ARTIST SPOTLIGHT = Jennifer Warnes (3 songs)

This singer-songwriter-arranger has also produced records & is famous for her compositions, interpretations & repertoire as a movie soundtrack vocalist.

#1
This song, written by Peter McCann, was her break-through smash hit. Released January 1977 as the 1st single from her 2nd album (self-titled), this song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 & claimed #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. It crossed over & reached #17 on the country charts. Elsewhere, it reached #33 in Australia & the Top 10 of 2 Canadian charts.

#2
2 years after her breakthrough hit, this song was released in early 1979 as the 1st single from her 3rd album ‘Shot Through The Heart’. It notched best on the country charts, where it debuted 06/30/1979, spent 16 weeks & peaked at #10. It also reached #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 & #14 on the Adult Contemporary charts.

#3
In the 1980s, she enjoyed 3 very successful movie soundtrack duets: 1982’s “Up Where We Belong” (with Joe Cocker), 1983’s “Simply Meant To Be” (with Gary Morris) & 1987’s “The Time Of My Life” (with Bill Medley). Her last Top 15 release was this song; the 1st release from her album ‘The Hunter’, this single peaked at #13 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Elsewhere, it notched at #7 in Canada.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4H8BDVw648