History
The album was executive produced by Clive Davis. It peaked at #12 on the Billboard album chart in March 1986. It was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, at the 1987 Grammy Awards, eventually selling 900,000 US copies. The album yielded the single "That's What Friends Are For", which became Warwick's biggest U.S. hit, spending four weeks at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. A second single, "Whisper in the Dark", was released in 1986.
"On My Own", a song recorded by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald, was originally written for Warwick by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. Warwick recorded the song to be released on this album but it wasn't included in the final track list. The version recorded by LaBelle and McDonald was released in 1986 and became a hit. Warwick has performed the song live on several occasions.
Track listing
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6. | "Stronger Than Before" | Sager, Bacharach, Roberts | 3:22 |
7. | "Stay Devoted" | Sager, Bacharach | 3:36 |
8. | "No One There (To Sing Me a Love Song)" | Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass, Randy Jackson, Walter Afanasieff | 4:28 |
9. | "How Long?" | Sager, Bacharach | 4:12 |
10. | "Extravagant Gestures" | Sager, Bacharach | 4:59 |
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