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2:00 AM Paradise Cafe
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe |
| type | studio |
| artist | Barry Manilow |
| cover | Barryparadise.jpg |
| released | November 15, 1984 |
| * Jazz pop<ref name | "AllMusic Rock 1997"/ |
| * traditional pop<ref name | "AllMusic Rock 1997" |
| * lounge<ref name | "Lounge 1998"/ |
| length | 49:15 |
| label | Arista |
| producer | Barry Manilow |
| prev_title | Greatest Hits Vol. II |
| prev_year | 1983 |
| next_title | Copacabana: Soundtrack |
| next_year | 1985 |
- Jazz pop
- traditional pop
- lounge
2:00 AM Paradise Cafe is the tenth studio album by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, released in 1984 on Arista Records. The album peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 and went Gold in the United States.
Background
Johnny Mercer's widow, Ginger, entrusted Manilow with a cache of Mercer's lyrics that had never been set to music, although Manilow used only Mercer's "When October Goes" for the project. He recruited veteran jazz musicians Bill Mays, Gerry Mulligan, Shelly Manne, Mundell Lowe, and George Duvivier for the album. Also enlisted for vocal duets were Mel Tormé and Sarah Vaughan. The entire album was rehearsed for three days, then recorded entirely live (in one take) without overdubs at Westlake Studio 'C' in Los Angeles, California.
Track listing
Charts
| Chart (1984/85) | Position | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (Billboard 200) | 28 | |||||||||
| last=Kent | first=David | author-link=David Kent (historian) | title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 | edition=illustrated | publisher=Australian Chart Book | location=St Ives, N.S.W. | year=1993 | isbn=0-646-11917-6 | page=191}} | 100 |
| United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) | 28 |
Personnel
- Barry Manilow – vocals, acoustic piano
- Bill Mays – acoustic piano, Rhodes electric piano
- Mundell Lowe – guitar
- George Duvivier – bass guitar
- Shelly Manne – drums
- Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
- Sarah Vaughan – vocals (4)
- Mel Tormé – vocals (8)
Production
- Barry Manilow – producer, arrangements, logo design
- Michael Braunstein – recording
- Deni King – assistant engineer
- Greg Laney – second assistant engineer
- Eric Borenstein – album coordinator
- Roger Wall – personal assistant
- Shaun Harris – music contractor
- Ria Lewerke – art direction
- Sue Reilly – logo design
- Leon Lecash – front cover photography
- Jay Thompson – back cover photography
- Charles Mercuri – grooming
Certifications
References
References
- Dedrick, Jay. (January 1, 1998). "MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide". [[Visible Ink Press]].
- Ruhlmann, William. (January 1, 1997). "AllMusic Guide to Rock". [[Miller Freeman, Inc.]].
- [http://www.allmusic.com/album/200-am-paradise-caf%C3%A9-mw0000190888 Allmusic review]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20011006114845/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/recordings.asp?oid=2753&cf=2753 Rolling Stone list]
- Kent, David. (1993). "Australian Chart Book 1970–1992". Australian Chart Book.
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