Manchester was born in the Bronx area of New York city to a musical family of Jewish descent. Her father was a bassoonist for the New York Metropolitan Opera. Manchester started a singing career at an early age, learning the piano and harpsichord at the Manhattan School of Music and Arts, singing commercial jingles at age 15, and becoming a staff writer for Chappell Music while attending New York City's High School of the Performing Arts. She studied songwriting at New York University with Paul Simon. Manchester then appeared on the Manhattan club scene, where she was discovered by Bette Midler and Barry Manilow, who took her on as a backup singer in 1971.
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(Looking)Through The Eyes Of Love Lyrics

Melissa Manchester

Please dont let this feeling end
Its everything I am
Everything I want to be
I can see whats mine now
Finding out whats true
Since I found you
Looking through the eyes of love
Now I can take the time
I can see my life as it comes up shining now
Reaching out to touch you
I can feel so much
Since I found you
Looking through the eyes of love
And now I do believe
That even in the storm well find some light
Knowing youre beside me
Im all right
Please dont let this feeling end
It might not come again
And I want to remember
How it feels to touch you
How I feel so much
Since I found you
Looking through the eyes of love
And now I do believe
That even in the storm well find some light
Knowing youre beside me
Im all right
Now I can take the time
I can see my life as it comes up shining now
Reaching out to touch you
I can feel so much
Since I found you
Looking through the eyes of love