Heartbreaker (Dionne Warwick album)
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| Studio album by Dionne Warwick | ||||
| Released | October, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | April to May 1982 Middle Ear Studio (Miami Beach, Florida) Media Sound Studios (New York City, New York) Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida) |
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| Genre | Pop, Adult Contemporary | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Barry Gibb, Karl Richardson, Albhy Galuten | |||
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Heartbreaker is one of the most successful albums of Dionne Warwick's fifty-plus year recording career, her fourth for the Arista label. The disc stands as Dionne's most successful international album, having sold several million copies worldwide. It was recorded during the spring of 1982 and was released that fall. The LP was originally issued as number AL-9609 in the Arista Catalog. The title track single hit the Pop Top 10 as well as #1 Adult Contemporary in the United States and was a global smash.
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History[edit]
The disc features the classic hit single "Heartbreaker", penned by the Bee Gees. Barry Gibb produced it with Karl Richardson and Albhy Galuten. The album itself was certified Gold in the United States for sales in excess of 500,000 copies and has sold an estimated three million copies globally. It also stands as Dionne's biggest success ever in England, where it reached #2 in the UK Albums Chart[2] and was certified Platinum. The "Heartbreaker" single hit the top of the charts worldwide, with "Take The Short Way Home" and "All The Love In The World" becoming successful follow-ups from the album.
Track listing[edit]
All songs written and composed by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb, except where noted.
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Heartbreaker" | 4:16 | ||||||||
| 2. | "It Makes No Difference" (B. Gibb, Albhy Galuten) | 4:26 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Yours" | 4:58 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Take the Short Way Home" (B. Gibb, Galuten) | 3:47 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Misunderstood" | 4:07 | ||||||||
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| 6. | "All the Love in the World" | 3:25 | ||||||||
| 7. | "I Can't See Anything (But You)" | 3:24 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Just One More Night" (B. Gibb, Galuten) | 3:51 | ||||||||
| 9. | "You Are My Love" | 3:50 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Our Day Will Come" (Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson) | 3:47 | ||||||||
Personnel[edit]
- Dionne Warwick - vocals
- Barry Gibb - vocals, guitar, strings and horns arrangement
- Tim Renwick - guitar
- Richard Tee - piano
- George Bitzer - piano, synthesiser
- Albhy Galuten - piano, synthesiser, strings and horns arrangement
- George Perry - bass
- Steve Gadd - drums
- Joe Lala - percussion
- Gary Brown - sax
- Peter Graves, Brett Murphey, Whit Sidener, Dan Bonsanti, Neal Bonsanti, Ken Faulk - The Boneroo Horns
- George Terry - guitar
- Dennis Bryon - percussion
- Daniel Ben Zebulon - percussion
- Anita Lopez - percussion
- Karl Richardson, Dale Peterson, Neal Kent, Sam Taylor-Porter - engineer
- Andy Holfman, Nicky Kalliongis - mediasound
The Heartbreaker Demos[edit]
| The Heartbreaker Demos | ||||
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| Demo album by Barry Gibb | ||||
| Released | 10 October 2006 | |||
| Recorded | February 1982 Criteria Studios, Miami |
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| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 36:48 | |||
| Producer | Barry Gibb | |||
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The Heartbreaker Demos is a demo version of the album by Barry Gibb. Originally circulating on tape among collectors and later also on CD the album saw a legitimate and wide release on iTunes in October 2006.[3] The album does not include the non-Gibb composition Our Day Will Come.
Track listing[edit]
All songs written and composed by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb, except where noted.
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Heartbreaker" | 4:32 | ||||||||
| 2. | "It Makes No Difference" (B. Gibb, Albhy Galuten) | 4:26 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Yours" | 5:01 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Take the Short Way Home" (B. Gibb, Galuten) | 4:07 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Misunderstood" | 3:56 | ||||||||
| 6. | "All the Love in the World" | 3:43 | ||||||||
| 7. | "I Can't See Anything (But You)" | 3:19 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Just One More Night" (B. Gibb, Galuten) | 3:52 | ||||||||
| 9. | "You Are My Love" | 3:52 | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Theakston, Rob. "Dionne Warwick: Heartbreaker > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive
- ^ "Barry Gibb - The Heartbreaker Demos". iTunes Apple. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
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