No Night So Long
1980 studio album by Dionne Warwick
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No Night So Long is a studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was released by Arista Records on July 18, 1980, in the United States. Her second album for the label, Warwick worked with producer Steve Buckingham on the album, which was recorded during the spring of that year.
- Mastersound Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Britannia Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Record Plant (Sausalito, California)
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| Released | July 18, 1980 | |||
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| Length | 35:38 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Steve Buckingham | |||
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Singles
The album's title track, "No Night So Long", was written by Richard Kerr and Will Jennings, the same team that wrote Warwick's 1979 comeback hit "I'll Never Love This Way Again". The title track is one of two US charting songs from the album, reaching number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. The other single, "Easy Love," peaked at number 62 on the same chart. Both songs were also hits on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Easy Love" peaking at number 12 and "No Night So Long" spending three weeks at number 1.
Track listing
All tracks produced by Steve Buckingham.[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Easy Love" |
| 3:15 |
| 2. | "No Night So Long" | 3:26 | |
| 3. | "It's the Falling in Love" | 3:23 | |
| 4. | "When the World Runs Out of Love" | 3:44 | |
| 5. | "We Never Said Goodbye" | 3:41 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 6. | "How You Once Loved Me" | 3:33 | |
| 7. | "Reaching for the Sky" | Peabo Bryson | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Sweetie Pie" |
| 2:30 |
| 9. | "Somebody's Angel" | 3:44 | |
| 10. | "We Had This Time" |
| 3:44 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "Even a Fool Would Let Go" | 3:13 | |
| 12. | "Dedicate This Heart" | 4:03 | |
| 13. | "Now That the Feeling’s Gone" |
| 3:24 |
| 14. | "Starting Tomorrow" | Steve Buckingham | 2:49 |
| 15. | "This Time Is Ours" | 3:47 | |
| 16. | "Only Heaven Can Wait for Love" | 2:58 | |
| 17. | "Right Back" | Marti Sharron | 2:58 |
| 18. | "When the Good Times Come Again" | 4:00 | |
| 19. | "This Is What I’ve Wanted All My Life" | Melissa Manchester | 4:16 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Dionne Warwick – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Randy McCormick – keyboards, rhythm track arrangements
- Joe Neil – synthesizers
- Isaac Hayes – organ
- Steve Buckingham – guitars, rhythm track arrangements
- Larry Byrom – guitars
- Tom Robb – bass
- James Stroud – drums
- Mickey Buckins – percussion
- Steve Dorff – timpani, orchestra bells, string arrangements and conductor
- Jimmy Getzoff – concertmaster
- Jay Scott – alto saxophone solo
- Tower of Power Horn Section:
- Greg Adams – horn arrangements
- Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone
- Stephen Kupka – baritone saxophone
- Lenny Pickett – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Mic Gillette – trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn
- Kim Carnes – additional backing vocals
- Mark Piscitelli – additional backing vocals
- Nick Uhrig – additional backing vocals
- Maxine Waters – additional backing vocals
- Julia Waters – additional backing vocals
Production
- Steve Buckingham – producer
- Joe Neil – recording engineer, mixing
- Alan Chinowsky – horn recording engineer
- Lenny Roberts – string recording engineer
- Russell Bracher – assistant string engineer
- Alex Kashevaroff – assistant horn engineer
- Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Kathy Andrews – production assistant
- Jan Bidewell – production assistant
- Donn Davenport – art direction
- Harry Langdon – photography
- Clifford Peterson – hair stylist
- Lisa Pharren – make-up
- Wynona Price – make-up
- Suzy Creamcheese – gowns
- Dionne Warwick – jewelry, fur coat
Charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] | 98 |
| Canada Top 100 Albums (RPM)[5] | 73 |
| US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[6] | 23 |
| US Soul LPs (Billboard)[7] | 22 |
| US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box)[8] | 24 |
| US Top 75 Black Contemporary Albums (Cash Box)[9] | 19 |
| US The Album Chart (Record World)[10] | 36 |
| US Black Oriented Album Chart (Record World)[11] | 27 |