" Could It Be Magic " is a song written by Adrienne Anderson and composed by American singer-songwriter Barry Manilow , inspired by Frédéric Chopin 's Prelude in C minor, Opus 28, Number 20 .
145-604: Barry Manilow ( / ˈ m æ n ɪ l oʊ / MAN -il-oh ; born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans six decades. His hit recordings include " Could It Be Magic ", " Looks Like We Made It ", " Mandy ", " I Write the Songs ", " Can't Smile Without You ", " Weekend in New England ", and " Copacabana (At the Copa) ". Manilow has recorded and released 51 Top 40 singles on
290-523: A Grammy Award (winning once) as a producer, arranger and performer a total of fifteen times (and in every decade) from 1973 to 2015. He has also produced Grammy-nominated albums for Bette Midler , Dionne Warwick , Nancy Wilson , and Sarah Vaughan . Manilow has sold more than 85 million records as a solo artist worldwide, making him one of the world's bestselling artists . Barry Manilow was born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943, in Brooklyn , New York,
435-479: A Shell filling station on U.S. Route 25 just outside North Corbin, Kentucky , a small town on the edge of the Appalachian Mountains . It was here that he first served to travelers the recipes that he had learned as a child: fried chicken and other dishes such as steaks and country ham . After four years of serving from his own dining room table, Sanders purchased the larger filling station on
580-557: A hologram with a pre-recorded section of his vocals. Gary Barlow has sung lead vocals since Take That's reformation. The song has received a Silver sales status certification and has sold over 345,000 copies in the UK. In his review of the Take That & Party album, Peter Fawthrop from AllMusic wrote, "Hearing Robbie Williams on the tracks here, especially his lead on the cover of Barry Manilow 's "Could It Be Magic", brings back
725-421: A "ghost" group consisting of session musicians including Manilow. This ensemble had a minor success with "Amy" in 1971, a song written by Anderson and performed by Manilow. Manilow at that stage had only composed or arranged commercial jingles, and the arrangement of the backing track for "Could It Be Magic" was left to Orlando after they had a discussion about the song's arrangement. Although Manilow had envisioned
870-560: A "spectacular stomperama". Wayne Garcia from St. Petersburg Times named it the "low point" of the album, describing the song as "a synth-disco remake". A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by Saffie Ashtiany. It shows a young woman leaving a garage before the lights are turned back on and Take That perform the song with many other dancers. It was filmed at Bray Studios, Water Oakley, Windsor, Berkshire in 1992. David Bennun from Melody Maker felt that Take That videos as "Could It Be Magic" "were perfect. The image,
1015-460: A Chance Again " (by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel ). His number 1 hit " I Write the Songs " was composed by Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys . According to album liner notes, Manilow did, however, perform co-production as well as arrangement duties on all the above tracks along with Ron Dante , most famous for his vocals on records by The Archies . Manilow's breakthrough in Britain came with
1160-617: A Chance Again" and its songwriters Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel were nominated that year for the " Best Original Song " Oscar at the 51st Academy Awards . On February 11, 1979, a concert from Manilow's sold-out dates from his Even Now Tour at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles aired on the HBO series Standing Room Only , which was the first pay-television show to pose a serious threat to network primetime specials for ratings. From
1305-743: A Variety or Music Program at the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards . A sequel album to his bestselling fifties tribute album, The Greatest Songs of the Sixties was released on October 31, 2006, including songs such as " And I Love Her " and " Can't Help Falling in Love ". It nearly repeated the success of its predecessor, debuting at number 2 in the Billboard 200. In January 2007, Manilow returned to his hometown of New York City for three shows at Madison Square Garden . These included showing onscreen Manilow performing in one of his first television appearances, while
1450-579: A benefit concert for the Warwick Foundation headed by Dionne Warwick and shown on Showtime a few years later. In the 1988 Walt Disney Pictures animated feature Oliver & Company , Bette Midler's character sang a new Manilow composition called "Perfect Isn't Easy". The 1989 release of Barry Manilow , which contained "Please Don't Be Scared", " Keep Each Other Warm ", and "The One That Got Away", ended Manilow's streak of albums of original self-written material (he only wrote or arranged two of
1595-549: A black curtain, lip-syncing to the recording. He performed 14 concerts as part of an extended tour covering Germany, Austria and Denmark . Manilow branched out in another direction and, with long-time lyricist Bruce Sussman, launched Copacabana , a musical play based on previous Manilow-related adaptations. They wrote new songs and it ran for two years on the London West End , and a tour company formed. In December 1996, A&E aired Barry Manilow: Live By Request ,
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#17328008819831740-557: A childlike voice and wrote the music (Donald B Wood wrote the lyrics). His singing-only credits include commercials for Kentucky Fried Chicken , Pepsi ("all across the nation, it's the Pepsi Generation "), McDonald's ("you deserve a break today"), and Dr Pepper . Manilow was awarded an Honorary Clio at the 50th Anniversary Clio Awards in Las Vegas in 2009 for his 1960s work as a jingle writer and singer. When accepting
1885-499: A collection of Broadway songs (1991), Singin' with the Big Bands (1994) and a late 1970s collection Summer of '78 (1996), which included the hit " I Go Crazy ", formerly a hit for Paul Davis in 1978. The decade ended with Manilow recording a tribute to Frank Sinatra Manilow Sings Sinatra (1998) released months after Sinatra's death. In 1990, Japan aired National Eolia Special: Barry Manilow On Broadway where he sang
2030-471: A concert from his sold-out Royal Albert Hall show was broadcast in England. The live album and video Barry Live in Britain also came from his Royal Albert Hall shows. On August 27, 1983, Manilow performed a landmark open-air concert at Blenheim Palace in Britain, an event that he told the audience was "one of the most exciting nights" in his life. It was the first such event ever held at that venue and
2175-409: A copyright bill put forward by local television broadcasters that would mandate songwriter-producer source licensing of theme and incidental music on syndicated television show reruns and would disallow the use of the blanket license then in effect. The songwriters said without the blanket license, artists would have to negotiate up front with producers individually, without knowing if a series would be
2320-619: A culturally-based stereotype exists, leading to the incorrect assertion of racism...We unequivocally condemn discrimination of any type and have a proud history as one of the world's leading employers for diversity". In May 2012, Greenpeace accused KFC of sourcing paper pulp for its food packaging from Indonesian rainforest wood. Independent forensic tests showed that some packaging contained more than 50 percent mixed tropical hardwood fiber, sourced from Asia Pulp & Paper (APP). APP said such fiber can be found in recycled paper, or: "It can also come from tree residues that are cleared, after
2465-505: A feature of the chain since it was first introduced by franchisee Pete Harman in 1957. Since the early 1990s, KFC has expanded its menu to offer other chicken products such as chicken fillet sandwiches and wraps , as well as salads and side dishes such as French fries and coleslaw , desserts and soft drinks; the latter often supplied by PepsiCo. KFC is known for its slogans "It's Finger Lickin' Good!", "Nobody does chicken like KFC", "We do chicken right", and "So good". Harland Sanders
