Whisper in the Dark

1986 single by Dionne Warwick

"Whisper in the Dark"

Single by Dionne Warwick
from the album  Friends
Released| February 1986
Recorded| 1985
Genre|

* Pop
* R&B
* soul
* soft rock

Length| 4:35
Label| Arista
Songwriter(s)|

* Bruce Roberts
* Edgar Bronfman, Jr.

Producer(s)| Albhy Galuten
Dionne Warwick singles chronology
| "That's What Friends Are For"
(1985)  | "Whisper in the Dark"
(1986)  | "Love Power"
(1987)

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"Whisper in the Dark" is a song recorded by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was written by Edgar Bronfman, Jr. and Bruce Roberts for her studio album Friends (1985). Production on the track was helmed by Albhy Galuten. A drums-heavy pop ballad with synthpop and soft rock elements, "Whisper in the Dark" was released as the album's second single in February 1986 by Arista Records. The song peaked at number 72 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[1]

## Background

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"Whisper in the Dark" was written by Edgar Bronfman, Jr. and Bruce Roberts and produced by Albhy Galuten for Warwick's seventh album with Arista Records, Friends (1985).[2]

## Track listings

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12-inch singleNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Whisper in the Dark"|

* Bruce Roberts
* Edgar Bronfman, Jr.

| Albhy Galuten| 4:30
2.| "Extravagant Gestures"|

* Burt Bacharach
* Carole Bayer Sager

* Bacharach
* Bayer Sager

| 4:54
3.| "No-One There (To Sing Me a Love Song)"|

* Narada Michael Walden
* Preston Glass
* Randy Jackson
* Walter Afanasieff

| Barry Manilow| 4:26

## Credits and personnel

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Credits lifted from the liner notes of Friends .[2]

* Edgar Bronfman, Jr. – writer
* Albhy Galuten – arranger, producer
* Bruce Roberts – writer
* Dionne Warwick – vocals

## Charts

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Chart (1986)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard Hot 100[1] | 72
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[3] | 7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] | 49

## References

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1. ^ a b "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
2. ^ a b Friends (booklet). Dionne Warwick. Arista Records. 1985.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. ^ "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
4. ^ "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

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* 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

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