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- Could_It_Be_Magic runtime "4.466666666666667".
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- Could_It_Be_Magic abstract ""Could It Be Magic" is a song with lyrics written by Adrienne Anderson and music mainly composed by Barry Manilow in the sense that the music uses the chord and melodical progressions of Chopin's Prelude in C-Minor but only the main theme of the piece is actually used in the song as an introduction.As he had only composed or arranged commercial jingles up to that point, he was unproven as a pop-song arranger and was therefore not permitted to arrange the original backing track himself upon its first release in 1971, (see composer's autobiography Sweet Life) Instead, this early version of the song was produced under the hand of Tony Orlando and recorded by Featherbed, a "ghost" group consisting of session musicians led by the vocals of a very young Barry Manilow. Originally released on the Bell Records label, the composer hated the Tony Orlando arrangement so severely (see Sweet Life) that, as he says in numerous subsequent interviews, he was appreciative of the fact that the song went nowhere on the charts.However he has been quoted in recent years as having somewhat softened his opinion of the track, saying it's "kind of catchy."Featuring a bubblegum pop beat, cowbells and a Knock Three Times feel, the chorus is the same, however the original verse lyrics have nothing to do with the hit version released in 1973.That year, Manilow would come to be signed to Bell Records in his own right, immediately after which a completely reworked version with Manilow's own arrangement was included on his debut album, Barry Manilow released that fall. Six months later, former Columbia Records president Clive Davis would take over Bell Records and merge it into Arista with all the other Columbia Pictures-owned labels such as AmyMala Colpix and Colgems Records|Colgems]] to name a few.Most of the artists at Bell were dropped during the merger, but due to the song's popularity, Manilow was brought over to Arista in the spring of 1974 and Could It Be Magic was released as a single a year later - a full two years after it had been originally recorded, where it reached #6 in the United States.Manilow's hit recording begins and ends with an excerpt of Frédéric Chopin's Prelude in C Minor, Opus 28, Number 20. The whole song is based on the harmonic scheme of Chopin's prelude. The lyric "Sweet Melissa" is a tribute to singer Melissa Manchester, Manilow's then-Arista label-mate.The song has been covered by a number of other artists over the years, most successfully by Donna Summer in 1976 and by Take That in 1992. The song was remixed in 1993 using the original orchestration of brass and strings combined with new drums, bass and synthesizers, and was included on the album Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection. An extended remix of the 1993 version was issued as a promotional 12" single and included on the 12" single of "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight."".
- Could_It_Be_Magic album A_Love_Trilogy.
- Could_It_Be_Magic album Abigail_(singer).
- Could_It_Be_Magic album Barry_Manilow_(1973_album).
- Could_It_Be_Magic album Take_That_&_Party.
- Could_It_Be_Magic bSide "This Is A Dream".
- Could_It_Be_Magic bSide "Whispering Waves".
- Could_It_Be_Magic format 12-inch_single.
- Could_It_Be_Magic format CD_single.
- Could_It_Be_Magic format Cassette_single.
- Could_It_Be_Magic format Gramophone_record.
- Could_It_Be_Magic genre Disco.
- Could_It_Be_Magic genre Hi-NRG.
- Could_It_Be_Magic genre Pop_music.
- Could_It_Be_Magic genre Soul_music.
- Could_It_Be_Magic musicalArtist Abigail_(singer).
- Could_It_Be_Magic musicalArtist Barry_Manilow.
- Could_It_Be_Magic musicalArtist Donna_Summer.
- Could_It_Be_Magic musicalArtist Take_That.
- Could_It_Be_Magic musicalBand Abigail_(singer).
- Could_It_Be_Magic musicalBand Barry_Manilow.
- Could_It_Be_Magic musicalBand Donna_Summer.
- Could_It_Be_Magic musicalBand Take_That.
- Could_It_Be_Magic previousWork A_Million_Love_Songs.
- Could_It_Be_Magic previousWork I_Feel_You_(Love_Decade).
- Could_It_Be_Magic previousWork It's_a_Miracle_(Barry_Manilow_song).
- Could_It_Be_Magic previousWork Love_to_Love_You_Baby_(song).
- Could_It_Be_Magic producer Barry_Manilow.
