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.Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - 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.
Track listing All tracks produced by Barry Manilow.
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 Will Lee – bass 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
Barry Manilow – producer Michael DeLugg – engineer Peter Darmi – assistant engineer Paul Brownstein – production assistant Donn Davenport – art direction Harry Langdon – photography Jay Thompson – insert photography Clifford Peterson – hair stylist
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Dionne Chart (1979) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 35 Canada Top 100 Albums (RPM) 33 US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) 12 US Soul LPs (Billboard) 10 US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box) 14 US Top 75 Black Contemporary Albums (Cash Box) 12 US The Album Chart (Record World) 15 US Black Oriented Album Chart (Record World) 12
Year-end charts + 1979 year-end chart performance for Dionne Chart (1979) Position US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) 93 US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box) 79 US Top 75 Black Contemporary Albums (Cash Box) 37 + 1980 year-end chart performance for Dionne Chart (1980) Position US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) 36 US Soul LPs (Billboard) 27
Certifications and sales
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