Greatest Songs of the Fifties

A significant album for Barry Manilow, THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE FIFTIES finds the Brooklyn-born crooner taking on tunes that were popular in his youth. This 2006 outing also marks Manilow's return to his former label, Arista, with the company's founder, Clive Davis, setting the singer up with 1950s pop classics much in the way that the savvy businessman steered Rod Stewart in the direction of jazzy standards. The result is a light, breezy affair that showcases Manilow's easygoing charm, as revealed on his gentle versions of the Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody" and the Everly Brothers' "All I Have to Do is Dream." Wisely avoiding over-the-top arrangements, this record presents a lush-yet-restrained sound that allows Manilow's velvety voice to shine, making it one of the performer's finest studio albums in decades. This DualDisc presents the CD version of THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE FIFTIES on one side and a DVD version with surround-sound mix and bonus video material (including an exclusive interview and behind-the-scenes footage) on the other.