2610-563: A feeling of lost innocence and a perspective on the changing of times." In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton said, "Cleverly they change it from a ballad into a medium-tempo pop/dance tune but although it is also fancied for Christmas No.1 it is just not as strong as songs like " A Million Love Songs ", their last hit which may well have been a better choice for a Christmas single." David Bennun from Melody Maker complimented its "all puppyish enthusiasm and Northern Soul beats." Alex Kadis from Smash Hits described it as
2755-534: A forest area has become degraded, logged-over or burned, as part of a sustainable development plan. APP has strict policies and practices in place to ensure that only residues from legal plantation development on degraded or logged-over forest areas and sustainable wood fiber enters the production supply chain." KFC said: "From a global perspective, 60 percent of the paper products that Yum! (our parent company) sources are from sustainable sources. Our suppliers are working towards making it 100 percent." In December 2012,
2900-479: A large device that cost $ 16,000. The Hartzog model had no oil filtration system, meaning that filtering had to be done manually, and the pressure fryers occasionally exploded often harming employees. In 1969, inventor and engineer Winston L. Shelton developed the "Collectramatic" pressurized fryer to overcome the problems KFC faced in quickly frying chicken to meet growing customer demand. The Collectramatic used precision time and temperature controls and self-filtered
3045-668: A limited menu. Value menu items are sold under the "Streetwise" name in locations such as Canada, Nigeria, South Africa and Mauritius. Side dishes often include French fries , coleslaw , barbecue baked beans , corn on the cob , mashed potato , bread rolls and American biscuits . Salads include the bean salad , the Caesar salad and the garden salad . In a number of territories, KFC sells onion rings . In most of Asia, several Sub-Saharan Africa and Pacific markets, rice based side dishes are often sold. In Greece and Bulgaria, potato wedges are sold instead of French fries. In
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#17328008819833190-524: A new covers album, released January 31, 2006, called The Greatest Songs of the Fifties . Manilow said he was blown away with the idea, which Davis presented when he visited Manilow's Las Vegas show. "When he suggested this idea to me, I slapped my forehead and said, 'Why hasn't anyone thought of this idea?'" Manilow said. It was an unexpected success, debuting at number one in the Billboard 200 , marking
3335-429: A number of Eastern European locations and Portugal, beer is offered in addition to soft drinks. In 2023 KFC branches in UK and Ireland introduced new 'signature fries' (fries coated in herbs and spice) in an attempt to improve the taste of the fries. KFC initially used stove-top covered cooking pots to fry its chicken. In the 1960s, the officially recommended model was the L S Hartzog developed "KFC 20-Head Cooker",
3480-477: A pint of gravy in a cardboard bucket). Serving their signature meal in a paper bucket was to become an iconic feature of the company. By 1963, there were 600 KFC restaurants, making the company the largest fast food operation in the United States. KFC popularized chicken in the fast food industry, diversifying the market by challenging the dominance of the hamburger . With significant growth in tow,
3625-478: A plan to revamp its packaging, decor and uniforms and expand its menu. Additionally, beginning in May 2015, a new series of US advertisements was launched featuring Darrell Hammond as Colonel Sanders. In a planned rotation of actors, Norm Macdonald , Jim Gaffigan , George Hamilton and Rob Riggle portrayed Sanders in similar ads through the fall of 2016. In January 2018, country music icon Reba McEntire played
3770-515: A series of changes in corporate ownership with little or no experience in the restaurant business. In the early 1970s, KFC was sold to the spirits distributor Heublein , which was taken over by the R. J. Reynolds food and tobacco conglomerate; that company sold the chain to PepsiCo . The chain continued to expand overseas, however, and in 1987 it became the first Western restaurant chain to open in China. It has since expanded rapidly in China , which
3915-647: A short time. He enrolled in the City College of New York , where he briefly studied before entering the New York College of Music . He also worked at CBS while he was a student to pay his expenses. Afterwards, he studied musical theater at Juilliard Performing Arts School . In 1964, Manilow met Bro Herrod, a CBS director, who asked him to arrange some songs for a musical adaptation of the melodrama , The Drunkard . Instead, Manilow wrote an entire original score . Herrod used Manilow's composition in
4060-444: A sign painter hired by Harman, coined the name "Kentucky Fried Chicken". For Harman, the addition of KFC was a way of differentiating his restaurant from competitors; a product from Kentucky was exotic and evoked imagery of Southern hospitality . Harman trademarked the phrase "It's finger lickin' good", which eventually became the company slogan. He also introduced the "bucket meal" in 1957 (14 pieces of chicken, five bread rolls and
4205-431: A song called "I Am Your Child", which Manilow had composed with Marty Panzer . Among other songs on the album were Jon Hendricks ' vocalese jazz standard "Cloudburst", most successfully recorded by his group Lambert, Hendricks and Ross in 1959, and a slower-tempo version of "Could It Be Magic". The latter's music was based on Chopin 's " Prelude in C Minor " and provided Donna Summer with one of her first hits. It
4350-612: A song that builds up like "Hey Jude", Orlando produced and arranged it instead as an uptempo bubblegum pop single with a dance beat and cowbells that more resembled Orlando's own " Knock Three Times ". This early version of "Magic" was released as a song by Featherbed on the Bell Records label. Manilow hated the Orlando arrangement in Featherbed's version so severely that, as he has said in numerous subsequent interviews, he
4495-489: A spicy chicken fillet sandwich (1993). By 1994 KFC had 5,149 outlets in the US and 9,407 overall, with over 100,000 employees. In August 1997, PepsiCo spun off its restaurants division as a public company valued at US$ 4.5 billion (around US$ 7.3 billion in 2020). The new company was named Tricon Global Restaurants and, at the time, had 30,000 outlets and annual sales of US$ 10 billion (around US$ 16 billion in 2020), making it second in
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4640-616: A success. The license now pays according to a per-use formula. Manilow said that such a bill would act as a precedent for broadcasters to get rid of the blanket license entirely. The following year, McGraw-Hill published Manilow's autobiography, Sweet Life: Adventures on the Way to Paradise , which took three years to complete. While promoting the work, Manilow defended his music in a telephone interview: "I live in laid-back L.A., but in my heart, I'm an energetic New Yorker and that's what has always come out of my music. I've always been surprised when
4785-716: A top ten hit of his own, in the fall of 1979, with the song " Ships " (written and composed by Ian Hunter, former lead singer of Mott the Hoople ) from the album One Voice . During the 1980s, Manilow topped the Adult Contemporary radio charts with songs such as " The Old Songs ", " Somewhere Down the Road ", " Read 'Em and Weep " (written by Jim Steinman ), and a remake of the 1941 Jule Styne and Frank Loesser standard " I Don't Want to Walk Without You ". Manilow's songs continued to receive frequent radio airplay throughout
4930-753: A world tour of the Broadway show. Manilow released a number of cover tunes during the 1990s, starting with tracks on the 1989 release Barry Manilow , and continuing with his 1990 Christmas LP Because It's Christmas . On the Christmas album, Manilow was joined by pop girl trio Exposé and together they recreated, note for note, a 1943 million-selling recording of " Jingle Bells " by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters . Manilow has credited Patty, Maxene, and LaVerne Andrews as inspiring him, perhaps most evident in his recording of "Jump, Shout Boogie". Consequent "event" albums followed, including: Showstoppers ,
5075-487: A year it became without Win's fryer. He (Shelton) helped set the stage for that with true engineering thinking. Although a number of franchisees bought the Collectramatic, which had the support of Colonel Sanders from 1970 onwards, John Y. Brown Jr. had given tacit approval to franchisees to exclusively use the older L S Hartzog fryer, saying "Though those old pots were damn dangerous, at least we knew they worked! I
