Barry Manilow Trivia

BARRY MANILOW TRIVIA

1) What last name was Barry Manilow born with?

Manilow was born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Edna Manilow and Harold Pincus.

2) What are Barry Manilow fans called?

BARRYATICS MANILOMIES BARRY BRIGADE FANILOWS

The Fanilows have been around for quite some time, but really reached a pop culture high when a Will & Grace episode titled "Fanilow" outed Will as a Barry fan.

3) How many No. 1 hits did Manilow have on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart?

13 9 17 5

He recorded and released 51 Top 40 singles on the Adult Contemporary Chart, including 13 that hit number one.

4) Which famous commercial jingle did Barry Manilow compose?

"LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR, STATE FARM IS THERE""I AM STUCK ON BAND-AID, 'CAUSE BAND-AID'S STUCK ON ME!""YOU DESERVE A BREAK TODAY"ALL OF THESE

Before he sang "Mandy", Barry Manilow honed his skills on Madison Avenue, penning brilliant jingles for State Farm ("Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there"), McDonald's ("You deserve a break today"), and Band-Aid ("I am stuck on Band-Aid, 'cause Band-Aid's stuck on me!")

5) In which song does Manilow sing: "Well, you came, and you gave without taking, but I sent you away"?

"THE OLD SONGS""LONELY TOGETHER""MANDY""LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT"

Well, you came
And you gave without taking
But I sent you away
Oh, Mandy
Well, you kissed me
And stopped me from shaking
And I need you today
Oh, Mandy

6) What band name were Manilow's earliest songs released under?

THE TURTLENECKS FEATHERBED FEATHERWEIGHT THE CARDIGANS

Before striking out under his own name, Manilow released a handful of tracks under the name of Featherbed, a "ghost" group consisting of Manilow and other session musicians organized by producer Tony Orlando.

7) What was the original title of "Mandy"?

"TANDY""BRANDY""SANDY""CANDY"

Scott English, the song's co-writer, originally released the song as "Brandy" in 1971, reaching No. 12 on the U.K. charts. The title was changed for Manilow to avoid confusion with an existing hit by Looking Glass, "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)", a soft rock number about a bar waitress in a harbor town.

8) Which singer's debut album did Barry Manilow produce?

KAREN CARPENTER OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN BETTE MIDLER DIANA ROSS

Bette Midler caught Manilow's act in 1971 and chose the young musician as her pianist at the Continental Baths in New York City that year, and subsequently as a producer on her debut album The Divine Miss M (1972), for which Manilow was nominated for the Album Of The Year Grammy Award.

9) In which song does Manilow sing: "And if I hold you for the sake of all those times love made us lose our minds, could I ever let you go?"

"I WRITE THE SONGS""COULD IT BE MAGIC?""LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT""COPACABANA"

And if I hold you for the sake of all those times love made us lose our minds
Could I ever let you go?
Whoa, no, we made it
Left each other on the way to another love
Looks like we made it
Or I thought so till today

10) Which Manilow song is based on a Chopin piece?

"COPACABANA""COULD IT BE MAGIC""MANDY""I WRITE THE SONGS"

"Could It Be Magic" is based on Frédéric Chopin's Prelude in C minor, Opus 28, Number 20. The 1975 re-release became one of Manilow's first hits, and Donna Summer's disco version hit No. 3 on the U.S. Dance chart the following year.