The Old Songs

"The Old Songs"
Single by David Pomeranz
from the album The Truth of Us and Born for You: His Best and More
Released1980
1999
Recorded1977–1979
1999[1]
Genre Pop[2]
Length4:10
Label
Songwriter(s)David Pomeranz, Buddy Kaye
Music video
"The Old Songs" (lyric video) on YouTube

"The Old Songs" is a song written by David Pomeranz and Buddy 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.

Barry Manilow version

"The Old Songs"
Single by Barry Manilow
from the album If I Should Love Again
B-side"Don't Fall in Love With Me"
ReleasedOctober 1981
Genre
Length4:42
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)David Pomeranz, Buddy Kaye
Barry Manilow singles chronology
"Lonely Together"
(1981) 		"The Old Songs"
(1981) 		"Somewhere Down the Road"
(1981)

A year after its release, American singer Barry 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 the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, spending three weeks at number one.[3]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1981–82) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[4] 2
UK[5] 48
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 15
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 16

Year-end charts

Chart (1981) Rank
U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual) [6] 98

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Old Songs by Barry Manilow - Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "David Pomeranz - The Truth of Us Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 156.
  4. ^ "Item: 9739 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  5. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 347. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.


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