5220-469: Is a preference for spicy foods, such as the Zinger chicken burger. In many international markets, the seasoning used for the core chicken pieces product is available as a hot and spicy version as an alternative to the classic KFC recipe. The hot and spicy coating, as well as having a spicier flavour, also has a crispy consistency. In Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, a grilled chicken known as "Smoky Red"
5365-516: Is augmented with a strong, vocal interpretation by Manilow" Record World said that " Chopin 's Prelude in C Minor gave Barry the original inspiration for this one" and that they expected it to go to the Top 10. The song also reached number 25 on the UK charts when it was issued as a single in 1978. The song was again reworked in 1993 using the earlier orchestration of brass and strings, combining it with new drums, bass and synthesizers. This version
5510-844: Is available in over 2,000 outlets. Egg custard tart is a popular dessert worldwide, but other items include ice cream sundaes and tres leches cake in Peru. In 2012, the "KFC AM" breakfast menu began to be rolled out internationally, including such items as pancakes , waffles and porridge , as well as fried chicken. On August 27, 2019, KFC tested meatless boneless wings and nuggets in Atlanta, Georgia. In February 2023, Kentucky Fried Chicken in Australia announced that several items would no longer be sold in their menu, including wings, popcorn chicken, Nashville hot sauce and strawberry lemonade. Sanders' Original Recipe of "11 herbs and spices"
5655-472: Is available. KFC locations in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Vietnam offer a roasted option known as Flava Crava. KFC's menu in China includes, among other items incorporating Chinese food items, rice bowls, noodle dishes, and chicken prepared in the style of Peking duck. Some locations in the US sell fried chicken livers and gizzards . A small number of US outlets offer an all-you-can-eat buffet option with
5800-408: Is based on lyrics left behind by famed composer Johnny Mercer that had never been set to music. Manilow was invited in 1993 by Mercer's widow to complete the songs. His own recording of " When October Goes ", with lyrics by Mercer, was released as a single in 1984, from his album 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe . Further Mercer compositions were set to music by Manilow over the following years, culminating in
5945-432: Is now the company's single largest market. PepsiCo spun off its restaurants division as Tricon Global Restaurants, which later changed its name to Yum! Brands . KFC's original product is pressure-fried chicken pieces, seasoned with Sanders' signature recipe of " 11 herbs and spices ". The constituents of the recipe are a trade secret . Larger portions of fried chicken are served in a cardboard "bucket", which has become
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6090-502: Is one of the best known trade secrets in the catering industry. The recipe is not patented, because patent law requires public disclosure of an invention and provides protection only for a strictly limited term, whereas trade secrets can remain the intellectual property of their holders in perpetuity. A copy of the recipe, signed by Sanders, is held inside a safe inside a vault in KFC's Louisville headquarters, along with 11 vials containing
6235-483: Is one of the most widely available KFC products. In some locations, such as in Australia, Belarus, Malaysia and South Africa, chicken nuggets are also sold. McCormick & Company is KFC's largest supplier of sauces, seasonings and marinades and is a long-term partner in new product development. Due to the company's previous relationship with PepsiCo, most territories supply PepsiCo products, but exceptional territories include Barbados, Greece, Mexico, New Zealand,
6380-558: Is the world's second-largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's , with over 30,000 locations globally in 150 countries as of April 2024 . The chain is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands , a restaurant company that also owns the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains. KFC was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders (1890–1980), an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky , during
6525-624: The 32nd Primetime Emmy Awards . Also in 1980, a concert from Manilow's sold-out shows at London England's Wembley Arena was broadcast while he was on a world tour. Manilow released the self-titled Barry (1980), which was his first album to not reach the top ten in the United States, stopping at number 15. The album contained the top 10 hits " I Made It Through the Rain " (originally a minor hit for its writer, Gerard Kenny ) and " Bermuda Triangle ". The album If I Should Love Again followed in 1981, with two top 40 recordings that both hit number 1 on
6670-696: The Adult Contemporary Chart , including 13 that hit number one, 28 that appeared within the top ten, and 36 that reached the top twenty. Manilow has released 13 platinum and six multi-platinum albums. Although not a favorite artist of music critics, Manilow has been praised by his peers in the recording industry. In the 1970s, Frank Sinatra predicted: "He's next." As well as producing and arranging albums for himself and other artists, Manilow has written and performed songs for musicals, films, and commercials for corporations such as McDonald's , Pepsi Cola , and Band-Aid . He has been nominated for
6815-666: The Brit Award for British Single in 1993 . Manilow wrote "Could It Be Magic" one night while he was living in a studio apartment on 27th Street in Manhattan . He had been playing Chopin on the piano that afternoon, and the tune inspired by Chopin then came to him. Manilow built the song by elaborating on part of Chopin's Prelude Op. 28, No. 20 , and the source of the inspiration is made explicit in Manilow's own recording, which quotes directly eight bars of Prelude No. 20 at
6960-636: The Great Depression . Sanders identified the potential of the restaurant- franchising concept, and the first "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchise opened in Salt Lake City , Utah, in 1952. KFC popularized chicken in the fast-food industry, diversifying the market by challenging the established dominance of the hamburger . By branding himself as "Colonel Sanders", Harland became a prominent figure of American cultural history and his image remains widely used in KFC advertising to this day. However,
7105-573: The Off Broadway musical, which had an eight-year run at New York's 13th Street Repertory Theatre . During this time, Manilow began work as a commercial jingle writer and singer, which continued through the remainder of the 1960s. He performed many of the TV jingles that he composed, including State Farm Insurance ("Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there") or Band-Aid ("I am stuck on Band-Aid, 'cause Band-Aid's stuck on me!"), for which he adopted
7250-626: The Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, Tennessee . On April 11, 2000, The Nashville Network (TNN) aired the two-hour Manilow Country , which featured country stars Trisha Yearwood , Neal McCoy , Deana Carter , Jo Dee Messina , Lorrie Morgan , Kevin Sharp , Lila McCann , Gillian Welch and Jaci Velasquez singing their favorite Manilow hits with a " country " twist; Manilow also performed. This special
7395-833: The "live" Manilow played along onstage. The same year saw him playing several shows on the east coast of the United States in August. Four more took place in December, half in the New York tri-state area in Uniondale and East Rutherford , and two in Cleveland and Detroit. Manilow launched another short tour in early 2008, visiting several large venues including the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota . A further album in
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#17328008819837540-601: The 1985 television movie Copacabana , starring Manilow and executive produced by Clark. Despite being a songwriter in his own right, several of Manilow's commercial successes were songs written by others. In addition to "Mandy", other hits that he did not write or compose include " Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again " (by David Pomeranz ), " Weekend in New England " (by Randy Edelman ), " Ships " (by Ian Hunter ), " Looks Like We Made It " (by Richard Kerr and Will Jennings ), " Can't Smile Without You " and " Ready to Take
