| No Night So Long | ||||
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| Released | July 18, 1980 | |||
| Length | 35:38 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Steve Buckingham | |||
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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.
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.
All tracks produced by Steve Buckingham. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Easy Love" |
| 3:15 |
| 2. | "No Night So Long" | 3:26 | |
| 3. | "It's the Falling in Love" | 3:23 | |
| 4. | "When the World Runs Out of Love" | 3:44 | |
| 5. | "We Never Said Goodbye" | 3:41 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "How You Once Loved Me" | 3:33 | |
| 7. | "Reaching for the Sky" | Peabo Bryson | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Sweetie Pie" |
| 2:30 |
| 9. | "Somebody's Angel" | 3:44 | |
| 10. | "We Had This Time" |
| 3:44 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Even a Fool Would Let Go" | 3:13 | |
| 12. | "Dedicate This Heart" | 4:03 | |
| 13. | "Now That the Feeling’s Gone" |
| 3:24 |
| 14. | "Starting Tomorrow" | Steve Buckingham | 2:49 |
| 15. | "This Time Is Ours" | 3:47 | |
| 16. | "Only Heaven Can Wait for Love" | 2:58 | |
| 17. | "Right Back" | Marti Sharron | 2:58 |
| 18. | "When the Good Times Come Again" | 4:00 | |
| 19. | "This Is What I’ve Wanted All My Life" | Melissa Manchester | 4:16 |
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| 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 |
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