"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 Singleschart.[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][6]
^Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits: Updated and Expanded 5th Edition. Watson Guptill Publications. p. 677. ISBN9780823076772. Retrieved July 12, 2024 – via Internet Archive. 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). [sic]
^"Cheryl Ladd's music". Cheryl Ladd. Archived from the original on 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2006-08-09. Cheryl Ladd - 1978 - 4. I Know I'll Never Love This Way Again
^ abc"Top Singles of the Year Pop / Soul / Top Adult Contemporary of the Year"(PDF). Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 51, 1979 Year End Charts - Talent in Action. December 22, 1979. p. TIA-10 (58), TIA-38 (86), TIA-44 (92). Retrieved July 12, 2024 – via World Radio History. Pop 32; Soul - Top Singles 35; Adult Contemporary - Top Singles 12