Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 12/11/2021 3:09 AM Subject: If Song for the Day - December 11, 2021: Barry Manilow's version of the pop ballad "IF" from his 2007 album THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES! "If" was written by David Gates and was a Top Five hit on Billboard's Hot 100 for his group Bread in May 1971. December 11th is David Ashworth Gates' birthday!