Genre
Soft rock and adult contemporary pop. Even Now showcases Manilow at the peak of his commercial powers: richly orchestrated ballads alongside more rhythmically driven material, ranging from the lush romanticism of the title track to the Latin-disco energy of "Copacabana (At the Copa)," all produced with the meticulous craft that defined his mid-career work.
Release
Released in February 1978 by Arista Records. It was Manilow's fifth studio album.
Production
Produced by Barry Manilow and Ron Dante, with engineering by Michael DeLugg. Recorded between July and November 1977 at A&M Studios, Hollywood, California, with "Somewhere in the Night" recorded separately at Mediasound Studios, New York City.
Reception
Even Now was Manilow's greatest commercial triumph to that point, reaching number three on the Billboard 200 and being certified triple platinum by the RIAA. It produced four major hit singles: "Can't Smile Without You" (Hot 100 No. 3, Adult Contemporary No. 1), "Copacabana (At the Copa)" (Hot 100 No. 8, Grammy Award for Best Pop Male Vocal Performance), the title track (Hot 100 No. 19, Adult Contemporary No. 1), and "Somewhere in the Night" (Adult Contemporary No. 1). The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 21st Annual Grammy Award.
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus, June 17, 1943, Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. He studied at the Juilliard School and began his professional career writing advertising jingles before becoming Bette Midler's pianist and musical director. His solo career, launched in 1973, generated 51 top-40 Adult Contemporary singles, thirteen of which reached number one; thirteen of his albums were certified platinum, and worldwide sales exceed 85 million records. Billboard ranked him the top Adult Contemporary chart artist of all time. Even Now marked the apex of his commercial peak - the period between 1974 and 1983 in which he placed an album on the Billboard 200 every year. His other accolades include two Emmy Awards, a special Tony Award for his 1977 Broadway run, induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2002), and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2019).
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