# This Barry Manilow Hit From 1976 Was Actually Intended for The Carpenters

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/this-barry-manilow-hit-from-1976-was-actually-intended-for-the-carpenters/
- Published: 2026-11-05T12:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T13:53:10+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/this-barry-manilow-hit-from-1976-was-actually-intended-for-the-carpenters/
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- Pomeranz wrote the song with The Carpenters in mind.
- Manilow’s 1976 version topped the Adult Contemporary chart.
- Karen Carpenter’s recording surfaced on a 1995 album.

## Summary

Barry Manilow’s 1976 recording of “Tryin’ to Get the Feeling Again” became a major hit, although songwriter David Pomeranz had originally written it with The Carpenters in mind. The story highlights how a song intended for one act can find a different audience and become closely associated with another performer.

Pomeranz said he thought The Carpenters had not recorded the song until Karen Carpenter’s version appeared on their 1995 album *Interpretations*. He had also released his own version in 1975, while Manilow’s became his fourth No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. Pomeranz drew on difficulties in his first marriage when writing it; Manilow left out the bridge on the studio recording but later included it in live performances.

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