Better and Better

I've been listening to this album for 20 years, ever since Gary Mckee in Atlanta played the title track over and over. I had never heard anything like the swirling melody on the lyric, 'suddenly everything I ever wanted' and the hiccup syncopation of the opening vocal still makes me smile.

Through the years, I came to like the other tracks as well. 'Yours' is as strong a ballad as I've ever heard and Dionne's playful improvisation at the end of 'Take the Short Way Home' drive me to dance.

These songs are everything a pop song should be: simple, predictable, yet clever and memorable. But they are also challenging especially in rhythm. Pay attention to the bass line in 'You are my Love'. The syncopation is so off the beat in so many different ways that it's hard to imagine how the player pulled it off, yet it still manages to drive the tune and makes you move.

Don't have this cd? Get it. I promise it'll delight and entertain you for years to come.

Dionne in the style of The Bee Gees

I wish this album was still in print in America. However,there are used copies for sale where compact discs are sold. They could also be found in thrift stores. This 1982 album is another incredible production by The Bee Gees. The title track,a Bee Gees composition,is the biggest hit from this album. It would be covered by the Bee Gees themselves in 2001 for THEIR GREATEST HITS-THE RECORD. Another hit from this album,this one minor,is TAKE THE SHORT WAY HOME. OUR DAY WILL COME is a non-Bee Gees cover,written and first recorded in the sixties. The Boneroo Horns are heard on several tracks. The brass ensemble began working with the Bee Gees in 1976. The title track also appeared on the various artists album SOUL OF THE BEE GEES,and on Warwick's later compilations. Also what's out of print in America is Kenny Rogers' EYES THAT SEE IN THE DARK album,another Bee Gees production following this one. Barbra Streisand's 1980 album,GUILTY,another Bee Gees production is still in print. Obviously,that album's sales record is still very good after its being on the American market for 24 years.

Not the Best

The Heartbreaker album can't count as one of the best Dionne Warwick CDs, but this one includes the title song Heartbraker which is written by the Bee Gees. It's a very good sound, and Dionne put a lot of emotion into it. Other songs sounds ok, but not so good as the previous albums of Dionne Warwick. Should do better.