Finder of Lost Loves (album)
Finder of Lost Loves is an album recorded by Dionne Warwick, her sixth for the Arista label. It was recorded during 1984-1985 and was released on January 24, 1985. The album peaked at No. 106 on the Billboard albums chart. The LP was originally issued as number AL8-8262 in the Arista Catalog. In some non-US territories, including the UK and Australia, the album was released under the title Without Your Love.
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| Released | January 24, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1984-1985 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 44:39 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Barry Manilow, Richard Landis, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Stevie Wonder | |||
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The album was remastered and re-released in October 2014 by Funky Town Grooves, as an expanded edition with bonus material, most of it previously unreleased, on a second CD.[2]
History
The album reunited Warwick with Burt Bacharach for the first time in over a decade. Bacharach and then wife Carole Bayer Sager co-wrote the title track for the short-lived, Aaron Spelling-produced television program Finder of Lost Loves which was recorded as a duet with Glenn Jones. The album also includes a cover of the Bee Gees song "Run to Me" performed as a duet with longtime collaborator Barry Manilow who also produced this and five other tracks on the album. Two Stevie Wonder duets are also included, which had previously been released on Wonder's soundtrack to The Woman In Red the previous year.
The album contains the first recording of the song "No One in the World" which was subsequently covered by Anita Baker and became a 1987 hit from her multi-platinum album, Rapture.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "No One in the World" | Ken Hirsch, Marti Sharron | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Without Your Love" | Robert John Lange | 4:43 |
| 3. | "Run to Me" (Duet with Barry Manilow) | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Finder Of Lost Loves" (Duet with Glenn Jones) | Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager | 4:41 |
| 5. | "Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore" | Steve Goldman | 5:01 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 6. | "It's You" (Duet with Stevie Wonder) | Stevie Wonder | 4:58 |
| 7. | "It's Love" | Barry Manilow, Adrienne Anderson | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Bedroom Eyes" | Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman | 4:45 |
| 9. | "Weakness" (Duet with Stevie Wonder) | Stevie Wonder | 4:16 |
| 10. | "You Made Me Want To Love Again" | Richard Kerr, Norman Gimbel | 4:29 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Broken Bottles" | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Dangerous" | Darrell Brown, Ed Sanford | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Finder Of Lost Loves" (Duet Version with Luther Vandross) | Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Finder Of Lost Loves" (Dionne Solo Version with Luther Vandross Background Vocals) | Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager | 4:42 |
| 5. | "No One In The World" (Alternate Version) | Ken Hirsch, Marti Sharron | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Without Your Love" (7" Version) | Robert John Lange | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Run To Me" (7" Version) | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 4:24 |
| 8. | "It's Love" (7" Version) | Barry Manilow, Adrienne Anderson | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Bedroom Eyes" (Alternate Version) | Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman | 5:32 |
| 10. | "No One In The World" (Instrumental) | Ken Hirsch, Marti Sharron | 3:36 |
| 11. | "Run To Me" (Instrumental) | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 4:46 |
| 12. | "Without Your Love" (Instrumental) | Robert John Lange | 4:59 |
Personnel
- Dionne Warwick – lead vocals, backing vocals (7)
- Artie Butler – acoustic piano (1), orchestrations (1, 3, 5, 10), arrangements (1, 3, 5, 10)
- Barry Manilow – arrangements (1, 3, 5, 10), acoustic piano (3, 8, 10), lead and backing vocals (3), rhythm track arrangements (7), synthesizers (8)
- Greg Phillinganes – Fender Rhodes (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10), acoustic piano (4)
- Robbie Buchanan – Fender Rhodes (2), synthesizers (4)
- John Philip Shenale – synthesizer programming (2)
- Stevie Wonder – acoustic piano (6, 9), synthesizers (6, 9), Kurzweil 250 (6), harmonica (6), lead vocals (6, 9)
- Keith Harris – synthesizer programming (4, 9)
- Abdoulaye Soumare – additional programming (4, 9)
- Randy Kerber – synthesizers (7)
- Gary Pickus – synthesizers (7), rhythm track arrangements (7)
- Isaiah Sanders – synthesizers (9)
- Charles Fearing – guitar (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (2)
- Dean Parks – guitar (4)
- Tim May – guitar (7)
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1, 2, 4, 7)
- Nathan East – bass (3, 5, 8, 10)
- Nathan Watts – bass (6, 9)
- Ed Greene – drums (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
- John Robinson – drums (2)
- Carlos Vega – drums (4)
- James Allen – drums (6, 9)
- Alan Estes – percussion (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
- Bob Malach – saxophone (9)
- Charles Calello – arrangements (2)
- Endre Granat – concertmaster (4)
- Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements (6)
- Greg Poree – string arrangements (9)
- Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
- Tom Kelly – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
- Richard Page – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
- Jim Haas – backing vocals (2)
- John Joyce – backing vocals (2)
- Glenn Jones – lead vocals (4)
- Windy Barnes – backing vocals (9)
- Alex Brown – backing vocals (9)
- Lynn Davis – backing vocals (9)
- Susaye Greene – backing vocals (9)
Production
- Producers – Barry Manilow (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 & 10); Richard Landis (Track 2); Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager (Track 4); Stevie Wonder (Tracks 6 & 9).
- Associate Producer on Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 & 10 – Michael DeLugg
- Production Coordinator on Track 2 – Kathy Anaya
- Music Coordinator on Track 4 – Frank DeCaro
- Engineers – Michael DeLugg (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 & 10); David Cole (Track 2); John Guess (Track 4); Gary Olazabal (Tracks 6 & 9).
- Assistant Engineers – Bill Jackson and Tom Nist (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 & 10); Steve Schmitt (Track 4); Bob Harlan (Tracks 6 & 9).
- Recorded at Sunset Sound and Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California); Lion Share Recording Studio (Los Angeles, California).
- Mixed at The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California).
- Project Coordinator – Eric Borenstein
- Art Direction – Donn Davenport
- Photography – Harry Langdon
- Assistant to Barry Manilow – Marc Hulett
References
- Wynn, Ron. "Dionne Warwick: Finder of Lost Loves > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- "Finder Of Lost Loves (2 CD Deluxe Edition)". FunkyTownGrooves.com. FunkyTownGrooves.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
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