The Love Songs [Arista 1989]

by Dionne Warwick

Overview

Highlighting Dionne Warwick's quiet and more contemplative moments, Love Songs is a solid overview covering not only her later years on Arista, but also material from various other labels and her collaborations with Burt Bacharach. Many of the moments remain untarnished with the passage of time, with the original recordings of "Walk On By," "Alfie," and "I Say a Little Prayer" cleaned up and sounding clearer than ever. While "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and other earlier performances would have been ideal for inclusion, later songs like "That's What Friends Are For" and "Heartbreaker" help to bring things into the later years nicely. And though the song sequencing is a bit erratic, that's something easily overlooked and can be manually corrected. Love Songs is not a collection for the die-hard fan, but casual listeners will find it immediately accessible and an enjoyable listen from start to finish. ~ Rob Theakston

Product Details

Release Date:	01/11/2005
Label:	Bmg Heritage / Arista/Legacy
UPC:	0828766695625
Rank:	103017

Tracks

1. Alfie
2. I'll Never Love This Way Again
3. Deja Vu
4. Walk On By
5. How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye
6. I Say a Little Prayer
7. That's What Friends Are For
8. Love Will Find a Way
9. Friends in Love
10. Heartbreaker
11. No Night So Long
12. 10,000 Words
13. Jobim Medley: Retrato Em Branco e Preto/Variation/How Insensitive/ ...
14. Fragile

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dionne Warwick   Primary Artist
Kashif   Primary Artist
Jeffrey Osborne   Primary Artist
Gladys Knight   Primary Artist
Barry Manilow   Primary Artist
Whitney Houston   Primary Artist
Elton John   Primary Artist
Stevie Wonder   Primary Artist
Luther Vandross   Primary Artist
Johnny Mathis   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Burt Bacharach   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
David Elliot   Composer
Barry Gibb   Composer
Terry Steele   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Carole Bayer Sager   Composer
Gene Lees   Composer
Robin Gibb   Composer
David Foster   Composer
Maurice Gibb   Composer
Adrienne Anderson   Composer
Joe Turano   Composer
Brenda Russell   Composer
Sting   Composer
Richard Kerr   Composer
Jay Graydon   Composer
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
Luther Vandross   Composer
Will Jennings   Composer
Isaac Hayes   Composer
Bill Champlin   Composer
Norman Gimbel   Composer
Steve Goldman   Composer