Released September 28, 1982 Release date October 1982 Label Arista Records | Artist Dionne Warwick Producer Gibb-Galuten-Richardson | |
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Recorded April–May 1982
Middle Ear Studio
(Miami Beach, Florida)
Media Sound Studios
(New York City, New York)
Criteria Studios
(Miami, Florida) Heartbreaker
(1982) How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye
(1983) Genres Pop music, Rhythm and blues, Adult contemporary music Similar Dionne Warwick albums, Pop music albums | ||
Heartbreaker is a 1982 album by American singer Dionne Warwick, her fourth for the Arista label. It was largely written by the Bee Gees, and produced by Barry Gibb with Karl Richardson and Albhy Galuten; Gibb and Galuten also served as musicians on the album.
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Heartbreaker sold an estimated three million copies worldwide. In the United States, the album was certified Gold for sales in excess of 500,000 copies. In the United Kingdom, it reached No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Platinum.
The title track, which was the album's lead single, hit the US Pop Top 10 as well as No. 1 Adult Contemporary in the United States, and No. 2 in the UK. The following two singles were "Take the Short Way Home" (US Billboard No. 41, Cash Box No. 32) and "All The Love in the World" (the latter reaching the UK Top 10). In the UK, "Yours" was also released as a single.
Production
The songs of Heartbreaker, with the exception of the final track, a cover of "Our Day Will Come", were initially recorded by Barry Gibb in February 1982 as a set of demos for the album. (These demo recordings were eventually released in 2006 as the album The Heartbreaker Demos.) Warwick recorded the songs during the spring of 1982, and the album was released that fall.
The LP was originally issued as number AL-9609 in the Arista Catalog.
Track listing
All tracks written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb, except where noted.
Personnel
The Heartbreaker Demos
The Heartbreaker Demos is a demo version of the album by Barry Gibb. Originally circulating on tape among collectors and later also on CD the album saw wide release on iTunes in October 2006. The album does not include the non-Gibb composition Our Day Will Come.
Track listing
All tracks written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb, except where noted.
Personnel
Songs
1Heartbreaker4:17
2It Makes No Difference4:27
3Yours5:08