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Barry Manilow Reissues 1992 Ballad as “Another Life – 2026” — Watch the Lyric Video
Barry Manilow issues "Another Life 62026," a reimagined 1992 ballad from his upcoming album What a Time, out June 5, and returns after surgery.
Today Barry Manilow is back in the small, bittersweet territory he has always owned: reworking a late-career ballad into something that feels newly lived-in. “Another Life 62026” is out now, the final preview from What a Time, his first collection of almost entirely original songs in nearly 15 years, due June 5.
Barry Manilow at Clive Davis and the Recording Academys Pre-GRAMMY Gala at The Beverly Hilton on February 01, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
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Co-written by Andrew Hill and Preston Sturges and arranged by Manilow with longtime collaborator Michael Lloyd, this 2026 take preserves the songs wistful core while deepening its sense of nostalgia. Manilow first recorded “Another Life” for his 1992 box set The Complete Collection and Then Some; as an album cut it still managed to reach No. 33 on Billboards Adult Contemporary chart. This new version lands with the extra weight of timeand circumstance: Manilow was in his late 40s when he first tracked the song, and hes now in his 80s after confronting a serious health challenge. That history gives the lyric an inevitable gravity.
The single arrives in the wake of Manilows first public appearance since undergoing surgery for lung cancer. On April 23 he accepted the Presidents Award at the American Advertising Federations Hall of Fame gala in New York City, an event that nodded to the advertising work that preceded his recording career.
What a Time marks Manilows 33rd studio album and his first near-all-original LP since 2011s 15 Minutes, which debuted and peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200. The albums lead single, “Once Before I Go,” reached No. 25 on Billboards Adult Contemporary chart in February, extending a remarkable streak: this is the sixth straight decade in which Manilow has logged multiple top-30 hits on that chart, a run that began with “Mandy” in November 1974. That early classic not only topped the Easy Listening and Hot 100 charts, it also earned a Grammy nomination for record of the year.
Fans will notice a broad, cross-generational roll call on the credits. Manilow tapped 12-time Grammy winner Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and nine-time Grammy winner Dave Cobb, alongside long-time co-writers Bruce Sussman and Adrienne Anderson. The result is an album that nods to the past without being a museum piece.
Theres a small industry anecdote tucked into Manilow lore: in early 1976 Arista Records president Clive Davis, eager to amplify the buzz around Manilows Grammy nod, devised a Grammy party that has since become a fixture of musics social calendar. Its the kind of connective tissue that helps explain why listeners keep returning to songs like “Another Life,” across decades.
Manilow plans to tour throughout 2026 once his recovery is complete. For dates and further details, visit Manilows website.
New versions of old songs can feel either revisionist or revelatory. On this one, the latter seems truera veteran artist revisiting a quiet, rueful song and underscoring why audiences keep leaning in.
