# Barry Manilow II

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| Allmusic | link |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C |
| Rolling Stone | (unfavorable) link |
Barry Manilow II is the second studio album by Barry Manilow released in 1974. Propelled by the major success of its lead single "Mandy" and featuring a further international hit in "It's a Miracle", the album was a commercial breakthrough for Manilow. First issued by Bell Records, it was reissued after the company was reorganized into Arista Records. The album's success spawned a notable parody in the picture sleeve of Ray Stevens' 1979 single, "I Need Your Help Barry Manilow".
Album peaked at #29 on Canada’s RPM Album Chart.

## Track listing
### Side 1

* "I Want To Be Somebody's Baby" (Barry Manilow, Enoch Anderson) - 4:18
* "Early Morning Strangers" (Barry Manilow, Hal David) - 3:24
* "Mandy" (Scott English, Richard Kerr) - 3:32
* "The Two of Us" (Barry Manilow, Marty Panzer) - 3:05
* "Something's Comin' Up" (Barry Manilow) - 2:51

### Side 2

* "It's a Miracle" (Barry Manilow, Marty Panzer) - 3:58
* "Avenue C" (Buck Clayton, Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert) - 2:37
* "My Baby Loves Me" (Ivy Hunter, Sylvia Moy, William "Mickey" Stevenson) - 3:18
* "Sandra" (Barry Manilow, Enoch Anderson) - 4:35
* "Home Again" (Barry Manilow, Marty Panzer) - 5:34

### 1996 Remaster

* "I Want To Be Somebody's Baby"
* "Early Morning Strangers"
* "Mandy"
* "The Two of Us"
* "Something's Comin' Up"
* "It's a Miracle"
* "Avenue C"
* "My Baby Loves Me"
* "Sandra"
* "Home Again"
Bonus track:
* "Halfway Over the Hill"

### 2006 Expanded Edition

* "I Want To Be Somebody's Baby"
* "Early Morning Strangers"
* "Mandy"
* "The Two of Us"
* "Something's Comin' Up"
* "It's a Miracle"
* "Avenue C"
* "My Baby Loves Me"
* "Sandra"
* Home Again
Bonus tracks:
* "Good News"
* "Halfway Over the Hill"

## Charts

| Chart (1974/75) | Position |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 9 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 66 |

## Personnel

* Barry Manilow - lead vocals, backing vocals, rhythm arrangements, acoustic piano (1–6, 9, 10)
* Don Grolnick - acoustic piano (7)
* Ellen Starr - acoustic piano (8)
* Jon Stroll - clavinet (1), electric piano (2–6, 8, 9, 10)
* John Barranco - guitar (1, 6)
* Dick Frank - guitar (1, 6, 8, 9, 10)
* Bob Mann - guitar (1, 6, 10)
* Charlie Brown - guitar (2, 3, 10)
* Stuart Scharf - guitar (2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10)
* Sam T. Brown - guitar (7)
* Will Lee - bass guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 6)
* Russell George - bass guitar (4, 8, 9, 10)
* Bob Cranshaw - bass guitar (7)
* Chris Parker - drums (1, 6)
* Jimmy Young - drums (2, 3, 5)
* Bill Lavorgna - drums (7)
* Allan Schwartzberg - drums (8, 9, 10)
* Lee Gurst - percussion (1, 6)
* Norman Pride - congas (1, 2, 5–8, 10)
* George Young - saxophone (2)
* Artie Kaplan - saxophone (6)
* Stanley Schwartz: saxophone (6)
* Jack Cortner - horn and string arrangements
* Ron Dante - backing vocals
* Melvin Kent - backing vocals (1)
* Ken Williams - backing vocals (1)
* Charlotte Crossley - backing vocals (6)
* Robin Grean - backing vocals (6)
* Sharon Redd - backing vocals (6)

### Production

* Producers: Barry Manilow and Ron Dante
* Engineers: Bruce Tergesen, Harry Maslin and Michael DeLugg
* Recorded at The Hit Factory and Mediasound Recording Studios (New York City)
* Design: The Music Agency
* Front Cover Photo: Joel Brodsky
* Back Liner Photo: Linda Allen

## Certifications

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