By the late '60s Dionne Warwick had become an international star and the virtual embodiment of the Burt Bacharach-Hal David songbook. A former background singer with gospel and R&B roots, she made her name with sophisticated Brill Building pop that appealed to both white and black audiences. She was the jewel of the Scepter Records roster.
This expanded and remastered Rhino Handmade edition gathers Warwick's two finest Scepter albums, along with three bonus tracks previously unreleased in the U.S.
Work began on Windows Of The World in 1966, as Warwick's reading of "Alfie" was soaring up the charts. She entered the studio with producer-songwriters Bacharach and David and recorded several songs, including her signature hit "I Say A Little Prayer" and the poignant ballad "The Beginning Of Loneliness," which was intended as a single but eclipsed by its B-side, "Alfie." The fast and furious "Another Night" was a departure for the trio, as was "The Windows Of The World," a political song about the Vietnam War. Several standards, including West Side Story's "Somewhere," also appeared on the album. The bonus track "Taking A Chance On Love" has never been released anywhere in the world.
Ironically, a non-Bacharach-David song would give Warwick her biggest movie-theme hit, "(Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls." (Included here is the Scepter single version.) Other standout tracks on Valley Of The Dolls include Jim Webb's "Up, Up And Away" and the perennial favorite "Do You Know The Way To San Jose." Two Italian-language songs, "Lo Volce Di Silenzio" -- "Silent Voices" is the English version included on the album -- and "Dedicato All Amore," make their Stateside debut as bonus tracks.
The Windows Of The World / Valley Of The Dolls is available as an individually numbered limited edition of 5,000 copies.
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By the late '60s Dionne Warwick had become an international star and the virtual embodiment of the Burt Bacharach-Hal David songbook. A former background singer with gospel and R&B roots, she made her name with sophisticated Brill Building pop that appealed to both white and black audiences. She was the jewel of the Scepter Records roster.
Very Dionne, released in 1970, was the last album Warwick recorded for the independent Scepter label before signing a deal with Warner Bros. Her new contract was the most lucrative ever awarded a female artist up to that time.
Very Dionne is notable for its relative absence of Bacharach-David tunes. (Bacharach was becoming increasingly focused on his performing career.) Along with three of the duo's compositions, the album gathers a wide array of material. The Beatles' "Yesterday," Paul Williams' "We've Only Just Begun," and "I Got Love," from the Broadway musical Purlie, were all given elegant arrangements by Marty Paich. Other highlights include Little Anthony & The Imperials' "Going Out Of My Head" and Bacharach-David's "Check Out Time," one of the team's most cleverly constructed songs.
Along with the entire original release of Very Dionne, four tracks from 1977's Only Love Can Break A Heart and three tracks from 1971's The Dionne Warwick Story: A Decade Of Gold are also included on this Rhino Handmade release. An additional 10 unreleased tracks include several live cuts and a duet version with B.J. Thomas of "They Don't Give Medals To Yesterday's Heroes." David Nathan's liner notes offer extensive back-story on the bonus material.
Very Dionne is available as an individually numbered limited edition of 5,000 copies.
Very Dionne, released in 1970, was the last album Warwick recorded for the independent Scepter label before signing a deal with Warner Bros. Her new contract was the most lucrative ever awarded a female artist up to that time.
Very Dionne is notable for its relative absence of Bacharach-David tunes. (Bacharach was becoming increasingly focused on his performing career.) Along with three of the duo's compositions, the album gathers a wide array of material. The Beatles' "Yesterday," Paul Williams' "We've Only Just Begun," and "I Got Love," from the Broadway musical Purlie, were all given elegant arrangements by Marty Paich. Other highlights include Little Anthony & The Imperials' "Going Out Of My Head" and Bacharach-David's "Check Out Time," one of the team's most cleverly constructed songs.
Along with the entire original release of Very Dionne, four tracks from 1977's Only Love Can Break A Heart and three tracks from 1971's The Dionne Warwick Story: A Decade Of Gold are also included on this Rhino Handmade release. An additional 10 unreleased tracks include several live cuts and a duet version with B.J. Thomas of "They Don't Give Medals To Yesterday's Heroes." David Nathan's liner notes offer extensive back-story on the bonus material.
Very Dionne is available as an individually numbered limited edition of 5,000 copies.
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By the late '60s Dionne Warwick had become an international star and the virtual embodiment of the Burt Bacharach-Hal David songbook. A former background singer with gospel and R&B roots, she made her name with sophisticated Brill Building pop that appealed to both white and black audiences. She was the jewel of the Scepter Records roster.
