title: 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe
text: 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe is the tenth studio album by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow released in 1984. 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
  
  Charts
  
  Personnel
  Barry Manilow – vocals, keyboards, piano
  Mel Tormé – vocals
  Sarah Vaughan – vocals
  Bill Mays – piano, Fender Rhodes
  Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
  Mundell Lowe – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  George Duvivier – double bass
  Shelly Manne – drums, percussion
  
  Production
  Arranged and produced by Barry Manilow
  Recorded and engineered by Michael Braunstein
  Assistant Engineers: Deni King, Greg Laney
  
  Certifications
  
  References
  
  Barry Manilow albums
  1984 albums
  Arista Records albums