''Dionne'' is a

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singer

Dionne Warwick Marie Dionne Warwick ( ; born Marie Dionne Warrick; December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. During her career, Warwick has won many awards, including six Grammy Awards. She has been inducted into the Hollywood Wa ...

. It was released by

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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

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, who was paired with Warwick by Arista founder

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. 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 "

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" became a major hit, reaching number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was

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by the

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(RIAA), and both it and follow-up hit "

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" became

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winners at the 1980 ceremony. "

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," ''Dionne''s's third top ten single and "Feeling Old Feelings" were also released as singles, with the latter receiving a

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ese release only. Her performance of the song earned Warwick the grand prize at the

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for Song of the Year.

Track listing

All tracks produced by

Personnel and credits

Musicians * Dionne Warwick – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3, 9) *

– acoustic piano, rhythm track arrangements, backing vocals (2-6, 8, 10) *

Bill Mays William Allen Mays (born February 5, 1944), known professionally as Bill Mays, is an American jazz pianist from Sacramento, California. Biography Mays came from a musical family and at the age of 15 became interested in jazz at an Earl Hines ...

– keyboards * Mitch Holder – guitars, Mitch Holder and Thom Rotella (3,4) *

Will Lee William Lee (born William Lubovsky; August 6, 1908 – December 7, 1982) was an American actor who appeared in numerous television and film roles, but was best known for playing Mr. Hooper, the original store proprietor of the eponymous Hoope ...

– bass guitar *

Rick Shlosser Rick Shlosser is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. He has been a member of Van Morrison's band and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He's also been a varied sessions drummer. Discography 1970s * Andy Pratt – ''Records Are Like Life'' ( ...

– drums * Alan Estes – percussion * Sid Sharp – concertmaster * Shaun Harris – contractor * Greg Mathieson – orchestration (1, 6) *

Gene Page Eugene Edgar Page Jr. (September 13, 1939 – August 24, 1998) was an American conductor, composer, arranger and record producer, most active from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s. His sound can be heard in the arrangements he did for Jeffer ...

– orchestration (2, 5, 9, 10) *

Artie Butler Arthur Butler (born December 2, 1942) is an American arranger, composer, songwriter, and session musician. In a long career, he has been involved in numerous hit records and other recordings, and has been awarded over 60 gold and platinum album ...

– orchestration (3, 4) *

Jimmie Haskell Jimmie Haskell (born Sheridan Pearlman; November 7, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American composer and arranger for motion pictures and a wide variety of popular artists, including Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Steely D ...

– orchestration (7, 8) *

Ron Dante Carmine John Granito (born August 22, 1945), known professionally as Ron Dante, is an American singing, singer, songwriter, Session musician, session vocalist, and record producer. Dante is best known as the real life lead singer of the fiction ...

– 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

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links

* {{Authority control Dionne Warwick albums 1979 albums Albums arranged by Gene Page Albums arranged by Jimmie Haskell Arista Records albums