7685-541: The 1991 Nancy Wilson release. Manilow is featured in a duet on the record in the final cut "Epilogue". On February 19, 1992, Manilow testified before the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration House Committee in support of H.R. 3204, The Audio Home Recording Act of 1991. The bill was signed into law on October 28, 1992, by President George H. W. Bush and became effective immediately. In 1993, PBS aired Barry Manilow: The Best of Me , which
7830-467: The 20th century. The trademark expired in the US in 2006. The first KFC logo was introduced in 1952 and featured a "Kentucky Fried Chicken" typeface and a logo of the Colonel. In 1962, Dave Thomas took Colonel Sanders' bucket and turned it into a sign that revolved in a circular motion in front of almost every American KFC outlet. Advertising played a key role at KFC after it was sold by Sanders and
7975-728: The AC chart – "The Old Songs" and "Somewhere Down The Road" and a third single that became a hit in the UK ;– a cover of the 1965 The Four Seasons smash " Let's Hang On! ". This was the first of his albums that Manilow produced without Ron Dante, who had co-produced all the previous albums. Manilow's sold-out concert at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh aired nationally on Showtime and locally on Philadelphia 's now-defunct PRISM . In 1982,
8120-452: The B-side to the single "Cloudburst". Six months later, former Columbia Records president Clive Davis took over Bell Records and merged it into Arista with all the other Columbia Pictures-owned labels. Most of the artists at Bell were dropped during the merger, but Manilow was brought over to Arista in the spring of 1974. Due to the success of Manilow second album Barry Manilow II , it
8265-521: The Coconuts , Phyllis Hyman , Stanley Clarke , Carmen McRae , Tom Scott , and Uncle Festive, a band within Manilow's band at the time. The special was nominated for two Emmys in technical categories, and won in the category of Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program at the 40th Primetime Emmy Awards . In 1988, Manilow performed "Please Don't Be Scared" and "Mandy/Could It Be Magic" at That's What Friends Are For : AIDS Concert '88 ,
8410-485: The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has protested KFC's choice of poultry suppliers worldwide. The exception is KFC Canada, which signed an agreement pledging to only use "animal-friendly" suppliers. President of KFC's US division Gregg Dedrick said PETA mischaracterized KFC as a poultry producer rather than a purchaser of chickens. In 2008, Yum! stated: "[As] a major purchaser of food products, [Yum!] has
8555-412: The KFC name was officially adopted, although it had already been widely known by that initialism . Kyle Craig, president of KFC U.S., admitted the change was an attempt to distance the chain from the unhealthy connotations of "fried". The early 1990s saw a number of successful major product launches, including spicy "Hot Wings" (launched in 1990), popcorn chicken (1992) and, internationally, the "Zinger",
8700-477: The Peggy Lee Songbook . On December 3, 2003, A&E aired A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live by Request , his second of two concerts for the series. The two-hour special had Manilow taking requests for Christmas songs performed live with a band and an orchestra. Manilow told the audience that he was what Clay Aiken was going to look like in thirty years, thus acknowledging an ongoing comparison between
8845-484: The Penguin (1995). The third film, entitled Rapunzel , was shelved after the poor performance of The Pebble and the Penguin . Manilow was also to be cast as the voice of a cricket. Manilow also composed the score and wrote two songs with Bruce Sussman for Disney Sing Along Songs: Let's Go To The Circus . Manilow produced the 1991 album With My Lover Beside Me by legendary jazz vocalist Nancy Wilson . The record
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#17328008819838990-633: The Philippines, Romania, South Africa, Turkey, Indonesia (since 2019), Singapore (since 2022) and Malaysia (since 2022) which stock drinks supplied by The Coca-Cola Company , and Aruba , which stocks RC Cola from the Cott Corporation . In Peru, the locally popular Inca Kola is sold. Launched in 2009, the Krusher/Krushem range of frozen beverages containing "real bits" such as Kit Kat , Oreo and strawberry shortcake
9135-672: The US Billboard Dance chart in 1976. The song also entered the UK Singles Chart where it stayed for seven weeks (peak point No. 40). Summer changed the lyrics of "sweet Melissa" to "sweet Peter" as an ode to her boyfriend at the time, Peter Mühldorfer. Produced by Billy Griffin and Ian Levine and remixed by the Rapino Brothers , English boy band Take That released their cover version, based on Donna Summer/ Giorgio Moroder 's up-tempo arrangement of
9280-455: The US where fried chicken remains closely associated with age-old racist stereotypes about black people in the once segregated south", KFC Australia aired the 30-second promotion on television named "KFC's cricket survival guide" which shows a white cricket fan surrounded by black fans from the opposing team. The television announcer asks, "Need a tip when you're stuck in an awkward situation?" The fan passes around his "bucket of KFC", even though
9425-469: The addition of the MSG flavor-enhancer Ac'cent , they produced fried chicken which tasted "indistinguishable" from the chicken they purchased at KFC. KFC adapts its menu internationally to suit regional tastes and there are over 300 KFC menu items worldwide. Some locations, such as the UK and the US, sell grilled chicken. In predominantly Islamic countries, the chicken served is halal . In Asia, there
9570-785: The album's songs) and began a phase of his recording career consisting of covers and compilations. From April 18 to June 10, 1989, Manilow put on a show called Barry Manilow at the Gershwin , making 44 appearances at the Gershwin Theatre (also known as the Uris Theatre), where he had also recorded Barry Manilow Live in 1976. A bestselling 90-minute video of the same show was released the following year as Barry Manilow Live on Broadway . The Showtime one-hour special Barry Manilow SRO on Broadway consisted of edited highlights from this video. Manilow followed this set of shows with
9715-500: The award, he stated that he learned the most about making pop music by working for three or four years as a writer in the jingle industry. By 1967, Manilow was the musical director for the WCBS-TV series Callback , which premiered on January 27, 1968. He next conducted and arranged for Ed Sullivan 's production company, arranging a new theme for The Late Show , while writing, producing, and singing his radio and television jingles. At
9860-705: The brand in Ireland. In 1970 Grace returned to Ireland after a number of years in Canada to open his first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in Phibsboro shopping center in Dublin. Eventually he opened another six restaurants located in Dublin, Limerick and Cork. After disagreements over cost cutting with KFC management in the early 1980s, the Irish restaurants were renamed to Pat Grace's Famous Fried Chicken reportedly retaining
10005-452: The chain was criticized in China when it was discovered that a number of KFC suppliers had been using growth hormones and an excessive amount of antibiotics on its poultry in ways that violated Chinese law. In February 2013, Yum! CEO David Novak admitted that the scandal had been "longer lasting and more impactful than we ever imagined." The issue is of major concern to Yum!, which earns almost half of its profits from China, largely through
10150-433: The chicken is left to stand for 5 minutes in order for it to sufficiently cool before it is placed in the warming oven. It is KFC policy to discard chicken if it has not been sold within 90 minutes in order to ensure freshness. The frying oil varies regionally and versions used include sunflower , soybean , rapeseed and palm oil . A KFC executive stated that the taste of the chicken will vary between regions depending on
10295-462: The chicken, which he believed lowered the quality of the product. If he pre-cooked the chicken in advance of orders, there was sometimes wastage at day's end. In 1939, the first commercial pressure cookers were released onto the market, mostly designed for steaming vegetables. Sanders bought one and modified it into a pressure fryer , which he then used to fry chicken. The new method reduced production time to be comparable with deep frying while, in
