Peak
19
Weeks
13
Score
1,311
Chart Year
1978
"Even Now" is a 1978 song by American adult contemporary and pop music singer Barry Manilow. It is the title track from his 1978 album, and Manilow wrote the music and co-produced the track with Ron Dante. The words were written by Marty Panzer. Released as the second single from the album, "Even Now" became a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1978, peaking at No. 19.[1] It became Manilow's ninth song to reach number one on the Billboard easy listening chart, spending three weeks atop the chart beginning May 27, 1978.[2] Billboard Magazine described "Even Now" as "one of Manilow's classiest efforts."[3] Cash Box said that "Barry reaches shivering moments."[4] In his autobiography Sweet Life, Manilow said that the song was "one of my personal favorites, which never fails to move me. It reminded me of the great times I had collaborating with" Marty Panzer, with whom the singer had worked previously. The lyrics of this song describe the remorse and regret felt by the lyricist over leaving a woman with whom he had a great relationship with for a much better life with a different woman, even though his instincts told him that it wasn't the right move to make.
Even now When there's someone else who cares When there's someone home who's waiting just for me... Even now I think about you as I'm climbin' up the stairs And I wonder what to do so she won't see... That even now... When I know it wasn't right And I found a better life than what we had Even now I wake up cryin' in the middle of the night And I can't believe it still could hurt so bad... Even now when I have come so far I wonder where you are I wonder why it's still so hard without you Even now when I come shinin' through... I swear I think of you... and how I wish you knew... Even now... Even now... When I never hear your name And the world has changed so much since you've been gone Even now I still remember and the feeling's still the same And this pain inside of me goes on and on... Even now... Even now When I have come so far I wonder where you are... I wonder why it's still so hard without you Even now... When I come shinin' through I swear I think of you... And god I wish you knew... Somehow... Even now...
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 6, 1978 | 76 | 50 |
| 2 | May 13, 1978 | 66 | 60 |
| 3 | May 20, 1978 | 57 | 69 |
| 4 | May 27, 1978 | 50 | 76 |
| 5 | Jun 3, 1978 | 43 | 83 |
| 6 | Jun 10, 1978 | 28 | 98 |
| 7 | Jun 17, 1978 | 22 | 104 |
| 8 | Jun 24, 1978 | 19 | 107 |
| 9 | Jul 1, 1978 | 19 | 107 |
| 10 | Jul 8, 1978 | 43 | 83 |
| 11 | Jul 15, 1978 | 57 | 69 |
| 12 | Jul 22, 1978 | 71 | 55 |
| 13 | Jul 29, 1978 | 98 | 28 |