| "After You" | ||||
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| Single by Dionne Warwick | ||||
| from the album Dionne | ||||
| B-side | "Out of My Hands" | |||
| Released | March 1980 | |||
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| Label | Arista | |||
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| Producer(s) | Barry Manilow | |||
| Dionne Warwick singles chronology | ||||
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| "After You" (1980 Solid Gold TV performance) on YouTube | ||||
"After You" is a song recorded by Dionne Warwick for her 1979 album Dionne: released as the album's third single in the spring of 1980, "After You" would peak at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. [1] It also reached number 10 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
"After You" had first been recorded by Warwick's aunt Cissy Houston in 1978 for her album Think It Over, the song's composers: Doug Frank and Doug James, being staff writers for Love- Zager Productions, which firm produced Houston's album. However Frank and James had written "After You" in hopes of having Barry Manilow record it: receiving a demo of the song from its composers, Manilow—who was producing the Dionne album—had Warwick record the song. [2]
The song was also recorded by the Manhattans for their 1979 album Love Talk, and by Chuck Jackson for his 1980 album I Wanna Give You Some Love. [3]
Chart history
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 85 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [4] | 65 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary [1] | 10 |
| US Billboard R&B Singles | 33 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 79 |
References
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 252.
- ^ Wilmington Morning News 18 November 1979 "Music" by Gary Mullinax p.E-7
- ^ "Cover versions of After You written by Doug Frank, Doug James [US2]". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
External links
- Dionne Warwick - After You on YouTube (Original studio audio)
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