A quartet of Dionne Warwick albums – served up in one
package! Presenting is the birth of a genius – and Dionne Warwick's first album
in a mighty 60s run for Scepter Records! The album's the first full length
collaboration between Warwick and the team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David –
but it's already the stuff of legend – an album that easily bridges the worlds
of soul, vocal, and pop with its unique sense of poise and class – sung
perfectly by Dionne throughout, and arranged with orchestral brilliance by the
young Burt! Titles include "Don't Make Me Over", "Wishin &
Hopin", "Make It Easy On Yourself", "The Love Of A
Boy", "I Cry Alone", "Make The Music Play", "If
You See Bill", "It's Love That Really Counts", and "This
Empty Place".
Anyone Who Had A Heart is the second in the career of Dionne
Warwick, but she's already at the top of her game – singing with a sense of
grace and poise that's simply tremendous, and getting some equally great
backing from a young Burt Bacharach – who himself co-wrote most of the tunes
here with Hal David. There's a sense of completeness to the record that few
other pop albums of the time could boast – a mature, thoughtful presentation of
the material that certainly set a new standard for many artists to come! Titles
include "Anyone Who Had A Heart", "Don't Make Me Over",
"Getting Ready For The Heartbreak", "Any Old Time Of Day",
"Mr Heartbreak", "Put Yourself In My Place", and
"Please Make Him Love Me".
Make Way For Dionne Warwick is the kind of
set that spawned countless imitators in later years, but which still sounds
better than most of the rest! Hearing the record is almost like going back to
the headwaters of 60s pop – especially the more mature version that started to
take hold later in the decade at labels like A&M or Capitol. But here,
recording for Scepter, Dionne's already got it all in place – thanks in large
part to a young Burt Bacharach, who's set things up here with poise and
perfection that match the vocals perfectly! Titles include "Get Rid of
Him", "A House Is Not A Home", "They Long To Be Close To
You", "You'll Never Get To Heaven", "Walk On By", and
"Make The Night A Little Longer".
Sensitive Sound Of Dionne Warwick
is served up with masterful arrangements and production from Burt Bacharach!
The album's an early treasure in Dionne's 60s run for Scepter Records – an
album that features a bit less Bacharach/David tunes than some of the previous
records, but which still has all of the best elements firmly in place – thanks
to Burt's growing understanding of the studio, and his ability to create
orchestrations that are filled with enough space for an artist like Dionne to
really do her thing. Titles include "Wives & Lovers", "You
Can Have Him", "That's Not The Answer", "Forget My
Love", "Where Can I Go Without You", "How Many Days Of
Sadness", and "Don't Say I Didn't Tell You So".
~ Dusty Groove
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