1993 Dionne Warwick – Friends Can Be Lovers
Friends Can Be Lovers is the twenty-ninth studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. Her tenth album for Arista Records, it was released on January 20, 1993, in the United States. Warwick garthered material from songwriters and producers such as Barry J. Eastmond, Harvey Mason, Siedah Garrett, Dianne Warren, and Blue Zone lead singer Lisa Stansfield. The album, which Warwick described as “a labor love” and true “family affair,” also saw her collaborating with her son David Elliot and cousin Whitney Houston for the first time as well as reuniting with former contributors Burt Bacharach and Hal David on the song “Sunny Weather Love” after more than two decades.
Tracks
1 Sunny Weather Lover (Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 04:11
2 Age Of Miracles (Frank Musker; Richard Kerr) 04:43
3 Where My Lips Have Been (Donald Huber; Robert Burns; Sandy Knox) 04:38
4 Friends Can Be Lovers (Andy Morris; Ian Devaney; Lisa Stansfield) 05:28
5 Love Will Find A Way (David Elliott; Terry Steele) 04:56
6 Much Too Much (Diane Warren) 04:30
7 Til The End Of Time (Barry Eastmond; David Elliott; Terry Steele) 05:11
8 The Woman That I Am (Barry Eastmond; Siedah Garrett) 04:36
9 Fragile (Sting) 04:11
10 I Sing At Dawn (Taku Izumi; Tokiko Iwatani; Dionne Warwick) 04:28
Biography
Musicians
1 Sunny Weather Lover
| Bass | Anthony Jackson |
| Drums (programming) | Sammy Merendino |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Synthesizer | Burt Bacharach |
| Synthesizer | Barry Eastmond |
| Background Vocals | Curtis King Jr |
| Background Vocals | Yolanda Lee |
| Background Vocals | Dolette McDonald |
| Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
2 Age Of Miracles
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums (programming) | Sammy Merendino |
| Guitar | Ira Siegel |
| Keyboards | Barry Eastmond |
| Keyboards | Eric Rehl |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Programming | Eric Rehl |
| Background Vocals | Curtis King Jr |
| Background Vocals | Yolanda Lee |
| Background Vocals | Dolette McDonald |
| Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
3 Where My Lips Have Been
| Drums | Sammy Merendino |
| Guitar | Ira Siegel |
| Keyboards | Barry Eastmond |
| Synthesizer | Eric Rehl |
| Programming | Eric Rehl |
| Sax | Everette Harp |
| Background Vocals | Yolanda Lee |
| Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
4 Friends Can Be Lovers
| Keyboards | Ian Devaney |
| Keyboards | Andy Morris |
| Flugelhorn | Andy Morris |
| Flute | Chris Davis |
| Sax | Chris Davis |
| Vocals | Lisa Stansfield |
| Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
5 Love Will Find A Way
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| All Other Instruments | David Elliott |
| Programming | Robert Wechsler |
| Background Vocals | Terry Steele |
| Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
| Background Vocals | Alfie Silas |
| Vocals | Whitney Houston |
| Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
6 Much Too Much
| Guitar | Ian Devaney |
| Keyboards | Ian Devaney |
| Keyboards | Andy Morris |
| Vocals | Lisa Stansfield |
| Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
7 Til The End Of Time
| Drums (programming) | Ike Lee III |
| Guitar | Doc Powell |
| Keyboards | Barry Eastmond |
| Keyboards | Kayama Griffin |
| Background Vocals | Will Downing |
| Background Vocals | Yolanda Lee |
| Background Vocals | Audrey Wheeler |
| Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
8 The Woman That I Am
| Bass | Anthony Jackson |
| Drums | Buddy Williams |
| Keyboards | Barry Eastmond |
| Keyboards | Eric Rehl |
| Programming | Eric Rehl |
| Sax | Roger Byam |
| Background Vocals | Yolanda Lee |
| Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
9 Fragile
| Bass | Freddie Washington |
| Bass (synthesizer) | Harvey Mason Jr |
| Drums | Harvey Mason Jr |
| Fender Rhodes | Randy Kerber |
| Piano | Randy Kerber |
| Synthesizer | Harvey Mason Jr |
| Harp | Gayle Levant |
