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Article: Mann, Barry
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Barry Mann
Songwriter
For the Record
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Selected discography
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Although pop music fans may not be able to place Barry Mann
’
s name, anyone who has turned on a radio in the past few decades has certainly heard his work. He and his wife, Cynthia Weil, are the songwriting team behind a host of memorable tunes, including several 1960s classics such as
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On Broadway,
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“
We Gotta Get Out of This Place,
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and
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Uptown.
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They made the top 40 charts a total of 18 times with such favorites. In 1999, the performing-rights organization Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) announced that their 1964 composition,
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You
’
ve Lost That Lovin
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