Barry Manilow II

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.

Side 1

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

Side 2

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

1996 Remaster
Bonus track:
 * 1) "I Want To Be Somebody's Baby"
 * 2) "Early Morning Strangers"
 * 3) "Mandy"
 * 4) "The Two of Us"
 * 5) "Something's Comin' Up"
 * 6) "It's a Miracle"
 * 7) "Avenue C"
 * 8) "My Baby Loves Me"
 * 9) "Sandra"
 * 10) "Home Again"
 * 1) "Halfway Over the Hill"

2006 Expanded Edition
Bonus tracks:
 * 1) "I Want To Be Somebody's Baby"
 * 2) "Early Morning Strangers"
 * 3) "Mandy"
 * 4) "The Two of Us"
 * 5) "Something's Comin' Up"
 * 6) "It's a Miracle"
 * 7) "Avenue C"
 * 8) "My Baby Loves Me"
 * 9) "Sandra"
 * 10) Home Again
 * 1) "Good News"
 * 2) "Halfway Over the Hill"

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 (1, 2, 3, 5, 6)
 * Russell George - bass (4, 8, 9, 10)
 * Bob Cranshaw - bass (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