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1977 single by Barry Manilow

“Daybreak” is an uptempo pop song by Barry Manilow. It was composed by Manilow and Adrienne Anderson and first appeared on Manilow’s 1976 studio album This One’s for You.

The single version was recorded live with the female backup group Lady Flash. The song reached number 23 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] and number 7 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2] On the Cash Box Top 100 it peaked at number 21 for two weeks.[3] It was a somewhat bigger hit in Canada, on both charts in which it appeared. Billboard described the song as “lively, upbeat, [and] irresistibly buoyant.”[4]Record World said that it “has a bright, breezy pop flavor that will remind audiences of summer.”[5]

The song is prominently featured in the John Waters film Serial Mom (1994), starring Kathleen Turner.

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References[edit]

  1. ^

    Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top Pop Singles 1955-1999. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 401. ISBN 0-89820-139-X.

  2. ^ a b “Adult Contemporary Music Chart”. Billboard.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 19, 1977
  4. ^ “Top Single Picks” (PDF). Billboard. September 24, 1977. p. 64. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  5. ^ “Hits of the Week” (PDF). Record World. September 24, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  6. ^ “Lyrics: Daybreak by Barry Manilow”. Top40db.net. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. ^ “Archived copy”. Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2014-12-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ “Archived copy”. Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2014-12-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ “Archived copy”. Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2014-12-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

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