Barry Manilow Returns to QVC to Debut Latest Album The Greatest Songs of the Seventies

Barry Manilow Returns to QVC to Debut Latest Album The Greatest Songs of the Seventies

WEST CHESTER, Pa., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunday, September 9 at 5 PM and 9 PM (ET) legendary performer Barry Manilow returns to QVC(R) to debut his latest album, THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES, nine days before street date.

Manilow stunned audiences last year when his QVC appearance marked the highest single-hour sales event in the multimedia retailer's twenty-year history, with over 43,000 units of THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SIXTIES ordered. He also had the largest sales week of his career, debuting at #2 on the Top 200 Albums Chart, with the same release.

Broadcasting live from TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, QVC Presents Q Sessions Live Featuring Barry Manilow will offer viewers an exclusive interview with the two-time Grammy Award-winning artist as well as a special live performance by Manilow of songs off the new album. QVC shoppers will also have the opportunity to order THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES, with a bonus CD created especially for QVC.

"We are excited to have Barry back to QVC," said Rich Yoegel, director of merchandising for QVC. "He is one of the best live performers of all time and has enjoyed tremendous success on QVC."

"Performing on QVC last year was great fun," said Manilow. "I can't wait to do it again."

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES will be available through QVC at 800.345.1515 or http://www.qvc.com/ while supplies last.

About Barry Manilow

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES follows two hit albums released last year: The Greatest Songs Of The Fifties (released January 31) and The Greatest Songs Of The Sixties (released October 31), making 2006 the first year since 1981 that Manilow had two albums of new material top the charts and certified platinum and gold, respectively, in the same calendar year. With worldwide sales exceeding 75 million, Barry Manilow is ranked as the top Adult Contemporary chart artist of all time, according to R&R (Radio & Records); with no less than 25 consecutive top 40 hits to his credit between 1975 and 1983, on the Billboard Hot 100. Among these are songs that are now part of the standard songbook, including "Mandy," "It's a Miracle," "Could It Be Magic," "I Write the Songs," "Looks Like We Made It," "Can't Smile Without You," "Copacabana (At the Copa)," "Somewhere In the Night," "Ships," and "I Made It Through the Rain."

About QVC

QVC, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation attributed to the Liberty Interactive Group (NASDAQ:LINTA), is one of the largest multimedia retailers in the world, with annual revenue of more than $7 billion. QVC is committed to providing its customers with thousands of the most innovative and contemporary beauty, fashion, jewelry and home products. Its programming is distributed to more than 166 million homes worldwide. The company's Web site, QVC.com, is ranked among the top general merchant Internet sites. With subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan, West Chester, Pa.-based QVC has shipped more than a billion packages in its 21-year history.

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