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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Presenting Dionne Warwick
| Type = studio
| name = Presenting Dionne Warwick
| Artist = [[Dionne Warwick]]
| type = studio
| artist = [[Dionne Warwick]]
| Cover = Presentingdionnewarwick.jpg
| cover = Presentingdionnewarwick.jpg
| Released = February 10, 1963
| alt =
| Recorded = 1962, Bell Sound Studios, New York City
| released = April 1963
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[R&B]]
| Length = 31:18
| recorded =
| Label = [[Scepter Records|Scepter]]
| studio = [[Bell Sound Studios|Bell Sound]] (New York City)
| genre =
| Producer = [[Burt Bacharach]], [[Hal David]]
| Last album =
| length = 31:18
| label = [[Scepter Records|Scepter]]
| This album = '''''Presenting Dionne Warwick'''''<br />(1963)
| producer =
| Next album = ''[[Anyone Who Had a Heart (album)|Anyone Who Had a Heart]]''<br />(1963)
*[[Burt Bacharach]]
*[[Hal David]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Anyone Who Had a Heart (Dionne Warwick album)|Anyone Who Had a Heart]]
| next_year = 1963
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Presenting Dionne Warwick
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Don't Make Me Over (song)|Don't Make Me Over]]
| single1date = October 1962
| single2 = This Empty Place
| single2date = March 1963
| single3 = Make the Music Play
| single3date = July 1963
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Allmusic |class=album |id=r52335 |tab=review |label=''Presenting Dionne Warwick'' > review |first=Lindsay |last=Planer |accessdate=2012-05-15}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Presenting Dionne Warwick''''' is the debut studio album by American singer [[Dionne Warwick]]. It was released by [[Scepter Records]] on April 10, 1963 in the United States. Composers [[Burt Bacharach]] and [[Hal David]] provided three-quarters of the track listing, having met Warwick during the summer of 1961 at [[Bell Sound Studios]] when she was working as a background singer during the recording session for [[The Drifters]]' minor hit "[[Mexican divorce|Mexican Divorce]]" (1962). The songwriters would go on to become frequent collaborators on subsequent Warwick projects. ''Presenting Dionne Warwick'' peaked at number 14 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and spawned the lead single "[[Don't Make Me Over (song)|Don't Make Me Over]]" which reached number five on the US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B Singles]] chart and became a top-forty hit on several international charts.<ref name="UK"/>
'''''Presenting Dionne Warwick''''' is the debut album by [[United States|American]] [[singer]] singer [[Dionne Warwick]], released in 1963 on the [[Scepter Records|Scepter]] label.


==History==
==Background==
The album is notable for including "[[Don't Make Me Over (song)|Don't Make Me Over]]", Warwick's debut single, "[[Wishin' & Hopin']]", which would become a hit for [[Dusty Springfield]] in 1964, "It's Love That Really Counts", a song destined for [[The Shirelles]], which brought Warwick to the attention of Scepter owner [[Florence Greenberg]], and "[[Make It Easy on Yourself]]". The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks on May 15, 2007, by [[Collectors' Choice Music]].
''Presenting Dionne Warwick'' is notable for including "[[Don't Make Me Over (song)|Don't Make Me Over]]", Warwick's debut single,<ref name="allmusic"/> as well as "[[Wishin' & Hopin']]", which would become a hit for [[Dusty Springfield]] in 1964, "It's Love That Really Counts", which brought Warwick to the attention of Scepter owner [[Florence Greenberg]], and "[[Make It Easy on Yourself]]". "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" features backing vocals by Dionne's sister [[Dee Dee Warwick]] and [[The Shirelles]].<ref name="allmusic"/> ''Presenting Dionne Warwick'' was digitally remastered and reissued on CD on May 15, 2007 by [[Collectors' Choice Music]].<ref name="allmusic"/>

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r52335 |tab=review |label=''Presenting Dionne Warwick'' > review |first=Lindsay |last=Planer |accessdate=May 15, 2012}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev2score = 8.5/10<ref name="pm">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dionne-warwick-presenting-dionne-warwick/ |title=Dionne Warwick: ''Presenting Dionne Warwick'' |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |last=Cush |first=Andy |date=July 23, 2023 |access-date=July 23, 2023}}</ref>
}}
In the 21st century, [[AllMusic]] editor Lindsay Planer gave the album four stars out of five. She wrote:<ref name="allmusic"/>
<blockquote>Warwick's inviting voice was at the core of their successful working relationship, coupled with the undeniably unique and expertly crafted material, yielding a host of classics such as "[[Wishin' and Hopin']]." The version here predates Dusty Springfield's rendering and was likewise much of the reason Springfield chose to cover it to begin with. Other seminal entries featured on Presenting Dionne Warwick are "Make It Easy on Yourself" and the lovelorn melancholy ballad "I Cry Alone," as well as the unique arrangement of "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah."</blockquote>

A 2023 review from ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' rated this release an 8.5 out of 10, with critic Andy Cush calling it "an imperfect lens through which to examine her artistry", but he traces the singer's career up to this release and highlights several tracks as exceptional, writing that "the ghostly minimalism of the demos" enhances the listening experience.<ref name="pm" />


