Duets Collection by Barry Manilow

All-Star Duet Partners Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Mel Torme, Sarah Vaughan, Dionne Warwick, Sheena Easton, Reba McEntire, Kid Creole, The Association, and More

To Be Released May 3, 2011, through Arista/Legacy

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Mar 02, 2011, 10:00 ET

NEW YORK, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning recording artist Barry Manilow has been proudly collaborating with the world's greatest singers whenever possible. His duet partners have included Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Dionne Warwick, Reba McEntire, Mel Torme, Sarah Vaughan, Diane Schuur, Phyllis McGuire (of the McGuire Sisters), Sheena Easton, and many more. He has also collaborated with pop groups like Kid Creole & the Coconuts and The Association.

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For the first time, 15 of Barry's most outstanding and memorable performances with an A-list of singers have been collected on Duets. The title will be available at all physical and digital retail outlets starting May 3, through Arista/ Legacy, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. Duets is a timely reminder of Barry Manilow's successful residency at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas, with performance dates now extended into 2012.

"I'm very proud of this album," Manilow said recently. "Recording each song was a thrill because these singers are so great, but listening to all of the cuts back-to-back was an overwhelming experience. Getting the opportunity to sing with them was an honor."

With worldwide record sales exceeding 80 million, Barry Manilow is ranked as the top Adult Contemporary chart artist of all time, according to R&R (Radio & Records). His track record includes no less than 25 consecutive top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.

*DUETS* by BARRY MANILOW (Arista/Legacy 88697 82093 2)

Title	With	From album (or source)	Year

1. *You've Got A Friend	Melissa Manchester	The Greatest Songs of the Seventies	2007

2. Hey Mambo	Kid Creole & the Coconuts	Swing Street	1987

3. Let Me Be Your Wings (end title duet)	Debra Byrd	Thumbelina O.S.	1994

4. Cherish/Windy	The Association	Greatest Songs Of The Sixties	2006

5. Look To The Rainbow	Barbara Cook	Showstoppers	1991

6. Islands In The Stream	Reba McEntire	Greatest Songs Of The Eighties	2008

7. Big City Blues	Mel Torme (featuring Gerry Mulligan)	2:00 AM Paradise Cafe	1984

8. On A Slow Boat To China	Bette Midler	Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook	2003

9. Run To Me	Dionne Warwick	Manilow Collection/20 Classic Hits	1985

10. Summertime	Diane Schuur (featuring Stan Getz)	Swing Street	1987

11. Sincerely/Teach Me Tonight	Phyllis McGuire	The Greatest Songs of the Fifties	2005

12. Blue	Sarah Vaughan	2:00 AM Paradise Cafe	1984

13. Now And Forever	Sheena Easton	The Pebble and the Penguin O.S.	1995

14. I Won't Be The One To Let Go	Barbra Streisand	Duets (by Barbra Streisand)	2002

15. The Last Duet	Lily Tomlin	Barry	1980

* indicates previously unreleased mix