Dionne (album)
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Dionne, Dionne Warwick
's debut album for the Arista
label, was released in 1979
. It was recorded during the summer of 1979 and was released that fall. The LP was originally issued as number AB-4230 in the Arista Catalog. The cover art for this LP features Warwick on a light background, in a fur stole.
The album's lead single was the title track, "I'll Never Love This Way Again
" written by Richard Kerr
and Will Jennings
, and originally recorded by Cheryl Ladd
.
The LP would then yield Warwick's next big hit, "Deja Vu
". This song, written by Isaac Hayes
and Adrienne Anderson
, became one of Warwick's signature songs. Other notable songs on the LP were "After You", "In Your Eyes", "The Letter", and "Who, What, Where, When, Why".
The album was produced by Barry Manilow
, who was paired with Warwick by Arista founder Clive Davis
. Both of the above singles were Grammy winners the next year, and were certified gold records
by the RIAA
. The LP was Warwick's first album to be certified platinum.
Both commercially and critically, the LP was a huge hit, and a very welcome change for the singer, who had just been through five relatively fruitless years with Warner Bros. Records
.
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress and TV show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health....
's debut album for the Arista
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
label, was released in 1979
1979 in music
See also:Record labels established in 1979* 1979 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1979.-January–February:*January 1...
. It was recorded during the summer of 1979 and was released that fall. The LP was originally issued as number AB-4230 in the Arista Catalog. The cover art for this LP features Warwick on a light background, in a fur stole.
The album's lead single was the title track, "I'll Never Love This Way Again
I'll Never Love This Way Again
"I'll Never Love This Way Again" is a 1979 hit recorded by American soul singer Dionne Warwick. The song was composed by Richard Kerr and Will Jennings and produced by Arista labelmate Barry Manilow....
" written by Richard Kerr
Richard Kerr (songwriter)
Richard Kerr is an English composer, who co-wrote "Mandy", "Looks Like We Made It" and "Somewhere in the Night" - all of which became hit singles for Barry Manilow.-Career:...
and Will Jennings
Will Jennings
Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings is an American songwriter who is popularly known for writing the lyrics for "My Heart Will Go On", the theme for the film Titanic .-Life and education:...
, and originally recorded by Cheryl Ladd
Cheryl Ladd
Cheryl Ladd is an American actress, singer and author. Ladd is best known for her role as Kris Munroe in the television series Charlie's Angels, hired amid a swirl of publicity prior to its second season in 1977 to replace the departing Farrah Fawcett-Majors...
.
The LP would then yield Warwick's next big hit, "Deja Vu
Deja Vu (Dionne Warwick song)
"Déjà Vu" is a 1979 ballad song written by Isaac Hayes and Adrienne Anderson and recorded by Dionne Warwick in 1979. It was the second single released from her Arista debut album, Dionne...
". This song, written by Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...
and Adrienne Anderson
Adrienne Anderson
Adrienne Anderson is an American songwriter, most notable for being the co-writer of "Could It Be Magic", among other Barry Manilow songs, as well as being the co-writer of signature songs for Dionne Warwick and Peter Allen ....
, became one of Warwick's signature songs. Other notable songs on the LP were "After You", "In Your Eyes", "The Letter", and "Who, What, Where, When, Why".
The album was produced by Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...
, who was paired with Warwick by Arista founder Clive Davis
Clive Davis
Clive Davis is an American record producer and music industry executive. He has won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. From 1967 to 1973 he was the President of Columbia Records. He was the founder and president of Arista Records from 1975...
. Both of the above singles were Grammy winners the next year, and were certified gold records
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
. The LP was Warwick's first album to be certified platinum.
Both commercially and critically, the LP was a huge hit, and a very welcome change for the singer, who had just been through five relatively fruitless years with Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
.
CD Track listing
- "I'll Never Love This Way AgainI'll Never Love This Way Again"I'll Never Love This Way Again" is a 1979 hit recorded by American soul singer Dionne Warwick. The song was composed by Richard Kerr and Will Jennings and produced by Arista labelmate Barry Manilow....
" – 3:33 - "After You" – 4:03
- "Feeling Old Feelings" – 4:05
- "Deja Vu" – 5:08
- "The Letter" – 3:42
- "In Your Eyes" – 3:45
- "All the Time" – 4:08
- "My Everlasting Love" – 4:25
- "Out of My Hands" – 3:20
- "Who, What, When, Where, Why" – 3:15
Personnel
- Dionne Warwick - vocals
- Mitch Holder - guitar
- Will LeeWill Lee (bassist)Will Lee aka William Franklin Lee IV is an American musician and bassist, best known for his work on the CBS television program The Late Show with David Letterman as part of the CBS Orchestra....
- bass - Bill Mays - keyboards
- Barry ManilowBarry ManilowBarry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...
- piano - Rick Schlosser - drums
- Alan Estes - percussion
- Sid Sharp - concermaster
- Artie Butler, Gene PageGene PageEugene Edgar "Gene" Page, Jr. was an influential conductor, composer, arranger and record producer most active from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s....
, Greg Mathieson, Jimmie HaskellJimmie HaskellJimmie Haskell born Sheridan Pearlman 1936 in Brooklyn, New York is a prolific American composer and arranger for a variety of popular singers and motion pictures.-Biography:...
- orchestration