Best of Jennifer Warnes Arista Records roster, Warnes' post-Arista career already being well underway with the August 1982 release of "Up Where We Belong" Warnes' duet with Joe Cocker which Warnes correctly predicted would afford her a major hit single. Best of Jennifer Warnes Best of Jennifer Warnes is a 1982 compilation album by singer/songwriter Jennifer Warnes comprising five of her six "Billboard" Hot 100 singles - including the Top 40 hits "Right Time of the Night" and "I Know a Heartache When I See One" - supplemented by four other tracks also recorded for Arista Records. In addition the album gave Warnes' recording
We Belong Together her signature vocal range and power. Sal Cinquemani of "Slant Magazine" wrote "the... diva [keeps] cool with breathy, rapid-fire verses until the final full strong-voiced climax that... proves that 'The Voice' has indeed returned." Additionally, he said that "The song is as 'innovative' as Mariah has been in years." Other critics commended Carey on her novel singing style which, according to Kelefa Sanneh of "The New York Times", gave the song its propulsion, writing "This style is part of the reason why she has been able to turn a ballad into a summer smash. 'We Belong Together' doesn't have a