In the mid-'60s Bacharach and David devoted increasing attention to writing for motion pictures. After penning career-defining songs for Casino Royale ("The Look Of Love") and What's New Pussycat? ("What's New Pussycat?"), the duo wrote five songs for the Broadway show Promises, Promises, a stage adaptation of Billy Wilder's The Apartment. Warwick didn't perform in the play, but recorded the five songs for the musical and included three of them on her 1968 album of the same name. "I'll Never Fall In Love Again," one of the highlights of the play, became the title track of her 1970 album, the second half of this expanded and remastered double release. Included as a Promises bonus track is Bacharach-David's "Dream Sweet Dreamer," the non-album B-side of "This Girl's In Love With You."
I'll Never Fall In Love Again was released a year and a half after Promises, Promises and is included here for thematic consistency. In the interim, Warwick had traveled to Memphis to record Soulful (available as a separate Rhino Handmade release), her first album produced without Bacharach and David. For I'll Never Fall In Love Again, the singer cut several of the duo's compositions, as well as Paul Anka's "My Way," Jimmy Webb's "Didn't We," and George Harrison's "Something." Irving Berlin's "They Say It's Wonderful" and Bacharach-David's "Odds And Ends" are included as bonus tracks.
Promises, Promises/I'll Never Fall In Love Again is available as an individually numbered limited edition of 5,000 copies.
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In the mid-'60s Bacharach and David devoted increasing attention to writing for motion pictures. After penning career-defining songs for Casino Royale ("The Look Of Love") and What's New Pussycat? ("What's New Pussycat?"), the duo wrote five songs for the Broadway show Promises, Promises, a stage adaptation of Billy Wilder's The Apartment. Warwick didn't perform in the play, but recorded the five songs for the musical and included three of them on her 1968 album of the same name. "I'll Never Fall In Love Again," one of the highlights of the play, became the title track of her 1970 album, the second half of this expanded and remastered double release. Included as a Promises bonus track is Bacharach-David's "Dream Sweet Dreamer," the non-album B-side of "This Girl's In Love With You."
I'll Never Fall In Love Again was released a year and a half after Promises, Promises and is included here for thematic consistency. In the interim, Warwick had traveled to Memphis to record Soulful (available as a separate Rhino Handmade release), her first album produced without Bacharach and David. For I'll Never Fall In Love Again, the singer cut several of the duo's compositions, as well as Paul Anka's "My Way," Jimmy Webb's "Didn't We," and George Harrison's "Something." Irving Berlin's "They Say It's Wonderful" and Bacharach-David's "Odds And Ends" are included as bonus tracks.
Promises, Promises/I'll Never Fall In Love Again is available as an individually numbered limited edition of 5,000 copies.
TRACK LISTING
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By the late '60s Dionne Warwick had become an international star and the virtual embodiment of the Burt Bacharach-Hal David songbook. A former background singer with gospel and R&B roots, she made her name with sophisticated Brill Building pop that appealed to both white and black audiences. She was the jewel of the Scepter Records roster.
Released in 1969 between the stylistically similar Promises, Promises and I'll Never Fall In Love Again (available together on a separate Rhino Handmade release), Soulful was a departure for Warwick. While she had scored 28 consecutive Pop hits with Bacharach-David compositions, only three of the songs reached the upper tier of the R&B chart. At the time, black music on the radio was more "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" than "Do You Know The Way To San José."
Producer Chips Moman (Aretha, Carla Thomas, Booker T.) sought to bridge the gap. Scepter saw the pairing as a chance to stir interest among black record-buyers, setting them up in Memphis' American Sound Studios with hot resident session players. Moman planned to summon Warwick's inherent soulfulness by working her lower register.
With no songs written specifically for the record, Moman cut 13 tracks with the singer, many of them current hits of the day. The album opens with The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," the sole single released five months after the album. Three Beatles songs were chosen: "We Can Work It Out," "A Hard Day's Night," and the Warwick favorite "Hey Jude." As a reminder of her R&B roots, the singer selected "Do Right Woman - Do Right Man," the classic ballad co-written by Moman and made famous by the Queen of Soul.
Since Soulful is comprised of covers, this Rhino Handmade release also features selections from the similarly eclectic From Within, a 1972 collection whose considerable duplication of songs on other Warwick albums prevented us from reissuing it in its original form. The Band's "The Weight," Nina Simone's "To Be Young, Gifted And Black," and Sly Stone's "Everyday People" are just a few of the outstanding offerings. A previously unreleased version of Jackie DeShannon's "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" is included as a bonus track.
Soulful Plus is available as an individually numbered limited edition of 5,000 copies.
Released in 1969 between the stylistically similar Promises, Promises and I'll Never Fall In Love Again (available together on a separate Rhino Handmade release), Soulful was a departure for Warwick. While she had scored 28 consecutive Pop hits with Bacharach-David compositions, only three of the songs reached the upper tier of the R&B chart. At the time, black music on the radio was more "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" than "Do You Know The Way To San José."
