Here Comes the Night is the ninth studio album by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, released in 1982 by Arista Records. The United Kingdom release went by the title I Wanna Do It With You. It received a Gold certification from the RIAA. The album was recorded at Sound City Recording Studios in Van Nuys, California.
The album has yet to be released on CD in the US, but has had 2 CD releases in Japan: one was a 1987 incarnation that included a remix of "Oh Julie" (with added background vocals and additional instrumentation), and then in 1994, a new reissue came out in Japan that contained the original mix of "Oh Julie", as released in the US in 1982 on both EP and 45.
The album contains three charting singles in the US: "Memory" (#8 US AC, #39 US), "Some Kind of Friend" (#4 US AC, #26 US), and "Oh Julie" (#24 US AC, #38 US), which was found on the UK cassette version as a bonus track, plus the UK top ten track "I Wanna Do it with You".
Contents
Track listing
US/UK album release
"I Wanna Do It with You" (Layng Martine, Jr.) - 3:43
"Here Comes the Night" (music: Barry Manilow; lyrics: John Bettis) - 3:50
"Memory" (Andrew Lloyd Webber, T. S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn) - 4:54
"Let's Get On with It" (music: Manilow; lyrics: Manilow, Adrienne Anderson) - 4:52
"Some Girls" (Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman) - 3:04
"Some Kind of Friend" (music: Manilow; lyrics: Adrienne Anderson) - 4:02
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (music: Fred E. Ahlert; lyrics: Joe Young) - 3:12
"Getting Over Losing You" (Martin Briley, Brock Walsh) - 4:16
"Heart of Steel" (music: Manilow; lyrics: John Bettis) - 2:50
"Stay" (James Jolis, Kevin DiSimone, Manilow) - 3:52
UK cassette release
"I Wanna Do It with You" - 3:43
"Here Comes the Night" - 3:50
"Memory" - 4:54
"Let's Get On with It" - 4:52
"Some Girls" - 3:04
"Oh Julie" (Shakin' Stevens) - 2:18
"Some Kind of Friend" - 4:02
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" - 3:12
"Getting Over Losing You" - 4:16
"Heart of Steel" - 2:50
"Stay" - 3:52
"Heaven" (Manilow, Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman) - 3:20
Japanese release
Source:
"I Wanna Do It with You" - 3:43
"Here Comes the Night" - 3:50
"Memory" - 4:54
"Let's Get On with It" - 4:57
"Some Girls" - 3:04
"Some Kind Of Friend" - 4:02
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" - 3:12
"Getting Over Losing You" - 4:16
"Oh Julie" - 2:18
"Heart of Steel" - 2:50
"Stay" - 3:52
Personnel
Barry Manilow – vocals, arrangements (1, 2, 4–7, 9), acoustic piano (2, 3), rhythm track arrangements (3, 8, 10), keyboards (4), synthesizers (4, 6), backing vocals (5, 6)
Victor Vanacore – acoustic piano (1, 5, 8, 10), orchestration and conductor (10)
Ian Underwood – synthesizers (3)
Bill Mays – keyboards (4), acoustic piano (9)
Gabriel Katona – synthesizers (9)
Robert Marulla – synthesizers (10)
Richie Zito – guitars (1, 2, 8)
Robben Ford – guitars (2), guitar solo (7)
John Pondel – guitars (2)
Art Phillips – guitars (3, 5)
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
John Goux – guitars (6)
Mitch Holder – guitars (7)
George Doering – guitars (8)
Leon Gaer – bass (1, 3, 5, 8)
Dennis Belfield – bass (2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
John Ferraro – drums (1, 5, 8)
Ed Greene – drums (2, 4, 6, 7, 9)
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (3)
Bud Harner – drums (10)
Production
Barry Manilow – producer
Bill Drescher – engineer, production assistant
Rick Polakow – assistant engineer
Greg Fulginiti – mastering at Artisan Sound Recorders (North Hollywood, California)
Eric Borenstein – production coordinator
Shaun Harris – contractor
Ria Lewerke-Shapiro – art direction
George Hurrell – photography
Roger Wall – personal assistant
Richard Bradshaw – grooming
Charles Mercuri – grooming
Antonio V. – grooming