Melissa Manchester
Manchester was born in the Bronx area of New York city to a musical family … Read Full Bio ↴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.
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.
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", for which she received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal Performance.
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. It was her last Top 40 Pop hit, but Manchester did well on the Adult Contemporary charts the rest of the 1980s. Her most recent big Adult Contemporary hit was a 1989 updating of Dionne Warwick's "Walk On By".
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.
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.
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.
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", for which she received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal Performance.
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. It was her last Top 40 Pop hit, but Manchester did well on the Adult Contemporary charts the rest of the 1980s. Her most recent big Adult Contemporary hit was a 1989 updating of Dionne Warwick's "Walk On By".
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.
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.
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Melissa Manchester Lyrics
A Love Of Your Own The sooner you give, the sooner you get to have A…
A Mother's Prayer I know you're listening As I lay me down to sleep It's…
Be Somebody Be somebody, be somebody, be somebody Be somebody, be somebo…
Better Days Well, another day has come After all is said and done You…
Bright Eyes Bright eyes is here again And I am so low, and…
Caravan Caravan [Manchester] A bunch of weary voices I mistook for…
Come From in the Rain Well, hello there Good old friend of mine You've been reachi…
Don't Cry Out Loud Baby cried the day the circus came to town 'cause she…
Don't Want A Heartache I don't care if you say that you need me 'Cause…
Dont Cry Out Loud Baby cried the day the circus came to town 'cause she…
Energy Stuck in four walls day and night Need a love to…
Fire In The Morning I know it's late to call, I don't blame you…
Good News I was looking out the window just this morning. Wasn't findi…
Happy Endings Some women you make love to - and some you…
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be li…
Holdin' On To The Lovin' I can't believe this Love has caught up with me again So…
Home To Myself I wake up and see The light of the day Shining on…
I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore In my neighbourhood We don't live so good The rooms are smal…
I Got Eyes Oh, dreamboat, my sugar loaf I can tell from your smile Oh,…
I Wanna Be Where You Are Can it be I stayed away too long? Did I leave…
I'll Always Love You Standing by my window, listening for your call Seems I real…
If If Feels Good "B.F.P.O." Army dreamers "Mammy's hero" "B.F.P.O." "M…
If It Feels Good "B.F.P.O." Army dreamers "Mammy's hero" "B.F.P.O." "Mammy…
If This Is Love Guess I'm just afraid I'm not the kind who makes it…
It's All In The Sky Above When the man don't give me the food I need The…
Just One Lifetime When your heroes go up in a puff, And there's not…
Just To Many People Somebody told me a long, long time ago Oh baby -…
Just Too Many People Somebody told me a long, long time ago Oh baby -…
Just You And I When your heroes go up in a puff, And there's not…
La Vie En Rose La Vie En Rose (M. David, Louiguy, E. Piaf) I thought that…
Lady Be Good Listen to my tale of woe, It's terribly sad but…
Let Me Be Good To You Dearest friends, dear gentlemen Listen to my song Life down …
Let Me Serenade You Dearest friends Dear gentlemen Listen to my song Life down h…
Lights Of Dawn Boats rocking slow on the water Wheat fields just wave goodb…
Looking For The Perfect Ahh Some people say they just look for a sure shot Roll…
Looking Through The Eyes Of Love Please don't let this feeling end It's everything I am Every…
Love Havin' You Around Every day I want to fly my kite, Every day I…
Lovers After All When I look deep into your eyes That's when I know…
Midnight Blue Whatever it is, it'll keep till the morning Haven't we both…
Midnite Blue Whatever it is, it′ll keep till the morning Haven't we both…
My Boyfriend's Back My boyfriend's back and you're gonna be in trouble. (Hey, la…
My Boyfriend's Back/Runaway My boyfriend's back and you're gonna be in trouble. (Hey, l…
My Christmas Song For You Angels, hear the angels sing It came upon the midnight clea…
Nice Girls I can see you staring at me I've been watching you Maybe…
No One Can Love You More Than Me Can't believe that you think it's best that we part We…
No One's Ever Seen This Side Of Me I want to move in time with you I want to…
Over The Rainbow Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There's a land that…
Party Music When you have a party You just want to talk It puts…
Pretty Girls He's triggered by the rise of their suburban eyes He likes…
Rescue Me Rescue me Protect me in your arms Rescue me I want your t…
Shine Like You Should Here's the real stuff that life is made of It's the…
Slowly How do I like to dance And how do I like…
Someone To Watch Over Me There's a saying old, says that love is blind Still we're…
Sophisticated Lady Sophisticated lady tryin' to change my ways Just because yo…
Stardust And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the…
Stevie's Wonder You've got heaven on your shoulder I've been told you got…
Talk You Should Hear How She Talks About You Melissa Manchester T…
Tears Of Joy When it happened in my dreams Seems to me it never…
The Christmas Song Angels, hear the angels sing It came upon the midnight clea…
Theme From Ice Castles Please, don't let this feeling end It's everything I am, ev…
There's Still My Joy I took my tree down to the shore The garland, and…
Thief of Hearts Somewhere deep inside of a stranger's eyes There are strange…
Through The Eyes Of Grace Grace and John are in their morning places He looks at…
Through The Eyes Of Love Please, don't let this feeling end It's everything I am Ever…
Walk On By If you see me walking down the street And I start…
We've Got Time Chorus 1: We don't have to push it no more We don't…
When You Wish Upon A Star When a star is born They possess a gift or two One…
Whenever I Call You Friend Whenever I call you friend I begin to think I understand Any…
Whenver I Call You Friend Whenever I call you friend I begin to think I understand A…
White Christmas I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I…
Without You There's no one who could ever Love me like you love…
You And Me You and me, we wanted it all we wanted it…
You Should Hear How She Talks You Should Hear How She Talks About You Melissa Manchester T…
Your Place Or Mine In my life what I thought could never be Is alive…