Hipgnosis Songs (SONG) has acquired the music royalty catalogue of Barry Manilow, described as one of the world’s bestselling recording artists of all time, having sold more than 85m records.
‘The top Adult Contemporary chart artist of all time’
SONG notes that Barry Manilow has been named the top “Adult Contemporary” chart artist of all time by both R&R and Billboard, He has had 12 Number 1, 29 Top 10 hits and 50 Top 40 singles. A Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, his many accolades include receiving the “BMI Icon Award”, Society of Singers’ “Lifetime Achievement Award”, American Music Awards’ “Favourite Pop/Rock Male Artist” three years running, a Tony Award, an Emmy Award and 15 Grammy Award nominations for his work as a producer, arranger, and performer.
Barry Manilow’s biggest hits include ‘Mandy‘ which was his first Number 1 in 1975 and remains popular to this day with over 65 million streams on Spotify alone; ‘Can’t Smile Without You‘ which reached Number 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and Number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; ‘Copacabana (At the Copa)’ which saw Barry Manilow win his first Grammy Award for ‘Best Male Pop Vocal Performance’ in 1979; ‘I Write the Songs’ which was Number 1 in the US and won “Song of the Year” as well as being nominated for “Record of the Year” at the 1976 Grammy Awards; and ‘Looks Like We Made It‘ which was Number 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart.
‘An international treasure’
Merck Mercuriadis, the founder of SONG, said: “Barry Manilow is an International treasure. He’s an incomparable artist, songwriter, arranger, musician and performer. In the 1970s and 80s he redefined mainstream entertainment and drove it to new heights of success with truly classic songs. From ‘Mandy’ to ‘I Write The Songs’, ‘Copacabana’ and ‘Looks Like We Made It’ he is one of those rare artists that unites everyone. We are honoured to have Barry and Garry join the Hipgnosis Family.”
SONG: Hipgnosis Songs announces Barry Manilow deal