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Dionne Warwick - In Love Alone

In 1987, four years after the death of his sister Karen, Richard Carpenter returned to the studios to record his first solo album. On the album, Richard sings lead on six of the 10 songs. Lead vocals on the others come from Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, and a 16-year old newcomer name Scott Grimes (currently appearing on "E.R.") The past was hard to forget, especially when Richard started to record alone for the first time. "It struck home anew that Karen was no longer with us, and I found that very upsetting," he says. "Here I was, working alone when we had always been a team, working with the same engineer, the same musicians and in the same studios, and no Karen." "In Love Alone," recorded on the new album, was written in 1982 especially for Karen by Richard and lyricist John Bettis, but she didn't live to hear it. "We'd invited Karen to a Christmas party we were having here so we could play it for her," says Richard. "But it was pouring pitchforks, and she didn't want to drive all the way from her apartment. I never really saw her by a piano after that where I could play it for her. She died the following February." Says Warwick of singing "In Love Alone," "It was probably one of the hardest things I've ever done; listening to it is still difficult. But I'm thrilled Richard has gotten himself together and is making pretty music again." For this video, I've used video footage of Dionne Warwick alternately with footage of Karen Carpenter. Listen to the opening verse - Miss Warwick's voice is soft and controlled and sounds very reminiscent of the way that Karen sounded. It's evident that Karen must have been very much on Ms. Warwick's mind as she recorded the vocals for this song, and I wanted the video to show that, as if Karen were speaking and singing through Dionne Warwick. For this video, I deliberately used an "aged-film" effect, as if this were some long-lost footage recently discovered. Also, it helped to mask the out-of-synch lip movements. Listening to the song, one can't help but wonder how it might have sounded with Karen singing it. In Love Alone (Lyrics - John Bettis, Music - Richard Carpenter) I memorize the words I want to say I practice every move I'll make I play the scene like you were here And I feel every breath you take But all my plans just seem to melt away The moment you walk in the room I try to speak But words won't come Till I'm alone again I'm leaving my heart on the shelf Sleep is a place I only cry myself And dream by myself I'm not in love alone We put our two hearts together Just like I've always known Once we begin, we're forever And I will never spend A long night without you again So now you know what I've been going through Now all I really need to know Is why your eyes look so surprised Oh no, this can't be true! Would you have let me walk away? Why have you kept your feelings locked away? Did I hear you say? I'm not in love alone We put our two hearts together Just like I've always known Once we begin, we're forever And I will never spend A long night without you again