This Is My Town: Songs of New York
This Is My Town: Songs of New York is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, released on April 21, 2017 by Decca Records and Stiletto Entertainment. The album celebrates Barry Manilow's hometown New York City by "saying thanks to the city for giving me my ambition, my sense of humor and my decency", according to Manilow. It consists both of new original Manilow compositions and standards "evoking the spirit and energy of New York City".
Track listing
All tracks produced by Barry Manilow and co-produced by David Benson; except "Coney Island" co-produced by Michael Lloyd.Personnel
Rhythm Section and Vocalists- Barry Manilow – vocals, backing vocals, acoustic piano, arrangements, all 20 vocals
- Randy Kerber – acoustic piano
- Michael Lang – acoustic piano
- Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano
- Greg Bartheld – programming
- David Benson – programming
- Ken Berry – guitars
- Jim Fox – guitars
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
- Dean Parks – guitars
- Chuck Berghofer – bass
- Nathan East – bass
- Will Lee – bass
- Gregg Bissonette – drums
- Gregg Field – drums
- Harvey Mason – drums
- John Robinson – drums
- Emil Richards – percussion
- Michael Lloyd – arrangements
- Don Sebesky – arrangements
- Randy Crenshaw – backing vocals
- Ron Dante – backing vocals
- Fletcher Sheridan – backing vocals
- Mel Tormé – vocals
- Doug Walter – orchestration and conductor, conductor
- Kevin Bassinon – orchestration and conductor
- Don Sebesky – orchestration
- Ron Walters Jr. – orchestration and conductor
- Joe Soldo – orchestra contractor
- Ralph Morrison – concertmaster
- Jonathan Barracks Griffiths – music librarian
- Dan Higgins, Sal Lozano and Don Shelton – alto saxophone
- Glen Berger and Gene Cipriano – baritone saxophone
- Glen Berger, Jeff Driskill, Bob Sheppard, Joseph Stone and Vince Trombetta – tenor saxophone
- Ben Devitt and Craig Gosnell – bass trombone
- Steve Baxter, Bob McChesney, Charlie Morillas and Dave Ryan – trombone
- Wayne Bergeron, Dan Fornero, Gary Grant, Chris Gray, Rob Schaer and Michael Stever – trumpet
- Jim Atkinson and Paul Klintworth – French horn
- Ira Glansbeek, Armen Ksajikian, Timothy Loo, Tina Soule, Cecilia Tsan and John Walz – cello
- Julie Berghofer – harp
- Robert Brophy, Alma Fernandez, Matt Funes, Luke Maurer and Rodney Wirtz – viola
- Darius Campo, Ron Clark, Kevin Connolly, Joel Derouin, Lisa Dondlinger, Nina Eutuhov, Neel Hammond, Marisa Kuney, Liane Mautner, Cindy Moussas, Sara Parkins, Radu Pieptea, Neil Samples, Jenny Takamatsu and Ina Veil – violin
Production
- Garry C. Kief – executive producer
- Barry Manilow – producer
- David Benson – co-producer
- Michael Lloyd – producer
- Greg Bartheld – associate producer
- Marc Hulett – associate producer
- Allison Joyce – A&R coordination
- Evelyn Morgan – A&R administration
- Tom Arndt – production manager
- Mandy Dallacorte – product manager
- Julie Johantgen – release coordinator
- Josh Cheuse – art direction
- Michelle Holme – design
- Mark Seliger – photography
- Sangwook Nam – mastering at Jacob's Well Mastering
- Greg Bartheld – recording, Pro Tools editing, mixing
- David Benson – recording, Pro Tools editing, mixing
- Bruce Botnick – recording
- Barry Manilow – recording
- Frank Rosato – recording
- Dae Bennett – mixing
- Bill Schnee – mixing
- Michael Lloyd – recording, mixing
- Rick Silva – Mel Tormé audio isolation engineer, audio mixing
- Ed Stryker – Mel Tormé hi resolution audio capturing engineer
- Nolan Bateman – assistant engineer
- Chandler Harrod – assistant engineer