Dionne (1979 album) explained

Dionne
Type:	studio
Artist:	Dionne Warwick
Cover:	Dionne Warwick – Dionne (album).jpg
Released:	May 1979
Studio:	United Western (Hollywood)
Genre:	Disco^[1]
Length:	39:24
Label:	Arista
Producer:	Barry Manilow
Prev Title:	Love at First Sight
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	No Night So Long
Next Year:	1980

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.^[2] 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," Dionnes'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.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Barry Manilow.^[4]

Personnel and credits

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

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Position
US Billboard 200	36
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	27

External links

• Dionne at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Killing Me Softly Edition. Hit Parade Music History and Music Trivia. Slate. Molanphy. Chris. March 25, 2022. March 24, 2024.
2. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 -
3. Web site: Dionne Warwick captures grand prize at the 1980 Tokyo Music Festival, April 3, 1980 . July 7, 2017 . August 8, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170808082012/https://www.stripes.com/promotions/2.1066/from-the-s-s-archives-dionne-warwick-captures-grand-prize-at-tokyo-music-festival-1.52194#.WWAB8LhrtP5 . dead .
4. Dionne. Dionne Warwick. 1979. Arista Records. booklet.
5. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. Sydney. 1993. Illustrated. 0-646-11917-6. 333.
6. 1980 Year-End Chart – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . . April 13, 2021.