Make Way for Dionne Warwick
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Make Way for Dionne Warwick, the third album by American
singer Dionne Warwick
, was released in late 1964. It was recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City
with producers
Burt Bacharach
and Hal David
, and was released by Scepter Records
. The album was Warwick's first LP
to chart, reaching #65 on the Billboard Top 200 and #10 on the Billboard Black Albums chart.
All four of Warwick's hit singles from 1964 were included on the album: "Walk On By", "A House Is Not a Home
", "You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart)", and "Reach Out for Me
". Also included were the songs "Wishin' and Hopin'
", "Land of Make Believe" and the Carole King
-Gerry Goffin
composition "Make The Night A Little Longer". Of note was one of the first versions of the song,"(They Long To Be) Close To You
".
On the album's cover, set upon a black background, were three pictures of Warwick in a dark evening gown, showcasing her as one author put it, "A one-woman Supremes".
When appearing on a January 19, 1965, broadcast of the NBC-TV show Hullabaloo
, Warwick appeared on stage after walking out of a giant backdrop of the album cover, wearing the same sequined gown and flip hairstyle that the photographs reflected. She then performed a live version of "Reach Out For Me", her current single at the time. She was introduced on the show by Paul Anka
, and sang with both Anka and Liza Minnelli
.
and Hal David
, except where noted.
United States
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singer Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress and TV show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health....
, was released in late 1964. It was recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City
New York City
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with producers
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach
Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...
and Hal David
Hal David
Harold Lane "Hal" David is an American lyricist. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. David is best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach.-Career:...
, and was released by Scepter Records
Scepter Records
Scepter Records is a record company founded in 1959 by Florence Greenberg. She had just sold Tiara Records with The Shirelles for $4000 to Decca Records. When The Shirelles didn't produce any hits for Decca, they were given back to Greenberg, who promptly signed them. By 1961 Greenberg launched a...
. The album was Warwick's first LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
to chart, reaching #65 on the Billboard Top 200 and #10 on the Billboard Black Albums chart.
All four of Warwick's hit singles from 1964 were included on the album: "Walk On By", "A House Is Not a Home
A House Is Not a Home (song)
"A House Is Not a Home" is a 1964 song recorded by American singer Dionne Warwick. Written by the team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, the song was a modest hit in the U.S. for Warwick, peaking at #71 on the pop singles chart as the B-side of the top 40 single, "You'll Never Get to Heaven "...
", "You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart)", and "Reach Out for Me
Reach Out for Me
"Reach Out for Me" is a 1964 single by Dionne Warwick, a song originally recorded by Lou Johnson. Her single, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, is a track from the album Make Way for Dionne Warwick. It was a number twenty hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and went to number one on the Cash Box...
". Also included were the songs "Wishin' and Hopin'
Wishin' and Hopin'
"Wishin' and Hopin" is a song written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach which was a Top Ten hit for Dusty Springfield in 1964.The song was first recorded by Dionne Warwick and was the B-side of Warwick's single "This Empty Place" in the spring of 1963; the track was also featured on Warwick's debut...
", "Land of Make Believe" and the Carole King
Carole King
Carole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
-Gerry Goffin
Gerry Goffin
Gerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from...
composition "Make The Night A Little Longer". Of note was one of the first versions of the song,"(They Long To Be) Close To You
(They Long to Be) Close to You
" Close to You" is a popular song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It was first recorded by Richard Chamberlain and released as a single in 1963 as "They Long to Be Close to You," without parentheses. However, it was the single's flip side, "Blue Guitar," that became a hit...
".
On the album's cover, set upon a black background, were three pictures of Warwick in a dark evening gown, showcasing her as one author put it, "A one-woman Supremes".
When appearing on a January 19, 1965, broadcast of the NBC-TV show Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo may refer to:*Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck!, the beginning phrase of the Aggie War Hymn*Hullabaloo , a 1940 film*Hullabaloo , a 1960s NBC musical variety series...
, Warwick appeared on stage after walking out of a giant backdrop of the album cover, wearing the same sequined gown and flip hairstyle that the photographs reflected. She then performed a live version of "Reach Out For Me", her current single at the time. She was introduced on the show by Paul Anka
Paul Anka
Paul Albert Anka, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor.Anka first became famous as a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs like "Diana'", "Lonely Boy", and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"...
, and sang with both Anka and Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli
Liza May Minnelli is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of singer and actress Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli....
.
Track listing
All songs written by Burt BacharachBurt Bacharach
Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...
and Hal David
Hal David
Harold Lane "Hal" David is an American lyricist. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. David is best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach.-Career:...
, except where noted.
- Side one
- "A House Is Not a HomeA House Is Not a Home (song)"A House Is Not a Home" is a 1964 song recorded by American singer Dionne Warwick. Written by the team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, the song was a modest hit in the U.S. for Warwick, peaking at #71 on the pop singles chart as the B-side of the top 40 single, "You'll Never Get to Heaven "...
" – 3:08 - "People" (Bob MerrillBob MerrillBob Merrill was an American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter.Merrill was born Henry Merrill Levan in Atlantic City, New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Following a stint with the Army during World War II, he moved to Hollywood, where he worked as a...
, Jule StyneJule StyneJule Styne was a British-born American songwriter especially famous for a series of Broadway musicals, which included several very well known and frequently revived shows.-Early life:...
) – 3:26 - "(They Long to Be) Close to You(They Long to Be) Close to You" Close to You" is a popular song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It was first recorded by Richard Chamberlain and released as a single in 1963 as "They Long to Be Close to You," without parentheses. However, it was the single's flip side, "Blue Guitar," that became a hit...
" – 2:25 - "The Last One to Be Loved" – 3:23
- "Land of Make Believe" – 3:03
- "Reach Out for MeReach Out for Me"Reach Out for Me" is a 1964 single by Dionne Warwick, a song originally recorded by Lou Johnson. Her single, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, is a track from the album Make Way for Dionne Warwick. It was a number twenty hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and went to number one on the Cash Box...
" – 2:50- Side two
- "(You'll Never Get to Heaven) If You Break My Heart" – 3:09
- "Walk On By" – 2:56
- "Wishin' and Hopin'Wishin' and Hopin'"Wishin' and Hopin" is a song written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach which was a Top Ten hit for Dusty Springfield in 1964.The song was first recorded by Dionne Warwick and was the B-side of Warwick's single "This Empty Place" in the spring of 1963; the track was also featured on Warwick's debut...
" – 2:57 - "I Smiled Yesterday" – 2:46
- "Get Rid of Him" (Howard GreenfieldHoward GreenfieldHoward Greenfield was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building...
, Helen MillerHelen MillerHelen Miller is the Iowa State Representative from the 49th District and is an assistant majority leader. A Democrat, she has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003.-Education:...
) – 2:19 - "Make the Night a Little Longer" (Gerry GoffinGerry GoffinGerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from...
, Carole KingCarole KingCarole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
) – 2:23