Theme of the Month - 1980's Music
'Friends' released in 1985 is a special album, while the world was coming to terms with HIV/AIDS during the early 1980's, Dionne Warwick called up three of her close friends, those friends were music legends (as Dionne is herself) Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder and Elton John.
Dionne, Gladys, Stevie and Elton collaborated on the song 'That's What Friends Are For', all profits and royalties made by the artists, musicians, producers and the record company (Arista) were donated to AIDS research and support, the single was number one in the U.S.A and Canada, and number 16 in the U.K.
Tracklist
1. That's What Friends Are For (With Gladys, Stevie & Elton)
2. Whisper In The Dark
3. Remember Your Heart
4. Love At Second Sight
5. Moments Arn't Moments
6. Stronger Than Before
7. Stay Devoted
8. No One There (To Sing Me A Love Song)
9. How Long?
10. Extravagant Gestures
Download - Dionne Warwick - Friends
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Theme of the Month - 80's Music
Dionne Warwick is an acclaimed five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, actress, activist, United Nations Global Ambassador, former United States Ambassador of Health, and humanitarian. She is best known for her partnership with songwriters and producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David during the 1960's. 'Heartbreaker' released October 1982 was a collaboration between Dionne and Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees, who co-produced the album, as well as having songwriting credits, and also provided backing vocals.
'Heartbeaker' was a hugely popular album, especially in the U.K where it reached number 3 in the album charts. The title track 'Heartbreaker' was the lead single which reached number one in the U.S and number two in the U.K, the other single was 'All The Love In The World'.
Tracklist
1. Heartbreaker
2. It Makes No Difference
3. Yours
4. Take The Short Way Home
5. Misunderstood
6. All The Love In The World
7. I Can't See Anything (But You)
8. Just One More Might
9. You Are My Love
10. Our Day Will Come
Download - Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker
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