Released: April 7, 2017

Songwriter: Billy Joel Burton Lane Denny Randell James Blake Leonard Bernstein Ralph Freed Richard Rodgers Sandy Linzer JAY-Z Adolph Green Alicia Keys Charles Lawlor Fred Ebb Lorenz Hart Angela Hunte Betty Comden Al Shuckburgh Sylvia Robinson Janet Sewell Bert Keyes John Kander

Producer: Barry Manilow

1.  New York State Of Mind

SOME FOLKS LIKE TO GET AWAY
TAKE A HOLIDAY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD
HOP A FLIGHT TO MIAMI BEACH
OR TO HOLLYWOOD
BUT, I’M TAKIN' A GREYHOUND
ON THE HUDSON RIVER LINE
I’M IN A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
YORK STATE OF MIND

2.  New York, New York (From "On The Town")  

WE’VE GOT ONE DAY HERE
AND NOT ANOTHER MINUTE
TO SEE THE FAMOUS SITES
WE’LL FIND THE ROMANCE
AND DANGER WAITING IN IT
BENEATH THE BROADWAY LIGHTS

GOTTA SEE THE WHOLE TOWN
RIGHT FROM YONKERS
ON DOWN TO THE BAY
IN JUST ONE DAY

NEW YORK, NEW YORK
A WONDERFUL TOWN
THE BRONX IS UP
AND THE BATTERY’S DOWN
THE PEOPLE RIDE
IN A HOLE IN THE GROUND
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
IT’S A HELLUVA TOWN
SUCH A WONDERFUL TOWN


3.  Manhattan

I’LL TAKE MANHATTAN
THE BRONX AND STATEN ISLAND TOO
IT’S LOVELY GOING THROUGH
THE ZOO

THE GREAT BIG CITY’S A WONDROUS TOY
JUST MADE FOR A GIRL AND BOY
WE’LL TURN MANHATTAN
INTO AN ISLE OF JOY

4.  How About You?

I LIKE NEW YORK IN JUNE
HOW ABOUT YOU?
I LIKE A GERSHWIN TUNE
HOW ABOUT YOU?
HOW ABOUT YOU?

5.  The Sidewalks Of New York

EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE
ALL AROUND THE TOWN
WE’LL TRIP THE LIGHT FANTASTIC
ON THE SIDEWALKS OF....

6.  Native New Yorker

NEW YORK
I’M A NATIVE NEW YORKER
OH OH...
I’M A NATIVE NEW YORKER


7.  Empire State Of Mind

I GREW UP IN A TOWN
THAT’S FAMOUS AS A PLACE OF MOVIE SCENES
NOISE IS ALWAYS LOUD
THERE ARE SIRENS ALL AROUND
AND THE STREETS ARE MEAN

I’M GONNA MAKE IT BY ANY MEANS
I GOT A POCKETFULL OF DREAMS
BABY I’M FROM NEW YORK

CONCRETE JUNGLE
WHERE DREAMS ARE MADE OF
THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN’T DO

NOW YOU’RE IN NEW YORK
THESE STREETS WILL MAKE YOU FEEL BRAND NEW
BIG LIGHTS INSPIRE YOU

LET’S HEAR IT FOR NEW YORK
NEW YORK
NEW YORK
NEW YORK

8.  Theme From "New York, New York"

START SPREADIN’ THE NEWS
I’M LEAVIN’ TODAY
I WANT TO BE A PART OF IT
NEW YORK
NEW YORK

THESE VAGABOND SHOES
ARE LONGING TO STRAY
RIGHT THROUGH THE VERY HEART OF IT
NEW YORK
NEW YORK

I WANT TO WAKE UP
IN A CITY THAT DOESN'T SLEEP
TO FIND I'M KING OF THE HILL
TOP OF THE HEAP...

THESE LITTLE TOWN BLUES
ARE MELTING AWAY
I'LL MAKE A BRAND NEW START OF IT
IN OLD NEW YORK

IF I CAN MAKE IT THERE
I'LL MAKE IT ANYWHERE
IT'S UP TO YOU
NEW YORK
NEW YORK

NEW YORK
NEW YORK
I WANNA WAKE UP
IN A CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS
AND FIND I'M KING OF THE HILL
HEAD OF THE LIST
CREAM OF THE CROP
AT THE TOP OF THE HEAP


THESE
LITTLE
TOWN BLUES
ARE MELTING AWAY

I'M GONNA MAKE A BRAND NEW START OF IT
IN MY NEW YORK
CAUSE IF I CAN MAKE IT THERE

I’M ONE OF YOU
NEW YORK
NEW YORK!

Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus) is an internationally celebrated crooner, producer, arranger, composer and classically trained pianist from Brooklyn, New York, who has earned several gold and platinum certified albums, an Emmy, a Grammy, a Tony and a Clio Award in his 50+ year career. Originally an aspiring Broadway writer, Manilow became known at CBS as the ‘piano-playing mail boy’, later landing a job as musical director of two of the station’s shows. Meanwhile he wrote popular jingles for companies like McDonalds, Pepsi, State Farm, Band-Aid, Stridex and KFC.

After accepting an offer from Bette Midler to play piano for her act at a New York City bath house (as well as performing for the venue’s other acts), Manilow produced her 1972 top-ten Grammy-winning debut album The Divine Miss M and insisted on having his own featured spot as part of her touring act, to which she reluctantly agreed. Manilow’s own first releases came out under the band name Featherbed, which was initially a group of studio musicians assembled by Tony Orlando as a vehicle for Manilow to sing “Could It Be Magic” (a song he’d cowritten) for Bell Records. Bell then released the album Barry Manilow but it found little success.

However, Clive Davis saw potential in Manilow and insisted he cover “Brandy” by Scott English retitled as “Mandy” (to avoid confusion with the Looking Glass song of the same name) for his new label Arista Records. “Mandy” went to #1 in the US & Canada and reached the top 40 in three countries overseas, sending his album Barry Manilow II into the US top 10. His follow-up single “It’s a Miracle” became his second Canadian chart-topper, also reaching #12 in the US. The success of Barry Manilow II prompted a reissue of his debut (relabeled by Arista as Barry Manilow I), which featured a remixed version of “Could It Be Magic” that climbed into the US & Canada top 10.