2:00 AM Paradise Cafe
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{{Infobox album
| name = 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe
| type = studio
| artist = Barry Manilow
| cover = Barryparadise.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 15, 1984
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
- Jazz pop{{cite book|last= Dedrick|first= Jay|chapter= Barry Manilow|editor-last= Knopper|editor-first=Steve|date=January 1, 1998|title=MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide|publisher=Visible Ink Press|location=Detroit|pages= 313–314}}
- traditional pop{{cite book|last= Ruhlmann|first= William|chapter= Barry Manilow|editor-last1= Bogdanov|editor-first1=Vladimir|editor-last2= Erlewine |editor-first2= Michael |editor-last3= Erlewine |editor-first3= Stephen Thomas |editor-last4= Unterberger |editor-first4= Richie |editor-last5= Woodstra |editor-first5= Chris|date= January 1, 1997|title= AllMusic Guide to Rock|publisher= Miller Freeman, Inc.|location= San Francisco|page= 577}}
- lounge
| length = 49:15
| label = Arista
| producer = Barry Manilow
| prev_title = Greatest Hits Vol. II
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = Copacabana: Soundtrack
| next_year = 1985
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[http://www.allmusic.com/album/200-am-paradise-caf%C3%A9-mw0000190888 Allmusic review]
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
|rev2score = {{Rating|2|5}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20011006114845/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/recordings.asp?oid=2753&cf=2753 Rolling Stone list]
}}
2:00 AM Paradise Cafe is the tenth studio album by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, released in 1984 on Arista Records. The album peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 and went Gold in the United States.
Background
Johnny Mercer's widow, Ginger, entrusted Manilow with a cache of Mercer's lyrics that had never been set to music, although Manilow used only Mercer's "When October Goes" for the project. He recruited veteran jazz musicians Bill Mays, Gerry Mulligan, Shelly Manne, Mundell Lowe, and George Duvivier for the album. Also enlisted for vocal duets were Mel Tormé and Sarah Vaughan. The entire album was rehearsed for three days, then recorded entirely live (in one take) without overdubs at Westlake Studio 'C' in Los Angeles, California.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| all_music = Barry Manilow
| title1 = Paradise Cafe
| lyrics1 = Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman
| length1 = 5:23
| title2 = Where Have You Gone
| lyrics2 = Adrienne Anderson
| length2 = 4:35
| title3 = Say No More
| lyrics3 = Adrienne Anderson
| length3 = 4:06
| title4 = Blue
| note4 = with Sarah Vaughan
| lyrics4 = Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman
| length4 = 4:16
| title5 = When October Goes
| lyrics5 = Johnny Mercer
| length5 = 4:04
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title1 = What Am I Doin' Here
| lyrics1 = Marty Panzer
| length1 = 3:17
| title2 = Goodbye My Love
| lyrics2 = Adrienne Anderson
| length2 = 4:25
| title3 = Big City Blues
| note3 = with Mel Tormé
| lyrics3 = Adrienne Anderson
| length3 = 4:14
| title4 = When Love Is Gone
| lyrics4 = Lisa Sennett
| length4 = 4:17
| title5 = I've Never Been So Low on Love
| lyrics5 = Marty Panzer
| length5 = 4:26
| title6 = Night Song
| lyrics6 = Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman
| length6 = 4:28
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1984/85) !Position |
| United States (Billboard 200)
|align="center"|28 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=191}}
|align="center"|100 |
| United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)
|align="center"|28 |
Personnel
- Barry Manilow – vocals, acoustic piano
- Bill Mays – acoustic piano, Rhodes electric piano
- Mundell Lowe – guitar
- George Duvivier – bass guitar
- Shelly Manne – drums
- Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
- Sarah Vaughan – vocals (4)
- Mel Tormé – vocals (8)
Production
- Barry Manilow – producer, arrangements, logo design
- Michael Braunstein – recording
- Deni King – assistant engineer
- Greg Laney – second assistant engineer
- Eric Borenstein – album coordinator
- Roger Wall – personal assistant
- Shaun Harris – music contractor
- Ria Lewerke – art direction
- Sue Reilly – logo design
- Leon Lecash – front cover photography
- Jay Thompson – back cover photography
- Charles Mercuri – grooming
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Barry Manilow|title=E2 Am Paradise Café|award=Silver|relyear=1984|certyear=1985|id=84-2714-2|access-date=18 August 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Barry Manilow|title=2:00 A.M. Paradise Cafe|award=Gold|relyear=1984|certyear=1985|refname=riaa}}
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References
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