- Could_It_Be_Magic producer Giorgio_Moroder.
- Could_It_Be_Magic producer Pete_Bellotte.
- Could_It_Be_Magic producer The_Rapino_Brothers.
- Could_It_Be_Magic recordLabel Arista_Records.
- Could_It_Be_Magic recordLabel Atlantic_Records.
- Could_It_Be_Magic recordLabel Canada.
- Could_It_Be_Magic recordLabel Durium_Records.
- Could_It_Be_Magic recordLabel GTO_Records.
- Could_It_Be_Magic recordLabel Germany.
- Could_It_Be_Magic recordLabel Giorgio_Moroder.
- Could_It_Be_Magic recordLabel Netherlands.
- Could_It_Be_Magic recordLabel RCA_Records.
- Could_It_Be_Magic recordedIn 1973_in_music.
- Could_It_Be_Magic releaseDate "1992-11-30".
- Could_It_Be_Magic runtime "268.0".
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- Could_It_Be_Magic runtime "410.0".
- Could_It_Be_Magic subsequentWork Constant_Craving.
- Could_It_Be_Magic subsequentWork I_Write_the_Songs.
- Could_It_Be_Magic subsequentWork Try_Me,_I_Know_We_Can_Make_It.
- Could_It_Be_Magic subsequentWork Why_Can't_I_Wake_Up_with_You.
- Could_It_Be_Magic wikiPageID "4132537".
- Could_It_Be_Magic wikiPageRevisionID "601493284".
- Could_It_Be_Magic writer Adrienne_Anderson.
- Could_It_Be_Magic writer Barry_Manilow.
- Could_It_Be_Magic album Abigail_(singer).
- Could_It_Be_Magic album Take_That_&_Party.
- Could_It_Be_Magic artist Abigail_(singer).
- Could_It_Be_Magic artist Barry_Manilow.
- Could_It_Be_Magic artist Donna_Summer.
- Could_It_Be_Magic artist Take_That.
- Could_It_Be_Magic bSide "This Is A Dream".
- Could_It_Be_Magic bSide "Whispering Waves".
- Could_It_Be_Magic caption "Klone Face".
- Could_It_Be_Magic caption "UK Maxi-CD cover".
- Could_It_Be_Magic cover "BarryManilowCouldItBeMagic7InchSingleCover.jpg".
- Could_It_Be_Magic cover "Could_It_Be_Magic_.jpg".
- Could_It_Be_Magic cover "Take that could it be magic uk cd single.jpg".
- Could_It_Be_Magic format "12".
- Could_It_Be_Magic format "7".
- Could_It_Be_Magic fromAlbum A_Love_Trilogy.
- Could_It_Be_Magic fromAlbum Barry_Manilow_(1973_album).
- Could_It_Be_Magic genre Disco.
- Could_It_Be_Magic genre Hi-NRG.
- Could_It_Be_Magic genre Pop_music.
- Could_It_Be_Magic genre Soul_music.
- Could_It_Be_Magic hasPhotoCollection Could_It_Be_Magic.
- Could_It_Be_Magic label Arista_Records.
- Could_It_Be_Magic label RCA_Records.
- Could_It_Be_Magic label "Atlantic".
- Could_It_Be_Magic label "Durium".
- Could_It_Be_Magic label "GTO".
- Could_It_Be_Magic label "Groovy".
- Could_It_Be_Magic label "Klone Records".
- Could_It_Be_Magic label "Oasis".
- Could_It_Be_Magic lastSingle ""A Million Love Songs"".
- Could_It_Be_Magic lastSingle ""I Feel You"".
- Could_It_Be_Magic lastSingle ""It's a Miracle"".
- Could_It_Be_Magic lastSingle ""Love to Love You Baby"".
- Could_It_Be_Magic length "268.0".
- Could_It_Be_Magic length "320.0".
- Could_It_Be_Magic length "381.0".
- Could_It_Be_Magic length "410.0".
- Could_It_Be_Magic name "Could It Be Magic".
- Could_It_Be_Magic nextSingle ""Constant Craving"".
- Could_It_Be_Magic nextSingle ""I Write the Songs"".
- Could_It_Be_Magic nextSingle ""Try Me, I Know We Can Make It"".