Weekend in New England

"Weekend in New England"
"Weekend in New England"
Single by Barry Manilow
from the album This One's for You
B-side	"Say the Words"
Released	November 1976
Genre	Orchestral pop, soft rock
Length	3:43
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Randy Edelman
Producer(s)	Barry Manilow, Ron Dante
Barry Manilow singles chronology

"Weekend in New England" is a song by Randy Edelman, first released in 1975 on his album Farewell Fairbanks. It was recorded by Barry Manilow the following year for his album This One's for You, and was issued as a single in 1976, reaching number one on the U.S. Adult Contemporary (Easy Listening) chart and number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1977.^[1]

Background[]

The only reference to the title is the line, "Time in New England took me away..."; the word "weekend" is never mentioned. It was followed by the single, "Looks Like We Made It".

The theme is the singer wondering if the relationship that just started on a weekend trip has a chance to blossom into something bigger.^[2]

Personnel[]

Barry Manilow - vocals, piano
Richard Resnicoff - guitar
Steven Donaghey - bass guitar
Alan Axelrod - keyboards
Lee Gurst - drums
Gerald Atlers - orchestration

Chart performance[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1976–77)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	73
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	10
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[5]	1
U.S. Cashbox Top 100^[6]	9
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[7]	9
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[8]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1977)	Rank
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[9]	97
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[10]	65
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary^[11]	31
U.S. Cash Box^[12]	12

Cover versions[]

Martin Nievera recorded the song for his 1999 album Return to Forever.
Regine Velasquez recorded the song for her 2007 album Regine Live: Songbird Sings the Classics.
John Barrowman recorded the song for his 2007 album Another Side.
Kathryn Bernardo recorded the song for her 2017 album Lovelife with Kath.

Popular culture[]

Barry Manilow's version was heard in the 2009 comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop.

References[]

^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 155.
^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. November 13, 1976. p. 75. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
^ "Australian-charts.com – Barry Manilow – {{{song}}}". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Barry Manilow Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Barry Manilow Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 2/19/77". cashboxmagazine.com. 1977-02-19. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5162a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
^ "Billboard". Books.google.com. 1977-12-24. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
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External links[]

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 155.

[2] "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. November 13, 1976. p. 75. Retrieved 2020-07-13.

[sc_Australia_Barry_Manilow-3] "Australian-charts.com – Barry Manilow – {{{song}}}". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Barry_Manilow-4] "Barry Manilow Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Barry_Manilow-5] "Barry Manilow Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.

[6] "Cash Box Top 100 2/19/77". cashboxmagazine.com. 1977-02-19. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-7] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5162a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.

[8] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

[9] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

[10] "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

[11] "Billboard". Books.google.com. 1977-12-24. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

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1970s	"Mandy" (1974) "Sandra" (1974) "It's a Miracle" (1975) "Could It Be Magic" (1975) "I Write the Songs" (1975) "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" (1976) "This One's for You" (1976) "Weekend in New England" (1976) "Looks Like We Made It" (1977) "Daybreak" (1977) "It's Just Another New Year's Eve" (1977) "Can't Smile Without You" (1978) "Even Now" (1978) "Copacabana" (1978) "Ready to Take a Chance Again" (1978) "Somewhere in the Night" (1978) "Ships" (1979) "When I Wanted You" (1979)
1980s	"I Don't Want to Walk Without You" (1980) "Bermuda Triangle" (1980) "I Made It Through the Rain" (1980) "Lonely Together" (1981) "The Old Songs" (1981) "Somewhere Down the Road" (1981) "Let's Hang On!" (1982) "Oh Julie" (1982) "Memory" (1982) "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (1982) "Read 'Em and Weep" (1983) "When October Goes" (1984) "Run to Me" (1985) "I'm Your Man" (1986) "Keep Each Other Warm" (1989)
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