Presenting Dionne Warwick (1963) – Debut Album Review & History
Scepter Records 1963 – SPS 508
notes:
Presenting Dionne Warwick
is the debut studio album by
Dionne Warwick,
released in
1963
on
Scepter Records
and produced by
Burt Bacharach
and
Hal David. Featuring the breakthrough single “Don’t Make Me Over,”
the album introduced Warwick’s elegant, emotionally precise vocal style
and
marked the beginning of one of the most successful
singer-songwriter
partnerships in pop and soul history. Blending pop sophistication
with
soul and
orchestral arrangements, Presenting Dionne Warwick laid the
foundation for a career that would define
adult contemporary
and
crossover soul music
for decades to come.
credits:
Dionne Warwick – lead vocals
Burt Bacharach – arrangements, conductor, producer
Hal David – producer, lyricist
Johnny Pate – arrangements
Claus Ogerman – arrangements
Robert C. Baker – recording engineer
Uncredited session musicians – orchestra and rhythm section
Recorded Bell Sound Studios
(New York City)
Producer
Burt Bacharach Hal David
Tracklist:
A1 This Empty Place 2:55
Written-By – Bacharach & David*
A2 Wishin' And Hopin' 2:55
Written-By – Bacharach & David*
A3 I Cry Alone 2:37
Written-By – Bacharach & David*
A4 Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah 2:40
Written-By – A. Wrubel*, R. Gilbert*
A5 Make The Music Play 2:25
Written-By – Bacharach & David*
A6 If You See Bill 2:58
Written-By – L. Dixon*
B1 Don't Make Me Over 2:58
Written-By – Bacharach & David*
B2 It's Love That Really Counts
2:16
Written-By – Bacharach & David*
B3 Unlucky 2:25
Written-By – L. Shockley*, B. Banks*
B4 I Smiled Yesterday 2:25
Written-By – Bacharach & David*
B5 Make It Easy On Yourself
2:40
Written-By – Bacharach & David*
B6 The Love Of A Boy 1:59
Written-By – Bacharach & David*
