The singer-songwriter has since sold more than 80 million records worldwide. Barry Manilow with showgirls surrounding him in a scene from the film 'Copacabana', 1985. Dick Clark Productions/Getty Images July 7, 2013— -- intro: Singer Barry Manilow ...

In 1976, Karen and Richard Carpenter recorded "I Can't Smile Without You" as the B-side of the siblings' single, "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft," included on their 1976 LP A Kind of Hush, their seventh studio album. The song was also included on the group's 1977 experimental release Passage.

Performer Barry Manilow is the proud stepfather of his husband’s daughter, Kirsten Kief Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic Performer Barry Manilow was “Ready to Take a Chance” on becoming a stepdad to Kirsten Kief when he began dating husband Garry Kief in 1978.

Barry Manilow belts out a song on stage at the T-Mobile Center Sunday during a stop in Kansas City as part of The Last Concerts Tour. Tammy Ljungblad [email protected] The first time Barry Manilow played a concert in Kansas City was in 1976 at ...

Barry Manilow put his skills as an arranger to the test to make "Mandy" his own, although it's a cover. Oh, Brandy? Fifty years later, i’s hard to hear “Mandy” — Barry Manilow’s first No. 1 that topped the charts in January 1975 — any other way.

Barry Manilow recalled how he initially didn't think one of his most iconic songs would be a hit. During an interview with NBC News, the 80-year-old singer explained that he "never" knows when a song he creates will become a success. "I just write them.