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( August 2018 ) `` Somewhere in the Night '' Single by Helen Reddy from the album No Way to Treat a Lady B - side `` Ten to Eight '' Released November 1975 Format 7 '' single Recorded Genre Easy listening Length 3 : 31 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Richard Kerr, Will Jennings Producer ( s ) Joe Wissert Helen Reddy singles chronology `` Ai n't No Way to Treat a Lady '' ( 1975 ) `` Somewhere in the Night '' ( 1975 ) `` I Ca n't Hear You No More '' ( 1976 ) `` Ai n't No Way to Treat a Lady '' ( 1975 ) `` Somewhere in the Night '' ( 1975 ) `` I Ca n't Hear You No More '' ( 1976 ) `` Somewhere in the Night '' Single by Barry Manilow from the album Even Now A-side `` Somewhere in the Night '' ( US / Canada ) ; `` Copacabana '' ( UK ) B - side `` Leavin ' In The Morning '' ( US / Canada ) `` Somewhere in the Night '' ( UK ) Released July 1978 ( 1978 - 07 ) Format 7 '' Single Recorded 1978 Genre Easy listening Label Arista Songwriter ( s ) Richard Kerr Will Jennings Producer ( s ) Barry Manilow Ron Dante Barry Manilow singles chronology `` Ready To Take A Chance Again '' ( 1978 ) `` Somewhere in the Night '' ( 1978 ) `` Ships '' ( 1979 ) `` Ready To Take A Chance Again '' ( 1978 ) `` Somewhere in the Night '' ( 1978 ) `` Ships '' ( 1979 ) `` Somewhere in the Night '' is a ballad written by Richard Kerr and lyricist Will Jennings which was a US Top 20 hit for both Helen Reddy and Barry Manilow. The first song composed by Kerr and Jennings as a team, `` Somewhere in the Night '' appeared on four 1975 album releases : You Are a Song by Batdorf & Rodney, Rising Sun by Yvonne Elliman, No Way to Treat a Lady by Helen Reddy released July 1975 and Kim Carnes ' November 1975 eponymous album release. The Yvonne Elliman version was released as a single in August 1975 which month also saw the release of a `` Somewhere in the Night '' single recorded by the song 's co-writer Richard Kerr : Kerr 's version would have its UK release in January 1976 when it also served as the title cut of an album release by Kerr. However, `` Somewhere in the Night '' did not appear on any chart until the Batdorf & Rodney version was issued as a single in October 1975 to reach # 69 on the Billboard Hot 100. The qualified success of the Batdorf & Rodney version did not preclude the December 1975 release of Helen Reddy 's version of `` Somewhere in the Night '' as the follow - up single to her hit `` Ai n't No Way to Treat a Lady ''. Unique as a third single released from a Helen Reddy album - the first single from the No Way to Treat a Lady album : `` Bluebird '', had had an abbreviated release - `` Somewhere in the Night '' hit # 2 at Easy Listening radio and # 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1976 : Reddy would have one subsequent single reach the Top 20 that being `` You 're My World '' in 1977. `` Somewhere in the Night '' would also reach # 27 in New Zealand in February 1976, affording Reddy her final hit in that territory... Barry Manilow, whose breakout hit `` Mandy '' had been written by Scott English and Richard Kerr who had later reached # 1 with the Kerr / Jennings composition `` Looks Like We Made It '', recorded `` Somewhere in the Night '' for his 1978 album Even Now. In July 1978 Manilow 's version of `` Somewhere in the Night '' was issued as the flip of Manilow 's single `` Copacabana '' for its release in the UK where both sides of the single received airplay although the single only reached a UK chart peak of # 42. In December 1978 `` Somewhere in the Night '' became the fourth track from Even Now to be given single release in the US, reaching # 9 on Billboard 's Hot 100 in early - 1979 : Manilow 's follow - up single would also have a Hot 100 peak of # 9 after which Manilow would return to the US Top Ten for one final time with `` I Made It Through the Rain '' - # 10 in 1980. The song has also been recorded by Anita Sarawak. Mike Love, a local singer from Abertillery, South Wales recorded a version of the song in his bedroom and in 2014 the recording was played at his own funeral ; this recording later went on to become very popular on YouTube. Charted versions of Somewhere