Reservations for Two
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{{Infobox album
| name = Reservations for Two
| type = studio
| artist = Dionne Warwick
| cover = Dionne_Warwick_-_Reservations_for_Two.png
| border = yes
| released = July 30, 1987
| recorded = 1986–87
| venue =
| studio = {{collapsible list|title=Various|Conway Recording Studios
(Hollywood)
Hitsville
(Los Angeles)
Lion Share
(West Hollywood, California)
New Music Group Studios
(Stamford, Connecticut)
Ocean Way Recording
(Hollywood, California)
Sunset Sound Factory
(Hollywood)
The Village Recorder
(Los Angeles)}}
| genre =
| length = 41:55
| label = Arista
| producer =
| prev_title = Friends
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = Greatest Hits: 1979–1990
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Reservations for Two
| type = studio
| single1 = Love Power
| single1date = June 1987
| single2 = Reservations for Two
| single2date = September 1987
| single3 = Another Chance to Love
| single3date = March 1988
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r21541 |tab=review |label="Dionne Warwick: Reservations for Two > Review" |first=Ed |last=Hogan |accessdate=29 August 2011}}
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=749}}
}}
Reservations for Two is a studio album by the American singer Dionne Warwick. It was recorded during the spring of 1987 and released on July 30 of that year. Her eighth album for Arista Records, it was again executive produced by label head Clive Davis. Warwick reteamed with Barry Manilow and the duo Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager to work on the album, while Kashif, Jerry Knight, Howard Hewett and Smokey Robinson also contributed to the tracks.
Upon release, Reservations for Two peaked at number 56 on the US Billboard 200 and entered the top 20 of the Swedish Albums Chart, peaking at number 14. Its release was preceded by the lead single "Love Power," a duet with Jeffrey Osborne, which reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was followed by the title track, which entered the top 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Love Power
| note1 = duet with Jeffrey Osborne
| writer1 = {{hlist|Burt Bacharach|Carole Bayer Sager}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Bacharach|Bayer Sager}}
| length1 = 4:32
| title2 = Close Enough
| writer2 = {{hlist|David Lasley|Willie Wilcox}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Aaron Zigman|Jerry Knight}}
| length2 = 4:11
| title3 = You're My Hero
| note3 = duet with Smokey Robinson
| writer3 = {{hlist|Robinson|Ivory Stone}}
| extra3 = Robinson
| length3 = 4:41
| title4 = In a World Such as This
| writer4 = {{hlist|Bacharach|Bayer Sager|Bruce Roberts}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Bacharach|Bayer Sager}}
| length4 = 4:16
| title5 = Another Chance to Love
| note5 = duet with Howard Hewett
| writer5 = {{hlist|Albert Hammond|Sue Shifrin}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Zigman|Knight}}
| length5 = 4:08
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title6 = Reservations for Two
| note6 = duet with Kashif
| writer6 = {{hlist|Tena Clark|Nathan East|Gary Prim}}
| extra6 = Kashif
| length6 = 4:22
| title7 = Cry On Me
| writer7 = {{hlist|Zigman|Knight}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Zigman|Knight}}
| length7 = 4:09
| title8 = Heartbreak of Love
| note8 = duet with June Pointer
| writer8 = {{hlist|Bacharach|Bayer Sager|Diane Warren}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Bacharach|Bayer Sager}}
| length8 = 3:52
| title9 = For Everything You Are
| writer9 = {{hlist|Carol Connors|Lee Holdridge}}
| extra9 = Kashif
| length9 = 3:50
| title10 = No One in the World
| writer10 = {{hlist|Ken Hirsch|Martha Sharron}}
| extra10 = Barry Manilow
| length10 = 3:33
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Déjà Vu – The Arista Recordings (2020) bonus tracks{{cite web|url=https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/dionne-warwick-deja-vu-the-arista-recordings-1979-1994-12cd-boxset/|title=Dionne Warwick: Déjà Vu – The Arista Recordings (1979–1994), 12CD Boxset|website=cherryred.co.uk|access-date=April 18, 2021}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title11 = Walk Away
| writer11 = {{hlist|Ken Hirsch|Marti Sharron}}
| extra11 = Dennis Lambert
| length11 = 4:02
| title12 = Take Good Care of You and Me
| note12 = with Jeffrey Osborne
| writer12 = {{hlist|Bacharach|Bayer Sager|Gerry Goffin}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Bacharach|Bayer Sager}}
| length12 = 4:35
| title13 = Two Strong Hearts
| note13 = featuring Johnny Mathis
