No Night So Long
| No Night So Long | ||||
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| Released | July 18, 1980 | |||
| Length | 35:38 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Steve Buckingham | |||
| Dionne Warwick chronology | ||||
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| Singles from No Night So Long | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
No Night So Long is a studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was released by Arista Records 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
[edit]The album's title track, "No Night So Long", was written by Richard Kerr and Will Jennings, the same team that wrote Warwick's 1979 comeback hit "I'll Never Love This Way Again". 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 Adult Contemporary chart with "Easy Love" peaking at number 12 and "No Night So Long" spending three weeks at number 1.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks produced by Steve Buckingham.[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Easy Love" |
| 3:15 |
| 2. | "No Night So Long" | 3:26 | |
| 3. | "It's the Falling in Love" | 3:23 | |
| 4. | "When the World Runs Out of Love" | 3:44 | |
| 5. | "We Never Said Goodbye" | 3:41 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "How You Once Loved Me" | 3:33 | |
| 7. | "Reaching for the Sky" | Peabo Bryson | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Sweetie Pie" |
| 2:30 |
| 9. | "Somebody's Angel" | 3:44 | |
| 10. | "We Had This Time" |
| 3:44 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Even a Fool Would Let Go" | 3:13 |
| 12. | "Dedicate This Heart" | 4:03 |
| 13. | "Now That the Feeling’s Gone" | 3:24 |
| 14. | "Starting Tomorrow" | 2:49 |
| 15. | "This Time Is Ours" | 3:47 |
| 16. | "Only Heaven Can Wait for Love" | 2:58 |
| 17. | "Right Back" | 2:58 |
| 18. | "When The Good Times Come Again" | 4:00 |
| 19. | "This Is What I’ve Wanted All My Life" | 4:16 |
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
- Dionne Warwick – lead and backing vocals
- Randy McCormick – keyboards, rhythm track arrangements
- Joe Neil – synthesizers
- Isaac Hayes – Hammond organ
- Steve Buckingham – guitar, rhythm track arrangements
- Larry Byrom – guitar
- Tom Robb – bass guitar
- James Stroud – drums
- Mickey Buckins – percussion
- Steve Dorff – timpani, 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 – tenor saxophone
- Stephen Kupka – baritone saxophone
- Lenny Pickett – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Mic Gillette – trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn
- Kim Carnes – 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); Record Plant (Sausalito, CA).
- Mixed at Mastersound Studios
- Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics (Nashville, TN).
- Art Direction and Design – Donn Davenport
- Photography – Harry Langdon
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[4] | 23 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 22 |
| Australian Album Chart (Kent Music Report)[6] | 98 |
References
[edit]- ^ "No Night So Long > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ No Night So Long (booklet). Dionne Warwick. Arista Records. 1980.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Dionne Warwick: Déjà Vu – The Arista Recordings (1979–1994), 12CD Boxset". cherryred.co.uk. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 333. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