| Strings (Synthesizer) | Bob James |
| Percussion | Harvey Mason Jr |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
| Background Vocals | Lisa Fischer |
| Background Vocals | Tawatha Agee |
| Background Vocals | Darlene Love |
| Background Vocals | Brenda White |
| Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
10 I Sing At Dawn
| Bass | Wade Short |
| Drums (programming) | Rob Shrock |
| Keyboards | Joe Kloess |
| Keyboards | Rob Shrock |
| Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
Other Musicians
Strings – Andrew Long, Drusilla Harris, Georgia Boyd, Jane Nossek, Rebecca Gilliver, Simon Vance (Track 4)
Strings – Suzie Katayama (Track 10)
Liner Notes
Producer – Barry Eastmond (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8)
Producer – Burt Bacharach (Track 1)
Producer – David Elliott (Track 5)
Producer – Andy Morris, Ian Devaney (Tracks 4, 6)
Producer – Dionne Warwick, Harvey Mason Sr (Track 9)
Producer – Masaki Kubo (Track 10)
Co-producer – Terry Steele (Track 5)
Producer (Assistant) – Vincent Herbert (Track 7)
Co-producer – Joe Kloess, Rob Shrock (Track 10)
Arranged By – Barry Eastmond (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8)
Arranged By – Burt Bacharach (Track 1)
Arranged By – Andy Morris, Ian Devaney (Tracks 4, 6)
Arranged By – David Elliott (Track 5)
Arranged By – Joe Kloess, Rob Shrock (Track 10)
Arranged By (Horns) – Chris Davis (Track 4)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 5)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – David Foster, Harvey Mason Jr (Track 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – Simon Vance (Track 4)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Elliott, Paul Loomis (Track 5)
Arranged By (Strings) – Bob James (Track 9)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Dionne Warwick, Lisa Stansfield (Tracks 4, 6)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Luther Vandross (Track 9)
Engineer – Earl Cohen (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 8)
Engineer – Mike Ross (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 9)
Engineer – Joe Schiff (Tracks 3, 7, 8)
Engineer – Barny Perkins (Track 5)
Engineer – Phil Castellano, Alec Head, Mark Partis (Track 7)
Engineer – Mick Guzauski, Dave Jenkins (Track 9)
Engineer – Rob Shrock, David Apelt (Track 10)
Engineer (Recording) – Bobby Boughton (Tracks 4, 6)
Engineer (Recording) – Scott Weatherspon (Track 5)
Engineer (Assistant) – Mike Rodriguez, Don Mack (Track 1)
Engineer (Assistant) – Milton Chan, Tina Antoine (Track 5)
Engineer (Assistant) – Todd Childress (Track 7)
Engineer (Recording Assistant) – Bill Malina (Track 5)
Mixed By – Ray Bardani (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 8)
Mixed By – Ian Devaney, Andy Morris, Bobby Boughton (Tracks 4, 6)
Mixed By – Barny Perkins, Milton Chan, Tina Antoine (Track 5)
Mixed By – GoH Hotoda (Track 7)
Mixed By – Bill Schnee (Track 9)
Mixed By – David Apelt, Dionne Warwick (Track 10)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Todd Childress (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 8)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Rich July (Track 7)
Art Direction, Design – Maude Gilman
Photography – David Vance
Mixed At Studio 56, Hollywood, CA
Mixed At Record One Studios, LA, CA
Mixed At Encore Recording Studios, Burbank, CA
Mixed At Blue Zone Studios, Rochdale, England
Mixed At Soundtrack Recording Studios, NY, NY
Recorded At A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Blue Zone Studios, Rochdale, England
Recorded At Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At East Bay Recording, Tarrytown, NY
Recorded At Encore Recording Studios, Burbank, CA
Recorded At Luminous Sound, Dallas, TX
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Record One Studios, LA, CA
Recorded At Soundtrack Recording Studios, NY, NY
Recorded At Studio 56, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Valley Center Studios, Van Nuys, CA
Recorded At Westlake Studios, LA, CA
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