''No Night So Long'' is a

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records c ...

by American singer

Dionne Warwick Marie Dionne Warwick (; born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on ''Billboards Hot 100 pop singles ch ...

. It was released by

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on July 18, 1980 in the United States. Her second album for the label, Warwick worked with producer Steve Buckingham on the album which was recorded during the spring of that year.

Singles

The album's title track, " No Night So Long", was written by Richard Kerr and

Will Jennings Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings (born June 27, 1944) is an American lyricist. He is popularly known for writing the lyrics for the songs " Tears in Heaven" and " My Heart Will Go On". He has been inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and has wo ...

, the same team that wrote Warwick's 1979 comeback hit "

I'll Never Love This Way Again "I'll Never Love This Way Again" is a song written and composed by English musician Richard Kerr and American lyricist Will Jennings, and first recorded by Kerr himself for his album ''Welcome to the Club'' as "I Know I'll Never Love This Way A ...

". The title track is one of two US charting songs from the album, reaching number 23 on the ''Billboard Hot'' 100. The other single, " Easy Love," peaked at number 62 on the same chart. Both songs were also hits on the

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chart with "Easy Love" peaking at number 12 and "No Night So Long" spending three weeks at number 1.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Steve Buckingham.

Personnel

Musicians * Dionne Warwick – lead and backing vocals * Randy McCormick – keyboards, rhythm track arrangements * Joe Neil – synthesizers *

Isaac Hayes Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, actor, songwriter, and composer. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songw ...

–

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* Steve Buckingham – guitar, rhythm track arrangements *

Larry Byrom Steppenwolf was an American-Canadian rock band that was prominent from 1968 to 1972. The group was formed in late 1967 in Los Angeles by lead singer John Kay, keyboardist Goldy McJohn, and drummer Jerry Edmonton, all formerly of the Canadian ...

– guitar *

Tom Robb Tom Robb (July 12, 1948 – March 6, 2006) was an American session bassist who is best known for his work with acts like Dionne Warwick, Little Richard, Dolly Parton, The Marshall Tucker Band, and many others. He was also the featured bassist on ...

– bass guitar *

James Stroud James Stroud is an American musician and record producer who works in pop, rock, R&B, soul, disco, and country music. He played with the Malaco Rhythm Section for Malaco Records. In the 1990s, he was the president of Giant Records (a subsidiar ...

– drums * Mickey Buckins – percussion *

Steve Dorff Stephen Hartley Dorff (born April 21, 1949) is an American songwriter and composer whose work is mainly in the field of country music. Career Dorff has written several songs for other artists, including " Hypnotize the Moon" and " My Heart W ...

–

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, orchestra bells, string arrangements and conductor * Jimmy Getzoff – concertmaster * Jay Scott – alto saxophone solo * Tower of Power Horn Section: ** Greg Adams – horn arrangements **

Emilio Castillo Emilio Castillo (born September 24, 1950) is an American saxophone player and composer, best known as the founder of the band Tower of Power. Background In 1965, Emilio Castillo took to music after he and his brother Jack were caught stealing by ...

– tenor saxophone **

Stephen Kupka Tower of Power is an American R&B and funk based band and horn section, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968. There have been a number of lead vocalists, the best-known being Lenny Williams, who fronted the ...

– baritone saxophone ** Lenny Pickett – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone **

Mic Gillette Mic Gillette (May 7, 1951 – January 17, 2016) was an American brass player, born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay. He is best known for being a member of the bands; Tower of Power, Cold Blood, and The Sons of Champlin. He pl ...

– trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn *

Kim Carnes Kim Carnes (; born July 20, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began her career as a songwriter in the 1960s, writing for other artists while performing in local clubs and working as a sess ...

– backing vocals * Mark Piscitelli – backing vocals * Nick Uhrig – backing vocals * Maxine Waters – backing vocals * Julia Waters – backing vocals Production * Producer – Steve Buckingham * Production Assistants – Kathy Andrews and Jan Bidewell * Engineers – Alan Chinowsky, Joe Neil and Lenny Roberts. * Assistant Engineers – Russell Bracher and Alex Kashevaroff * Recorded at Mastersound Studios (Atlanta, GA); Britannia Studios (Hollywood, CA);

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(Sausalito, CA). * Mixed at Mastersound Studios * Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics (Nashville, TN). * Art Direction and Design – Donn Davenport * Photography – Harry Langdon

Charts

References

External links

*
No Night So Long
' at

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