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"Could It Be Magic" is a song written by Adrienne Anderson and composed by American singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, inspired by Frédéric Chopin's Prelude in C minor, Opus 28, Number 20. The song was initially released in 1971 by Featherbed (a group of session musicians featuring Barry Manilow), produced and co-written by Tony Orlando .
"Sweet Life", "Could It Be Magic", "One of These Days" and "Oh My Lady" were re-recorded at Mediasound Studios, NYC, April 1975 for the re-release on Arista Records. [3] This version was also remastered and re-issued by Arista Records again in 1989 on CD and Cassette tape. Album peaked at #64 on Canada’s RPM Album Chart. Side 1 "Sing It" - 1:16
After positive reception by critics, Bridgeman then decided to release as a single the group's cover of the Barry Manilow classic "Could It Be Magic," recorded shortly after their version of "It Only Takes a Minute." "Could It Be Magic" was the first song recorded featuring Williams on lead vocal. It peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart. [6]
Among other songs on the album were Jon Hendricks' vocalese jazz standard "Cloudburst", most successfully recorded by his group Lambert, Hendricks and Ross in 1959, and a slower-tempo version of "Could It Be Magic". The latter's music was based on Chopin's "Prelude in C Minor" and provided Donna Summer with one of her first hits. It was also ...
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Barry Manilow is an American singer–songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, and conductor.His discography consists of 31 studio albums, 6 live albums, 17 compilation albums, and 57 singles (13 #1's).
Nearly 50 years ago, Gloria Gaynor released “I Will Survive,” the first disco song to top the Billboard charts and the only one to be awarded a Grammy for best disco recording. Then, 40 years ...
Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by singer/songwriter Barry Manilow, released in 1978.The album was certified 3× Platinum in the US, [1] and would be Manilow's last of that certification, as of 2021. [2]