Dionne (1979 album)

For the same-titled 1972 album by Warwick, see Dionne (1972 album).

1979 studio album by Dionne Warwick

Dionne

Studio album by

Dionne Warwick

Released| May 1979
Studio| United Western (Hollywood)
Genre| R&B, pop, disco[1]
Length| 39:24
Label| Arista
Producer| Barry Manilow
Dionne Warwick chronology
| Love at First Sight
(1977)  | Dionne
(1979)  | No Night So Long
(1980)

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Singles from  Dionne

1. "I'll Never Love This Way Again"
Released: July 15, 1979
2. "Deja Vu"
Released: November 1979
3. "After You"
Released: March 1980

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Christgau's Record Guide| C+[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide| [4]

Dionne is a studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was released by Arista Records in May 1979 in the United States. Recorded during the winter of 1978-79, the album marked Warwick's debut with the label. Production on Dionne was helmed by Barry Manilow, who was paired with Warwick by Arista founder Clive Davis. Her highest-charting album since Soulful (1969), Dionne peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 album chart and went platinum in the US.

Lead single "I'll Never Love This Way Again" became a major hit, reaching number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.[5] The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and both it and follow-up hit "Deja Vu" became Grammy Award winners at the 1980 ceremony. "After You," Dionne's's third top ten single and "Feeling Old Feelings" were also released as singles, with the latter receiving a Japanese release only. Her performance of the song earned Warwick the grand prize at the Tokyo Music Festival for Song of the Year.[6]

## Track listing

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All tracks produced by Barry Manilow.[7]

Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Who, What, When, Where, Why"| Rupert Holmes| 3:15
2.| "After You"|

* Doug Frank
* Doug James

| 4:02
3.| "The Letter"| Wayne Carson Thompson| 3:11
4.| "I'll Never Love This Way Again"|

* Richard Kerr
* Will Jennings

| 3:33
5.| "Déjà Vu"|

* Isaac Hayes
* Adrienne Anderson

| 4:06

Side twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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6.| "Feeling Old Feelings"|

* Danny Hice
* Chip Hardy

| 4:03
7.| "In Your Eyes"|

* Barry Manilow
* Bruce Sussman
* Jack Feldman

| 3:43
8.| "My Everlasting Love"|

* Rick Sandler
* Jeanne FitzSimmons
* Con Cowan

| 4:23
9.| "Out of My Hands"|

* Cissy Houston
* Alvin Fields
* Frank

| 3:17
10.| "All the Time"|

* Manilow
* Marty Panzer

| 4:06

Déjà Vu – The Arista Recordings (2020) bonus tracks[8]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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11.| "Never Gonna Let You Get Away"| Manilow| 3:38
12.| "The Last One to Be Loved"|

* Burt Bacharach
* Hal David

| 2:58
13.| "Never Gonna Let You Get Away" (Duet Version featuring Barry Manilow)| Manilow| 3:48

## Personnel and credits

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Musicians

* Dionne Warwick – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3, 9)
* Barry Manilow – acoustic piano, rhythm track arrangements, backing vocals (2-6, 8, 10)
* Bill Mays – keyboards
* Mitch Holder – guitars, Mitch Holder and Thom Rotella (3,4)
* Will Lee – bass guitar
* Rick Shlosser – drums
* Alan Estes – percussion
* Sid Sharp – concertmaster
* Shaun Harris – contractor
* Greg Mathieson – orchestration (1, 6)
* Gene Page – orchestration (2, 5, 9, 10)
* Artie Butler – orchestration (3, 4)
* Jimmie Haskell – orchestration (7, 8)
* Ron Dante – backing vocals (2-6, 8, 10)

Production

* Producer – Barry Manilow
* Production Assistant – Paul Brownstein
* Engineer – Michael DeLugg
* Assistant Engineer – Peter Darmi
* Recorded at United Western Studios (Hollywood, California).
* Art Direction – Donn Davenport
* Photography – Harry Langdon
* Insert Photography – Jay Thompson
* Hair Stylist – Clifford Peterson

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Dionne | Chart (1979)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[9] | 35
Canada Top 100 Albums (RPM)[10] | 33
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[11] | 12
US Soul LPs (Billboard)[12] | 10
US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box)[13] | 14
US Top 75 Black Contemporary Albums (Cash Box)[14] | 12
US The Album Chart (Record World)[15] | 15
US Black Oriented Album Chart (Record World)[16] | 12

### Year-end charts

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1979 year-end chart performance for Dionne | Chart (1979)  | Position

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US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[17] | 93
US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box)[18] | 79
US Top 75 Black Contemporary Albums (Cash Box)[19] | 37
1980 year-end chart performance for Dionne Chart (1980)  | Position

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US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[20] | 36
US Soul LPs (Billboard)[21] | 27

