| The Old Songs | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | David Pomeranz |
| Album: | The Truth of Us Born for You: His Best and More |
| Released: | 1980 1999 |
| Recorded: | 1977–1979 1999[1] |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 4:10 |
"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.
| The Old Songs | |
| Cover: | The_Old_Songs.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Barry Manilow |
| Album: | If I Should Love Again |
| B-Side: | Don't Fall in Love With Me |
| Released: | October 1981 |
| Length: | 4:42 |
| Label: | Arista |
| Prev Title: | Lonely Together |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | Somewhere Down the Road |
| Next Year: | 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 (1981–82) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[4] | 2 | |
| UK[5] | 48 | |
| 15 | ||
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 | |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 16 |