Warmer (Randy VanWarmer album)
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- Creative Workshop (Berry Hill, Tennessee)
- Scorpio Sound (London, UK)
- Bearsville (Woodstock, New York)
- Power Station (New York, New York)
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| Released | 1979 | |||
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| Genre | Soft rock[1] | |||
| Label | Bearsville | |||
| Producer | Del Newman | |||
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Warmer is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Randy VanWarmer.
Promotion
After moving back to the United States from Cornwall, England in 1978 and settling in Woodstock, New York, twenty-three-year-old VanWarmer signed to local label Bearsville Records.[2] A year later Warmer was released and produced by Del Newman.[3] It was initially released on vinyl, 8-track, and cassette, and in 1995 it was released on compact disc.[1] "Just When I Needed You Most" was written by VanWarmer when he was eighteen and still in England,[2][4] and the song has been described as "a ballad of heartbreak from a man's point of view."[5] It reached No. 4 on Billboard in 1979.[6]
By December 1980, VanWarmer toured in Europe to support the release of Warmer, as well as Japan and Hong Kong.[7]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [8] |
| Billboard | Mixed[3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [9] |
A brief review in a 1979 issue of Billboard compares VanWarmer's style of singing on Warmer to that of The Bee Gees, and although the writer felt the album lacked diversity, "Just When I Needed You Most" was regarded as a good cut.[3] According to The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, "Just When I Needed You Most" was the song VanWarmer was "best remembered for."[10]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Randy VanWarmer
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Losing Out on Love" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Just When I Needed You Most" | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Your Light" | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Gotta Get Out of Here" | 3:01 |
| 5. | "Convincing Lies" | 3:31 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Call Me" | 4:24 |
| 7. | "Forever Loving You" | 3:19 |
| 8. | "Deeper and Deeper" | 3:47 |
| 9. | "I Could Sing" | 3:17 |
| 10. | "The One Who Loves You" | 4:34 |
Personnel
- Randy VanWarmer - vocals, guitar, backing vocals
- Arti Funaro, John Holbrook, John Tropea, Johnny Christopher, Mick Barakan, Steve Gibson - guitar
- Jack Williams, Tony Levin - bass
- John Holbrook, Mick Hodgkinson, Shane Keister, Warren Bernhardt - keyboards
- Kenny Malone, Steve Jordan - drums
- George Carnell, Ian Kimmet, John Holbrook, Ray Cooper - percussion
- John Sebastian - autoharp
- Stan Saltzman - saxophone
- Alan Williams, Chris Thompson, Gary Osborne, John Richardson, Katie Kissoon, Roger Moss, Stevie Lange - backing vocals
- Del Newman - string arrangements, conductor
- Technical
- John Holbrook - additional production, engineer, remixing
- Ian Kimmet - additional production
- Brent Maher, George Carnell, Jeff Hendrickson, Richard Dodd, Scott Litt - engineer
- Desmond Strobel - art direction
- Aaron Rapoport - photography
