This One's for You (Barry Manilow album)

This One's for You
Studio album by Barry Manilow
Released	August 1976
Studio	Mediasound, New York City
Genre	Pop, easy listening, soft rock
Length	38:48
Label	Arista
Producer	Barry Manilow, Ron Dante
Barry Manilow chronology
Tryin' to Get the Feeling (1975) This One's for You (1976) Barry Manilow Live (1977)
Singles from This One's for You
"This One's for You" Released: 1976 "Weekend in New England" Released: 1976 "Looks Like We Made It"/"New York City Rhythm (Live)" Released: April 20, 1977

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This One's For You is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Barry Manilow released in 1976. The album went 2× platinum^[1] and yielded the hits "This One's for You", "Weekend in New England", "Looks Like We Made It", and the original version of "Daybreak". The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart on August 21, 1976, peaking at number six in 1977. The album peaked at number twenty-four for 2 weeks on Canada's "RPM" album charts.

Track listing

All music by Barry Manilow; all lyrics by Adrienne Anderson; except where indicated

Side one

1. "This One's for You" (lyrics: Marty Panzer) - 3:25
2. "Daybreak" - 3:10
3. "You Oughta Be Home with Me" - 3:13
4. "Jump Shout Boogie" (lyrics: Bruce Sussman) - 3:03
5. "Weekend in New England" (Randy Edelman) - 3:43

Side two

1. "Riders to the Stars" - 3:47
2. "Let Me Go" (lyrics: Marty Panzer) - 3:58
3. "Looks Like We Made It" (music: Richard Kerr; lyrics: Will Jennings) - 3:33
4. "Say the Words" (lyrics: Barry Manilow) - 2:53
5. "All the Time" (lyrics: Marty Panzer) - 3:15
6. "(Why Don't You) See the Show Again" - 4:32

CD bonus tracks (2006)

1. "Don't Throw It All Away" - 3:22
2. "Can't Go Back Anymore" - 3:20
3. "This Is Fine" - 3:14
4. "I Really Do Write the Songs" - 2:25

Personnel

• Barry Manilow - vocals, piano, arrangements
• Dennis Farac, Richard Resnicoff, David Spinozza, Jerry Friedman - guitar
• Steven Donaghey, Will Lee - bass guitar
• Alan Axelrod, Paul Shaffer - keyboards
• Lee Gurst, Ronnie Zito - drums
• Carlos Martin - percussion
• Debra Byrd, Lady Flash, Monica Burruss, Ron Dante - backing vocals
• Gerald Atlers, Charlie Calello, Van McCoy, Dick Behrke - orchestration

Technical

• Michael DeLugg - recording engineer
• Lee Gurst - cover design, photography

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[1]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "American album certifications – Barry Manilow – This One's for You". Recording Industry Association of America.