Daybreak (Barry Manilow song) explained

Daybreak
Cover:Daybreak_-_Barry_Manilow.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Barry Manilow
Album:This One's for You
B-Side:Jump Shout Boogie
Released:September 1977
Recorded:1976
Genre:Soft rock, pop
Length:3:35
Label:Arista
Producer:Ron Dante
Prev Title:Looks Like We Made It
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:It's Just Another New Year's Eve
Next Year:1978

"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 bigger hit in Canada, on both charts in which it appeared.

The song is prominently featured in the 1994 film Serial Mom, directed by John Waters and starring Kathleen Turner.[4] [5] [6]

Critical reception

Billboard described the song as "lively, upbeat, [and] irresistibly buoyant."[7] Record World said that it "has a bright, breezy pop flavor that will remind audiences of summer."[8]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 23
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary7
U.S. Cashbox Top 10021
U.S. Radio & Records 16
Canadian RPM Top Singles[10] 20
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[11] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)Rank
Canada[12] 157
U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[13] 148

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn . Top Pop Singles 1955-1999. 2000 . Record Research, Inc. . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin . 0-89820-139-X . 401.
  2. Web site: Adult Contemporary Music Chart. Billboard.com. 15 August 2018.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20150609223451/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19771119.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 19, 1977
  4. 1994. 1994 Stereo Review. Stereo Review. 59. 94. 0039-1220.
  5. News: Persall. Steve. April 15, 1994. 'Serial Mom' is a real killer. Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. 6. July 6, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  6. Web site: Blu-ray Review: John Waters's Serial Mom Joins the Shout! Factory. Henderson. Eric. May 10, 2017. Slant Magazine. July 6, 2023.
  7. News: Top Single Picks. Billboard. 2020-07-11. 64. September 24, 1977.
  8. Record World. September 24, 1977. 2023-02-16. Hits of the Week. 1.
  9. Web site: Lyrics: Daybreak by Barry Manilow. Top40db.net. 15 August 2018.
  10. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141219075315/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8272a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=8qt3gefg5seun85kpd20miuk53 . 2014-12-19 . dead .
  11. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141219074537/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5444&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=8qt3gefg5seun85kpd20miuk53 . 2014-12-19 . dead .
  12. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141219074141/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5502b&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=8qt3gefg5seun85kpd20miuk53 . 2014-12-19 . dead .
  13. Book: Whitburn, Joel . 1999 . Pop Annual . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin . Record Research Inc. . 0-89820-142-X.

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