| writer13 = {{hlist|Andy Hill|Bruce Woolley}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Peter Bunetta|Rick Chudacoff}}
| length13 = 3:58
}}
Personnel and credits
Musicians
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- Dionne Warwick – lead vocals, backing vocals (6, 10)
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (1, 6, 8), synthesizers (6), Rhodes (10)
- David Foster – synthesizers (1)
- Burt Bacharach – additional synthesizer (1), synthesizers (4)
- Robbie Buchanan – additional synthesizer (1)
- David Boruff – synthesizer programming (1), saxophone solo (4)
- Jerry Knight – all instruments except drums and percussion (tracks 2, 5, 7), musical bridge arrangements (2)
- Aaron Zigman – all instruments except drums and percussion (tracks 2, 5, 7), musical bridge arrangements (2)
- Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards (3)
- William Bryant – synthesizers (3)
- Randy Kerber – keyboards (4), synthesizers (8)
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (4)
- Kashif – keyboards (6, 9), synthesizers (6, 9), drums (6), percussion (6), lead and backing vocals (6), rhythm arrangements (6, 9), synthesizer programming (9), bass (9)
- Larry Williams – synthesizer programming (6), saxophone solo (7)
- Fred Zarr – keyboards (9), synthesizers (9), rhythm arrangements (9)
- Jeff Smith – synthesizer programming (9)
- Artie Butler – acoustic piano (10), orchestration (10), musical arrangements (10)
- Dann Huff – guitar (1, 4, 6, 8)
- Ira Siegel – guitar (9)
- Charles Fearing – guitar (10)
- Nathan East – bass (1, 3, 6, 8)
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass (4, 10)
- Carlos Vega – drums (1, 8)
- John Robinson – drums (2, 4, 5, 7)
- Ed Greene – drums (3, 10)
- Paul Leim – drums (6, 9)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 5, 7, 9)
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion (6)
- Alan Estes – percussion (track 10)
- Kenny G – alto saxophone solo (1)
- David Majal Li – saxophone (3)
- Gene Page – arrangements (3), string and horn arrangements (6)
- Barry Manilow – musical arrangements (10)
- Jeffrey Osborne – lead vocals (1)
- Tim Feehan – backing vocals (1, 4)
- Joe Pizzulo – backing vocals (1, 4)
- Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals (2)
- James Ingram – backing vocals (2)
- David Lasley – backing vocals (2)
- Phil Perry – backing vocals (2)
- Smokey Robinson – lead vocals (3)
- Patricia Henley – backing vocals (3)
- Robert Henley – backing vocals (3)
- Alfie Silas – backing vocals (3)
- Howard Smith – backing vocals (3)
- Ivory Stone – backing vocals (3)
- Howard Hewett – lead vocals (5)
- Yogi Lee – backing vocals (6)
- June Pointer – lead vocals (8)
- Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals (10)
- Tom Kelly – backing vocals (10)
- Richard Page – backing vocals (10)
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Production
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- Clive Davis – executive producer
- Burt Bacharach – producer (1, 4, 8)
- Carole Bayer Sager – producer (1, 4, 8)
- Jerry Knight – producer (2, 5, 7)
- Aaron Zigman – producer (2, 5, 7)
- Smokey Robinson – producer (3), mixing (3)
- Kashif – producer (6, 9)
- Barry Manilow – producer (10)
- Michael DeLugg – associate producer (10), engineer (10)
- Mick Guzauski – engineer (1, 4, 8), mixing (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Daren Klein – additional engineer (1, 4, 8), engineer (2, 5, 7), mixing (3)
- Tommy Vicari – additional engineer (1)
- Marnie Riley – assistant engineer (1, 8)
- Gary Wagner – assistant engineer (1, 8)
- Russ Terrana – engineer (3), additional engineer (6)
- Darroll Gustamachio – engineer and mixing (6, 9)
- Calvin Harris – additional engineer (6)
- John Dranchak – assistant engineer (6, 9)
- Steve James – assistant engineer (6)
- Bob Loftus – assistant engineer (6)
- Steve MacMillan – assistant engineer (6)
- Larry Smith – assistant engineer (6, 9)
- Bill Jackson – assistant engineer (10)
- Tom Nist – assistant engineer (10)
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).
- Frank DeCaro – musical contractor (1, 4, 8)
- Russell Sidelsky – production coordinator (6, 9)
- Eric Borenstein – project coordinator (10)
- Marc Hulett – assistant to Barry Manilow (10)
- Maude Gilman – art direction
- Ann Petter – design
- Harry Langdon – photography
- Clifford Peterson – hairdresser
- Luiz Archer – fashion stylist
- Wynona Price – make-up
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Charts
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|136528|Reservations for Two}}
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