The Old Songs

"The Old Songs" is a song written by David Pomeranz and Buddy Kaye and was featured on Pomeranz's 1980 album, The Truth of Us. In 1999, the song was re-recorded again in Pomeranz's 1999 album, Born for You: His Best and More.

Barry Manilow version

A year after its release, American singer Barry Manilow would later record the track for his 1981 album, "If I Should Love Again".

"The Old Songs" peaked at number fifteen on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and was Manilow's eleventh number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, spending three weeks at number one.

Chart performance Weekly charts Chart (1981–82)PeakpositionCanadian RPM Adult Contemporary2UK 48U.S. Billboard Hot 100 15U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks1U.S. Cash Box Top 100 16

Year-end charts Chart (1981)RankU.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual) 98

See also List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 1981

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