15 Minutes (Barry Manilow album)
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15 Minutes is the twenty-eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Barry Manilow. It was released on June 14, 2011, by Stiletto Entertainment
Background
The album was the first independent release of Manilow's career, through his Stiletto Entertainment label (distributed by Fontana/
The majority of the songs were co-written with longtime lyricist Enoch Anderson, with one song, "Wine Song," co-written with another longtime lyricist, Adrienne Anderson.[2]
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that Manilow "not only rides a tightly wound drum loop on "Work the Room", but he also raps, a development nearly as disconcerting as the cuss he slips into its chorus." 15 Minutes offers something "unexpected", he added. At the end of his review, Erlewine noted that Manilow is "trying hard to deliver serious, sharply crafted pop, and even if the album doesn't entirely work, it's hard not to give him considerable credit for his ambition."[3]
Awards
15 Minutes won Manilow a Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Commercial performance
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart at its peak position of number 7, his first studio album of mostly original songs to crack the Top 10 since 1979's One Voice.[4]
It also debuted on the UK Albums Chart at its peak of number 20.[5] In Canada, the album reached number 36 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[6]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "15 Minutes" | 3:33 |
2. | "Work the Room" | 2:12 |
3. | "Bring On Tomorrow" | 3:55 |
4. | "Now It's for Real" | 3:36 |
5. | "Wine Song" | 3:48 |
6. | "He's a Star" | 3:42 |
7. | "Written In Stone" | 4:52 |
8. | "Letter from a Fan / So Heavy, So High" (featuring Nataly Dawn) | 5:21 |
9. | "Everybody's Leavin'" | 0:38 |
10. | "Who Needs You" | 3:24 |
11. | "Winner Go Down" | 4:51 |
12. | "Slept Through the End of the World" | 3:34 |
13. | "Reflection" | 0:43 |
14. | "Trainwreck" | 3:13 |
15. | "15 Minutes (Reprise)" | 1:10 |
16. | "Everything's Gonna Be All Right" | 3:17 |
Charts
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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46 | |
UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 20 |
US Billboard 200[4] | 7 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] | 2 |
References
- ^ "Barry Manilow to Release All Original New Album Entitled 15 MINUTES". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ a b Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ a b "Barry Manilow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 26, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "Barry Manilow Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2021.