10440-496: The city's largest restaurants. The Sanders Court & Café generally served travelers, so when the route planned in 1955 for Interstate 75 bypassed his properties, Sanders sold them and traveled the US to franchise his recipe to restaurant owners. Independent restaurants would pay four (later five) cents on each chicken as a franchise fee in exchange for Sanders' recipe and the right to feature it on their menus and use his name and likeness for promotional purposes. Don Anderson,
10585-618: The commercial jingles that he had written, composed, and/or sung in the 1960s. The medley appeared later on his triple-platinum 1977 album Barry Manilow Live . Beginning with Manilow's March 22, 1975, appearance on American Bandstand to promote the second album, a productive friendship with Dick Clark started. Among their projects together were numerous appearances by Manilow on Clark's productions of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve , singing his original seasonal favorite " It's Just Another New Year's Eve ", American Bandstand anniversary shows, American Music Awards performances, and
10730-473: The commercial was intended for an Australian audience, which found its way to social media in the United States, prompting sharp disapproval. KFC Australia made a statement to the fact the commercial was "misinterpreted by a segment of people in the US" and it was a "light-hearted reference to the West Indian cricket team" and "The ad was reproduced online in the US without KFC's permission, where we are told
10875-498: The company began to advertise on US television with a budget of US$ 4 million in 1966. In order to fund nationwide advertising campaigns, the Kentucky Fried Chicken Advertising Co-Op was established, giving franchisees 10 votes and the company three when deciding on budgets and campaigns. In 1969, KFC hired its first national advertising agency, Leo Burnett . A notable Burnett campaign in 1972
11020-519: The company to the Connecticut -based Heublein , a packaged food and drinks corporation, for US$ 285 million (around US$ 1.8 billion in 2020). Sanders died in 1980, his promotional work making him a prominent figure in American cultural history. By the time of his death, there were an estimated 6,000 KFC outlets in 48 countries worldwide, with $ 2 billion worth of sales annually. In 1982, Heublein
11165-414: The company's research and development facilities. KFC's core product offering is pressure fried on-the-bone chicken pieces seasoned with Colonel Harland Sanders' "Original Recipe" of 11 herbs and spices. The product is typically available in either two- or three-piece individual servings or in a family size cardboard bucket typically holding between six and 16 chicken pieces. In territories that follow
11310-481: The company's rapid expansion overwhelmed the aging Sanders, and he sold it to a group of investors led by John Y. Brown Jr. and Jack C. Massey in 1964. KFC was one of the first American fast-food chains to expand internationally, opening outlets in Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Jamaica by the mid-1960s. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, it experienced mixed fortunes domestically, as it went through
11455-539: The contestants. Manilow released his third Christmas album in November 2007, In the Swing of Christmas , which went Gold and earned him another Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Grammy Award nomination at the 51st Grammy Awards in 2008. Could It Be Magic The song was initially released in 1971 by Featherbed (a group of session musicians featuring Barry Manilow), produced and co-written by Tony Orlando . It
11600-416: The contract. The Collectramatic has been an approved pressure fryer for KFC from 1972 onwards. From 2013 onwards, KFC has been transitioning from using Collectramatic cookers to pressure fryers produced by Henny Penny , which supplies KFC with various equipment. The 'Velocity' series of pressure fryers includes increased load capacity, automatic oil filtration and increased oil longevity. Colonel Sanders
11745-409: The cooking oil – all while meeting Colonel Sanders' high standards. Fred Jeffries, then vice president of purchasing at KFC, claimed that the invention helped fuel the company's rapid expansion and success: There's no way it (KFC) could have grown as it did without the Collectramatic. Stores were doing about $ 200,000 a year in sales on average with the pots...but they could never have done the $ 900,000
11890-657: The critics said I made wimpy little ballads ." Manilow returned to Arista Records in 1987 with the release of Swing Street . The album, a mixture of traditional after-dark and techno jazz, contained "Brooklyn Blues", an autobiographical song for Manilow, and "Hey Mambo", an uptempo Latin style duet with Kid Creole , produced with the help of Emilio Estefan, Jr. , founder of Miami Sound Machine . CBS aired Manilow's Big Fun on Swing Street special in March 1988. It featured songs and special guests from his Swing Street and 2:00 am Paradise Cafe albums, including Kid Creole and
12035-486: The decade. In the UK, Manilow performed five sold-out concerts at the Royal Albert Hall . In the United States, at Radio City Music Hall , his 1984 ten-night run set a box-office sales record of nearly $ 2 million, making him the top draw in the 52-year history of the venue. In 1980, Manilow's One Voice special, with Dionne Warwick as his guest, was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction at
12180-531: The decades themed series, The Greatest Songs of the Seventies , went on release September 18, 2007. Barry Manilow: Songs from the Seventies , a PBS concert special based on the work, was taped in Manilow's home town, Brooklyn, in October 2007. The show aired on PBS in December 2007 and was rebroadcast over New Year 2009. He appeared on American Idol on February 3, 2009, during Hollywood Week to give advice to
12325-444: The designation "Bell Records, Distributed by Arista Records, 1776 Broadway, New York, New York 10019" around the rim of the label. Davis' reorganization efforts continued to bear fruit in 1974, with the release of Manilow's second album, Barry Manilow II , with "Mandy" as the lead single. Manilow had not wanted to record the song, which had originally been titled "Brandy" when originally recorded by its co-writer Scott English , but
12470-407: The first female Colonel Sanders. Before leaving as CEO in 2021, Andrea Zahumensky told Ad Age the "brand assets that we're so lucky to have" were the bucket, the three stripes and the full name Kentucky Fried Chicken. All of these were being used more by the chain. Australia rebranded KFC back to its original name, "Kentucky Fried Chicken" in 2019. KFC is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, one of
12615-427: The first of his two Live By Request appearances. The broadcast was A&E's most successful music program, attracting an estimated 2.4 million viewers. The show was also simulcast on the radio. In March 1997, VH-1 aired Barry Manilow: The Summer of '78 , a one-hour special of Manilow solo at the piano being interviewed and playing his greatest hits as well as songs from Summer of '78 , his latest release at
12760-471: The first time a Manilow album debuted at the top of the album chart as well as the first time a Manilow album has reached number one in 29 years. It was eventually certified Platinum in the U.S., and sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. In March 2006, PBS aired Barry Manilow: Music and Passion , a Hilton concert recorded exclusively for the network's fundraising drive. Manilow was nominated for two Emmys, winning for Outstanding Individual Performance in
12905-529: The fledgling Kentucky Fried Chicken decided in 1964 that they would begin offering franchise opportunities beyond the Atlantic, and landed on the United Kingdom as its entry point into Europe. As such, the first British KFC eatery opened its doors at 92 Fishergate in Preston, Lancashire , on May 1, 1965, and still operates today. Pat Grace met with Sanders at his holiday home near Toronto and agreed to franchise
