I Write the Songs
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"I Write the Songs" is a popular 1975 pop ballad, best known as one of Barry Manilow’s signature hits despite not being written by him.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Write the Songs canonical | 3 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Song of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| chartPeakDateUSBillboardHot100 | 1976-01-17 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 11 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSAdultContemporary | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Bruce Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | anthemic ballad ⓘ |
| famousAs | Barry Manilow signature song ⓘ |
| firstRecordedBy | The Captain & Tennille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| genre | pop ballad ⓘ |
| hasBside | A Nice Boy Like Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISRC | USAR17500018 ⓘ |
| hasMusicalKey | F major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:53 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bruce Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoverVersionBy |
David Cassidy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ The Captain & Tennille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Tryin’ to Get the Feeling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Barry Manilow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Barry Manilow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ron Dante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Arista Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1975-11-21 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| theme | celebration of music itself ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.