No Night So Long

No Night So Long
No Night So Long
Studio album by Dionne Warwick
Released	July 18, 1980
Length	35:38
Label	Arista
Producer	Steve Buckingham
Dionne Warwick chronology
Singles from No Night So Long
	"No Night So Long"; Released: July 1980; "Easy Love"; Released: November 1980;

No Night So Long is a studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was released by Arista Records on July 18, 1980, in the United States. Her second album for the label, Warwick worked with producer Steve Buckingham on the album which was recorded during the spring of that year.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Singles

The album's title track, "No Night So Long", was written by Richard Kerr and Will Jennings, the same team that wrote Warwick's 1979 comeback hit "I'll Never Love This Way Again". The title track is one of two US charting songs from the album, reaching number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. The other single, "Easy Love," peaked at number 62 on the same chart. Both songs were also hits on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Easy Love" peaking at number 12 and "No Night So Long" spending three weeks at number 1.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Steve Buckingham.^[2]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Easy Love"	Steve Dorff Larry Herbstritt Randy Cate	3:15
2.	"No Night So Long"	Richard Kerr Will Jennings	3:26
3.	"It's the Falling in Love"	Carole Bayer Sager David Foster	3:23
4.	"When the World Runs Out of Love"	Chris Christian Robbie Patton	3:44
5.	"We Never Said Goodbye"	Isaac Hayes Adrienne Anderson	3:41

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"How You Once Loved Me"	Allee Willis Bruce Roberts	3:33
7.	"Reaching for the Sky"	Peabo Bryson	4:28
8.	"Sweetie Pie"	Eric Mercury William Smith	2:30
9.	"Somebody's Angel"	David Lasley Peter Allen	3:44
10.	"We Had This Time"	Melissa Manchester Larry Weiss	3:44

*Déjà Vu – The Arista Recordings* (2020) bonus tracks^[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Even a Fool Would Let Go"	Kerry Chater Tom Snow	3:13
12.	"Dedicate This Heart"	Michael McDonald Paul Anka	4:03
13.	"Now That the Feeling’s Gone"	Mickey Buckins Randy McCormick	3:24
14.	"Starting Tomorrow"	Steve Buckingham	2:49
15.	"This Time Is Ours"	Gerry Goffin Michael Masser	3:47
16.	"Only Heaven Can Wait for Love"	Eric Mercury Roberta Flack	2:58
17.	"Right Back"	Marti Sharron	2:58
18.	"When the Good Times Come Again"	Richard Kerr Will Jennings	4:00
19.	"This Is What I’ve Wanted All My Life"	Melissa Manchester	4:16

Personnel

Musicians

Dionne Warwick – lead and backing vocals
Randy McCormick – keyboards, rhythm track arrangements
Joe Neil – synthesizers
Isaac Hayes – Hammond organ
Steve Buckingham – guitar, rhythm track arrangements
Larry Byrom – guitar
Tom Robb – bass guitar
James Stroud – drums
Mickey Buckins – percussion
Steve Dorff – timpani, orchestra bells, string arrangements and conductor
Jimmy Getzoff – concertmaster
Jay Scott – alto saxophone solo
Tower of Power Horn Section:
- Greg Adams – horn arrangements
- Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone
- Stephen Kupka – baritone saxophone
- Lenny Pickett – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Mic Gillette – trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn
Kim Carnes – backing vocals
Mark Piscitelli – backing vocals
Nick Uhrig – backing vocals
Maxine Waters – backing vocals
Julia Waters – backing vocals

Production

Producer – Steve Buckingham
Production Assistants – Kathy Andrews and Jan Bidewell
Engineers – Alan Chinowsky, Joe Neil and Lenny Roberts.
Assistant Engineers – Russell Bracher and Alex Kashevaroff
Recorded at Mastersound Studios (Atlanta, GA); Britannia Studios (Hollywood, CA); Record Plant (Sausalito, CA).
Mixed at Mastersound Studios
Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics (Nashville, TN).
Art Direction and Design – Donn Davenport
Photography – Harry Langdon

Charts

Chart performance for *No Night So Long*
Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[4]	98
Canada Top 100 Albums (RPM)^[5]	73
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)^[6]	23
US Soul LPs (Billboard)^[7]	22
US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box)^[8]	24
US Top 75 Black Contemporary Albums (Cash Box)^[9]	19
US The Album Chart (Record World)^[10]	36
US Black Oriented Album Chart (Record World)^[11]	27

References

^ "No Night So Long > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
^ No Night So Long (booklet). Dionne Warwick. Arista Records. 1980.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Dionne Warwick: Déjà Vu – The Arista Recordings (1979–1994), 12CD Boxset". cherryred.co.uk. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 333. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 34, no. 2. October 25, 1980. p. 8. ISSN 0315-5994.
^ "Billboard Top LPs & Tape" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 38. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. September 20, 1980. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Soul LPs" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 38. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. September 20, 1980. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLII, no. 19. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. September 20, 1980. p. 31. ISSN 0008-7289.
^ "Top Black Contemporary 75 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLII, no. 18. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. September 20, 1980. p. 15. ISSN 0008-7289.
^ "Albums" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 37, no. 1728. New York: Record World Pub. Co. September 6, 1980. p. 30. ISSN 0034-1622.
^ "Black Oriented Album Chart" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 37, no. 1727. New York: Record World Pub. Co. September 13, 1980. p. 103. ISSN 0034-1622.

External links

No Night So Long at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "No Night So Long > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.

[liner_notes-2] No Night So Long (booklet). Dionne Warwick. Arista Records. 1980.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[cherryred-3] "Dionne Warwick: Déjà Vu – The Arista Recordings (1979–1994), 12CD Boxset". cherryred.co.uk. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 333. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[5] "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 34, no. 2. October 25, 1980. p. 8. ISSN 0315-5994.

[Billboard200-6] "Billboard Top LPs & Tape" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 38. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. September 20, 1980. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510.

[7] "Soul LPs" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 38. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. September 20, 1980. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510.

[8] "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLII, no. 19. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. September 20, 1980. p. 31. ISSN 0008-7289.

[9] "Top Black Contemporary 75 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLII, no. 18. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. September 20, 1980. p. 15. ISSN 0008-7289.

[10] "Albums" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 37, no. 1728. New York: Record World Pub. Co. September 6, 1980. p. 30. ISSN 0034-1622.

[11] "Black Oriented Album Chart" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 37, no. 1727. New York: Record World Pub. Co. September 13, 1980. p. 103. ISSN 0034-1622.

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