| "The Old Songs" | |
|---|---|
| Single byDavid Pomeranz | |
| from the album The Truth of Usand Born for You: His Best and More | |
| Released | 1980 1999 |
| Recorded | 1977–1979 1999[1] |
| Genre | Pop[2] |
| Length | 4:10 |
| Label |
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| Songwriters | David Pomeranz,Buddy Kaye |
| Music video | |
| "The Old Songs" (lyric video) on YouTube | |
"The Old Songs" is a song written byDavid Pomeranz andBuddy Kaye and was featured in Pomeranz's 1980 album,The Truth of Us.[2] In 1999, the song was re-recorded again in Pomeranz's 1999 album,Born for You: His Best and More.
| "The Old Songs" | ||||
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| Single byBarry Manilow | ||||
| from the albumIf I Should Love Again | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Fall in Love With Me" | |||
| Released | October 1981 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:42 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriters | David Pomeranz, Buddy Kaye | |||
| Barry Manilow singles chronology | ||||
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A year after its release, American singerBarry Manilow would later record the track for his 1981 album, "If I Should Love Again".[2]
"The Old Songs" peaked at number fifteen on the U.S.Billboard Hot 100 and was Manilow's eleventh number one on theBillboardAdult Contemporary chart, spending three weeks at number one.[3]
| Chart (1981–82) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| CanadianRPM Adult Contemporary[4] | 2 |
| UK[5] | 48 |
| U.S.BillboardHot 100 | 15 |
| U.S.BillboardHot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| U.S.Cash Box Top 100 | 16 |
| Chart (1981) | Rank |
|---|---|
| U.S. (Joel Whitburn'sPop Annual)[6] | 98 |
