"I'll Never Love This Way Again" is a 1979 hit recorded by American

United States

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 soul

Soul music

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 singer Dionne Warwick

Dionne Warwick

Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress and TV show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health....

. The song was composed by Richard Kerr

Richard Kerr (songwriter)

Richard Kerr is an English composer, who co-wrote "Mandy", "Looks Like We Made It" and "Somewhere in the Night" - all of which became hit singles for Barry Manilow.-Career:...

 (music) and Will Jennings

Will Jennings

Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings is an American songwriter who is popularly known for writing the lyrics for "My Heart Will Go On", the theme for the film Titanic .-Life and education:...

 (lyrics) and produced by Arista labelmate 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 ."...

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The song was Warwick's first single release on Arista

Arista Records

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 after an unsuccessful tenure at Warner Bros. Records

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. The song brought Warwick renewed popularity when it reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100

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, #6 in Canada and #13 on the Billboard

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R&B Chart. The song won Warwick a 1980 Grammy Award

Grammy Award

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 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

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. 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.

First recorded by Cheryl Ladd

Cheryl Ladd

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 as "I Know I'll Never Love This Way Again" for her 1978 eponymous debut album, "I'll Never Love This Way Again" has also been recorded by Billie Jo Spears

Billie Jo Spears

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 and the Nolans

The Nolans

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. The song has been rendered in Dutch as "Vergeet jouw wereld" recorded by André Hazes, in Finnish as "En Näin Voi Muita Rakastaa" recorded by Marion Rung

Marion Rung

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, in German as "Ich weiß, so lieben kann ich niemals mehr" recorded by Margot Werner, in Hungarian as "Így Még Senkit Nem Szerettem Én" recorded by Korda György, and in Italian as "Io dio io re" recorded by Christian De Sica

Christian De Sica

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External links

• I'll Never Love This Way Again by Dionne Warwick Songfacts