The Greatest Songs of the Sixties

The Greatest Songs of the Sixties is Barry Manilow's sequel album for The Greatest Songs of the Fifties. The album was another major hit for Manilow in the United States, selling nearly 50% more than his previous album in its opening week. As with its predecessor, this album was produced by Clive Davis, along with Manilow and David Benson. The classics performed in this album includes Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", Elvis Presley's #1 hit "Can't Help Falling in Love", Beatles' "And I Love Her" and Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night" (the latter first appeared on Manilow's Sinatra-tribute album Manilow Sings Sinatra in 1998).

The Greatest Songs of the Sixties
Studio album by
Barry Manilow
ReleasedOctober 31, 2006
Recorded2006
GenreEasy Listening/Pop
LabelArista
ProducerClive Davis, David Benson, Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow chronology
The Greatest Songs of the Fifties
(2006)		 The Greatest Songs of the Sixties
(2006)		 The Greatest Songs of the Seventies
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment WeeklyC [2]

US Track listing
  1. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" – 4:20
  2. "Cherish" / "Windy" (Duet with The Association) – 3:47
  3. "Can't Help Falling in Love" – 3:38
  4. "There's a Kind of Hush" – 3:01
  5. "Blue Velvet" – 2:54
  6. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" – 3:02
  7. "And I Love Her" – 2:55
  8. "This Guy's in Love with You" – 4:03
  9. "Everybody Loves Somebody" – 2:56
  10. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" – 4:04
  11. "When I Fall in Love" – 3:30
  12. "Strangers in the Night" – 3:06
  13. "What the World Needs Now Is Love" – 3:41

UK Track listing
  1. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" – 4:20
  2. "Cherish" / "Windy" (Duet with The Association) – 3:47
  3. "Can't Help Falling in Love" – 3:38
  4. "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" – 3:01
  5. "And I Love Her" – 2:55
  6. "Blue Velvet" – 2:54
  7. "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" – 3:02
  8. "This Guy's in Love With You" – 4:03
  9. "Everybody Loves Somebody" – 2:56
  10. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" – 4:04
  11. "When I Fall in Love" – 3:30
  12. "Strangers in the Night" – 3:06
  13. "What the World Needs Now Is Love" – 3:41
  14. "California Dreamin'" - 2:47
  15. "Yesterday" - 2:07

Musicians
  • Contractor: Joe Soldo
  • Piano: Barry Manilow, Randy Waldman
  • Guitar: Ken Berry, Mike Lent
  • Bass: Dave Carpenter
  • Drums: Russ McKinnon
  • Percussion: Dan Greco, Paulinho Da Costa
  • Background Vocals: Randy Crenshaw (Contractor), Ron Dante, Linda Harmon, Walt Harrah, Jon Joyce, Rick Logan, Connie Nassios, Susie Stevens, and Dick Wells
  • Violins: Assa Drori (Concert Master), Darius Campo, Daphne Chen, Lisa Dondlinger, Sam Fisher, Ron Folsom, Neel Hammond, Ray Kobler, Johanna Krejci, Liane Mautner, Cynthia Moussas, Jennifer Munday, David Stenske, Yan To, Miwako Watanabe, Dynell Weber
  • Violas: Ken Burward-Hoy, Sam Formicola, Carrie Holzman, Andrew Picken, Harry Shiranian, Ray Tischer
  • Cello: Larry Corbett, Armen Ksajikian, Dane Little, Timothy Loo, Tina Soule, John Walz
  • Harp: Gayle Levant, Marcia Dickstein
  • Saxophones: Gene Cipriano, Gary Foster, Dan Higgins, Greg Huckins, Joe Stone
  • Flute: Steve Kujala
  • Trumpets: Wayne Bergeron, Gary Grant, Chris Gray, Warren Leuning
  • Trombone: Steve Baxter, Craig Gosnell, Charles Loper, Chauncey Welsch
  • Tuba: Tommy Johnson
  • French Horn: Mark Adams, Steve Becknell, Paul Klintworth
  • Music Preparation: Terry Woodson Music, J. Barrick Griffiths, Danny Perito, Yeli Lim, Bill Baker, Curt Berg, Bill Edwards, Gisela Garcia Brugada, Jackie Johnson

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "The Greatest Songs of the Sixties". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-04-26.
  3. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  4. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  5. "Barry Manilow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  6. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  7. "British album certifications – Barry Manilow – The Greatest Songs Of The Sixties". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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