Track Listing

1. All The Love In The World
2. I Can't See Anything But You
3. You Are My Love
4. Just One More Night
5. Our Day Will Come
6. Heartbreaker
7. Yours
8. Take The Short Way Home
9. It Makes No Difference
10. Misunderstood

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57584 in Music
• Released on: 1987-10-09
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Dionne Strikes Gold!
Dionne Warwick has come and gone, but has always remained a valued musical icon. This Gibb produced set with Barry Gibb singing back-up was the 'breath of fresh air' Warwick needed. Reportedly, she did not want to record "Heartbreaker", as she considered it not suitable for her voice. It became a huge hit for her even if the album didn't have a great sales record.

The other single, "Take The Short Way Home", is an awkward endeavor, seeming forced and lacking the 'funkiness' it deserved. "All The Love In The World" is classic Warwick and the Gibbs seem to have a knack for pulling out the personality of singers they produce and write for. "You Are My Love" is another example of this talent and is a great bouncy number that makes for nice finish.

"Our Day Will Come" is the only non-Gibb tune in this set and although it's rendered nicely, it seems out of place - almost like Dionne wanted one of her favorites on this album. That's fine, but the credit truly goes to Barry Gibb and his siblings for such a remarkable production. This is a great tribute to the talent of Dionne Warwick.

Dionne Warwick goes up tempo (in parts)
This album is not unlike "Guilty" by Barbara Streisand, a meeting of female singer and The Bee Gees sound, and it works well. The Gibb influence is heavy in parts and serves to tighten and speed up the tempo, so bringing out the best of both Warwick's vocal prowess and the Gibb-esque timing and rythm. Call it slow disco or fast female vocal if you like, but the result is very listenable.

Middle-of-the-road Dionne
It's no secret that Dionne peaked in the late sixties with Hal and Burt, and that much of the material on "Heartbreaker" is painfully avarage. The title track, produced and conceived by Barry Gibb, is a catchy little 80's rock ballad, and "Yours" is one of her best recordings. Well, the rest of the material...? Filler and painfully ordinary. There is nothing exceptional about any of the songs, and I just don't understand why Dionne couldn't see that at the time. It is no wonder why she's refrained from performing many of these songs in her concerts, it would simply be too embarrassing to put these tracks next to any of her 60's material. "Heartbreaker" is a confused and misguided album, shame on you Barry for allowing this.

Highlights: "Heartbreaker" and "Yours".