Barry Manilow - Tryin' to Get the Feeling (1975) Vinyl LP • Bandstand Boogie

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Vinyl plays nicely; a few light hairlines (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges and light scuffing (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (generic white), one seam partially split. Spine is easy-to-read (printed off-center) with mild-wear. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use. (Top-right corner is cut.)

Tracks:

1. New York City Rhythm
2. Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again
3. Why Don't We Live Together
4. Bandstand Boogie
5. You're Leaving Too Soon
6. She's A Star
7. I Write The Songs
8. As Sure As I'm Standing Here
9. A Nice Boy Like Me
10. Lay Me Down
11. Beautiful Music

About The Record:

Tryin' to Get the Feeling, by Barry Manilow, featured the title track, Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again, with other hits including New York City Rhythm, Bandstand Boogie (the theme from the long-running ABC series American Bandstand) and the chart topping "I Write the Songs. The album debuted on the Billboard Top 200 Chart on November 8, 1975, reaching No. 5 in early 1976. The album was certified triple platinum. The Piano Player sculpture on the album's front cover was created by Italian artist Dino Bencini. Both front and back cover art were later parodied by Ray Stevens on the cover of his 1979 album The Feeling's Not Right Again, which contains the song “I Need Your Help, Barry Manilow.” One of the album's commercially overlooked songs was She's a Star. Enoch Anderson's lyrics paint the picture of a female singer's struggles with fame and stage fright from a band member's perspective, which some listeners could reasonably presume to describe Bette Midler's feelings about Manilow when he became a successful solo act in his own right. The song got a modern uptempo makeover to fit the male lead (as He's a Star) for Manilow's 2011 rock opera 15 Minutes.