Even Now (Barry Manilow song)

"Even Now"
Single by Barry Manilow
from the album Even Now
B-side	"I Was a Fool (To Let You Go)"
Released	April 1978
Genre	Pop
Length	3:28
Label	Arista 0330
Songwriter(s)	Marty Panzer (words) Barry Manilow (music)
Producer(s)	Ron Dante Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow singles chronology
"Can't Smile Without You" (1978) "Even Now" (1978) "Copacabana" (1978)

"Even Now" is a 1978 song by American adult contemporary and pop music singer Barry Manilow. It is the title track from his 1978 album, and Manilow wrote the music and co-produced the track with Ron Dante. The words were written by Marty Panzer.

Released as the second single from the album, "Even Now" became a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1978, peaking at No. 19.^[1] It became Manilow's ninth song to reach number one on the Billboard easy listening chart, spending three weeks atop the chart beginning May 27, 1978.^[2]

Billboard described "Even Now" as "one of Manilow's classiest efforts."^[3] Cash Box said that "Barry reaches shivering moments."^[4] Record World called it "an emotional, sen-timental ballad in [Manilow's] trademark style."^[5]

In his autobiography Sweet Life, Manilow said that the song was "one of my personal favorites, which never fails to move me. It reminded me of the great times I had collaborating with" Marty Panzer, with whom the singer had worked previously. The lyrics of this song describe the remorse and regret felt by the lyricist over leaving a woman with whom he had a great relationship with for a much better life with a different woman, even though his instincts told him that it wasn't the right move to make. ^[2]

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6]	17
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[7]	14
New Zealand (RIANZ)[8]	17
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	19
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10]	1
US Cash Box Top 100 [11]	17

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1978 (U.S.)

Other Versions

• Ray Fisher, 2023, Forever Fanilow

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 394.
2. Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 218.
3. "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. May 6, 1978. p. 96. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
4. "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. May 6, 1978. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
5. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. May 6, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4614a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
7. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4609." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
8. "Archived copy". Retrieved 2018-03-31.
9. "Barry Manilow Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
10. "Barry Manilow Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2015-04-26.

External links

• Lyrics of this song
• U.S. 7" single release info Discogs
• Barry Manilow – Even Now on YouTube