Melissa Manchester (born on February 15, 1951 at New York, New York) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Acting is the work off an actor, a person in theatre, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. ...

Biography

Melissa Manchester

Manchester was born in the Bronx area of New York city to a musical family of Jewish descent. Her father was a bassoonist for the New York Metropolitan Opera. Manchester started a singing career at an early age, learning the piano and harpsichord at the Manhattan School of Music and Arts, singing commercial jingles at age 15, and becoming a staff writer for Chappell Music while attending New York City's High School of the Performing Arts. Image File history File links Melissa Manchester File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Melissa Manchester File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... A Fox Instruments bassoon. ... The Metropolitan Opera is located at Lincoln Center in New York, New York. ... A grand piano A piano is a keyboard instrument, widely used in western music for solo performance, chamber music, and accompaniment, and also as a convenient aid to composing and rehearsal. ... Harpsichord in Flemish style; for more info, click the image. ...

She studied songwriting at New York University with Paul Simon. Manchester then appeared on the Manhattan club scene, where she was discovered by Bette Midler and Barry Manilow, who took her on as a backup singer in 1971. A songwriter is someone who writes either the lyrics or the music for songs. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... Publicity still for Youre the One, released in 2000 This article is about the musician; for other Paul Simons, see Paul Simon (disambiguation). ... Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945), is a singer, actress, and comedian. ... Barry Manilow Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus in Brooklyn, New York on June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter best known for his hit recordings I Write The Songs, Mandy and Copacabana (At The Copa). Manilow dominated the soft rock scene in the 1970s with a string... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

Her debut album, Home to Myself, was released in 1973; Manchester co-wrote many of its songs with Carole Bayer Sager. Two years later Manchester's album Melissa produced her first top ten hit, "Midnight Blue". Manchester collaborated with Kenny Loggins to co-write Loggin's 1978 hit duet with Stevie Nicks, "Whenever I Call You Friend". At this time, she guest-starred on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow to teach a main character, who was a singer-songwriter, the essentials of the craft. In 1979 Manchester made the top ten with her version of Peter Allen's "Don't Cry Out Loud." 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... Carole Bayer Sager (born March 8, 1947 in New York City, New York) is an American lyricist, songwriter and singer best-known for writing the lyrics to many popular songs performed on Broadway and in Hollywood films. ... Kenny Loggins on the cover of his collection Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits of Kenny Loggins Kenny Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Stephanie Lynn Stevie Nicks (born May 26, 1948 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac. ... Search for Tomorrow was a soap opera which started airing on September 3, 1951. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

In 1980 Manchester became the first singer to have two movie themes nominated for an Academy Award—"Through The Eyes Of Love" from the film Ice Castles and "I'll Never Say Goodbye" from the film The Promise. Two years later she had her biggest hit "You Should Hear How She Talks About You", which won a Grammy for Best Female Vocal Performance. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music...

Through the 1980s and 1990s Manchester alternated recording with acting, appearing with Bette Midler in the film For the Boys and on the television series Blossom. The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ...

Melissa also wrote and starred in the musical I Sent A Letter To My Love based on the Bernice Rubens novel of the same name.

In spring 2004, Manchester returned with her first album in 10 years. When I Look Down That Road. WHEN I LOOK DOWN THAT ROAD, Melissa’s first album of all-new material in 10 years, was described by Performing Songwriter (May 2004) as “a brilliantly understated intimately soulful 12-track collection of tunes. ...

Awards and recognition

• Grammy Award: "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" (1982) (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance)

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Discography

Home To Myself

Bright Eyes

Melissa

Help Is On The Way

Don't Cry Out Loud

Melissa Manchester

Greatest Hits

Emergency - Emerge & See

Mathematics

If My Heart Had Wings

• Home To Myself (1973)
• Bright Eyes (1974)
• Melissa (1975)
• Better Days And Happy Endings (1976)
• Help Is On The Way (1976)
• Singin' (1977)
• Don't Cry Out Loud (1978)
• Melissa Manchester (1979)
• For The Working Girl (1980)
• "I'll Never Say Goodbye" from the motion picture sountrack for The Promise (1980)
• "Through The Eyes Of Love" from the motion picture soundtrack for Ice Castles(1980)
• Hey Ricky (1982)
• Greatest Hits (1983)
• Emergency (1983)
• Thief Of Hearts from the motion picture soundtrack (1984)
• "Your Place Or Mine" from the motion picture sountrack A Little Sex (1984)
• Mathematics (1985)
• "The Music Of Goodbye" from the motion picture soundtrack Out Of Africa (1985)
• "Let Me Be Good To You" from Disney's The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
• Tribute (1989)
• Little Nemo - Adventures In Slumberland (1992)
• If My Heart Had Wings (1995)
• Stand In The Light duet with Tats Yamashita (1996)
• The Essence Of Melissa Manchester (1997)
• Joy (1997)
• The Colors Of Christmas (1998)
• I Sent A Letter To My Love A Musical Recorded by LA TheatreWorks (1998)
• Melissa (2001 Re-release)
• Don't Cry Out Loud (2002 Re-release)
• When I Look Down That Road (2004)

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Filmography

• For the Boys (1991)
• Blossom (TV) (1993–1995)

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External links

• Melissa Manchester web site
• Melissa Manchester at the Internet Movie Database