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Friends in Love (Dionne Warwick album)

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Friends in Love
Studio album by
Dionne Warwick
ReleasedApril 14, 1982
Length42:18
LabelArista
ProducerJay Graydon
Dionne Warwick chronology
Hot! Live and Otherwise
(1981) 		Friends in Love
(1982) 		Heartbreaker
(1982)
Singles from Friends in Love
  1. "Friends in Love"
    Released: April 1982
  2. "For You"
    Released: July 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Friends in Love is a studio album by the American singer Dionne Warwick. It was released by Arista Records on April 14, 1982, in the United States. Her third album for the label, it was recorded during the winter of 1981-82, with production by Jay Graydon. It peaked at number 87 on the US Billboard 200.[3] Singles from the album include the title track, a duet with singer Johnny Mathis, which made the Top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and follow-up "For You," which peaked at number 14 on the adult contemporary chart.

Track listing

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All tracks produced by Jay Graydon.[4]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For You"
4:55
2."Friends in Love" (with Johnny Mathis)
4:02
3."Never Gonna Let You Go"
4:50
4."Can't Hide Love"Skip Scarborough4:50
5."Betcha by Golly Wow"
3:28
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."More Than Fascination"Tom Snow4:02
7."Got You Where I Want You" (with Johnny Mathis)
  • Candy Parton
  • Jim Andron
3:38
8."With a Touch"Stevie Wonder4:40
9."What Is This"
  • Myra Waters
  • Graydon
3:58
10."A Love So Right"
  • Gloria Sklerov
  • Harry Lloyd
3:55

Personnel and credits

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Musicians

Production

  • Producer – Jay Graydon
  • Recorded and Mixed by Ian Eales and Jay Graydon at Garden Rake Studio (Sherman Oaks, CA).
  • Strings recorded by Al Schmitt at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA).
  • Art Direction and Design – Donn Davenport
  • Photography – David Vance
  • Inner Sleeve Photography – John Pinderhughes

Charts

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Chart performance for Friends in Love
Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] 72
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[3] 83
US Soul LPs (Billboard)[6] 33
US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box)[7] 95
US Top 75 Black Contemporary Albums (Cash Box)[8] 24

References

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  1. ^ Friends in Love at AllMusic. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  2. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 749.
  3. ^ a b "Billboard Top LPs & Tape" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 23. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. June 12, 1982. p. 103. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ Friends in Love (booklet). Dionne Warwick. Arista Records. 1982.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 333. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Soul LPs" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 23. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. June 12, 1982. p. 87. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLIV, no. 3. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. June 12, 1982. p. 60. ISSN 0008-7289.
  8. ^ "Top Black Contemporary 75 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLIV, no. 4. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. June 19, 1982. p. 15. ISSN 0008-7289.
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