13050-628: The flip side of "Could It Be Magic", but Bell Records went with "Morning" as the flip for Featherbed's second release instead. Neither of two singles released impacted on the charts. Bette Midler saw Manilow's act in 1971 and chose the young musician as her pianist at the Continental Baths in New York City that year, and subsequently as a producer on both her debut and second record albums The Divine Miss M (1972) and Bette Midler (1973). He also acted as her musical director on
13195-428: The herbs and spices. To maintain the secrecy of the recipe, half of it is produced by Griffith Laboratories before it is given to McCormick , who add the second half. In 1999, a couple who bought the house formerly occupied by Colonel Sanders found scribbled notes purported to be the secret recipe. Initially, KFC wanted to file a lawsuit against the couple to stop an auction of the notes but, by early 2001, it dropped
13340-439: The instructor based on progress made within the course, lyric writing ability, and the instructor's assessment of real potential in the field of songwriting. In February 2002, Manilow returned to the charts when Arista released a greatest hits album, Ultimate Manilow . On May 18, 2002, Manilow returned to CBS with Ultimate Manilow , his first special on the network since his Big Fun on Swing Street special in 1988. The special
13485-452: The largest restaurant companies in the world. KFC had sales of $ 23 billion in 2013. KFC is incorporated under Delaware General Corporation Law , and has its headquarters at 1441 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, Kentucky , in a three-story colonial style building known colloquially as the "White House" due to its resemblance to the US president's home . The headquarters contain executive offices and
13630-418: The lawsuit, claiming the scribbled notes are "nowhere close" to the original recipe. Joe Ledington of Kentucky, a nephew by marriage of Colonel Sanders, claimed to have found a copy of the original KFC fried chicken recipe on a handwritten piece of paper in an envelope in a scrapbook. In August 2016, Chicago Tribune staffers conducted a cooking test of this recipe and claimed after a few attempts that, with
13775-517: The moment, the feeling. The way the boys perform, delighted, for each other's delectation on "Could It Be Magic" before the necessary intrusion of the girls." Kentucky Fried Chicken KFC Corporation , doing business as KFC (also commonly referred to by its historical name Kentucky Fried Chicken ), is an American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken . Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky , it
13920-459: The multi-platinum and multi-hit albums Tryin' to Get the Feeling , This One's for You , Even Now , and One Voice . Following the success of Barry Manilow II , the first Bell Records album was remixed and reissued on Arista Records as Barry Manilow I . When Manilow went on his first tour, he included in his show what he called "A V.S.M.", or "A Very Strange Medley", a sampling of some of
14065-591: The new venture. Bell had its final number 1 hit in January 1975 with Manilow's breakthrough 1974 release of the single " Mandy " (Bell 45,613), followed shortly by the label's final hit, as well as its final single, "Look in My Eyes Pretty Woman" by Tony Orlando and Dawn (Bell 45,620—US #11), after which the more successful Bell albums were reissued on Arista. The final releases using the Bell imprint have
14210-460: The oil variety used and whether the chicken has been corn-fed or wheat-fed. As well as its core chicken on the bone offering, KFC's major products include chicken burgers (including the Zinger and the Tower); wraps ("Twisters" and "Boxmasters"); and a variety of finger foods , including crispy chicken strips and hot wings . Popcorn chicken , which consists of bite-sized pieces of fried chicken,
14355-437: The opinion of Sanders, retaining the quality of pan-fried chicken. In July 1940, Sanders finalized what came to be known as his " Original Recipe " of 11 herbs and spices. Although he never publicly revealed the recipe, he said the ingredients included salt and pepper and that the rest "stand on everybody's shelf". After being recommissioned as a Kentucky Colonel in 1950 by Governor Lawrence Wetherby , Sanders began to dress
14500-504: The opportunity and responsibility to influence the way animals supplied to us are treated. We take that responsibility very seriously, and we are monitoring our suppliers on an ongoing basis." In 2006, Greenpeace accused KFC Europe of sourcing the soya bean for its chicken feed from Cargill , which had been accused of clearing large swathes of the Amazon rainforest in order to grow the crop. In 2010, according to The Guardian , "in
14645-533: The original recipe. These stores were closed in the late 1980s. Pat Grace went on to wholesale the chicken spice blend under the brand Grace's Perfect Blend. In 1964, Sanders sold KFC to a group of investors led by John Y. Brown Jr. and Jack C. Massey for US$ 2 million (around US$ 17 million in 2020). The contract included a lifetime salary for Sanders and the agreement that he would be the company's quality controller and trademark. The chain had reached 3,000 outlets in 48 countries by 1970. In July 1971, Brown sold
14790-455: The other side of the road and expanded to six tables. By 1936, this had proven successful enough for Sanders to be given the honorary title of Kentucky Colonel by Governor Ruby Laffoon . In 1937 he expanded his restaurant to 142 seats and added a motel he purchased across the street, naming it Sanders Court & Café . Sanders was unhappy with the 35 minutes it took to prepare his chicken in an iron frying pan, but he refused to deep fry
14935-407: The part, growing a goatee , wearing a black frock coat (later switched to a white suit) and a string tie and referring to himself as "the Colonel". His associates went along with the title change, "jokingly at first and then in earnest", according to biographer Josh Ozersky . In 1952, Sanders franchised his recipe to his friend Pete Harman of South Salt Lake, Utah , the operator of one of
15080-404: The piano for auditions and performances in the first two years of the 1970s. He recorded four tracks as Featherbed, produced by Tony Orlando on Bell Records. Three of the tracks were: "Morning", a ballad; "Amy", a psychedelic-influenced pop song; and an early, uptempo version of his own co-composition (with Orlando), " Could It Be Magic ". The fourth tune recorded was "Rosalie Rosie", which was to be
15225-542: The release of Even Now , the first of many top-20 albums on that side of the Atlantic, which contained four singles that became major hits in the US. This was quickly followed by Manilow Magic – The Best Of Barry Manilow , also known as Greatest Hits . In the late 1970s and early 1980s, ABC aired four variety television specials starring Manilow, who served as an executive producer. The Barry Manilow Special with Penny Marshall as his guest premiered on March 2, 1977, to an audience of 37 million. The special
15370-594: The same time, he and Jeanne Lucas performed as a duo for a two-season run at Julius Monk 's Upstairs at the Downstairs club in New York. By 1969, Manilow was signed by Columbia / CBS Music vice-president and recording artist, Tony Orlando , who went on to co-write with and produce Manilow and a group of studio musicians under the name "Featherbed" on the Columbia Pictures ' newly acquired Bell Records label." Manilow recorded and accompanied artists on
15515-452: The same tour in 1978, a one-hour special from Manilow's sold-out concert at the Royal Albert Hall aired in the UK. On May 23, 1979, ABC aired The Third Barry Manilow Special , with John Denver as his guest. This special was nominated for two Emmy awards at the 31st Primetime Emmy Awards and won for Outstanding Choreography . Also in 1979, Manilow produced Dionne Warwick 's "comeback" album Dionne , her first to go platinum. He scored
15660-525: The scenes. The single reached the top 10 in Belgium, Ireland, Israel, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. On the Eurochart Hot 100 , "Could It Be Magic" peaked at number nine. Its music video was directed by Saffie Ashtiany. The song won Take That their first major award: Best British Single at the 1993 Brit Awards . During The Ultimate Tour in 2006, former member Robbie Williams appeared on
15805-506: The series. Manilow also appeared on Clay Aiken's TV special, A Clay Aiken Christmas . Las Vegas Hilton executives in a press conference with Manilow on December 14, 2004, announced his signing to a long-term engagement as the house show. He began the residency in February 2005 with a show entitled Manilow: Music and Passion . In March 2006, Manilow's engagement was extended through 2008. Manilow returned to Arista Records under Davis for
