Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 12/11/2025 2:54 AM Subject: If Song for the Day - December 11, 2025: Barry Manilow's version of a pop classic, "IF" from his 2007 album THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES! "If" was written by David Gates of the pop group Bread and was a Top Five hit on Billboard's Hot 100 for his band in 1971. December 11th is David Ashworth Gates' birthday.