Producer Chips Moman (Aretha, Carla Thomas, Booker T.) sought to bridge the gap. Scepter saw the pairing as a chance to stir interest among black record-buyers, setting them up in Memphis' American Sound Studios with hot resident session players. Moman planned to summon Warwick's inherent soulfulness by working her lower register.
With no songs written specifically for the record, Moman cut 13 tracks with the singer, many of them current hits of the day. The album opens with The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," the sole single released five months after the album. Three Beatles songs were chosen: "We Can Work It Out," "A Hard Day's Night," and the Warwick favorite "Hey Jude." As a reminder of her R&B roots, the singer selected "Do Right Woman - Do Right Man," the classic ballad co-written by Moman and made famous by the Queen of Soul.
Since Soulful is comprised of covers, this Rhino Handmade release also features selections from the similarly eclectic From Within, a 1972 collection whose considerable duplication of songs on other Warwick albums prevented us from reissuing it in its original form. The Band's "The Weight," Nina Simone's "To Be Young, Gifted And Black," and Sly Stone's "Everyday People" are just a few of the outstanding offerings. A previously unreleased version of Jackie DeShannon's "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" is included as a bonus track.
Soulful Plus is available as an individually numbered limited edition of 5,000 copies.
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The majority of the LIVE tracks on VERY DIONNE have never been released before!
COMPILED AND WITH LINER NOTES BY DAVID NATHAN
DIONNE WARWICK: VERY DIONNE+16 EXPANDED EDITION - For the first time ever on CD, one of Dionne Warwick's classic Scepter albums. Liner notes, rare photos, beautifully packaged with (16) bonus cuts, many of which are previously unreleased. 1.Check Out Time; 2. Yesterday; 3. We've Only Just Begun; 4. Here's That Rainy Day; 5. The Green Grass Starts To Grow; 6. They Don't Give Medals To Yesterday's Heroes; 7. Walk The Way You Talk; 8. Goin' Out Of My Head; 9. I Got Love; 10. Make It Easy On Yourself - Duet With B.J. Thomas (Previously Unreleased); 11. They Don't Give Medals To Yesterday's Heroes - Duet with B.J. Thomas (Previously Unreleased); 12. California (Previously Unreleased); 13. Who Gets The Guy (bonus track); 14. If I Ruled The World (bonus track); 15. Let It Be Me (bonus track); 16. Only Love Can Break A Heart (bonus track); 17. You've Made Me So Very Happy (Live) (bonus track); 18. Do You Know The Way To San Jose (Live) (Previously Unreleased); 19. This Girl's In Love With You (Live) (bonus track); 20. Going Out Of My Head (Live) (Previously Unreleased); 21. Walk On By (Live) (Previously Unreleased); 22. Paper Mache (Live) (Previously Unreleased); 23. I Say A Little Prayer (Live) (Previously Unreleased); 24. Make It Easy On Yourself (Live); 25. The Look Of Love (Live) (Previously Unreleased); 26. What The World Needs Now Is Love (Live) (Previously Unreleased).
COMPILED AND WITH LINER NOTES BY DAVID NATHAN
DIONNE WARWICK: VERY DIONNE+16 EXPANDED EDITION - For the first time ever on CD, one of Dionne Warwick's classic Scepter albums. Liner notes, rare photos, beautifully packaged with (16) bonus cuts, many of which are previously unreleased. 1.Check Out Time; 2. Yesterday; 3. We've Only Just Begun; 4. Here's That Rainy Day; 5. The Green Grass Starts To Grow; 6. They Don't Give Medals To Yesterday's Heroes; 7. Walk The Way You Talk; 8. Goin' Out Of My Head; 9. I Got Love; 10. Make It Easy On Yourself - Duet With B.J. Thomas (Previously Unreleased); 11. They Don't Give Medals To Yesterday's Heroes - Duet with B.J. Thomas (Previously Unreleased); 12. California (Previously Unreleased); 13. Who Gets The Guy (bonus track); 14. If I Ruled The World (bonus track); 15. Let It Be Me (bonus track); 16. Only Love Can Break A Heart (bonus track); 17. You've Made Me So Very Happy (Live) (bonus track); 18. Do You Know The Way To San Jose (Live) (Previously Unreleased); 19. This Girl's In Love With You (Live) (bonus track); 20. Going Out Of My Head (Live) (Previously Unreleased); 21. Walk On By (Live) (Previously Unreleased); 22. Paper Mache (Live) (Previously Unreleased); 23. I Say A Little Prayer (Live) (Previously Unreleased); 24. Make It Easy On Yourself (Live); 25. The Look Of Love (Live) (Previously Unreleased); 26. What The World Needs Now Is Love (Live) (Previously Unreleased).