I'll Never Love This Way Again Explained

"I'll Never Love This Way Again" is a song written and composed by English musician Richard Kerr and American lyricist Will Jennings,^[1] and first recorded by Kerr himself for his album Welcome to the Club as "I Know I'll Never Love This Way Again", released in November 1978. A version by Cheryl Ladd was released first on her self-titled album in July 1978.^[2] The song became a hit for American singer Dionne Warwick the following year, which was produced by her labelmate Barry Manilow for Warwick's Arista Records debut, Dionne. It was also recorded by British singer Cherrill Rae Yates.^[3]

The song was released as the album's lead single on July 15, 1979, by Arista. Warwick's first single on the record label after an unsuccessful tenure at Warner Bros. Records, the song brought Warwick renewed popularity when it reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 6 in Canada, also peaking at number 18 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.^[4] "I'll Never Love This Way Again" was eventually certified as gold by the RIAA for sales of over one million copies and won Warwick the 1980 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.^[5]

In 1992, the song was covered in Spanish as "Cómo te amé" by Mexican singer Yuri, from her album Obsesiones. This version peaked at number 34 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7]	35
Canadian Top Singles (RPM)	6
Canadian Adult Contemporary (RPM)[8]	16
South Africa (Springbok)[9]	12
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)[10]	18

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Rank
Canadian Top Singles (RPM)[11]	51
US Billboard Hot 100[12]	32
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)	35
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	12
US Cashbox Top 100[13]	29

Notes and References

1. Book: The Billboard Book of Number One Hits: Updated and Expanded 5th Edition . 677 . 9780823076772 . July 12, 2024 . Bronson . Fred . 2003 . Watson Guptill Publications . . Lyricist Will Jennings...moved to Los Angeles. His publisher...Almo-Irving Music, introduced Jennings to British composer Richard Kerr...Whitney's (Houston) cousin, Dionne Warwick...had her first hit on the label with Jennings and Kerr's "I'll Never Love This Way Again" (number five in October, 1979). .
2. Web site: Cheryl Ladd's music . Cheryl Ladd . 2006-08-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060823222221/http://www.cherylladd.com/music.html . 2006-08-23 . Cheryl Ladd - 1978 - 4. I Know I'll Never Love This Way Again.
3. Web site: London Music Hall of Fame Inductees . . Cherrill Rae Yates 2022 Inductee . Forest City London Music Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219084704/https://fclma.ca/hall-of-fame-inductees/ . 19 December 2022 . live.
4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 610.
5. Web site: 1979 Grammy Winners . Grammy Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227135105/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?year=1979 . February 27, 2014 . live.
6. Yuri - Chart History: Hot Latin Songs . Billboard . May 16, 2021.
7. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 0-646-11917-6.
8. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2016-10-15.
9. Web site: SA Charts 1965–March 1989. Rock.co.za. 5 September 2018.
10. Dionne Warwick Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs). Billboard. April 15, 2021.
11. 1979 Top 200 Singles . 32 . 13 . December 22, 1979 . . . March 3, 2018 .
12. December 22, 1979 . 91 . 51, 1979 Year End Charts - Talent in Action . TIA-10 (58), TIA-38 (86), TIA-44 (92) . Billboard . Top Singles of the Year Pop / Soul / Top Adult Contemporary of the Year. World Radio History . July 12, 2024 . Pop 32; Soul - Top Singles 35; Adult Contemporary - Top Singles 12.
13. Web site: Top 100 Year End Charts: 1979 . . 2016-04-12 . 2012-08-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120825012820/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/1979YESP.html . dead .