## Certifications and sales

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Certifications for Dionne Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United States (RIAA)[22] | Platinum  | 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ Molanphy, Chris (March 25, 2022). "Killing Me Softly Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
2. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Dionne > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 - via robertchristgau.com.
4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 749.
5. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 \- ISBN 0-89820-089-X
6. ^ "Dionne Warwick captures grand prize at the 1980 Tokyo Music Festival, April 3, 1980". Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
7. ^ Dionne (booklet). Dionne Warwick. Arista Records. 1979.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
8. ^ "Dionne Warwick: Déjà Vu – The Arista Recordings (1979–1994), 12CD Boxset". cherryred.co.uk. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
9. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 333\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
10. ^ "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 32, no. 7\. November 10, 1979. p. 9\. ISSN 0315-5994.
11. ^ "Billboard Top LPs & Tape" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 42\. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. October 20, 1979. p. 75\. ISSN 0006-2510.
12. ^ "Soul LPs" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 41\. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. October 13, 1979. p. 52\. ISSN 0006-2510.
13. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLI, no. 19\. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. September 22, 1979. p. 54\. ISSN 0008-7289.
14. ^ "Top Black Contemporary 75 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLI, no. 18\. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. September 15, 1979. p. 44\. ISSN 0008-7289.
15. ^ "Albums" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 36, no. 1681\. New York: Record World Pub. Co. October 6, 1979. p. 42\. ISSN 0034-1622.
16. ^ "Black Oriented Album Chart" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 36, no. 1677\. New York: Record World Pub. Co. September 8, 1979. p. 43\. ISSN 0034-1622.
17. ^ "Top Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 51\. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. December 22, 1979. p. TIA-12. ISSN 0006-2510.
18. ^ "Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLI, no. 33\. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. December 29, 1979. p. 48\. ISSN 0008-7289.
19. ^ "Black Contemporary Album Awards" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLI, no. 33\. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. December 29, 1979. p. 68\. ISSN 0008-7289.
20. ^ "Top Pop Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 51\. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. December 20, 1980. p. TIA-12. ISSN 0006-2510.
21. ^ "Top Soul Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 51\. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. December 20, 1980. p. TIA-34. ISSN 0006-2510.
22. ^ "American album certifications – Dionne Warwick – Dionne". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

## External links

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* Dionne at Discogs (list of releases)

* v
* t
* e

Dionne Warwick

* Discography

Studio albums|

* Presenting Dionne Warwick (1963)
* Anyone Who Had a Heart (1964)
* Make Way for Dionne Warwick (1964)
* The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick (1965)
* Here I Am (1965)
* Here Where There Is Love (1966)
* On Stage and in the Movies (1967)
* The Windows of the World (1967)
* Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls (1968)
* The Magic of Believing (1968)
* Promises, Promises (1968)
* Soulful (1969)
* I'll Never Fall in Love Again (1970)
* Very Dionne (1970)
* Dionne (1972)
* Just Being Myself (1973)
* Then Came You (1975)
* Track of the Cat (1975)
* Love at First Sight (1977)
* Dionne (1979)
* No Night So Long (1980)
* Friends in Love (1982)
* Heartbreaker (1982)
* How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye (1983)
* Finder of Lost Loves (1985)
* Friends (1985)
* Reservations for Two (1987)
* Dionne Warwick Sings Cole Porter (1990)
* Friends Can Be Lovers (1993)
* Aquarela do Brasil (1994)
* My Favorite Time of the Year (2004)
* My Friends & Me (2006)
* Why We Sing (2008)
* Only Trust Your Heart (2011)
* Now (2012)
* She's Back (2019)
* Dionne Warwick & the Voices of Christmas (2019)

Live albums|

* Dionne Warwick in Paris (1966)
* A Man and a Woman (1977)
* Hot! Live and Otherwise (1981)
* Christmas in Vienna II (1993)

Compilations|

* Golden Hits, Part One (1967)
* Greatest Hits: 1979–1990 (1989)
* The Love Collection (2008)

Singles|

* "Don't Make Me Over"
* "Wishin' and Hopin'"
* "Anyone Who Had a Heart"
* "Walk On By"
* "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"
* "A House Is Not a Home"
* "Reach Out for Me"
* "Who Can I Turn To?"
* "Are You There (with Another Girl)"
* "Message to Michael"
* "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself"
* "Alfie"
* "The Windows of the World"
* "I Say a Little Prayer"
* "(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls"
* "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"
* "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me"
* "This Girl's in Love with You"
* "Odds and Ends"
* "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"
* "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
* "Make It Easy on Yourself"
* "I'm Your Puppet"
* "Then Came You"
* "By the Time I Get to Phoenix
* "Only Love Can Break a Heart"
* "I'll Never Love This Way Again"
* "Déjà Vu"
* "After You"
* "No Night So Long"
* "Easy Love"
* "Now We're Starting Over Again"
* "Heartbreaker"
* "All the Love in the World"
* "How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye"
* "Run to Me"
* "That's What Friends Are For"
* "Whisper in the Dark"
* "Love Power"
* "Reservations for Two"
* "Take Good Care of You and Me"
* "I Don't Need Another Love"
* "It's All Over"
* "Where My Lips Have Been"
* "What the World Needs Now Is Love"
* "The Good Life"

Other songs|

* "(They Long to Be) Close to You"
* "Do You Believe in Love at First Sight"
* "Solid Gold"
* "Never Gonna Let You Go"

Tours|

* Soul Divas Tour

Related articles|

* DionneDionne

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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