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on his cover of

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's " Lost in Love" (from the 1980 album, '' Man of the World'') which became a No. 2 hit in de

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in May 1980. Her recording of the song "Pirate" was selected by

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for inclusion on the demonstration disc (810 027-2) that came with the first compact disc players, such as the Philips model CD200. In 1984, she sang on the ABC network campaign, "We're With You on ABC". Warner died at her home in San Francisco, on September 19, 2024, at the age of 77.‘Hello Quad Cities’ singer dies at 77
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Recordings

Studio Albums

*''Florence Warner'' (1974, vinyl LP) *''Another Hot Night'' (1981, vinyl LP) *''Just Believe It'' (1982, vinyl LP)

Singles

* "The Status Cymbal" (1970 with Byron Warner & Tom Porter) *"For No Good Reason" (1973; 7" vinyl single) *"Anyway I Love You" (1975, 7" vinyl single) *" Lost in Love" (1980) – duet with

*"Hello Love" (1980, 7" vinyl single) *"Hold Me Once" (1981, 7" vinyl single) *"I Miss Your Heartbeat" (1981, 7" vinyl single) *"Once Upon A Time With Me (Theme Song From "Once Upon A Forest")" (1993, 12" single) – duet with The

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*"Out of the Blue" (1982, 7" vinyl single) *"Once Upon A Time With Me ( Once Upon a Forest's 20th Anniversary)" (2013, original version) – duet with

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*"Once Upon A Time With Me (Once Upon a Forest's First 25 Years)" (2018, original version) – duet with Wendy Moten

Backing vocals

* ''Jem'' (1985–1988; including the singing voice of Kimber Benton on the song "I'm Okay" with Lani Groves as the singing voice of Stormer) *''Grail: The Rock Musical of the Future'' (1999) *''Portrait: The Music of

Dan Fogelberg Daniel Grayling Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007) was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist widely known for his 1970s and 1980s soft rock hits, including " Longer" (1979), " Same Old Lang Syne" (1981), and " ...

From 1972-1997'' (1997) *''Troubadour The Definitive Collection 1964-1976'' –

Donovan Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer. He emerged from the British folk scene in early 1965 and subsequently scored multiple international hit singles ...

– (1992) *''Gold Expanded Edition: More Collection of Steely Dan Songs'' –

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(1982) *'' Greatest Hits (Dan Fogelberg album)'' (1982) *''Somewhere Over China'' –

Jimmy Buffett James William Buffett (December 25, 1946 – September 1, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter, author, and businessman. He was known for his tropical rock sound and persona, which often portrayed a lifestyle described as "island escapis ...

(1982) *''Bare'' – Bobby Bare (1978) *'' Twin Sons of Different Mothers'' –

and

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(1978) *''Old'' –

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(1975) *'' 7-Tease'' –

(1974) *''Stardancer'' –

Tom Rapp Thomas Dale Rapp (March 8, 1947 – February 11, 2018) was an American singer and songwriter who led Pearls Before Swine (band), Pearls Before Swine, an influential psychedelic music, psychedelic folk rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s ...

(1972) *'' Blue River'' –

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(1971)

References

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