"Daybreak" is an uptempo pop song performed by Barry Manilow in 1976. It was composed by Manilow and Adrienne Anderson and first appeared on Manilow's 1976 studio album This One's for You.
"Daybreak" | ||||
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Single by Barry Manilow | ||||
from the album This One's for You | ||||
B-side | "Jump Shout Boogie" | |||
Released | September 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Genre | Soft rock, pop | |||
Length | 3:35 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | Barry Manilow and Adrienne Anderson | |||
Producer(s) | Ron Dante | |||
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The single version was recorded live with the female backup group Lady Flash. The song reached number 23 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] and number 7 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2] On the Cash Box Top 100 it peaked at number 21 for two weeks.[3] It was a somewhat bigger hit in Canada, on both charts in which it appeared. Billboard described the song as "lively, upbeat, [and] irresistibly buoyant."[4]
The song is prominently featured in the John Waters film Serial Mom (1994), starring Kathleen Turner.
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