Heartbreaker (Dionne Warwick album)

Heartbreaker is a 1982 album by American singer Dionne Warwick, her fourth for the Arista label. The album was released on September 28, 1982. It was largely written by the Bee Gees, and produced by Barry Gibb with Karl Richardson and Albhy Galuten; Gibb and Galuten also served as musicians on the album.

Heartbreaker
Studio album by
Dionne Warwick
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1982
RecordedApril–May 1982
StudioMiddle Ear Studio
(Miami Beach, Florida)
Media Sound Studios
(New York City, New York)
Criteria Studios
(Miami, Florida)
GenrePop, R&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"
    Released: January 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Heartbreaker sold an estimated three million copies worldwide. In the United States, the album was certified Gold for sales in excess of 500,000 copies. In the United Kingdom, it reached No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart[2] and was certified Platinum.

The title track, which was the album's lead single, hit the US Pop Top 10 as well as No. 1 Adult Contemporary in the United States, and No. 2 in the UK. The following two singles were "Take the Short Way Home" (US Billboard No. 41, Cash Box No. 32)[3] and "All The Love in the World" (the latter reaching the UK Top 10). In the UK, "Yours" was also released as a single.

Production

The songs of Heartbreaker, with the exception of the final track, a cover of "Our Day Will Come", were initially recorded by Barry Gibb in February 1982 as a set of demos for the album. (These demo recordings were eventually released in 2006 as the album The Heartbreaker Demos.) Warwick recorded the songs during the spring of 1982, and the album was released that fall.

The LP was originally issued as number AL-9609 in the Arista Catalog.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heartbreaker" 4:16
2."It Makes No Difference"Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten4:26
3."Yours" 4:58
4."Take the Short Way Home"Barry Gibb, Galuten3:47
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)"Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Galuten3:24
8."Just One More Night"Barry Gibb, Galuten3:51
9."You Are My Love" 3:50
10."Our Day Will Come"Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson3:47

Personnel
  • 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
Chart (1982) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 13
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 32
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 3
US Billboard 200[11] 25
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 13

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[13] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

The Heartbreaker Demos
The Heartbreaker Demos
Demo album by
Barry Gibb
Released10 October 2006
RecordedFebruary 1982
Criteria Studios, Miami
GenrePop
Length36:48
ProducerBarry Gibb
Barry Gibb chronology
The Eyes That See in the Dark Demos
(2006)		 The Heartbreaker Demos
(2006)

The Heartbreaker Demos is a demo version of the album by Barry Gibb. Originally circulating on tape among collectors and later also on CD the album saw wide release on iTunes in October 2006.[16] The album does not include the non-Gibb composition Our Day Will Come.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heartbreaker" 4:32
2."It Makes No Difference"Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten4:26
3."Yours" 5:01
4."Take the Short Way Home"Barry Gibb, Galuten4:07
5."Misunderstood" 3:56
6."All the Love in the World" 3:43
7."I Can't See Anything (But You)" 3:19
8."Just One More Night"Barry Gibb, Galuten3:52
9."You Are My Love" 3:52

Personnel

References
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  2. Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive
  3. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles, April 16, 1983". Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
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  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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  12. "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  13. "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.
  14. "British album certifications – Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 29, 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Heartbreaker in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  15. "American album certifications – Dionne Warwick – Heartbreaker". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 29, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  16. "Barry Gibb - The Heartbreaker Demos". iTunes Apple. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
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