Friends in Love (Dionne Warwick album)
1982 studio album by Dionne Warwick
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
All tracks produced by Jay Graydon .[ 4]
Side two Title Writer(s) 6. "More Than Fascination" Tom Snow 4:02 7. "Got You Where I Want You" (with Johnny Mathis) 3:38 8. "With a Touch" Stevie Wonder 4:40 9. "What Is This" 3:58 10. "A Love So Right" Gloria Sklerov Harry Lloyd 3:55
Personnel and credits
Musicians
Dionne Warwick – lead vocals
David Foster – Rhodes (1, 4, 7), acoustic piano (2, 4, 7, 10), string arrangements (2, 4), synthesizers (7)
Steve Porcaro – Rhodes (1), synthesizers (1, 7)
Jay Graydon – rhythm arrangements, synthesizers (1, 6, 7), guitar (1-4, 6, 7, 8, 10), percussion (3)
Robbie Buchanan – acoustic piano (3, 6), Rhodes (3, 5), synthesizers (5, 6), synthesizer arrangements (5)
Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (5, 8, 9)
Michael Omartian – synthesizers (8, 10), acoustic piano (9), string arrangements (9, 10)
Stevie Wonder – acoustic piano (8)
Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (3)
Steve Lukather – guitar (4)
Larry Carlton – acoustic guitar (5)
Marty Walsh – electric guitar (5)
Michael Landau – guitar (9)
Abraham Laboriel – bass (1, 4, 7, 10)
Mike Porcaro – bass (2, 3, 5, 8, 9)
Steve Gadd – drums (1, 4)
Mike Baird – drums (2, 3, 5-8, 10)
Jeff Porcaro – drums (9)
Victor Feldman – percussion (2, 10)
Charles Loper – trombone
Chuck Findley – trumpet
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangements, flugelhorn (3, 7)
Johnny Mandel – string arrangements (1)
Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements (2, 3, 4)
Assa Drori – concertmaster (1-4, 9, 10)
Steve George – backing vocals (1), synthesizers (6, 8), Rhodes (8)
Richard Page – backing vocals (1-9)
Johnny Mathis – lead vocals (2, 7)
Bill Champlin – backing vocals (2-9)
Venette Gloud – backing vocals (2-9)
Carmen Twillie – backing vocals (6)
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
References
External links
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