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<!--INDIVIDUAL PRODUCT HTML Starts HERE--> <table width=485 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td colspan=3> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_ontv_01.jpg" width=193 height=193 alt=""></td> <td colspan=2> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_ontv_02.jpg" width=191 height=193 alt=""></td> <td colspan=3> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_ontv_03.jpg" width=101 height=193 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=3> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_ontv_04.jpg" width=193 height=130 alt=""></td> <td colspan=4 rowspan=2 style="background-image:url('http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_ontv_05.jpg')" align="right"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" size="2"> <strong> Before there was MTV, there was Manilow TV, and now Barry Manilow The First Television Specials DVD box set gathers together five of Manilow&acute;s early network television specials from 1977 to 1988, over a decade in the career of one of music&acute;s most enduring artists. <br><br>Taken as a group, these outstanding shows didn&acute;t simply win Emmys and score big rations, but they also beautifully showcase the man&acute;s remarkable range as a musician, entertainer and creative force. <br><br>Manilow is joined by special guests ranging from Ray Charles to John Denver and Dionne Warwick to Kid Creole and the Coconuts, yet in the end there is no doubt who the true star of these shows is. <br><br>Turn on Barry Manilow The First Television Specials and get the feeling all over again. </strong> </font> </td> <td rowspan=2> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_ontv_06.jpg" width=11 height=385 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=3> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_ontv_07.jpg" width=193 height=255 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=8> <table width="485" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><table width=483 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="border:solid #7C77B2 1px;"> <tr> <td colspan=3> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs1_tv_01.jpg" width=483 height=34 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan=2> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs1_tv_02.jpg" width=129 height=246 alt=""></td> <td style="background-image:url('http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs1_tv_03.jpg'); height:148px;" align="right"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" size="2"> The First Barry Manilow Special - The beloved singer&acute;s first big network showcase aired on March 2, 1977 on ABC and went to win the Emmy for Outstanding Music Special For Manilow, Executive Producer Miles Lourie and Producer and Director Steve Binder. The special combines rousing performances filmed at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois, with studio segments that fine Manilow retracing his early roots. </font> </td> <td rowspan=2> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs1_tv_04.jpg" width=7 height=246 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image:url('http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs1_tv_05.jpg'); height:98px;" align="center"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#DDDBFA" size="1"> 1.) It&acute;s A Miracle, 2.) This One&acute;s For You, 3.) Could It Be Magic?, 4.) Mandy , 5.) Jump Shout Boogie Medley, 6.) Bandstand Boogie (with Penny Marshall), 7.) A Very Strange Medley, 8.) New York City Rhythm, 9.) Sandra, 10.) Early Morning Strangers, 11.) I Write The Songs </font> </td> </tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table width=483 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="border:solid #7C77B2 1px;"> <tr> <td colspan=3> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs2_tv_01.jpg" width=483 height=34 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan=2> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs2_tv_02.jpg" width=129 height=246 alt=""></td> <td style="background-image:url('http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs2_tv_03.jpg'); height:148px;" align="right"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" size="2"> The Second Barry Manilow Special – which first aired on ABC in 1978 and received four richly deserved Emmy nominations – is not simply the second coming of Manilow&acute;s first television special. Instead, it is a brilliantly inventive and creative hour of musical television in its own right. Almost certainly, it is also the only TV show you will ever see that features both the &quot;Genius of Soul&quot; Ray Charles and Barry Manilow&acute;s mother! </font> </td> <td rowspan=2> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs2_tv_04.jpg" width=7 height=246 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image:url('http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs2_tv_05.jpg'); height:98px;" align="center"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#DDDBFA" size="1">1.) Beautiful Music, 2.) Daybreak, 3.) I Was A Fool (To Let You Go)4.) Copacabana (At The Copa), 5.) One Of These Days (Ray Charles), 6.) It&acute;s A Miracle (with Ray Charles), 7.) Tryin&acute; To Get The Feeling Again, 8.) All The Time, 9.) Can&acute;t Smile Without You10.) Looks Like We Made It </font> </td> </tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table width=483 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="border:solid #7C77B2 1px;"> <tr> <td colspan=3> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs3_tv_01.jpg" width=483 height=34 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan=2> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs3_tv_02.jpg" width=129 height=246 alt=""></td> <td style="background-image:url('http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs3_tv_03.jpg'); height:148px;" align="right"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" size="2"> The third time would prove the charm for The Third Barry Manilow Special, which first aired on ABC on May 23, 1979. Directed by Don Mischer, this is variety television with tremendous amount of variety, right from a comic opening sketch that finds Manilow driving badly around the Hollywood sign to the simple, powerful concluding performance of &quot;Somewhere In The Night.