in the Night ( Kerr / Jennings ) Artist / year of recording Chart & peak Batdorf & Rodney / U.S. Billboard Hot 100 # 69 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening # 24 Helen Reddy / U.S. Billboard Hot 100 # 19 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening # 2 Canada RPM Top Singles # 27 Canada Adult Contemporary # 2 New Zealand # 27 Barry Manilow / 1978 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 # 9 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening # 4 Canada RPM Top Singles # 10 Canada Adult Contemporary # 3 Ireland # 16, UK # 42 *, Australia # 81 Footnote Double A-side chart item with `` Copacabana '' References Jump up ^ `` Yvonne Elliman - Rising Sun ''. Discogs. Retrieved 15 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` Item ''. Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` Item ''. Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2018. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics 45cat.com Barry Manilow singles 1970s `` Mandy '' ( 1974 ) `` Sandra '' ( 1974 ) `` It 's a Miracle '' ( 1975 ) `` Could It Be Magic '' ( 1975 ) `` I Write the Songs '' ( 1975 ) `` Tryin ' to Get the Feeling Again '' ( 1976 ) `` This One 's for You '' ( 1976 ) `` Weekend in New England '' ( 1976 ) `` Looks Like We Made It '' ( 1977 ) `` Daybreak '' ( 1977 ) `` It 's Just Another New Year 's Eve '' ( 1977 ) `` Ca n't Smile Without You '' ( 1978 ) `` Even Now '' ( 1978 ) `` Copacabana '' ( 1978 ) `` Ready to Take a Chance Again '' ( 1978 ) `` Somewhere in the Night '' ( 1978 ) `` Ships '' ( 1979 ) `` When I Wanted You '' ( 1979 ) 1980s `` I Do n't Want to Walk Without You '' ( 1980 ) `` Bermuda Triangle '' ( 1980 ) `` I Made It Through the Rain '' ( 1980 ) `` Lonely Together '' ( 1981 ) `` The Old Songs '' ( 1981 ) `` Somewhere Down the Road '' ( 1981 ) `` Let 's Hang On ! '' ( 1982 ) `` Oh Julie '' ( 1982 ) `` Memory '' ( 1982 ) `` I 'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter '' ( 1982 ) `` Read ' Em and Weep '' ( 1983 ) `` When October Goes '' ( 1984 ) `` Run to Me '' ( 1985 ) `` I 'm Your Man '' ( 1986 ) `` Keep Each Other Warm '' ( 1989 ) 1990s `` If I Can Dream '' ( 1990 ) `` I 'd Really Love to See You Tonight '' ( 1997 ) 2000s `` River '' ( 2003 ) `` Unchained Melody '' ( 2006 ) `` Love Is a Many - Splendored Thing '' ( 2006 ) 2010s `` Santa Claus Is Coming to Town '' ( 2012 ) Helen Reddy Studio albums I Do n't Know How to Love Him Helen Reddy I Am Woman Long Hard Climb Love Song for Jeffrey Free and Easy No Way to Treat a Lady Music, Music Ear Candy We 'll Sing in the Sunshine Reddy Take What You Find Play Me Out Imagination Feel So Young Center Stage The Best Christmas Ever Live albums Live in London Compilations Helen Reddy 's Greatest Hits All - Time Greatest Hits The Best of Helen Reddy I Am Woman : The Essential Helen Reddy Collection Absolutely the Best of Helen Reddy The Woman I Am : The Definitive Collection Rarities from the Capitol Vaults Singles `` One Way Ticket '' `` I Do n't Know How to Love Him '' `` Crazy Love '' `` I Am Woman '' `` Peaceful '' `` Delta Dawn '' `` Leave Me Alone ( Ruby Red Dress ) '' `` Keep On Singing '' `` You and Me Against the World '' `` Angie Baby '' `` Emotion '' `` Ai n't No Way to Treat a Lady '' `` Somewhere in the Night '' `` I Ca n't Hear You No More '' `` You 're My World '' `` Candle on the Water '' `` We 'll Sing in the Sunshine '' Related articles Discography Toni Lamond Tony Sheldon `` Voices That Care '' Book : Helen Reddy Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Somewhere_in_the_Night_(song)&oldid=855082600 '' Categories : Barry Manilow songs Helen Reddy songs 1975 singles 1976 singles 1979 singles Songs with lyrics by Will Jennings Songs written by Richard Kerr ( songwriter ) Capitol Records singles Arista Records singles 1975 songs Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from August 2018 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from August 2017 Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 15 August 2018, at 20 : 30 ( UTC ). 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Question: who wrote the song somewhere in the night
Answer: Richard Kerr and lyricist Will Jennings