15950-694: The show's producer, Manilow and Sussman in 2005 won back the rights to the musical. In 1998, Manilow released the record album Manilow Sings Sinatra which earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1999. On October 23, 1999, NBC aired the two-hour special StarSkates Salute to Barry Manilow taped at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada , featuring numerous figure skaters performing to Manilow's music. Manilow also performed. In 2000, Manilow had two specials, Manilow Country and Manilow Live! , taped over two consecutive days at
16095-405: The six highest-achieving students to reward excellence in the art and craft of lyric writing. The UCLA Extension course "Writing Lyrics That Succeed and Endure" was taught by long-time Manilow collaborator Marty Panzer , and each student received three additional "master class" advanced sessions as well as a three-hour private, one-on-one session with Panzer. Scholarship recipients were selected by
16240-433: The son of Edna Manilow and Harold Kelliher, a truck driver of Irish descent. Barry's mother made his father change his name to Pincus, which was the name of a Jewish uncle of his father from the 1800s. Barry's parents were divorced when he was a baby, and his mother's Jewish family allowed no further contact between Barry and his father. Barry's maternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants, and his paternal grandfather
16385-478: The song radio-friendly, it was shortened to just over 4 minutes for its single release by cutting the bridge in half, deleting the first half of the second verse, and reducing the number of repeats in the final chorus. The single turned out to be successful, and it reached number 6 in the United States . Cash Box said that "a glowing arrangement by Manilow and Ron Dante grace the familiar melody which
16530-413: The song was included at the insistence of Davis. The title was changed to "Mandy" during the actual recording session on August 20, 1974, due to the fact that there had already been a song called " Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) " performed by Looking Glass and released in 1972 on Davis' Epic label. "Mandy" was the start of a string of hit singles and albums that lasted through the early 1980s, coming from
16675-406: The song with Ron Dante . Although the chorus of this version is similar to the Featherbed version, the rest of the lyrics are completely different. The "Sweet Melissa" in the lyrics is said to refer to singer Melissa Manchester , who was Manilow's label-mate and a back-up singer to Bette Midler in the early 1970s. It was released on his debut album Barry Manilow in 1973, and it also served as
16820-422: The song, as did Tony Orlando , vice-president of Columbia/CBS Music , who also contributed lyrics to the version of the song he then produced for the Featherbed, which is significantly different from the solo version Manilow himself had envisioned. Barry Manilow was signed by Tony Orlando to New York City -based Bell Records in 1969, and Orlando produced a few songs released under the name of Featherbed ,
16965-481: The songs for the movie, with lyrics provided by his longtime collaborators Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman . A soundtrack album for the TV film, Copacabana: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album , was released on RCA Records. In October 1986, Manilow, along with Bruce Sussman, Tom Scott , and Charlie Fox , went to Washington, D.C. for two days of meetings with legislators, including lunch with then Senator Al Gore ( D - TN ). They were there to lobby against
17110-531: The start, and ends the same way by returning to the Prelude. The basic shape of the song is that of a single great crescendo ; as Manilow explained, he wanted the song to "build and build" like the Beatles 's " Hey Jude " "until you think you can't take it anymore. It should be a musical orgasm." Manilow sent a cassette tape of his tune to his collaborator Adrienne Anderson , who responded enthusiastically to
17255-570: The studio. That same year, Showtime aired a documentary of Manilow recording the album with a number of jazz legends including Sarah Vaughan and Mel Tormé . In 1984 and 1985, England aired two one-hour concert specials from his National Exhibition Centre (NEC) concerts. In 1985, Manilow left Arista Records for RCA Records , where he released the pop album Manilow , and began a phase of international music, as he performed songs and duets in French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese. The Manilow album
17400-534: The system handed down by Colonel Sanders, such as Canada and the UK, each chicken is divided into nine different cuts (two drumsticks, two thighs, two wings, two breast pieces and one keel ); however, the United States now uses an eight-piece cut. The chicken is hand-breaded at individual KFC outlets with wheat flour mixed with seasoning in a two- to four-minute process. It is then pressure fried for between seven and 10 minutes (the timing differs between countries) in oil at 185 degrees Celsius. Following this,
17545-601: The time. In another collaboration between Manilow and Sussman, they co-wrote the musical Harmony: A New Musical , which previewed October 7 to November 23, 1997, at the La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, California . Later in 2003, Harmony was originally scheduled for a tryout run in Philadelphia before going to Broadway, but was canceled after financial difficulties. After a legal battle with Mark Schwartz,
17690-497: The title song "Eolia", which was used as a song there in a commercial for an air conditioner company of the same name, as well as other songs from his 1989–1990 Live on Broadway tour. In the early 1990s, Manilow signed on with Don Bluth to compose the songs with lyricists Jack Feldman and Bruce Sussman for three animated films. He co-wrote the Broadway-style musical scores for Thumbelina (1994) and The Pebble and
17835-625: The tour mounted for her first album. In 1973, Manilow was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for his production role on The Divine Miss M at the 16th Grammy Awards . Manilow worked with Midler from 1971 to 1975. After the Featherbed singles failed to impact on the music charts, in July 1973, Bell Records released the album, Barry Manilow , which offered an eclectic mix of piano-driven pop and guitar-driven rock music, including
17980-410: The track, on November 30, 1992 by RCA Records , as the final single from their debut album, Take That & Party (1992). The song does not appear on the cassette version of the album but was issued as a cassette single. It peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and was featured in that year's Only Fools and Horses Christmas special " Mother Nature's Son " in the background of one of
18125-411: The two. Also on the special were guests Cyndi Lauper , José Feliciano , and Bette Midler (Midler, busy preparing her own tour in Los Angeles, appeared only in a pre-taped segment). In 2004, Manilow released two albums: a live album, 2 Nights Live! ( BMG Strategic Marketing Group , 2004); and Scores: Songs from Copacabana & Harmony , an album of Manilow singing songs from his musicals. Scores
18270-470: The world only to McDonald's. Tricon was renamed Yum! Brands in May 2002. On March 31, 2011, Priszm , owner of KFC in Canada, went into bankruptcy protection in Ontario and British Columbia. By 2015, KFC was struggling, having lost business to other retailers and being surpassed by Chick-fil-A as the leading chicken retailer in the US three years previously. The company launched a new initiative with
18415-486: Was Jewish, though his grandmother was a Catholic of Irish descent. His Irish roots trace back to Limerick , Ireland. Barry's grandfather had his surname changed to Manilow a few weeks before Barry's bar mitzvah. Manilow grew up in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn and graduated in 1961 from the now-defunct Eastern District High School . While in high school, he met Susan Deixler, and they later married for
