Could It Be Magic
~ Recording by Barry Manilow
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Could It Be Magic | 4:14 | Barry Manilow | Could It Be Magic (North American Music Industries pressing) | Barry Manilow | Single |
| Arista | AS-0126 |
| 1.1 | Could It Be Magic | ?:?? | Barry Manilow | Could It Be Magic | Barry Manilow | Single |
| Arista | ARISTA 20 |
| 1.1 | Could It Be Magic | 4:14 | Barry Manilow | Could It Be Magic | Barry Manilow | Single |
| Arista | 4C006-96 806 |
| 1.1 | Could It Be Magic | 4:14 | Barry Manilow | Could It Be Magic | Barry Manilow | Single |
| Arista | 4C006-96806 |
| 1.1 | Could It Be Magic | 4:14 | Barry Manilow | Could It Be Magic | Barry Manilow | Single |
| Arista | ARIST 229 |
| 1.1 | Could It Be Magic | 4:14 | Barry Manilow | Could It Be Magic | Barry Manilow | Single |
| Arista | ARISTA-10862 |
| 1.1 | Could It Be Magic | 4:15 | Barry Manilow | Could It Be Magic | Barry Manilow | Single |
| Arista | 1 C 006-96 806, 1C006-96 806 |
| 1.2 | Could It Be Magic | 4:18 | Barry Manilow | The Best of Barry Manilow | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | 1 C 064 61 754 |
| 1.16 | Could It Be Magic | 4:15 | Barry Manilow | First Love: Die schönsten Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade Deutschland GmbH (DE branch of Dutch "Arcade" label; this is not an imprint!), Arcade Records (imprint of Arcade Records (UK) Ltd., valid between 1972–1979) | ADE G 70 |
| 1.19 | Could It Be Magic | 4:15 | Barry Manilow | The Manilow Collection: Twenty Classic Hits | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | AC 9 8274, AC9-8274 |
| 1.19 | Could It Be Magic | 4:15 | Barry Manilow | The Manilow Collection: Twenty Classic Hits | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | AL9-8274 |
| 1.19 | Could It Be Magic | 4:15 | Barry Manilow | The Manilow Collection: Twenty Classic Hits | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | 28RS-3 |
| 1.17 | Could It Be Magic | ?:?? | Barry Manilow | The Manilow Collection: Classic Hits | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | 35RD-34 |
| 1.19 | Could It Be Magic | 4:15 | Barry Manilow | The Manilow Collection: Twenty Classic Hits | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | A27T-26 |
| 1.9 | Could It Be Magic | 4:17 | Barry Manilow | Reflections | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Pickwick Compact Discs (UK imprint, subsidiary of Pickwick International Inc. (GB) Ltd.) | PWKS 514 |
| 1.9 | Could It Be Magic | 4:16 | Barry Manilow | Reflections | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004) | CDS 1231 |
| 1.9 | Could It Be Magic | 4:17 | Barry Manilow | Reflections | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004) | CAM 1231 |
| 1.3 | Could It Be Magic | 4:23 | Barry Manilow | The Magic of...: His Greatest Hits | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 99 021 92, 9902192 |
| 1.3 | Could It Be Magic | ?:?? | Barry Manilow | The Magic of...: His Greatest Hits | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 9904192 |
| 1.3 | Could It Be Magic | 4:18 | Barry Manilow | The Essential Barry Manilow | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arista, Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 82876 68227 2 |
| 1.3 | Could It Be Magic | 4:18 | Barry Manilow | The Essential Barry Manilow | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arista, Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 82876 68227 2 |
| 1.3 | Could It Be Magic (single edit) | 4:18 | Barry Manilow | The Essential Barry Manilow | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arista, Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.3 | Could It Be Magic | 4:18 | Barry Manilow | The Essential Barry Manilow | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | BVCM-37654 |
| 1.3 | Could It Be Magic | 4:19 | Barry Manilow | The Essential Barry Manilow | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arista, Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 82876 68227 2 |
| 1.4 | Could It Be Magic | 4:16 | Barry Manilow | The Best of Barry Manilow: Music & Passion | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | 88697420842 |
| 4.7 | Could It Be Magic | 4:15 | Barry Manilow | 100 Party Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697613962 |
