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Heartbreaker (Dionne Warwick album)

Heartbreaker is a studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was released by Arista Records on September 28, 1982, in the United States. Her fourth album with the label, it was largely written by the Bee Gees, and produced by band member Barry Gibb along with Karl Richardson and Albhy Galuten; Gibb and Galuten also served as musicians on the album. Warwick recorded the songs on Heartbreaker during the spring of 1982.

Heartbreaker
Studio album by
Dionne Warwick
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1982
RecordedApril–May 1982
Studio
GenreR&B
Length39:51
LabelArista
ProducerGibb-Galuten-Richardson
Dionne Warwick chronology
Friends in Love
(1982) 		Heartbreaker
(1982) 		How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye
(1983)
Singles from Heartbreaker
  1. "Heartbreaker"
    Released: September 1982
  2. "All the Love in the World"
    Released: November 1982
  3. "Take the Short Way Home (US)"
    Released: January 1983
  4. "Yours"
    Released: February 1983

The album sold an estimated three million copies worldwide and ranks as Warwick's highest-charting album in most international territories. It hit #1 in the Norwegian Albums Chart and reached the top five in Sweden, the United Kingdom and in the Netherlands, also entering the top 20 in Austria, Germany, and on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. In the US, Heartbreaker was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales in excess of 500,000 copies.

The title track, the album's lead single, reached the top of charts around the world and stands as one of Warwick's biggest career hits, reaching number one in Poland, Portugal, Sweden and on the US Adult Contemporary chart. The following two singles were "Take the Short Way Home" and "All The Love in the World," the latter of which reached the top ten on the UK Singles Chart. The Heartbreaker Demos, a collection of Barry Gibb's demos, was released in 2006.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]

AllMusic editor Rob Theakston found that "while it lacks the genius and soulful grit of Dionne Warwick's earlier classic work, the album was polished and painstakingly produced perfectly for adult pop stations [...] Starting off with a bang courtesy of the title track, Warwick and Gibb go through all of the motions [...] This is not the most definitive album of Warwick's career, but is definitely one of the few highlights that a pop-heavy '80s afforded her."[1]

Track listing

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All tracks produced by Gibb-Galuten-Richardson.[2] All tracks written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heartbreaker" 4:16
2."It Makes No Difference"
4:26
3."Yours" 4:58
4."Take the Short Way Home"
  • B. Gibb
  • Galuten
3:47
5."Misunderstood" 4:07
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."All the Love in the World" 3:25
7."I Can't See Anything (But You)"
  • B. Gibb
  • Galuten
  • M. Gibb
3:24
8."Just One More Night"
  • B. Gibb
  • Galuten
3:51
9."You Are My Love" 3:50
10."Our Day Will Come"
3:47
Déjà Vu – The Arista Recordings (2020) bonus track[3]
No.TitleLength
11."Let It Be Me" (Demo duet with Barry Gibb)3:46

Personnel and credits

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Musicians

  • Dionne Warwick – lead vocals
  • Barry Gibb – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, horn and string arrangements
  • George Terry – electric guitar (1)
  • Tim Renwick – electric guitar (2-10)
  • George Bitzer – pianos, synthesizers
  • Albhy Galuten – pianos, synthesizers, horn and string arrangements, conductor
  • Richard Tee – pianos
  • George "Chocolate" Perry – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Dennis Bryon – percussion
  • Joe Lala – percussion
  • Anita Lopez – percussion
  • Daniel Ben Zebulon – percussion
  • Gene Orloff – string contractor
  • Gary Brown – saxophone solo
  • The Boneroo Horns:
    • Dan Bonsanti – saxophones
    • Neal Bonsanti – saxophones
    • Whit Sidener – saxophones
    • Peter Graves – trombone, leader
    • Ken Faulk – trumpet
    • Brett Murphy – trumpet

Production

  • Producers – Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson.
  • Engineer – Karl Richardson
  • Assistant Engineers – Mike Fuller, Andy Hoffman, Nicky Kalliongis, Neal Kent, Dale Peterson and Sam Taylor-Porter.
  • Recorded at Criteria Studios and Middle Ear Studio (Miami, FL); Mediasound (New York, NY).
  • Mastered at Criteria Studios
  • Project Coordinators – Dick Ashby, Marie Byars, Tom Kennedy Robyn Frye-Kove and Holly Ferguson.
  • Art Direction and Design – Donn Davenport
  • Photography – Gary Gross

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[17] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Theakston, Rob. "Dionne Warwick: Heartbreaker > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. ^ Heartbreaker (booklet). Dionne Warwick. Arista Records. 1982.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Dionne Warwick: Déjà Vu – The Arista Recordings (1979–1994), 12CD Boxset". cherryred.co.uk. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "Officialcharts.de – Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  8. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  11. ^ "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  12. ^ "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  13. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 333. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  14. ^ https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  15. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jaaroverzichten" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1983. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  17. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved July 29, 2020. Enter Heartbreaker in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1983 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  18. ^ "British album certifications – Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  19. ^ "American album certifications – Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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