Melissa Manchester (born February 15, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is best known for her powerful voice and chart-topping hits, including "Midnight Blue" (1975), "Don't Cry Out Loud" (1979), and "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" (1982), the latter of which earned her a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Over her five-decade career, Manchester has enjoyed success in pop, adult contemporary, and theatre music, as well as in film and television acting. Melissa Manchester was born in the Bronx, New York, into a musical family of Jewish descent.