How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye

R&B / Soul · 1983 · 6 tracks

How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye

Lush, Luther Vandross-produced soul that wraps Warwick's intellectual alto in velvet synthesizers and sophisticated 1980s urban pop arrangements.

September 29, 1983 · MAX (2)

A sophisticated and polished exploration of mature love and the quiet dignity of moving on.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks

01

Got a Date

5:20

02

So Amazing

3:46

03

I Do It ’cause I Like It

5:00

05

What Can a Miracle Do

4:44

06

Two Ships Passing in the Night

5:19

07

I Can Let Go Now

2:57

Moments Worth Listening For

The seamless vocal hand-off between Warwick and Vandross on the title track, where their tones blend into a single velvet texture.

The bright, bubbling synth-funk opening of 'Got a Date' that briefly breaks the album's sophisticated melancholy.

The stark, vulnerable piano accompaniment on 'I Can Let Go Now' that strips away the 80s gloss for pure emotional clarity.

Reviews

AllMusic

Where This Album Departs

How does How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye sound next to the rest of Dionne Warwick's catalogue?

Keys/Synth+1.7σ

The instrumentation foregrounds keys/synth notably more than the catalogue usually does.

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