The Next Time I Fall

"The Next Time I Fall"
Single by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant
from the album Solitude/Solitaire
B-side"Holy Moly"
ReleasedSeptember 1986[1]
Recorded1986
GenrePop
Length3:47 (remix)

3:46 (album version)

4:30 (extended version)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Michael Omartian
Peter Cetera singles chronology
"Glory of Love"
(1986)
"The Next Time I Fall"
(1986)
"Big Mistake"
(1987)
Amy Grant singles chronology
"Stay for Awhile"
(1986)
"The Next Time I Fall"
(1986)
"Saved by Love"
(1988)
Music video
"The Next Time I Fall" on YouTube

"The Next Time I Fall" is a song written by Bobby Caldwell and Paul Gordon and recorded by a duet of Peter Cetera and Amy Grant for Cetera's 1986 album Solitude/Solitaire. It reached number one on Billboard magazine's Hot 100[2] and Adult Contemporary chart[3] and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[4] In February 2020, it was listed on a Billboard pop music list of top 25 love song duets.[5]

Upon its release as a single, Cash Box said the Cetera/Grant team achieved "... sparkling results. Grant’s harmonies perfectly compliment Cetera’s trademark ballad stylings in this strong duet."[6]

  1. ^ "Peter Cetera With Amy Grant - The Next Time I Fall". Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Whitburn 2009, p. 173.
  3. ^ Whitburn 2007, p. 47.
  4. ^ O'Neil 1999, p. 417.
  5. ^ Partridge, Kenneth (February 11, 2020). "The 25 Greatest Love Song Duets: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box: 9. September 20, 1986 – via worldhistoryradio.com.