Social media has been abuzz with the announcement that the long awaited new album from award-winning entertainer Barry Manilow is finally arriving on June 5.
“What a Time” is the first album featuring mostly new material since the release of “15 Minutes” in 2011.
His 33rd studio album, “What a Time” includes duet with Lady Flash member Muffy Hendrix and Dave Koz appears on the album.
Along with the announcement of the new album, a video for the song “Sun Shine” was released. The upbeat song was written by Manilow and Gary Barlow of “Take That”.
The latest single “Once Before I Go” also appears on “What a Time”. The song reached number 25 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart. Since the appearance of “Mandy” in 1974, Manilow now has a history of over 50 years with the chart.
Prior to making it as an award-winning artist, Manilow made his mark by writing jingles; next month he will be presented the President’s Award from the American Advertising Federation. He even turned those jingles into a medley he performed in his shows he called “A Very Strange Medley”.
Manilow’s other accolades include induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the BMI Icon Award, two Primetime Emmys, a Grammy, a Tony Award, and three American Music Awards.
The track listing for “What a Time”:
“Once Before I Go”
“What a Time”
“Sun Shine”
“Another Life” (2026)
“Touched by an Angel”
“The Chosen One”
“One More Chance”
“Nobody Knows My Song”
“When Somebody Says Goodbye” – duet with Muffy
“Don’t Trouble the Water”
“Look at Me Now” with Dave Koz
“Nobody Told Me”
“Coming of Age”
Still recovering from surgery in December, Manilow has a list of ambitious tour dates planned that will run into next year. Several of the dates have been rescheduled to accommodate the recovery process.
April 13 at the UBS Arena in Belmont Park, NY
April 14 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ
April 16 at the Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA
April 17 at the Santander Arena in Reading, PA
April 19 at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, ME
April 20 at the MVP Arena in Albany, NY
April 22 at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY
April 24 at the First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, NC
April 27 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL
April 29 at the Gas30 South Arena in Duluth, GA
July 30 at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, SC
Aug 1 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN
Aug 2 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH
Aug 4 at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY
Aug 5 at the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, OH
Aug 7 at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD
Aug 8 at the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, VA
Jan 15 at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL
Jan 16 & 17 at the Hertz Arena in Estero, FL
Jan 20 at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, FL
Jan 21 at the Kia Center in Orlando, FL