Manilow co-wrote with Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire the album track "Only in Chicago".

Although "I Made It Through the Rain" was his only Top-10 on the Hot 100 from this album, he managed to reach the Top-10 on the Adult-Contemporary lists with "Lonely Together" and the bouncy up-tempo "Bermuda Triangle" was a Top-20 hit in the UK in mid-1981.

Joe Viglione of AllMusic, in a 3 out of 5 star retrospective review, called the album "an interesting piece of the Manilow collection, the singer covering Kenny Nolan, co-writing with Maurice White, penning a song for another film -- "We Still Have Time" from the motion picture Tribute -- and including a campy duet with Lily Tomlin.

"[3] Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote that "Barry, Mr. Manilow's newest album, isn't as lively as some of his earlier work, but it's pleasant enough.

Mr. Manilow's forte remains the mini-aria arranged like an elaborate jingle.