# One Voice (Barry Manilow album)

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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. 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

* "One Voice" - 3:01
* "(Why Don't We Try) A Slow Dance" (lyrics: Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman) - 4:16
* "Rain" (lyrics: Adrienne Anderson) - 4:48
* "Ships" (Ian Hunter) - 4:06
* "You Could Show Me" (lyrics: Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman) - 1:45
* "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" (music: Jule Styne; lyrics: Frank Loesser) - 3:54

### Side two

* "Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?" (lyrics: Marty Panzer) - 4:36
* "Where Are They Now" (music: Richard Kerr; lyrics: John Bettis) - 3:59
* "Bobbie Lee" (lyrics: Enoch Anderson) - 3:32
* "When I Wanted You" (Gino Cunico) - 3:31
* "Sunday Father" (lyrics: Enoch Anderson) - 2:51

### CD bonus tracks

* "They Gave In to the Blues" (non-LP B-side of "Ships") (Included on 1998 and 2006 remasters) - 2:59
* "Learning to Live Without You" (Demo - Included on 2006 remaster) - 3:46
* "Where I Want to Be" (Demo - Included on 2006 remaster) - 2:57
* "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) | 64 |
| United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) | 18 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 100,000$^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,000,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||