The album was the first independent release of Manilow's career, through his Stiletto Entertainment label (distributed by Fontana/Universal Music). In interviews around the time of the release, Manilow said that his long-time friend and mentor, Clive Davis, had told him that he could not sell an album of Manilow performing any new Manilow songs now, given the string of great albums covering other artists' songs Manilow released in the 1990s and 2000s. But Manilow thought he could still be relevant as a songwriter too. This led to his second departure from Arista and the decision to go independent.[1]
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]
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]
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]
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minutes, barry, manilow, album, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, minutes, barry, manilow, album, news. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 15 Minutes Barry Manilow album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message 15 Minutes is the twenty eighth studio album by American singer songwriter Barry Manilow It was released on June 14 2011 by Stiletto Entertainment15 MinutesStudio album by Barry ManilowReleasedJune 14 2011Recorded2011GenreEasy Listening Pop Rock operaLabelStiletto EntertainmentProducerBarry Manilow Michael LloydBarry Manilow chronologyThe Greatest Love Songs of All Time 2010 15 Minutes 2011 Night Songs 2014 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Awards 4 Commercial performance 5 Track listing 6 Charts 7 ReferencesBackground editThe album was the first independent release of Manilow s career through his Stiletto Entertainment label distributed by Fontana Universal Music In interviews around the time of the release Manilow said that his long time friend and mentor Clive Davis had told him that he could not sell an album of Manilow performing any new Manilow songs now given the string of great albums covering other artists songs Manilow released in the 1990s and 2000s But Manilow thought he could still be relevant as a songwriter too This led to his second departure from Arista and the decision to go independent 1 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 editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 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 edit15 Minutes won Manilow a Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Grammy Award nomination in 2012 citation needed Commercial performance editThe 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 edit15 Minutes track listingNo TitleLength1 15 Minutes 3 332 Work the Room 2 123 Bring On Tomorrow 3 554 Now It s for Real 3 365 Wine Song 3 486 He s a Star 3 427 Written In Stone 4 528 Letter from a Fan So Heavy So High featuring Nataly Dawn 5 219 Everybody s Leavin 0 3810 Who Needs You 3 2411 Winner Go Down 4 5112 Slept Through the End of the World 3 3413 Reflection 0 4314 Trainwreck 3 1315 15 Minutes Reprise 1 1016 Everything s Gonna Be All Right 3 17Charts editChart performance for 15 Minutes Chart 2011 Peakposition Scottish Albums OCC 7 46 UK Albums OCC 5 20 US Billboard 200 4 7 US Independent Albums Billboard 8 2References edit 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 Caramanica Jon Pareles Jon Chinen Nate 13 June 2011 New Music The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived 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 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 15 Minutes Barry Manilow album amp oldid 1201887002, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
