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2:00 AM Paradise Cafe was the fourteenth album released by singer and songwriter Barry Manilow. The album brought a return to platinum for Manilow, but did not score particularly high on the charts. Of particular note, this album was a radical departure from Manilow's previous work of highly polished pop. The genesis of 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe was when the widow of Johnny Mercer, Ginger, entrusted Manilow with a cache of Johnny's lyrics that had never been set to music. Although Manilow only used the lyrics to "When October Goes" for this project, he made an album of all original songs with a torchy, smokey jazz style. He recruited veteran jazz musicians including Gerry Mulligan, Shelly Manne, Mundell Lowe, and George Duvivier. Also enlisted for duets were Mel Torme and Sarah Vaughan. The entire album was rehearsed for three days and was recorded entirely live without overdubs at Westlake Studio 'C' in Los Angeles, California, and was released in 1984. Manilow, as well as a majority of critics, considers 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe as his magnum opus.
Track listing: Side 1 1. "Paradise Cafe" - 5:23 2. "Where Have You Gone" - 4:35 3. "Say No More" - 4:06 4. "Blue (with Sarah Vaughan)" - 4:16 5. "When October Goes" - 4:04 Side 2 1. "What Am I Doin' Here" - 3:17 2. "Goodbye My Love" - 4:25 3. "Big City Blues (with Mel Torme)" - 4:14 4. "When Love Is Gone" - 4:17 5. "I've Never Been So Low On Love" - 4:26 6. "Night Song" - 4:28 | |||||||||||||||
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