2:00 AM Paradise Cafe

2:00 AM Paradise Cafe
2:00 AM Paradise Cafe
Studio album by Barry Manilow
Released	November 15, 1984
Genre	Jazz pop; traditional pop; lounge;
Length	49:15
Label	Arista
Producer	Barry Manilow
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

2:00 AM Paradise Cafe is the tenth studio album by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, released in 1984 on Arista Records. The album peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 and went Gold in the United States.^[5]

Background

Johnny Mercer's widow, Ginger, entrusted Manilow with a cache of Mercer's lyrics that had never been set to music, although Manilow used only Mercer's "When October Goes" for the project. He recruited veteran jazz musicians Bill Mays, Gerry Mulligan, Shelly Manne, Mundell Lowe, and George Duvivier for the album. Also enlisted for vocal duets were Mel Tormé and Sarah Vaughan. The entire album was rehearsed for three days, then recorded entirely live (in one take) without overdubs at Westlake Studio 'C' in Los Angeles, California.

Track listing

All music is composed by Barry Manilow.

Side one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Paradise Cafe"	Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman	5:23
2.	"Where Have You Gone"	Adrienne Anderson	4:35
3.	"Say No More"	Adrienne Anderson	4:06
4.	"Blue" (with Sarah Vaughan)	Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman	4:16
5.	"When October Goes"	Johnny Mercer	4:04

Side two
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"What Am I Doin' Here"	Marty Panzer	3:17
2.	"Goodbye My Love"	Adrienne Anderson	4:25
3.	"Big City Blues" (with Mel Tormé)	Adrienne Anderson	4:14
4.	"When Love Is Gone"	Lisa Sennett	4:17
5.	"I've Never Been So Low on Love"	Marty Panzer	4:26
6.	"Night Song"	Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman	4:28

Charts

Chart (1984/85)	Position
United States (Billboard 200)	28
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	100
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)	28

Personnel

Barry Manilow – vocals, acoustic piano
Bill Mays – acoustic piano, Rhodes electric piano
Mundell Lowe – guitar
George Duvivier – bass guitar
Shelly Manne – drums
Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
Sarah Vaughan – vocals (4)
Mel Tormé – vocals (8)

Production

Barry Manilow – producer, arrangements, logo design
Michael Braunstein – recording
Deni King – assistant engineer
Greg Laney – second assistant engineer
Eric Borenstein – album coordinator
Roger Wall – personal assistant
Shaun Harris – music contractor
Ria Lewerke – art direction
Sue Reilly – logo design
Leon Lecash – front cover photography
Jay Thompson – back cover photography
Charles Mercuri – grooming

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[7]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[5]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Ruhlmann, William (January 1, 1997). "Barry Manilow". In Bogdanov, Vladimir; Erlewine, Michael; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Unterberger, Richie; Woodstra, Chris (eds.). AllMusic Guide to Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. p. 577.
^ ^a ^b Dedrick, Jay (January 1, 1998). "Barry Manilow". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 313–314.
^ Allmusic review
^ Rolling Stone list
^ ^a ^b "American album certifications – Barry Manilow – 2:00 A.M. Paradise Cafe". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 191. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "British album certifications – Barry Manilow – E2 Am Paradise Café". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

[AllMusic_Rock_1997-1] Ruhlmann, William (January 1, 1997). "Barry Manilow". In Bogdanov, Vladimir; Erlewine, Michael; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Unterberger, Richie; Woodstra, Chris (eds.). AllMusic Guide to Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. p. 577.

[Lounge_1998-2] Dedrick, Jay (January 1, 1998). "Barry Manilow". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 313–314.

[3] Allmusic review

[4] Rolling Stone list

[riaa-5] "American album certifications – Barry Manilow – 2:00 A.M. Paradise Cafe". Recording Industry Association of America.

[aus-6] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 191. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[United_KingdomBarry_ManilowE2_Am_Paradise_CaféalbumCertRef-7] "British album certifications – Barry Manilow – E2 Am Paradise Café". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

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v t e Gerry Mulligan
Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release. Some of the titles have been shortened.
Albums as leader or co-leader	Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1953) Paris Concert (with Bob Brookmeyer, 1954) California Concerts (1954) Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet (1955) Mainstream of Jazz (1956) At Storyville (1956) The Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer at Newport (split album, 1957) Jazz Giants '58 (with Harry Edison, Stan Getz, 1958) Mulligan Meets Monk (with Thelonious Monk, 1957) Blues in Time (with Paul Desmond, 1957) Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz Jazz Concerto Grosso (with Bob Brookmeyer, 1957) The Gerry Mulligan Songbook (1957) Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan! (1957–58) What Is There to Say? (1958–59) Meets Johnny Hodges (1959) Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (1959) The Concert Jazz Band (1960) The Concert Jazz Band on Tour (1960) The Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard (1960) Holliday with Mulligan (with Judy Holliday, 1961) Presents a Concert in Jazz (1961) The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (with Bob Brookmeyer, 1962) Jeru (1962) Two of a Mind (with Paul Desmond, 1962) Spring Is Sprung (1962) Gerry Mulligan '63 (1962) Night Lights (1963) Butterfly with Hiccups (1963–64) If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em! (1965) Feelin' Good (1965) Something Borrowed - Something Blue (1966) Summit (with Astor Piazzolla, 1974) Walk on the Water (1980)
With Chet Baker	Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 1 (1952) Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 2 (1953) Gene Norman Presents the Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet and Quartet (1953) Reunion (1957) Carnegie Hall Concert (1974)
With Dave Brubeck	Live at the Berlin Philharmonie (1970) The Last Set at Newport (1971) We're All Together Again for the First Time (1972)
With others	Birth of the Cool (Miles Davis, 1949–50) 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe (Barry Manilow, 1984) Pelé (Sérgio Mendes & Pelé, 1977) Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972) The Classic Concert Live (with Mel Tormé & George Shearing, 1982)
Soundtracks	The Sound of Jazz (1957) I Want to Live! (1958) The Subterraneans (1960) The Hot Rock (Quincy Jones, 1971)

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