| 3.16 | Could It Be Magic | 4:51 | Barry Manilow | Don’t Stop Believing | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697603722 |
| 1.3 | Could It Be Magic | 4:19 | Barry Manilow | The Essential Barry Manilow: Limited Edition 3.0 | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arista, Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697425792, 886974257929 |
| 1.3 | Could It Be Magic (single edit) | 4:19 | Barry Manilow | The Essential Barry Manilow | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arista | |
| 1.3 | Could It Be Magic | 4:18 | Barry Manilow | The Essential Barry Manilow | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arista, Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697776752 |
| 1.9 | Could It Be Magic | 4:18 | Barry Manilow | Playlist: The Very Best of Barry Manilow | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arista, Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697 27472 2 |
| 1.2 | Could It Be Magic | ?:?? | Barry Manilow | The Music of Barry Manilow | Barry Manilow | Album + Compilation |
| Arista, Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697 77708 2 |
| 3.9 | Could It Be Magic | 4:17 | Barry Manilow | Pure… Singer/Songwriter | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Sony Music Catalog (a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH, as well as its imprint) | 88697962902 | |
| 3.6 | Could It Be Magic | 4:18 | Barry Manilow | The 70s Love Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson | CRIMCD591 |
| 1.17 | Could It Be Magic | 4:18 | Barry Manilow | 70s Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMCD602 |
| 5.3 | Could It Be Magic | 4:18 | Barry Manilow | 100 Hits: Pop Essentials | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Demon Music Group | DMGN 100 188 |
| 5.18 | Could It Be Magic | 4:19 | Barry Manilow | 100 Hits: The Best 70s Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMGN100228 |
| 1.1 | Could It Be Magic | 4:14 | Barry Manilow | Could It Be Magic / I Write the Songs | Barry Manilow | Single + Compilation |
| Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Bell/Arista) | FLB.91 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.9 | Could It Be Magic | 4:16 | Barry Manilow | Speciale Disc Jockey / Speciale discoteche | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arista, Bell Records (50s-70s US/UK pop, later became Arista), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 3C 040 - 70054 |
Relationships
| co-producer: | Ron Dante Barry Manilow |
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| producer: | Ron Dante Barry Manilow |
| lead vocals: | Barry Manilow |
| vocals: | Barry Manilow |
| arranger: | Barry Manilow Joe Renzetti |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1979) |
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| edit of: | Could It Be Magic (1975 remix) |
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| recording of: | Could It Be Magic |
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Related works
Could It Be Magic
| lyricist: | Adrienne Anderson |
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| additional composer: | Fryderyk Chopin (composer) |
| composer: | Barry Manilow |
| publisher: | Angeldust Music (ended) Kamikazee Music (ended) EMI Longitude Music Universal Music Careers |
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| sub-publisher: | シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) |
| referred to in medleys: | Medley: Copacabana / Daybreak / Lonely Together / Looks Like We Made It / Could It Be Magic (order: 6) The Gonzo Hits Medley (order: 20) |
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| later translated parody versions: | Könnt’ es sein Magie? |
| later translated versions: | Kanssasi tahdon pois Kdo z nás smí se vrátit Le Temps qui court Magia (Brazilian Portuguese version of “Could It Be Magic”) Ontmoeting Puede ser genial Schau wie es regnet (Could It Be Magic) Sera esto magia 恋はマジック |
| later versions: | Could It Be Magic (version as recorded by Take That) |
| version of: | Could It Be Magic (original Featherbed single version) |
| is based on: | Prélude no. 20 in C minor, op. 28: Largo |