Even Now (Barry Manilow song)

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"Even Now"
Even Now cover.jpg
Single by Barry Manilow
from the album Even Now
B-side"I Was a Fool (To Let You Go)"
ReleasedApril 1978
GenrePop
Length3:28
LabelArista 0330
Songwriter(s)Marty Panzer (words)
Barry Manilow (music)
Producer(s)Ron Dante
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow singles chronology
"Can't Smile Without You"
(1978) 		"Even Now"
(1978) 		"Copacabana"
(1978)

"Even Now" is a 1978 song by American adult contemporary and pop music singer Barry Manilow. It is the title track from his 1978 album, and Manilow wrote the music and co-produced the track with Ron Dante. The words were written by Marty Panzer.

Released as the second single from the album, "Even Now" became a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1978, peaking at No. 19.[1] It became Manilow's ninth song to reach number one on the Billboard easy listening chart, spending three weeks atop the chart beginning May 27, 1978.[2]

Billboard Magazine described "Even Now" as "one of Manilow's classiest efforts."[3]

In his autobiography Sweet Life, Manilow said that the song was "one of my personal favorites, which never fails to move me. It reminded me of the great times I had collaborating with" Marty Panzer, with whom the singer had worked previously. The lyrics of this song describe the remorse and regret felt by the lyricist over leaving a woman with whom he had a great relationship with for a much better life with a different woman, even though his instincts told him that it wasn't the right move to make. [2]

Charts[]

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 17
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[5] 14
New Zealand [6] 17
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 19
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 1
US Cash Box Top 100 [9] 17

See also[]

  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1978 (U.S.)

References[]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 394.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 218.
  3. ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. May 6, 1978. p. 96. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4614a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4609." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  7. ^ "Barry Manilow Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Barry Manilow Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2015-04-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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