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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.
The song became a hit for American singer Dionne Warwick the following year, which was produced by her labelmate Barry Manilow for Warwick's Arista Records debut, Dionne. It was also recorded by British singer Cherrill Rae Yates. [3] The song was released as the album's lead single on July 15, 1979, by Arista.
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Jul 24, 2011 · Dionne Warwick and Barry Manilow late 80's or early 90's, Barry arranged and produced this song for Dionne.
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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.
Jan 18, 2018 · Dionne is the 1979 comeback album by American soul/pop vocalist Dionne Warwick, produced by Barry Manilow and released on Arista. Propelled by the shimmery “Déjà Vu” and the lavish, grandiose “I’ll Never Love This Way Again,” the album ushered a career resurgence for the singer that would last into the mid-1980s.
Aug 27, 2012 · Enter Clive Davis and Barry Manilow. That’s the story being told on Big Break Records’ new expanded and remastered reissue of Warwick’s 1979 Arista debut Dionne, arriving in U.K. stores on August 27 and in the U.S. one week later (CDBBR 0176).
