Track Listing 1. Summer Of '78 2. Love's Theme (interlude) 3. Reminiscing 4. I Go Crazy 5. When I Need You 6. Air That I Breathe 7. Bluer Than Blue 8. We've Got Tonite 9. I'd Really Love To See You Tonight 10. Sometimes When We Touch 11. Never My Love 12. Just Remember I Love You
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | Barry Manilow, Michael Omartian | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | Sony Music/Arvato Services | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes Personnel: Barry Manilow (vocals, keyboards, synthesizers); Biff Watson (acoustic guitar); Jerry McPherson, Dann Huff (electric guitar); Tom Hemby, Mike Brignardello (guitar, bass); Michael Omartian (piano, electric piano, keyboards, synthesizers); Tim Akers (keyboards, synthesizers); Blair Masters (synthesizers); Jimmie Lee Sloas (bass); John Hammond, Paul Leim (drums); Eric Darken (percussion); Bonnie Keen, Marty McCall, Michael Mellett, Chris Rodriguez (background vocals); Love Unlimited Orchestra.Recorded at The Sound Kitchen, Franklin, Tennessee; Starstruck Studios and The SoundShop, Nashville, Tennessee.If, as Huey Lewis once asserted, it really is "hip to be square," then this is the hippest disc on the planet. SUMMER OF '78 is an album of '70s cover tunes on which Manilow avoids easy prey like the Philly International "Me And Mrs. Jones"-style material and heads straight for the heart of the '70s: top-40 fodder like Leo Sayer's "When I Need You" and Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch." Manilow's homey, boy-next-door vocal style personalizes many of these songs. He pays them respect. While a legion of postmodern rock bands has trivialized songs like these with ironic remakes, Manilow covers them with sincerity and heart. If you need a walk on the mild side, he'll be your faithful guide.
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