Barry Manilow-"Copacabana"

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Posted: 24 October 2018 at 4:35am

EdisonLite wrote:

OK, I just accessed the database -
but I also noticed that Barry did a re-recording of this
song for a CD called "Songs in the Key of Red".
Apparently, there are 5 other top 40 hits on the CD, but
this one is the only re-recording. I had no idea Barry
ever re-recorded one of his hits years later. That's
something he rarely does. Does anyone know anything about
this, like is this done in a country style, for example?
I wonder what the "key of red" refers to.

"Songs In The Key Of Red" was a collection of love songs
released for Valentine's Day (hearts, red, get it?). I
don't own the CD, so I'm not sure what that version of
Copacabana sounds like or why it was a new recording.

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Posted: 24 October 2018 at 10:38am

This version is a drastic remix with a psychedelic introduction.

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Posted: 24 October 2018 at 11:48am

Thanks Paul and Pat for your answers. There are so many dance remixes of this song, especially from 1993 onward. I'll have to check my CDs to see if one has a psychadelic intro.

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Posted: 24 October 2018 at 11:52am

Pat's database indicated that the Varese Sarabande version of the "Foul Play" soundtrack CD has the true 4:04 original "Even Now" LP version (unlike the Intrada label version of the "Foul Play" soundtrack CD, which I have, and has the 3:48 single version.)

Has anyone checked the Varese Sarabande version to make sure to make sure it's the right mix, no extras on the intro, not an early fade of the long version, etc.? If so, it's the only version on CD. I'll probably buy from ebay or a 3rd party amazon seller, but even then, they could easily accidentally sell the Intrada CD, so I'll have to be careful and hope they can check first.

The fact that 2 "Foul Play" soundtrack CDs have 2 different versions makes me wonder - which version was on the LP??

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Posted: 25 October 2018 at 2:16pm

The album on iTunes only has the short 45 version of the song. It doesn't show
the LP version. Glad I was able to find the 45 version.

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Posted: 09 December 2018 at 12:53pm

Update to my recent post: I bought the Varese Sarabande CD ("Foul Play" soundtrack) recently, and it does indeed have the original "Even Now" LP version - a longer version than the single version, but mostly the same mix, and not at all like the disco mix that eventually came to be the version used on Even Now LPs and all Even Now CDs. Ironically, the Intrada label version of the "Foul Play" soundtrack CD just has the single version. Does anyone know which version was on the original Foul Play LP? I wonder if Varese Sarabande or Intrada got it right.

I believe this is the only CD worldwide that has the original "Even Now" LP version. Until "Copa" came out as a single, this was the only version anyone (with the Even Now LP or Manilow fan) knew :)