Ricky is the title of the tenth album release by Melissa Manchester.It was issued on Arista Records in April 1982.. During the interim between the release of Hey Ricky and that of the precedent For the Working Girl in September 1980 Manchester had attempted to extricate herself from her recording contract, filing suit in May 1981 for contractual release from Arista. [2]