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by gillanddon
Fri Sep 07, 2012 2:24 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne Warwick ...... "NOW"
Replies: 35
Views: 26171

Re: Dionne Warwick ...... "NOW"

Well done for putting it in perspective ... yes Dionne had an amazing presence here in the UK this summer .. excellent PR .. should have been around years ago! A BBC radio 4 slot really classy!
by gillanddon
Thu Sep 06, 2012 4:49 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne Warwick ...... "NOW"
Replies: 35
Views: 26171

Re: Dionne Warwick ...... "NOW"

Yes I was listening to the Sammy Kahn tonight and it sounds better the older it gets ... have you noticed that with Dionne? A year after the release of the album it sounds a bit better? Must be the wine! Also all the songs sound fabulous when the volume is turned up a bit ... altho the Sammy Kahn is...
by gillanddon
Thu Sep 06, 2012 4:32 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne Warwick ...... "NOW"
Replies: 35
Views: 26171

Re: Dionne Warwick ...... "NOW"

Go for it!! The originals are of course classic but the new one's are quite nice too!! Wish I could join you!
by gillanddon
Thu Sep 06, 2012 3:30 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne Warwick ...... "NOW"
Replies: 35
Views: 26171

Re: Dionne Warwick ...... "NOW"

Oh get over it BtoB! Why do you get so hyped up about it .. Dionne still sounds fabulous compared to most of the tripe being put out there today .. it's a super sound for a fine woman who has survived 50 years in what sounds to me the most ghastly back stabbing and competitive industry on earth!! Ma...
by gillanddon
Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:49 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne Warwick ...... "NOW"
Replies: 35
Views: 26171

Re: Dionne Warwick ...... "NOW"

Hi Ron ... yes painful but true but Hal would have liked that and the fact that there are some of his songs on the new album.. I liked the sound of the new song on BBC Radio 2 but LOVED the interview on BBC Radio 4 the day before!! She is really funny saying with excellent humour how she flew into P...
by gillanddon
Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:40 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Hal David is gone
Replies: 34
Views: 30374

Re: Hal David is gone

I completely echo your thoughts ! What a gift to place those natural sounding and contemporary sounding lyrics into that stunning contemporary sounding music! I can't think of anyone who has reached that level. What a loss.
by gillanddon
Sat Sep 01, 2012 5:46 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Hal David is gone
Replies: 34
Views: 30374

Re: Hal David is gone

God Bless Hal .. may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
by gillanddon
Sat Sep 01, 2012 5:44 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne Warwick ...... "NOW"
Replies: 35
Views: 26171

Re: Dionne Warwick ...... "NOW"

God Bless hal David!
by gillanddon
Sat Sep 01, 2012 4:47 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne Warwick ...... "NOW"
Replies: 35
Views: 26171

Re: Dionne Warwick ...... "NOW"

Wow!! Fabulous ... many thanks for posting that!! Stunning photo. Also will be listening to BBC Radio 4 on Monday morning and I think BBC Radio 2 on Tuesday morning when Dionne will be being interviewed.
by gillanddon
Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:15 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Oh, oh...
Replies: 12
Views: 7906

Re: Oh, oh...

Well!! No surprises there then!!!
by gillanddon
Tue Aug 28, 2012 4:52 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Oh, oh...
Replies: 12
Views: 7906

Re: Oh, oh...

I've said it so often and will once again ... please BachtoBacharach etc ... give it a break! Dionne's major calling card over the years are of course Burt Bacharach and Hal David's songs. Since then I think she has done major work which in many ways is much better. Like most artists they have their...
by gillanddon
Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:06 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne talking about retirement, the new album and...tennis.
Replies: 11
Views: 8302

Re: Dionne talking about retirement, the new album and...ten

Yes .. sorry about that! Lost the plot a bit late one night!? Very strong in my defence of Dionne!!!!
by gillanddon
Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:26 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: "Dionne" (Arista-1979) being re-issued
Replies: 3
Views: 3258

Re: "Dionne" (Arista-1979) being re-issued

I competely agree enormous Burt fan! In my opinion Dionne completely came into her own in later years post Burt Bacharach and Hal David and in fact achieved even greater success and more universal acclaim from there. Her great songs and albums with Arista and Clive Davis ... with Luther Vandross, th...
by gillanddon
Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:14 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne talking about retirement, the new album and...tennis.
Replies: 11
Views: 8302

Re: Dionne talking about retirement, the new album and...ten

I think Pearl Bailey is great but she is nowhere near Dionne Warwick's subtlety in stage presence and sophistication, sexyness and unique deliverly .. the sublime holding back of gesture and timing. Sorry take another look at it. I thought Pearl's version of Wives and Lovers missed the mark in terms...