17/04/2023

Dionne Warwick "Friends Can Be Lovers" (1993) -Adult Contemporary / Smooth Soul-



Label : Arista Records


États-Unis 01 - Sunny Weather Lover (Burt Bacharach & Hal David)
02 - Age Of Miracles (Richard Kerr & Frank Musker)
03 - Where My Lips Have Been (Sandy Knox, Don Huber & Charles Burns)
04 - Friends Can Be Lovers (Lisa Stanfield, Ian Devaney & Andy Morris)
05 - Love Will Find A Way (Terry Steele & David L. Elliot)
06 - Much Too Much (Diane Warren)
07 - Til The End Of Time (David Elliot, Barry Eastmond & Terry Steele)
08 - The Woman That I Am (Barry eastmond & Siedah Garrett)
09 - Fragile (Sting)
10 - I Sing At Dawn (Taku Izuma, Tokiko Iwatani & Dionne Warwick)


Executive Producer : Clive Davis


01 - Sunny Weather Lover

Produced & Arranged by Burt Bacharach & Barry J. Eastmond
Randy Kerber : Keyboards
Michael Boddicker, Burt Bacharach, Barry J. Eastmond : Synthesizers
Dean Parks : Guitars
Anthony Jackson : Bass
Sammy Merendino : Drum Programming
Background vocals : Curtis King Jr., Yolanda Lee, Dolette McDonald, Dionne Warwick
Engineered by Mike Ross & Earl Cohen
Assisted by Mike Rodriguez & Don Mack
Recorded at Soundtrack Recording, New York ; East Bay Studios, Tarrytown, NY ; Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed by Ray Bardani at Soundtrack Recording
Assisted by Todd Childress

02 - Age Of Miracles

Produced & Arranged by Barry J. Eastmond for East Bay Music, Inc.
Barry J. Eastmond : Keyboards
Richard Tee : Piano
Ira Siegel : Guitars
Will Lee : Bass
Eric Rehl : Synthesizer Programming & Keyboards
Sammy Merendino : Drum Programming
Background vocals : Curtis King Jr., Yolanda Lee, Dolette McDonald
Engineered by Earl Cohen & Mike Ross
Recorded at Soundtrack Recording, New York ; East Bay Studios, Tarrytown, NY ; Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed by Ray Bardani at Soundtrack Recording
Assisted by Todd Childress

03 - Where My Lips Have Been

Produced & Arranged by Barry J. Eastmond for East Bay Music, Inc.
Barry J. Eastmond : Keyboards
Ira Siegel : Guitars
Eric Rehl : Keyboard Programming & Keyboards
Sammy Merendino : Drum Programming
Everette Harp : Alto Sax
Background vocals : Yolanda Lee
Engineered by Earl Cohen, Joe Schiff & Mike Ross
Recorded at Soundtrack Recording, New York ; East Bay Studios, Tarrytown, NY ; Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed by Ray Bardani at Soundtrack Recording
Assisted by Todd Childress

04 - Friends Can Be Lovers

Produced & Arranged by Ian Devaney & Andy Morris
Vocal Arrangement : Dionne Warwick & Lisa Stansfield
Additional Horn Arrangements : Chris Davis
Additional String Arrangements : Simon Vance
Ian Devaney : Keyboards
Andy Morris : Keyboards & Flugelhorn
Stephen Gibson : Flugelhorns
Chris Davis : Saxophones & Flutes
Strings : Drusilla Harris, Simon Vance, Jane Nossek, Rebecca Gilliver, Georgia Boyd, Andrew Long
Background vocals : Lisa Stansfield & Dionne Warwick
Recording Engineer : Bobby Boughton
Mixed by Ian Devaney, Andy Morris & Bobby Boughton
Recorded & Mixed at Blue Zone Studios, Rochdale, England

