Friends Can Be Lovers
Friends Can Be Lovers is a studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. Her tenth album for Arista Records, it was recorded in 1992 and released on January 20, 1993. The album was executive produced by Clive Davis. It features the single "Where My Lips Have Been" which reached number 95 on the R&B singles chart. Friends Can Be Lovers also features the song "Love Will Find a Way", a duet with her cousin Whitney Houston.
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| Released | January 20, 1993 | |||
| Length | 46:40 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
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| Singles from Friends Can Be Lovers | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
Bil Carpenter from Allmusic called Friends Can Be Lovers "certainly one of her best-produced, best-sung and well-packaged albums since joining the Arista roster." He found that "Here lies the pleasant balance between Dionnesque pop anthems ("Age of Miracles" and "I Sing at Dawn"), ballads (Sting's "Fragile" and a duet with Whitney Houston on "Love Will Find a Way"), down-right funk on "Much Too Much" and shameless lust on "Where My Lips Have Been"."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sunny Weather Love" |
| 4:09 | |
| 2. | "Age of Miracles" | Eastmond | 4:41 | |
| 3. | "Where My Lips Have Been" |
| Eastmond | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Friends Can Be Lovers" |
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| 5:28 |
| 5. | "Love Will Find a Way" (duet with Whitney Houston) |
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| 4:56 |
| 6. | "Much Too Much" | Diane Warren |
| 4:29 |
| 7. | "Til the End of Time" |
| Eastmond | 5:11 |
| 8. | "The Woman That I Am" |
| Eastmond | 4:35 |
| 9. | "Fragile" | Sting |
| 4:09 |
| 10. | "I Sing at Dawn" |
| 4:27 |
Notes
- ^[A] denotes vocals producer
Personnel
- Dionne Warwick – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
- Burt Bacharach – synthesizers (1), arrangements (1)
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (1)
- Barry J. Eastmond – synthesizers (1), arrangements (1, 2, 3, 7, 8), keyboards (2, 3, 8)
- Randy Kerber – keyboards (1, 9), acoustic piano (9)
- Eric Rehl – keyboards (2, 3, 8), synthesizers (2, 3, 8)
- Richard Tee – acoustic piano (2)
- Ian Devaney – keyboards (4, 6), arrangements (4, 6), guitar (6)
- Andy Morris – keyboards (4, 6), fluglehorn (4), arrangements (4, 6)
- David Elliot – multi instruments (5), strings (5), arrangements (5)
- Robert Wechsler – Synclavier programming (5)
- Kayama Griffin – keyboards (7)
- Bob James – synthesizer strings (9), string arrangements (9)
- Joe Kloess – keyboards (10), arrangements (10)
- Rob Shrock – keyboards (10), drum programming (10), arrangements (10)
- Dean Parks – guitar (1)
- Ira Siegel – guitar (2, 3)
- Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar (5)
- Doc Powell – guitar (7)
- David Williams – guitar (9)
- Anthony Jackson – bass (1, 8)
- Will Lee – bass (2)
- Freddie Washington – bass (9)
- Harvey Mason – synth bass (9), synth drums (9), synth percussion (9), rhythm arrangements (9)
- Wade Short – bass (10)
- Sammy Merendino – drum programming (1, 2, 3)
- Ike Lee – drum programming (7)
- Buddy Williams – drums (8)
- Everette Harp – alto saxophone (3)
- Snake Davis – flute (4), saxophone (4)
- Roger Byam – soprano saxophone (8)
- Stephen Gibson – flugelhorn (4)
- Georgia Boyd – strings (4)
- Rebecca Gilliver – strings (4)
- Drusilla Harris – strings (4)
- Andrew Long – strings (4)
- Jane Nossek – strings (4)
- Simon Vance – strings (4)
- Paul Loomis – strings (5), string arrangements (5)
- Gayle Levant – harp (9)
- Susie Katayama – strings (10)
- David Foster – rhythm arrangements (9)
- Curtis King – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Yolanda Lee – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 7, 8)
- Dolette McDonald – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Lisa Stansfield – backing vocals (4, 6)
- Whitney Houston – lead vocals (5)
- Alex Brown – backing vocals (5)
- Alfie Silas – backing vocals (5)
- Terry Steele – backing vocals (5)
- Will Downing – backing vocals (7)
- Audrey Wheeler – backing vocals (7)
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (9)
- Lisa Fischer – backing vocals (9)
- Brenda King – backing vocals (9)
- Darlene Love – backing vocals (9)
- Luther Vandross – backing vocals (9), vocal arrangements (9)
Production
- Clive Davis – executive producer
- Burt Bacharach – producer (1)
- Barry J. Eastmond – producer (1, 2, 3, 7, 8)
- Ian Devaney –producer (4, 6), engineer (4, 6), mixing (4, 6)
- Andy Morris – producer (4, 6), engineer (4, 6), mixing (4, 6)
- David Elliot – producer (5)
- Terry Steele – co-producer (5)
- Harvey Mason – producer (9)
- Dionne Warwick – producer (9)
- Masaki Kubo – producer (10)
- Joe Kloess – co-producer (10)
- Rob Shrock – co-producer (10), engineer (10)
- Tina Antoine – engineer
- David Apelt – engineer, mixing
- Ray Bardani – engineer, mixing
- Bobby Boughton – engineer, mixing
- Phil Castellano – engineer
- Milton Chan – engineer
- Todd Childress – engineer, assistant engineer, mix assistant
- Earl Cohen – engineer
- Mick Guzauski – engineer
- Alec Head – engineer
- Goh Hotoda – mixing
- Dave Jenkins – engineer
- Rich July – mix assistant
- Don Mack – engineer, assistant engineer
- Bill Malina – engineer
- Mark Partis – engineer
- Barney Perkins – engineer
- Michael Rodriguez – engineer, assistant engineer
- Mike Ross – engineer
- Bill Schnee – mixing
- Scott Weatherspoon – engineer
- Maude Gilman – art direction, design
- Dave Vance – photography
Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 84 |
References
- Carpenter, Bil. "Dionne Warwick: Friends Can Be Lovers > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- Carpenter, Bil. "Friends Can Be Lovers". AllMusic. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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