The Next Time I Fall
| "The Next Time I Fall" | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Single by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant | |||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Solitude/Solitaire | |||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Format | 7" | ||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:43 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Bobby Caldwell and Paul Gordon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Michael Omartian | ||||||||||||||||||
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"The Next Time I Fall" is a 1986 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 song written by Bobby Caldwell and Paul Gordon,[2] recorded as a duet by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant for Cetera's 1986 album Solitude/Solitaire, and as a solo by Caldwell himself for his 1988 album Heart of Mine. The single reached No. 1 on both the Adult Contemporary chart and the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.[3] It went to No. 1 in December 1986, remaining in that position for one week. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
As a duet, the song was Grant's first of two No. 1 pop singles and her first foray into the secular music field (she had scored several No. 1 singles in Contemporary Christian Music previously). Grant released the song on her Greatest Hits 1986–2004 album and the music video on the corresponding Greatest Hits 1986-2004 DVD.
The music video was released in 1986 and shows Cetera and Grant singing in a room with people dancing. The video was directed by Dominic Sena.
Personnel
- Peter Cetera: lead and backing vocals
- Dann Huff: electric guitars
- Chester Thompson: drums
- Kenny Cetera: percussion, additional backing vocals
- Jeff Porcaro: percussion
- Michael Omartian: keyboards
- Willie Alexander: Fairlight programming
- Steve Azbill: PPG Wave Term synthesizer programming
- Erich Bulling: synthesizers, drum programming
- Amy Grant: vocals
Charts
| Chart (1986) | Position |
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| Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| Adult Contemporary | 1 |
References
- ↑ Van Matre, Lynn (October 5, 1986). "Life After Chicago - It's Hard For Peter Cetera To Say He's Sorry". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ Back to the 80s: Interview with songwriter/composer Paul Gordon - Kickin' it Old School
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 50.
External links
| Preceded by "You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (Cetera & Grant version) December 6, 1986 |
Succeeded by "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby & the Range |
| Preceded by "I'll Be over You" by Toto |
Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single (Cetera & Grant version) November 8, 1986 (two weeks) |
Succeeded by "Love Will Conquer All" by Lionel Richie |
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