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“Next Time (I Fall)” is a pop/adult contemporary ballad co-written by Bobby Caldwell and Paul Gordon. Though best known from the hit duet recorded by Peter Cetera & Amy Grant, Bobby Caldwell also recorded his own version for his 1988 album Heart of Mine.

✍️ Composer(s): Bobby Caldwell & Paul Gordon.

🎤 Original Hit Version (for context): The song became widely popular when performed by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant, released as a single in September 1986 from Cetera’s album Solitude/Solitaire.

📈 Chart Performance (Hit version):
• #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts in late 1986.
• Also topped pop and AC charts in Canada; peaked modestly elsewhere.

📅 Album Appearances:
• Hit version — Solitude/Solitaire (Peter Cetera, 1986).
• Bobby Caldwell version — Heart of Mine (1988).

🎶 Pertinent Facts:
• Though written by Caldwell, the song’s biggest success came from the duet by Cetera & Grant, becoming one of the standout adult contemporary ballads of the mid-1980s.
• The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the Cetera/Grant version.
• Caldwell’s own rendition gives a smoother soul/jazz-inflected take compared with the pop duet.

💡 Meaning/Theme: A heartfelt love ballad about learning from past heartbreaks and hoping the next time you fall in love it will be with the right person.