If I Should Love Again is the eighth studio album released by singer and songwriter Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...

. The album was recorded at United Western Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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. 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

Atlantic City, New Jersey

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." The album was released in 1981, and it scored single platinum, as the previous album had.

Side 1

1. "The Old Songs
   The Old Songs
   "The Old Songs" is a song written by David Pomeranz and Buddy Kaye and recorded by Barry Manilow. The song was a track from Manilow's 1981 album, If I Should Love Again. It peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and was Manilow's eleventh number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary...
   
   " (David Pomeranz, Buddy Kaye) - 4:43
2. "Let's Hang On" (Bob Crewe, Denny Randall, 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
   John Bettis
   John Bettis is an American lyricist who has co-written many famous popular songs over the years. In 2011, John was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame....
   
   ) - 3:39
5. "Break Down the Door" (Barry Manilow, Bob Gaudio, Enoch Anderson) - 3:04

Side 2

1. "Somewhere Down the Road
   Somewhere Down the Road (Barry Manilow song)
   "Somewhere Down the Road" is a popular song written by Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow and most famously recorded in 1981 by Barry Manilow. Weil wrote the song's lyrics and Snow wrote the melody.-Release:...
   
   " (Cynthia Weil
   Cynthia Weil
   Cynthia Weil is a prominent American songwriter. She is famous for having written many songs together with her husband Barry Mann....
   
   , 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

Cover versions

In 2007, Filipino pop

Pop music

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/R&B singer Nina

Nina Girado

Marifil Niña Girado , better known by her stage name Nina, is a Filipino pop/R&B singer, occasional songwriter, record producer, TV and radio personality. She made her recording debut in 2002 after signing a recording contract with Warner Music Philippines...

 recorded the title track for the re-release of her self-titled album

Nina (Nina Girado album)

Nina is the self-titled third studio album by Filipino singer Nina, released in the Philippines on August 23, 2006 by Warner Music. After the incomparable success of her cover album Nina Live!, Nina decided to release an all-original studio album as a follow-up...

and released as the album's second single. It didn't reach number one, but peaked at #2 in Philippine charts.