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If I Should Love Again

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Artist
  
Barry Manilow

Producer
  
Barry Manilow

Genres
  
Pop music, Easy listening

Release date
  
1981

Label
  
Arista Records

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Released
  
September 1981 (original release) 1998 (re-release)

Recorded
  
1980-1981, United Western Studios

Length
  
42:42 (original release) 45:42 (re-release)

If I Should Love Again (1981)
  
Barry Live in Britain (1982)

Similar
  
Barry Manilow albums, Pop music albums

Barry manilow if i should love again 1982


If I Should Love Again is the eighth studio album released by singer and songwriter Barry Manilow. The album was recorded at United Western Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California. Barry refers to it as "The most romantic album that I ever made", and remarks "I was so caught up in romance that I actually wrote music and lyrics to the title song while playing the piano facing the ocean, in a rented house on the beach in Atlantic City, New Jersey." The album was released in 1981, and it scored single platinum, as the previous album had.

Contents

Barry manilow if i should love again


Reception

Bryan Buss of Allmusic gave the album three stars (of a possible five), calling it "classic Barry Manilow; shamelessly well-crafted adult contemporary." He concluded his review by saying "It may not be the biggest album of his career, but If I Should Love Again showcases Manilow's greatest skill: making heartbreak sound hopeful."

Side 1

  1. "The Old Songs" (David Pomeranz, Buddy Kaye) - 4:43
  2. "Let's Hang On" (Bob Crewe, Denny Randell, Sandy Linzer) - 3:12
  3. "If I Should Love Again" (Barry Manilow) - 5:33
  4. "Don't Fall in Love with Me" (Barry Manilow, John Bettis) - 3:39
  5. "Break Down the Door" (Barry Manilow, Bob Gaudio, Enoch Anderson) - 3:04

Side 2

  1. "Somewhere Down the Road" (Michael Masser, Cynthia Weil, Tom Snow) - 4:00
  2. "No Other Love" (Barry Manilow, Adrienne Anderson) - 4:36
  3. "Fools Get Lucky" (Barry Manilow, John Bettis) - 4:11
  4. "I Haven't Changed the Room" (Barry Manilow) - 2:16
  5. "Let's Take All Night (to Say Goodbye)" (Barry Manilow, John Bettis) - 3:36

CD Bonus Track

  1. "You're Runnin' Too Hard" (Barry Manilow, Marty Panzer) - 3:00

Cover versions

In 2007, Filipino pop/R&B singer Nina recorded the title track for the re-release of her self-titled album and released as the album's second single. It didn't reach number one, but peaked at No. 2 in Philippine charts.

Personnel

  • Barry Manilow: vocal, piano (tracks 1 and 3-10)
  • Tom Kelly, Bill Champlin and Richard Page: backing vocals
  • Robert Marullo: synthesizer (tracks 1, 2, 4 and 6), electric piano
  • Victor Vanacore: keyboards, acoustic and electric pianos
  • Bill Mays: keyboards
  • Dean Parks, Paul Jackson, Jr., John Pondel, Mitch Holder: guitars
  • Will Lee, Carl Sealove: bass
  • Bud Harner, Ed Greene: drums
  • Robert Forte, Alan Estes: percussion
  • String and horn arrangements: Artie Butler tracks 1 and 6, Victor Vanacore tracks 2, 3, 4 and 10, Jimmie Haskell tracks 7 & 8
  • Tom Scott: saxophone
  • Sid Sharp: concertmaster

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    Songs

    1The Old Songs4:42
    2Let's Hang On3:49
    3If I Should Love Again5:01

    References

    If I Should Love Again Wikipedia
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