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Barry Manilow
American singer and songwriter (born 1943)
For other uses, see Barry Manilow (disambiguation).
"Manilow" redirects here. For the 1985 album, see Manilow (album).
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| Birth name | Barry Alan Pincus |
| Born | (1943-06-17) June 17, 1943 (age 81) New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1964–present |
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| Website | barrymanilow.com |
Musical artist
Barry Manilow (MAN-il-oh; born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans six decades. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", "Looks Like We Made It", "Mandy", "I Write the Songs", "Can't Smile Without You", "Weekend in New England", and "Copacabana (At the Copa)".
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Barry Manilow
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- Released: July 7, 1973
- Label: Bell / Arista (Re-release)
- Released: October 1974
- Label: Bell / Arista (Re-release)
- Released: October 1975
- Label: Arista
- US: 3× Platinum
- CAN: Gold
- Released: August 1976
- Label: Arista
- US: 3× Platinum
- CAN: Gold
- Released: February 1978
- Label: Arista
- US: 3× Platinum
- UK: Silver
- Released: September 25, 1979
- Label: Arista
- US: 2× Platinum
- UK: Gold
- CAN: Platinum
- Released: November 19, 1980
- Label: Arista
- US: Platinum
- UK: Platinum
- CAN: Gold
- Released: September 1981
- Label: A
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Just hearing the opening line “Like a good neighbor…” necessarily invokes the rest of the earworm: “State Farm is there!” Although the lyrics aren’t currently in use in State Farm advertisements (ditched two years ago for the “Here to help life go right” campaign), the “Like a Good Neighbor” jingle has seemingly been the lifeblood of the State Farm brand for decades, like a radio hit that won’t go away. It makes sense, then, that the jingle was written bygd Barry Manilow at the uppstart of his career in 1971.
He made 500 dollars for writing the song that would be used for years in different capacities in the insurance company’s advertising campaigns. It wasn’t his only foray into the industry, though. A young, prolific Manilow in the ’60s and ’70s wrote and recorded heaps of famous jingles. When he received an honorary award at the 2009 CLIO advertising awards, Manilow noted that writing advertising jingl