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Heartbreaker (Album) by Dionne Warwick

Artist Biography For Dionne Warwick

Dionne Warwick Born December 12 1940 In East Orange New Jersey As Marie Dionne Warrick Is A Five-Time Grammy Award Winning American Singer Actress And Television Presenter. Having Been In A Partnership With Songwriters Burt Bacharach And Hal David For Years Warwick Ranks Among The 40 Biggest Hit Makers Of The Entire Rock Era 1955–2012 Based On The Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Charts. As Of January 2013 Warwick Ranks Second Behind Only Aretha Franklin Who Has A Total Of 88 Charted Billboard Singles As The Most-Charted Female Vocalist Of All Time With 56 Of Dionne's Singles Making The Billboard Hot 100 Between 1962 And 1998. Known As The Artist Who "bridged The Gap " Warwick's Soulful Blend Of Pop Gospel And R&B Music Transcended Racial Cultural National And Musical Boundaries. Throughout The 1980's And 1990's Warwick Collaborated With Many Of Her Musical Peers Including Johnny Mathis Smokey Robinson Luther Vandross Jeffrey Osbourne Kashif And Stevie Wonder. Warwick Was Also Host Of The Hit Television Music Show "Solid Gold." In Addition She Recorded Several Theme Songs Including "Champagne Wishes & Caviar Dreams " For The Popular Television Series "Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous " And "The Love Boat " For The Hit Series From Aaron Spelling. More Recently Warwick Recorded Her First Christmas Album Entitled "My Favorite Time Of The Year" Featured Jazzy Interpretations Of Many Holiday Classics. In 2007 Rhino Records Re-Released The CD With New Cover Art A Critically Acclaimed Gospel Album "Why We Sing " For Rhino/Warner Records And A New Jazz Album "Only Trust Your Heart " A Collection Of Standards Celebrating The Music Of Legendary Composer Sammy Cahn For Sony Red/MPCA Records. Dionne Warwick Has Won 5 Grammy Awards During Her Music Career • 1969 "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" For The Single "Do You Know The Way To San Jose?" • 1971 "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" For The Single "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" • 1979 "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" For The Single "Déjà Vu" • 1979 "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" For The Single "I'll Never Love This Way Again" • 1986 "Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal" For The Single "That's What Friends Are For"
Dionne Warwick Was Born In A Musical Family Of Which Numerous Superstars Arose.
Warwick's Sister Dee Dee Warwick Had A Successful Singing Career Warwick's Aunt Is Gospel Singer Cissy Houston And One Of Warwick's Cousins Is Whitney Houston.

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Heartbreaker Is One Of The Most Successful Albums Of Dionne Warwick's Fifty-Plus Year Recording Career Her Fourth For The Arista Label. The Disc Stands As Dionne's Most Successful International Album Having Sold Several Million Copies Worldwide. It Was Recorded During The Spring Of 1982 And Was Released That Fall. The LP Was Originally Issued As Number AL-9609 In The Arista Catalog. The Title Track Single Hit The Pop Top 10 As Well As #1 Adult Contemporary In The United States And Was A Global Smash.
The Disc Features The Classic Hit Single "Heartbreaker" Penned By The Bee Gees. Barry Gibb Produced It With Karl Richardson And Albhy Galuten. The Album Itself Was Certified Gold In The United States For Sales In Excess Of 500 000 Copies And Has Sold An Estimated Three Million Copies Globally. It Also Stands As Dionne's Biggest Success Ever In England Where It Reached #2 In The UK Albums Chart And Was Certified Platinum. The "Heartbreaker" Single Hit The Top Of The Charts Worldwide With "Take The Short Way Home" And "All The Love In The World" Becoming Successful Follow-Ups From The Album.