Warmer (Randy VanWarmer album)
Warmer | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1979 | |||
Studio | Creative Sound Workshop, Nashville, Tennessee; Scorpio Studios, Euston Road, London; Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, New York; Power Station, Manhattan, New York City | |||
Genre | Soft rock[1] | |||
Label | Bearsville | |||
Producer | Del Newman | |||
Randy VanWarmer chronology | ||||
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Warmer is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Randy VanWarmer.
Release
[edit]After moving back to the United States from Cornwall, England in 1978 and settling in Woodstock, New York, twenty-three-year-old VanWarmer signed to local label Bearsville Records.[2] A year later Warmer was released and produced by Del Newman.[3] It was initially released on vinyl, 8-track, and cassette, and in 1995 it was released on compact disc.[1] "Just When I Needed You Most" was written by VanWarmer when he was eighteen and still in England,[2][4] and the song has been described as "a ballad of heartbreak from a man's point of view."[5] It reached No. 4 on Billboard in 1979.[6]
Promotion
[edit]By December 1980, VanWarmer toured in Europe to support the release of Warmer, as well as Japan and Hong Kong.[7]
Reception
[edit]Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [8] |
Billboard | Mixed[3] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
A brief review in a 1979 issue of Billboard compares VanWarmer's style of singing on Warmer to that of The Bee Gees, and although the writer felt the album lacked diversity, "Just When I Needed You Most" was regarded as a good cut.[3] According to The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, "Just When I Needed You Most" was the song VanWarmer was "best remembered for."[10]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by Randy VanWarmer
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Losing Out on Love" | 3:04 |
2. | "Just When I Needed You Most" | 3:59 |
3. | "Your Light" | 4:02 |
4. | "Gotta Get Out of Here" | 3:01 |
5. | "Convincing Lies" | 3:31 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Call Me" | 4:24 |
7. | "Forever Loving You" | 3:19 |
8. | "Deeper and Deeper" | 3:47 |
9. | "I Could Sing" | 3:17 |
10. | "The One Who Loves You" | 4:34 |
Personnel
[edit]- Randy VanWarmer - vocals, guitar, backing vocals
- Arti Funaro, John Holbrook, John Tropea, Johnny Christopher, Mick Barakan, Steve Gibson - guitar
- Jack Williams, Tony Levin - bass
- John Holbrook, Mick Hodgkinson, Shane Keister, Warren Bernhardt - keyboards
- Kenny Malone, Steve Jordan - drums
- George Carnell, Ian Kimmet, John Holbrook, Ray Cooper - percussion
- John Sebastian - autoharp
- Stan Saltzman - saxophone
- Alan Williams, Chris Thompson, Gary Osborne, John Richardson, Katie Kissoon, Roger Moss, Stevie Lange - backing vocals
- Del Newman - string arrangements, conductor
- Technical
- John Holbrook - additional production, engineer, remixing
- Ian Kimmet - additional production
- Brent Maher, George Carnell, Jeff Hendrickson, Richard Dodd, Scott Litt - engineer
- Desmond Strobel - art direction
- Aaron Rapoport - photography
Charts
[edit]Chart (1979) | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[11] | 67 |
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]Sources
[edit]- "Billboard's Recommended LP's", Billboard, vol. 91, no. 20, Nielsen Business Media, Inc., May 19, 1979, ISSN 0006-2510
- "VanWarmer visits Orient", Billboard, vol. 92, no. 49, Nielsen Business Media, Inc., December 6, 1980, ISSN 0006-2510
- Kent, David (1993), Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.), St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book, ISBN 0-646-11917-6
- King, Jeff (1979), Broadcasting, Broadcasting Publications
- The New Rolling Stone Record Guide, Random House, 1983, ISBN 9780394721071
- Larkin, Colin (1995), The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Guinness Pub., ISBN 9781561591763
Online sources
[edit]- "Warmer", Allmusic, Rovi Corp., retrieved 2014-01-09
- Ankeny, Jason, "Biography", Billboard, Rovi Corp., retrieved 2014-01-09
- "Warmer", Discogs, Discogs, retrieved 2014-01-09
- "Randy VanWarmer, 48; Singer, Country Songwriter", LA Times, retrieved 2014-01-09
- Katz, J. (January 14, 2004), "Pop songwriter Randy VanWarmer dies at 48", USAToday, retrieved 2014-01-09
External links
[edit]- Warmer at Discogs (list of releases)
- Warmer at MusicBrainz (list of releases)