Presenting Dionne Warwick

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Presenting Dionne Warwick · Presenting Dionne Warwick is the singer's debut album, released by Scepter Records on 10 April 1963. Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote three quarters of the songs. They had met her in the summer of 1961 at Bell Sound Studios, when she was working as a backing singer on a recording by The Drifters. They would become her regular writers.

The record contains the debut single Don't Make Me Over and Wishin' and Hopin', which became a hit for Dusty Springfield in 1964. Make It Easy on Yourself and the melancholy I Cry Alone also stand out. In Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah her sister Dee Dee Warwick and The Shirelles sing along. AllMusic gave four out of five stars and praised her inviting voice and the carefully made material.

Listening

Track list

1. 1This Empty Place2:52Apple Music ↗
2. 2Wishin' and Hopin'2:56Apple Music ↗
3. 3I Cry Alone2:32Apple Music ↗
4. 4Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah2:39Apple Music ↗
5. 5Make the Music Play2:23Apple Music ↗
6. 6If You See Bill2:59Apple Music ↗
7. 7Don't Make Me Over2:45Apple Music ↗
8. 8It's Love That Really Counts2:16Apple Music ↗
9. 9Unlucky2:23Apple Music ↗
10. 10I Smiled Yesterday2:40Apple Music ↗
11. 11Make It Easy On Yourself2:40Apple Music ↗
12. 12The Love of a Boy1:59Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