"The Old Songs" was a single released on Manilow's 1981 album "If I Should Love Again." It was originally written for Jennifer Warnes by David Pomeranz, but because she passed on it, Manilow picked it up and recorded it instead.
"Somewhere Down the Road" was the follow-up single to "The Old Songs," and is a piano ballad. The theme of the song revolves around falling in love with someone at the wrong time but knowing that later in life, perhaps the love will still be there. It was also on "If I Should Love Again" and did moderately well on the Billboard charts, topping at number 21.
"I'm Your Man" was the first single released from Barry Manilow's 1985 album "Manilow." The song was a very 1980s-style piece, featuring heavy synthesizers and an faster tempo. It wasn't a smash hit, although it did appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 86.
Barry Manilow's final album of the decade was "Barry Manilow," released in 1989. Although it wasn't as successful as his previous work, he did release a few singles from it, including "Please Don't Be Scared." It was more classic Barry Manilow style, with a subdued, slower, easy listening feel to it, as opposed to the album released prior to "Barry Manilow."