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Finder of Lost Loves
Studio album by Dionne Warwick
Released	January 24, 1985
Length	44:39
Label	Arista
Producer	Burt Bacharach Richard Landis Barry Manilow Carole Bayer Sager Stevie Wonder
Dionne Warwick chronology
How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye (1983) Finder of Lost Loves (1985) Friends (1985)
Singles from Finder of Lost Loves
"Finder of Lost Loves" Released: January 1985 "Run to Me" Released: April 1985

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Finder of Lost Loves is a studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was released by Arista Records on January 24, 1985, in the United States. Warwick worked with Richard Landis, Barry Manilow, and Stevie Wonder on the majority of the album, though she also reunited with Burt Bacharach for the first time in over a decade. The album includes a cover of the Bee Gees song "Run to Me" performed as a duet with Manilow as well as two duets with Wonder, which had previously been released on Wonder's soundtrack album to The Woman in Red. Finder of Lost Loves peaked at number 106 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

Track listing

Personnel and credits

Musicians

• Dionne Warwick – lead vocals, backing vocals (7)
• Artie Butler – acoustic piano (1), orchestrations (1, 3, 5, 10), arrangements (1, 3, 5, 10)
• Barry Manilow – arrangements (1, 3, 5, 10), acoustic piano (3, 8, 10), lead and backing vocals (3), rhythm track arrangements (7), synthesizers (8)
• Greg Phillinganes – Fender Rhodes (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10), acoustic piano (4)
• Robbie Buchanan – Fender Rhodes (2), synthesizers (4)
• John Philip Shenale – synthesizer programming (2)
• Stevie Wonder – acoustic piano (6, 9), synthesizers (6, 9), Kurzweil 250 (6), harmonica (6), lead vocals (6, 9)
• Keith Harris – synthesizer programming (4, 9)
• Abdoulaye Soumare – additional programming (4, 9)
• Randy Kerber – synthesizers (7)
• Gary Pickus – synthesizers (7), rhythm track arrangements (7)
• Isaiah Sanders – synthesizers (9)
• Charles Fearing – guitars (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (2)
• Dean Parks – guitars (4)
• Tim May – guitars (7)
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1, 2, 4, 7)
• Nathan East – bass (3, 5, 8, 10)
• Nathan Watts – bass (6, 9)
• Ed Greene – drums (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
• John Robinson – drums (2)
• Carlos Vega – drums (4)
• James Allen – drums (6, 9)
• Alan Estes – percussion (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
• Bob Malach – saxophone (9)
• Charles Calello – arrangements (2)
• Endre Granat – concertmaster (4)
• Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements (6)
• Greg Poree – string arrangements (9)
• Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
• Tom Kelly – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
• Richard Page – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
• Jim Haas – backing vocals (2)
• Jon Joyce – backing vocals (2)
• Glenn Jones – lead vocals (4)
• Windy Barnes – backing vocals (9)
• Alex Brown – backing vocals (9)
• Lynn Davis – backing vocals (9)
• Susaye Greene – backing vocals (9)

Production

• Producers – Barry Manilow (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 & 10); Richard Landis (Track 2); Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager (Track 4); Stevie Wonder (Tracks 6 & 9).
• Associate Producer on Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 & 10 – Michael DeLugg
• Production Coordinator on Track 2 – Kathy Anaya
• Music Coordinator on Track 4 – Frank DeCaro
• Engineers – Michael DeLugg (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 & 10); David Cole (Track 2); John Guess (Track 4); Gary Olazabal (Tracks 6 & 9).
• Assistant Engineers – Bill Jackson and Tom Nist (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 & 10); Steve Schmitt (Track 4); Bob Harlan (Tracks 6 & 9).
• Recorded at Sunset Sound and Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California); Lion Share Recording Studio (Los Angeles, California).
• Mixed at The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California).
• Project Coordinator – Eric Borenstein
• Art Direction – Donn Davenport
• Photography – Harry Langdon
• Assistant to Barry Manilow – Marc Hulett

Charts

References

1. Wynn, Ron. "Dionne Warwick: Finder of Lost Loves > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
2. "Finder Of Lost Loves (2 CD Deluxe Edition)". FunkyTownGrooves.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
3. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
4. "Billboard Top Pop Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 14. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. April 6, 1985. p. 72. ISSN 0006-2510.
5. "Top Black Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 15. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. April 13, 1985. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510.
6. "Top Black Contemporary 75 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLVIII, no. 42. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. March 23, 1985. p. 22. ISSN 0008-7289.

External links

• Finder of Lost Loves at Discogs (list of releases)

• Dionne Warwick albums
• 1985 albums
• Albums arranged by Charles Calello
• Albums produced by Richard Landis
• Albums produced by Burt Bacharach
• Albums produced by Stevie Wonder
• Arista Records albums