Warmer (Randy VanWarmer album)
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Warmer is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Randy VanWarmer.
Release
After moving back to the United States from Cornwall, England in 1978 and settling in Woodstock, New York, twenty-three-year-old VanWarmer signed to local label Bearsville Records.[2] A year later Warmer was released and produced by Del Newman.[3] It was initially released on vinyl, 8-track, and cassette, and in 1995 it was released on compact disc.[1] "Just When I Needed You Most" was written by VanWarmer when he was eighteen and still in England,[2][4] and the song has been described as "a ballad of heartbreak from a man's point of view."[5] It reached No. 4 on Billboard in 1979.[6]
Promotion
By December 1980, VanWarmer toured in Europe to support the release of Warmer, as well as Japan and Hong Kong.[7]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [8] |
| Billboard | Mixed[3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [9] |
A brief review in a 1979 issue of Billboard compares VanWarmer's style of singing on Warmer to that of The Bee Gees, and although the writer felt the album lacked diversity, "Just When I Needed You Most" was regarded as a good cut.[3] According to The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, "Just When I Needed You Most" was the song VanWarmer was "best remembered for."[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Losing Out on Love" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Just When I Needed You Most" | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Your Light" | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Gotta Get Out of Here" | 3:01 |
| 5. | "Convincing Lies" | 3:31 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Call Me" | 4:24 |
| 7. | "Forever Loving You" | 3:19 |
| 8. | "Deeper and Deeper" | 3:47 |
| 9. | "I Could Sing" | 3:17 |
| 10. | "The One Who Loves You" | 4:34 |
References
Citations
Sources
- "Billboard's Recommended LP's", Billboard, vol. 91, no. 20, Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 19 May 1979, ISSN 0006-2510
- "VanWarmer visits Orient", Billboard, vol. 92, no. 49, Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 6 December 1980, ISSN 0006-2510
- King, Jeff (1979), Broadcasting, Broadcasting Publications
- The New Rolling Stone Record Guide, Random House, 1983, ISBN 9780394721071
- Larkin, Colin (1995), The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Guinness Pub., ISBN 9781561591763
Online sources
- "Warmer", Allmusic, Rovi Corp., retrieved 9 January 2014
- Ankeny, Jason, "Biography", Billboard, Rovi Corp., retrieved 9 January 2014
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - "Warmer", Discogs, Discogs, retrieved 9 January 2014
- "Randy VanWarmer, 48; Singer, Country Songwriter", LA Times, retrieved 9 January 2014
- Katz, J., "Pop songwriter Randy VanWarmer dies at 48", USAToday, retrieved 9 January 2014
External links
- Warmer at Discogs (list of releases)
- Warmer at MusicBrainz (list of releases)