I'll Never Love This Way Again

"I'll Never Love This Way Again" is a Grammy Award-winning, gold-certified 1979 song, recorded by American singer Dionne Warwick. The song was composed by Richard Kerr (music) and Will Jennings (lyrics) and produced by Arista labelmate Barry Manilow. The hit song was recorded for Warwick's first Arista label album titled Dionne (1979).

"I'll Never Love This Way Again"
Single by Dionne Warwick
from the album Dionne
B-side"In Your Eyes"
ReleasedJuly 15, 1979
RecordedJanuary 1979
Genre
Length3:30
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Barry Manilow
Dionne Warwick singles chronology
"Only Love Can Break a Heart"
(1977)		 "I'll Never Love This Way Again"
(1979)		 "Déjà Vu"
(1979)

The song was Warwick's first single release on Arista after an unsuccessful tenure at Warner Bros. Records. The song brought Warwick renewed popularity when it reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 18 on the Billboard R&B chart.[1] In Canada, "I'll Never Love This Way Again" peaked at No. 6. The song won Warwick a 1980 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The tune was certified by the RIAA as gold for sales of over one million copies and helped her Arista debut album, Dionne, be certified by the RIAA as platinum for album sales of over one million copies.

The song was first recorded by Richard Kerr himself for his 1978 album Welcome To The Club as "I Know I'll Never Love This Way Again". It was also recorded by Cherrill Rae Yates (The Raes) as a single but was told it was not a hit. Using the same title, the song was soon covered by Cheryl Ladd,[2] for her 1978 eponymous debut album. "I'll Never Love This Way Again" has also been recorded by Tom Jones, Billie Jo Spears, The Nolans, Regine Velasquez, Gary Valenciano, and Jona Viray.

The song has been also been recorded in several different language versions:

Chart performance

References
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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2006-08-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  4. Flavour of New Zealand, 4 November 1979, Flavourofnz.co.nz
  5. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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  7. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 610.
  8. "1979 Top 200 Singles". RPM. Vol. 32 no. 13. Library and Archives Canada. December 22, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  9. "1979 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. 91 (51): TIA-10. December 22, 1979.
  10. "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1979". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
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