05 - Love Will Find A Way

Duet with Whitney Houston
Produced & Arranged by David L. Elliot for 118 Productions
Associate Producer : Terry Steele for Steele Nickle Productions
Lead vocal & Background Arrangements : David L. Elliot & Terry Steele
All Instruments except Guitar Performed by David L. Elliot
Guitar Performed by Paul Jackson Jr.
Strings Arranged & Performed by David L. Elliot & Paul Loomis
Synclavier Programming : Robert Wechsler
French Horn & Oboe Arrangement : Jeremy Lubbock
Contractor : Jules Chaiken
Background vocals : Terry Steele, Alex Brown, Alfie Silas
Recording Engineer : Scott Weatherspoon
Assistant Recording Engineer : Bill Malina
Engineered & Mixed by Barney Perkins
Assistant Engineers & Mixers : Milton Chan & Tian Antoine
Recorded at Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA ; Encore Studios, Burbank, CA ; Luminous Sound, Dallas, TX
Mixed at Encore Studios

06 - Much Too Much

Produced & Arranged by Ian Devaney & Andy Morris
Vocal  Arrangements : Dionne Warwick & Lisa Stanfield
Ian Devaney : Keyboards & Guitar
Andy Morris : Keyboards
Lisa Stanfield & Dionne Warwick : Background vocals
Recording Engineer : Bobby Boughton
Mixed by Ian Devaney, Andy Morris & Bobby Boughton
Recorded & Mixed at Blue Zone Studios, Rochdale, England

07 - Til The End Of Time

Produced & Arranged by Barry J. Eastmond for East Bay Music, Inc.
Assistant Producer : Vincent Herbert
Barry J. Eastmond, Kanyama Griffin : Keyboards
Doc Powell : Guitar
Ike Lee : Drum Programming
Background vocals : Will Downing, Yolanda Lee, Audrey Wheeler, Dionne Warwick
Engineered by Phil Castellano, Alec Head, Mark Partis & Joe Schiff
Assisted by Todd Childress
Recorded a Soundtrack Recording, New York ; East Bay Studios, Tarrytown, NY ; Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA ; Record One Studios, Los Angeles
Mixed by Goh Hotoda at Soundtrack Recording
Assisted by Rich July

08 - The Woman That I Am

Produced & Arranged by Barry J. Eastmond for East Bay Music, Inc.
Barry J. Eastmond : Keyboards
Anthony Jackson : Bass
Eric Rehl : Synthesizer Programming & Keyboards
Buddy Williams : Drums
Roger Byam : Soprano Sax
Yolanda Lee : Background vocals
Engineered by Earl Cohen & Joe Schiff
Recorded at Soundtrack Recording, New York ; East Bay Studios, Tarrytown, NY ; Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed by Ray Bardani at Soundtrack Recording
Assisted by Todd Childress

09 - Fragile

Produced by Harvey Mason & Dionne Warwick for Masong Productions
Rhythm Arrangements : David Foster & Harvey Mason Jr.
String Arrangement : Bob James
Background Arrangement : Luther Vandross
Synthesizer & Percussion Programming : Harvey Mason Jr.
Randy Kerber : Acoustic Piano & Rhodes
David Williams : Guitar
Freddie Washington : Electric Bass
Harvey Mason Jr. : Synthesizer Bass, Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer Solo
Gayle Levant : Harp 
Bob James : Synthesizer Strings
Background vocals : Luther Vandross, Lisa Fischer, Tawatha Agee, Darlene Love, Brenda King, Dionne Warwick
Engineered by Mick Guzauski at Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA ; Michael Ross at A&M Studios, Hollywood ; Dave Jenkins at Valley Center Studios, Van Nuys, CA
Mixed by Bill Schnee At Record One Studios, Studio City, CA

10 - I Sing At Dawn

Produced by Masaki Kubo
Associate Producers : Joe Kloess & Rob Shrock
Arranged by Joe Kloess & Rob Shrock
Joe Kloess : Keyboards
Wade Short : Bass
Susie Katayama : Strings
Dionne Warwick : Background vocals
Engineered by Rob Shrock & David Apelt
Recorded at Studoo 56, Hollywood, CA
Mixed by David Apelt & Dionne Warwick at Studio 56