I'll Never Love This Way Again

"I'll Never Love This Way Again" is a Grammy Award-winning, Gold-certified 1979 hit 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).

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 #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #13 on the Billboard R&B Chart.^[1] In Canada, "I'll Never Love This Way Again" peaked at #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 1 million copies and helped her Arista debut album, Dionne, be certified by the RIAA as Platinum for album sales of over 1 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". 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 and The Nolans.

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

Danish as "Det sker kun én gang i mit liv" by Peter Belli
Dutch as "Vergeet jouw wereld" by André Hazes
Finnish as "En Näin Voi Muita Rakastaa" by Marion Rung
German as "Ich weiß, so lieben kann ich niemals mehr" by Margot Werner.
Hungarian as "Így Még Senkit Nem Szerettem Én" by Korda György
Italian as "Io dio io re" by Christian De Sica.
Spanish as "Como te Amé" by Yuri

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	5
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks	5
U.S. R&B	13
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	5
Canadian RPM Top Singles	6
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary ^[3]	16
UK	62

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 ^[4]	32
U.S. Cashbox ^[5]	29
Canada ^[6]	51

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 610.
↑ MP3
↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4482&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=7mraqmk30lvogef7fbjnoogtu7
↑ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1978.htm
↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1979YESP.html
↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5502a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=nq255quff2tc0difhpmuv69ih2

External links

Dionne Warwick

Studio albums	Presenting Dionne Warwick (1963) Anyone Who Had a Heart (1964) Make Way for Dionne Warwick (1964) The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick (1965) Here I Am (1965) Here Where There Is Love (1966) On Stage and in the Movies (1967) The Windows of the World (1967) The Magic of Believing (1968) Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls (1968) Promises, Promises (1968) Soulful (1969) I'll Never Fall in Love Again (1970) Very Dionne (1970) Dionne (1972) Just Being Myself (1973) Then Came You (1975) Track of the Cat (1975) Love at First Sight (1977) Dionne (1979) No Night So Long (1980) Friends in Love (1982) Heartbreaker (1982) How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye (1983) Finder of Lost Loves (1985) Friends (1985) Reservations for Two (1987) Dionne Sings Cole Porter (1990) Friends Can Be Lovers (1993) Aquarela do Brazil (1994) Dionne Sings Dionne (1998) Dionne Sings Dionne, Vol. 2 (2000) My Favorite Time of the Year (2004) My Friends & Me (2006) Why We Sing (2008) Only Trust Your Heart (2011)

Live albums	Dionne Warwick in Paris (1966) Hot! Live and Otherwise (1981) Christmas in Vienna II (1993)

Compilation albums	The Love Collection (2008)

Singles	"Don't Make Me Over" "Wishin' and Hopin'" "Anyone Who Had a Heart" "Walk On By" "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" "A House Is Not a Home" "Reach Out for Me" "Who Can I Turn To?" "Are You There (With Another Girl)" "Message to Michael" "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" "Alfie" "The Windows of the World" "I Say a Little Prayer" "(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls" "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" "This Girl's in Love with You" "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" "Make It Easy on Yourself" "The Good Life" "Then Came You" (with Spinners) "By the Time I Get to Phoenix/I Say a Little Prayer" (with Isaac Hayes) "Only Love Can Break a Heart" "I'll Never Love This Way Again" "Déjà Vu" "No Night So Long" "Heartbreaker" "All the Love in the World" "Run to Me" (with Barry Manilow) "That's What Friends Are For" (with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) "Love Power" (with Jeffrey Osborne) "It's All Over" (with Dieter Bohlen as Blue System) "What the World Needs Now Is Love" (with TheHipHopNationUnited)

Record labels	Arista Concord Rhino River North Scepter Warner Bros.

Related articles	Discography Solid Gold (TV series)

Book:Dionne Warwick

Yuri

Solo albums	Tú Iluminas mi Vida Esperanzas Llena de dulzura Yuri: Sí, soy así Karma Kamaleón Yo te pido amor Un corazón herido Aire Algo de mi vida Isla del Sol Sui Generis Soy Libre Obsesiones Nueva era Reencuentros Espejos del Alma Más Fuerte que la Vida Huellas Que tu fe nunca muera Enamorada Yuri/A lo Mexicano Acompáñame Vive la Historia Mi Hijita Linda Inusual

EPs	Siempre Hay Un Mañana Tiempos Mejores Mi Testimonio

Songs	"Qué Te Pasa" "Hombres al Borde de un Ataque de Celos" "I'll Never Love This Way Again" "Detrás de Mi Ventana"

Related	Discography

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