The Greatest Songs of the Eighties


The Greatest Songs of the Eighties is Barry Manilow's 38th album, and follow-up to his 2007 album, The Greatest Songs of the Seventies. This album, which features 12 songs from the decade of the 1980s, was released on November 24, 2008.
It was announced that Manilow would preview the album on November 20, 2008, on QVC in an hour long show, QVC Live from the Las Vegas Hilton.
Additional recordings that didn't make the final cut include "Every Time You Go Away" and "Biggest Part of Me", "Everybody Wants To Rule the World" and "Every Breath You Take", all 3 of which can be found on the rare "Songs From the Vault" CD.

Track listing

  1. "Islands in the Stream" – 4:06
  2. * Performed by Barry Manilow & Reba McEntire
  3. "Open Arms" – 3:39
  4. "Never Gonna Give You Up" – 2:54
  5. "Have I Told You Lately" – 4:03
  6. "I Just Called to Say I Love You" – 4:05
  7. "Against All Odds " – 3:11
  8. "Careless Whisper" – 3:59
  9. "Right Here Waiting" – 3:38
  10. "Arthur's Theme " – 3:46
  11. "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" – 4:04
  12. * Performed by Barry Manilow & Chicago
  13. "Time After Time" – 4:06
  14. " The Time of My Life" – 3:55