Finder of Lost Loves (album)

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Finder of Lost Loves
Studio album by
Dionne Warwick
ReleasedJanuary 24, 1985
Length44:39
LabelArista
Producer
Dionne Warwick chronology
How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye
(1983) 		Finder of Lost Loves
(1985) 		Friends
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Finder of Lost Loves is a studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was released by Arista Records on January 24, 1985 in the United States. Warwick worked with Richard Landis, Barry Manilow, and Stevie Wonder on the majority of the album, though she also reunited with Burt Bacharach for the first time in over a decade. The album includes a cover of the Bee Gees song "Run to Me" performed as a duet with Manilow as well as two duets with Wonder, which had previously been released on Wonder's soundtrack album to The Woman in Red. Finder of Lost Loves peaked at number 106 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

Track listing[edit]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No One in the World"
Barry Manilow3:34
2."Without Your Love"Robert John LangeRichard Landis4:43
3."Run to Me" (duet with Barry Manilow)
Manilow4:36
4."Finder of Lost Loves" (duet with Glenn Jones)
  • Bacharach
  • Sager
4:41
5."Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore"Steve GoldmanManilow5:01
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
6."It's You" (duet with Stevie Wonder)WonderWonder4:58
7."It's Love"
Manilow3:36
8."Bedroom Eyes"
Manilow4:45
9."Weakness" (duet with Stevie Wonder)WonderWonder4:16
10."You Made Me Want to Love Again"
Manilow4:29
2014 expanded edition – bonus disc[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Broken Bottles"
  • B. Gibb
  • R. Gibb
  • M. Gibb
Manilow3:51
2."Dangerous"
Manilow3:42
3."Finder of Lost Loves" (Duet Version with Luther Vandross)
  • Bacharach
  • Sager
  • Bacharach
  • Sager
5:04
4."Finder of Lost Loves" (Solo Version)
  • Bacharach
  • Sager
  • Bacharach
  • Sager
4:42
5."No One in the World" (Alternate Version)
  • Hirsch
  • Sharron
Manilow3:15
6."Without Your Love" (7" Version)LangeLandis4:07
7."Run to Me" (7" Version)
  • B. Gibb
  • R. Gibb
  • M. Gibb
Manilow4:24
8."It's Love" (7" Version)
  • Manilow
  • Anderson
Manilow3:35
9."Bedroom Eyes" (Alternate Version)
  • MManilow
  • Sussman
  • Feldman
Manilow5:32
10."No One in the World" (Instrumental)
  • Hirsch
  • Marti Sharron
Manilow3:36
11."Run to Me" (Instrumental)
  • B. Gibb
  • R. Gibb
  • M. Gibb
Manilow4:46
12."Without Your Love" (Instrumental)LangeLandis4:59

Personnel and credits[edit]

Musicians

  • 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

Charts[edit]

Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 106
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 50

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Dionne Warwick: Finder of Lost Loves > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Finder Of Lost Loves (2 CD Deluxe Edition)". FunkyTownGrooves.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

External links[edit]

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