&quot; </font> </td> <td rowspan=2> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs3_tv_04.jpg" width=7 height=246 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image:url('http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs3_tv_05.jpg'); height:98px;" align="center"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#DDDBFA" size="1"> 1.) Ready To Take A Chance Again, 2.) Weekend In New England3.) (Why Don&acute;t We Try) A Slow Dance, 4.) I Write The Songs, 5.) What&acute;s On Your Mind (John Denver), 6.) Everly Brothers Medley (with John Denver), 7.) Copacabana (At The Copa), 8.) Even Now, 9.) Somewhere In The Night </font> </td> </tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table width=483 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="border:solid #7C77B2 1px;"> <tr> <td colspan=3> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs4_tv_01.jpg" width=483 height=34 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan=2> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs4_tv_02.jpg" width=129 height=246 alt=""></td> <td style="background-image:url('http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs4_tv_03.jpg'); height:131px;" align="right"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" size="2"> Barry Manilow&acute;s first television special of the eighties – is a singular pleasure. The special starts with Manilow dressed in all black, offering what he describes as &quot;his low-key opening&quot; and concludes with a moving choral rendition of &quot;One Voice&quot; Throughout he offers a sophisticated, eclectic musical blend with an appealingly intimate feel </font> </td> <td rowspan=2> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs4_tv_04.jpg" width=7 height=246 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image:url('http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs4_tv_05.jpg'); height:115px;" align="center"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#DDDBFA" size="1">1.) You Could Show Me, 2.) Who&acute;s Been Sleeping In My Bed?, 3.) Rain, 4.) When I Wanted You, 5.) I Don&acute;t Wanna Walk Without You, 6.) We&acute;ll Meet Again, 7.) After You (Dionne Warwick) 8.) Déjà vu (Dionne Warwick), 9.) I&acute;ll Never love This Way Again (Dionne Warwick), 10.) Sunday Father, 11.) Ships, 12.) One Voices </font> </td> </tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table width=483 border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style="border:solid #7C77B2 1px;"> <tr> <td colspan=3> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs5_tv_01.jpg" width=483 height=34 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan=2> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs5_tv_02.jpg" width=129 height=246 alt=""></td> <td style="background-image:url('http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs5_tv_03.jpg'); height:93px;" align="right"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" size="2"> In the beginning of 1988&acute;s highly musical and endlessly entertaining Barry Manilow: Big Fun On Swing Street, Manilow says he has often wondered: &quot;What if you took a little bit of the Forties and a little bit of the Eighties and put them together?&quot; </font> </td> <td rowspan=2> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs5_tv_04.jpg" width=7 height=246 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image:url('http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_discs5_tv_05.jpg'); height:153px;" align="center"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#DDDBFA" size="1">1.) Swing Street, 2.) Big Fun, 3.) Right This Way, 4.) Hey Mambo (with Kid Creole and The Coconuts), 5.) Stardust, 6.) Not Another Night Of This (Phyllis Hyman), 7.) Summertime (with Diane Schuur), 8.) It Don&acute;t Mean A Thing (If It Ain&acute;t Got That Swing) (with Diane Schuur), 9.) When October Goes, 10.) Black & Blue (with Phyllis Hyman), 11.) Paradise Café, 12.) Evie, 13.) Blue(with Carmen McRae), 14.) Dancin&acute; Fool, 15.) Stompin&acute; AT They Savoy16.) One More Time </font> </td> </tr></table></td></tr></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=4> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_ontv_09.jpg" width=244 height=202 alt=""></td> <td colspan=4> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_ontv_10.jpg" width=241 height=202 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=4> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_ontv_11.jpg" width=244 height=180 alt=""></td> <td colspan=4> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_ontv_12.jpg" width=241 height=180 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_ontv_13.jpg" width=34 height=60 alt=""></td> <td colspan=4 style="background-image:url('http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_ontv_14.jpg')" align="center"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" size="3"> <strong> Includes: Barry Manilow The First Television Series 5 Disc DVD Set </strong> </font> </td> <td colspan=2> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_ontv_15.jpg" width=31 height=60 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=8> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_ontv_16.jpg" width=485 height=16 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_ontv_17.jpg" width=4 height=4 alt=""></td> <td colspan=7> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/barry_ontv_18.jpg" width=481 height=4 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/spacer.gif" width=4 height=1 alt=""></td> <td> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/spacer.gif" width=30 height=1 alt=""></td> <td> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/spacer.gif" width=159 height=1 alt=""></td> <td> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/spacer.gif" width=51 height=1 alt=""></td> <td> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/spacer.gif" width=140 height=1 alt=""></td> <td> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/spacer.gif" width=70 height=1 alt=""></td> <td> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/spacer.gif" width=20 height=1 alt=""></td> <td> <img src="http://www.businesscomplaints.org/store/asseenontv/images/spacer.gif" width=11 height=1 alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="8"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="000000" size="1"> 02-05-08 </font> </td> </tr></table>
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