Barry Manilow When Will I See You Again Album
| "Weekend in New England" | ||||
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| Unmarried by Barry Manilow | ||||
| from the album This Ane's for Y'all | ||||
| B-side | "Say the Words" | |||
| Released | November 1976 | |||
| Genre | Orchestral pop, soft rock | |||
| Length | three:43 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Randy Edelman | |||
| Producer(s) | Barry Manilow, Ron Dante | |||
| Barry Manilow singles chronology | ||||
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"Weekend in New England" is a song recorded by Barry Manilow for his fourth studio album, This 1'due south for You lot (1976). Written by Randy Edelman, it was released as the second single from the anthology, and became Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, while topping its Adult Contemporary chart.[ane]
Content [edit]
The vocal'due south title does not occur in its lyrics but is approximated in the outset line of the 2nd verse: "Time in New England took me away", the axiomatic ground of "Weekend in New England" being the leisure habits on New Yorkers for whom "the romantic short escape of option has long been a drive up the coast towards Massachusetts and the other [New England] states",[2] [3] lyrical references to "long rocky beaches and you lot by the bay" indicating a seaside getaway. The song'due south narrator, on his first twenty-four hours "back in the urban center where nothing is clear", fondly remembers the romance of the weekend only past, and yearns to be reunited with the person he met in New England (or vacationed there with).[4]
Background [edit]
Composer Randy Edelman made the first recording of his song for his 1975 anthology Goodbye Fairbanks, the rails—entitled "A Weekend in New England"—serving as B-side for the unmarried "Concrete and Dirt". Prior to "Weekend in New England" being recorded past Barry Manilow (and subsequently by other artists), Edelman modified the song's melody at the bidding of Arista Records president Clive Davis, to whose attention Roger Birnbaum, and so a Westward Declension A&R man for Arista, had brought Edelman'southward original version. Davis recalled, "The choruses were beautiful, but the verses needed to be [more] accessible melodically. And then I asked Edelman to rewrite the melody of the verses, and if it came out strong, I would ask Manilow to record it."[five] Edelman recalled doing Britain promotion for "Concrete and Clay" when he received a long distance telephone call from Davis soliciting "Weekend in New England" for Manilow: "[Davis went] off on a detailed discussion of why the harmonics in the verse didn't work [but] in [such] a way that I didn't feel that my creativity was beingness challenged."[6] Although, in Edelman'due south recollection, Davis indicated that Manilow would record "Weekend in New England" with or without Davis' suggested modifications. Edelman recounted, "It was merely that he thought some simplification could actually brand it a hitting. And he was right."[6] Edelman provided Davis with a customized verse tune for "Weekend in New England" a calendar week later on.[seven]
Personnel [edit]
- Barry Manilow - vocals, piano
- Richard Resnicoff - guitar
- Steven Donaghey - bass guitar
- Alan Axelrod - keyboards
- Lee Gurst - drums
- Gerald Atlers - orchestration
Reception [edit]
At the time of the August 1976 release of its parent album: This One's for Yous, "Weekend in New England" was passed over equally pb single but was earmarked for future single release.[8] [9] Subsequent to the surprising underperformance of the anthology'southward title cut as a unmarried—"This I's For You" rose no higher than no. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100—"Weekend in New England" had its unmarried release in Nov 1976. Information technology afforded Manilow a considerable Top xl comeback, entering the Top twenty on the Hot 100 of Jan 29, 1977. However, "Weekend in New England" did non become i of Manilow'due south top hits, as its ultimate Hot 100 peak was at no. 10. Information technology did maintain Manilow'south virtual "lock" on the no. ane position of the Billboard Adult Gimmicky chart, while the third single release from This One's For Y'all, "Looks Like We Fabricated It", returned Manilow to the acme of the Hot 100 for the third time.
Cash Box said "a piano plays in the foreground, the vocal is potent and right to the point" and "the product is overflowing with horns and strings."[10]
Chart operation [edit]
Weekly charts [edit]
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Subsequent versions [edit]
"Weekend in New England" has since been recorded by:
Popular culture [edit]
- Barry Manilow's version was heard in the 2009 one-act Paul Blart: Mall Cop.
References [edit]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 155.
- ^ Daily Mail 5 March 2013 "From Weather Girl to Leaf Peeper: Lucy Verasamy explores autumnal New England" Past Lucy Versamy
- ^ Daily Mail 17 Jan 2016 "Be a Real New Yorker and Escape to New England: join the stars in Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard" by Frank Barrett
- ^ "Peak Unmarried Picks" (PDF). Billboard. November 13, 1976. p. 75. Retrieved 2020-07-13 .
- ^ Newsday 10 April 1977 "Arista'southward Superstar: the ascension autumn & resurrection of Clive Davis have combined to make him a myth in the record business" by Wayne Robins pages 71-72
- ^ a b 24 Apr 1977 "Clive'south Comeback" by Geoffrey Stokes
- ^ Billboard vol 88 #32 (7 August 1976) "Clive Davis Dialog" pages fourteen, 67
- ^ Cash Box Vol 38 #xiv (21 August 1976) "For the Tape" past Stephen Fuchs p.19
- ^ Record Earth Vol 33 #1521 (21 August 1976) "Who in the World: Manilow's Got the Feeling"p.47
- ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. Nov 13, 1976. Retrieved 2021-12-11 .
- ^ "Barry Manilow – {{{song}}}". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Barry Manilow Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Barry Manilow Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "Greenbacks Box Tiptop 100 2/19/77". cashboxmagazine.com. 1977-02-19. Retrieved 2016-05-14 .
- ^ "Summit RPM Singles: Issue 5162a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Item Brandish - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-14 .
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-14 .
- ^ "Height 100 Hits of 1977/Pinnacle 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com . Retrieved 2016-05-14 .
- ^ "Billboard". Books.google.com. 1977-12-24. Retrieved 2016-05-14 .
- ^ [ane] [ expressionless link ]
External links [edit]
- Barry Manilow - Weekend In New England on YouTube
wakelinwairespleet1990.blogspot.com
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekend_in_New_England