Heartbreaker

Biography

Heartbreaker is one of the most successful albums of Dionne Warwick's fifty-plus year recording career, her fourth for the Arista label. The disc stands as Dionne's most successful international album, having sold several million copies worldwide. It was recorded during the spring of 1982 and was released that fall. The LP was originally issued as number AL-9609 in the Arista Catalog. The title track single hit the Pop Top 10 as well as #1 Adult Contemporary in the United States and was a global...

Heartbreaker is one of the most successful albums of Dionne Warwick's fifty-plus year recording career, her fourth for the Arista label. The disc stands as Dionne's most successful international album, having sold several million copies worldwide. It was recorded during the spring of 1982 and was released that fall. The LP was originally issued as number AL-9609 in the Arista Catalog. The title track single hit the Pop Top 10 as well as #1 Adult Contemporary in the United States and was a global smash. The disc features the classic hit single "Heartbreaker", penned by the Bee Gees. Barry Gibb produced it with Karl Richardson and Albhy Galuten. The album itself was certified Gold in the United States for sales in excess of 500,000 copies and has sold an estimated three million copies globally. It also stands as Dionne's biggest success ever in England, where it reached #2 in the UK Albums Chart and was certified Platinum. The "Heartbreaker" single hit the top of the charts worldwide, with "Take The Short Way Home" and "All The Love In The World" becoming successful follow-ups from the album. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.