18560-599: Was TNN's first High Definition (HD) broadcast and became one of TNN's highest rated concert specials. In June 2000, DirectTV aired the two-hour concert special Manilow Live! where Manilow had his band, a 30-piece orchestra, and a choir. This HDTV special documented the concert tour at the time with the greatest hits of his career and was also released to video. Also that year, he worked with Monica Mancini on her Concord album The Dreams of Johnny Mercer , which included seven songs of Mercer's lyrics set to Manilow's music. Meanwhile, Manilow's record contract with Arista Records
18705-519: Was a complete about-face from the Paradise Cafe album, containing a number of uptempo tracks that featured synthesizers. In 1985, Japan aired a Manilow concert special where he played " Sakura " on the koto . In his only lead acting role, he portrayed Tony Starr in the 1985 CBS film Copacabana , which was based on his 1978 hit song "Copacabana", alongside Annette O'Toole as Lola Lamarr and Joseph Bologna as Rico Castelli. Manilow penned all
18850-422: Was a key component of KFC advertising until his death in 1980. Despite his death, Sanders remains a key icon of the company as an "international symbol of hospitality". Early official slogans for the company included "North America's Hospitality Dish" (from 1956) and "We fix Sunday dinner seven nights a week". The "finger lickin' good" slogan was used from 1956 and went on to become one of the best-known slogans of
18995-526: Was acquired by R. J. Reynolds , the tobacco giant. In July 1986, Reynolds announced the sale of KFC to PepsiCo for $ 850 million (around US$ 2.0 billion in 2020). The actual sale took place in early October for $ 840 million. PepsiCo made the chain a part of its restaurants division alongside Pizza Hut and Taco Bell . KFC entered the Chinese market in November 1987, with an outlet in Beijing. In 1991,
19140-569: Was also covered by Take That in the 1990s, as an up-beat disco version of the song. Take That have since performed Manilow's original version during their Beautiful World Tour. In 1974, Clive Davis became temporary president of Bell with the goal of revitalizing Columbia Pictures's music division. With a $ 10 million investment by CPI, and a reorganization of the various Columbia Pictures legacy labels ( Colpix , Colgems , and Bell), Davis introduced Columbia Pictures' new record division, Arista , in November 1974, with Davis himself owning 20% of
19285-409: Was appreciative of the fact that the song went nowhere on the charts. However, he has been quoted in recent years as having somewhat softened his opinion of the track, saying it's "kind of catchy". Apart from the chorus, the lyrics of Featherbed's recording have nothing to do with the version Manilow himself recorded for his debut album in 1973 and in 1975. Manilow co-produced a slower-tempo version of
19430-477: Was attended by an estimated 40,000 people. This concert was also taped for airing on Showtime. In December 1983, Manilow was reported to have endowed the music departments at six major universities in the United States and Canada. The endowments were part of a continuing endeavor by Manilow to recognize and encourage new musical talent. In 1984, Manilow released 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe , a jazz / blues collection of original barroom tunes recorded in one live take in
19575-490: Was born in 1890 and raised on a farm outside Henryville, Indiana (near Louisville, Kentucky ). When Sanders was five years old, his father died, forcing his mother to work at a canning plant. This left Sanders, as the eldest son, to care for his two younger siblings. After he reached seven years of age, his mother taught him how to cook. After leaving the family home at the age of 13, Sanders passed through several professions with mixed success. In 1930, Sanders took over
19720-715: Was decided that Manilow's debut album would be re-released under the Arista label, to be retitled Barry Manilow I . Manilow and Dante reworked four songs in April 1975 for the re-release, including a slightly altered version of "Could It Be Magic", co-arranged with Joe Renzetti . Clive Davis heard the song and decided to release it as a single for the Arista re-release despite its length of nearly 7 minutes (most singles then were around 3 minutes long), reasoning that even if it failed to make an impact, people's attention would be diverted by Manilow's soon-to-be-released third album . To make
19865-650: Was filmed in the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , California, and was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Music Direction at the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards . Produced by Manilow, Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook was released on September 30, 2003. It was the first time that the pair had worked together in more than twenty years. The album went gold , and they collaborated again in 2005 on Bette Midler Sings
20010-466: Was included on the album Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection . An extended remix of the 1993 version was issued as a promotional 12" single and included on the 12" single of "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight". Just seven months after Manilow's original version was released as a single, American singer Donna Summer recorded a disco version of the track and included it on her third studio album, A Love Trilogy , and took it to number three on
20155-472: Was later re-recorded as a Manilow solo track on his first album released in 1973 on Bell Records . It was then reworked in 1975 and released as a single from his eponymous album re-issued by Arista Records . The 1975 release became Manilow's third hit after " Mandy " and " It's A Miracle ". The song has been recorded by a number of other artists over the years, most successfully by Donna Summer in 1976 and by Take That in 1992. The version by Take That won
20300-477: Was mostly afraid these new fryers would break down in the middle of business." Brown warned franchisees that they were in violation of their contract if they used the Collectramatic. Brown held his ground on the issue until he learned that his father, John Y. Brown Sr. , who owned multiple KFC franchises, was successfully using the Collectramatic in every franchise he owned. The issue was eventually resolved after Heublein purchased KFC, acquired Hartzog and nullified
20445-464: Was nominated for four Emmys at the 29th Primetime Emmy Awards and won in the category of Outstanding Special–Comedy, Variety or Music . The Second Barry Manilow Special in 1978, with Ray Charles as his guest, was also nominated for four Emmys at the 30th Primetime Emmy Awards . Manilow's " Ready to Take a Chance Again " originated in the film Foul Play , which also featured " Copacabana ", from his fourth studio album Even Now . "Ready to Take
20590-625: Was not renewed due to new management. He then got a contract at Concord Records , a jazz-oriented label in California, and started work on the long-anticipated concept album Here at the Mayflower . The album was another eclectic mix of styles, almost entirely composed and produced by Manilow himself. While Manilow was at Concord Records, the Barry Manilow Scholarship was awarded for four consecutive years (2002–2005) to
20735-529: Was taped at Wembley Arena in England earlier that year. The BBC also played a one-hour version of the same show including " The Best of Me ", sung during the concert, as a bonus song or "lucky strike extra" as Manilow says, not seen in The Complete Collection and Then Some... , the video release of the show; however, the song was included on the DVD of the same title, with Manilow seated in front of
20880-473: Was the "Get a bucket of chicken, have a barrel of fun" jingle , performed by Barry Manilow . By 1976, KFC was one of the largest advertisers in the US. Since the beginning of the 21st century, fast food has been criticized for its animal welfare record, its links to obesity and its environmental impact. Eric Schlosser 's book Fast Food Nation (2002) and Morgan Spurlock 's film Super Size Me (2004) reflected these concerns. Since 2003, People for
21025-553: Was the last of Manilow's creative projects with the Concord label. During his third appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show on September 15, 2004, Winfrey announced that Manilow is one of the most requested guests of all time on her show. On the show, he promoted his One Night Live! One Last Time! tour. It was around this time period where Manilow appeared for the first time on the mainstream FOX program American Idol in which his back-up singer, Debra Byrd, doubles as voice coach on
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