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| headline = Side one

| all_writing = [[Burt Bacharach]] and [[Hal David]], except where noted
| title1 = This Empty Place
| title1 = This Empty Place
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Burt Bacharach]]|[[Hal David]]}}
| length1 = 2:55
| length1 = 2:55

| title2 = [[Wishin' and Hopin']]
| title2 = [[Wishin' and Hopin']]
| writer2 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| length2 = 2:55
| length2 = 2:55

| title3 = I Cry Alone
| title3 = I Cry Alone
| writer3 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| length3 = 2:37
| length3 = 2:37

| title4 = [[Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah]]
| title4 = [[Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah]]
| note4 = [[Ray Gilbert]], [[Allie Wrubel]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|[[Ray Gilbert]]|[[Allie Wrubel]]}}
| length4 = 2:40
| length4 = 2:40

| title5 = Make the Music Play
| title5 = Make the Music Play
| writer5 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| length5 = 2:25
| length5 = 2:25

| title6 = If You See Bill
| title6 = If You See Bill
| note6 = [[Luther Dixon]]
| writer6 = [[Luther Dixon]]
| length6 = 2:58
| length6 = 2:58
}}
}}
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| headline = Side two

| title7 = [[Don't Make Me Over (song)|Don't Make Me Over]]
| title7 = [[Don't Make Me Over (song)|Don't Make Me Over]]
| writer7 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| length7 = 2:46
| length7 = 2:46

| title8 = It's Love That Really Counts
| title8 = It's Love That Really Counts
| writer8 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| length8 = 2:16
| length8 = 2:16

| title9 = Unlucky
| title9 = Unlucky
| note9 = Lillian Shockley, Bobby Banks
| writer9 = {{hlist|Lillian Shockley|[[Robert Banks (musician)|Bobby Banks]]}}
| length9 = 2:25
| length9 = 2:25

| title10 = I Smiled Yesterday
| title10 = I Smiled Yesterday
| writer10 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| length10 = 2:44
| length10 = 2:44

| title11 = [[Make It Easy on Yourself]]
| title11 = [[Make It Easy on Yourself]]
| writer11 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| length11 = 2:40
| length11 = 2:40

| title12 = The Love of a Boy
| title12 = The Love of a Boy
| writer12 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| length12 = 1:59
| length12 = 1:59
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = UK version

| title1 = Make the Music Play
| writer1 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| length1 = 2:25

| title2 = [[Anyone Who Had a Heart (song)|Anyone Who Had a Heart]]
| writer2 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| length2 = 3:04

| title3 = Shall I Tell Her
| writer3 = {{hlist|[[Doc Pomus]]|[[Mort Shuman]]}}
| length3 = 2:29

| title4 = [[Don't Make Me Over (song)|Don't Make Me Over]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| length4 = 2:46

| title5 = I Cry Alone
| writer5 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| length5 = 2:37

| title6 = Getting Ready for the Heartbreak
| writer6 = {{hlist|Larry Weiss|Lockie Edwards Jr.}}
| length6 = 2:33

| title7 = Oh Lord What Are You Doing to Me
| writer7 = {{hlist|[[Luther Dixon]]|Bert Keyes}}
| length7 = 3:15

| title8 = [[Walk On By (song)|Walk on By]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| length8 = 2:58

| title9 = Any Old Time of the Day
| writer9 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| length9 = 3:18

| title10 = Mr. Heartbreak
| writer10 = {{hlist|Barbara English|[[Al Cleveland]]}}
| length10 = 2:32

| title11 = Put Yourself in My Place
| writer11 = {{hlist|Reggie Obrecht|William Drain}}
| length11 = 2:12

| title12 = I Could Make You Mine
| writer12 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| length12 = 2:25

| title13 = This Empty Place
| writer13 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| length13 = 2:55

| title14 = Please Make Him Love Me
| writer14 = {{hlist|Bacharach|David}}
| length14 = 2:33
}}
}}


==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for ''Presenting Dionne Warwick''
|-
!Chart (1963)
! scope="col"| Chart (1963)
!Peak<br> position
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
| [[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="the official charts">{{Cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/dionne%20warwick/|title=UK Charts > Dionne Warwick|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=2010-10-03}}</ref>
| align="center"|14
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="2"| Peak positions<br><ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=3158/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|title=US Charts > Dionne Warwick|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]|accessdate=2009-08-11}}</ref>
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
! width="40"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br>R&B]]
|-
| rowspan="1"|1962
| align="left"| "Don't Make Me Over"
| 21
| 5
|-
| rowspan="1"|1963
| align="left"| "This Empty Place"
| 84
| 26
|-
|-
{{album chart|UK2|14|date=19640614|rowheader=true|access-date=July 23, 2023|refname="UK"}}
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 07:47, 9 July 2024

Presenting Dionne Warwick
Studio album by
Dionne Warwick
ReleasedApril 1963
StudioBell Sound (New York City)
Length31:18
LabelScepter
Producer
Dionne Warwick chronology
Presenting Dionne Warwick
(1963) 		Anyone Who Had a Heart
(1963)
Singles from Presenting Dionne Warwick
  1. "Don't Make Me Over"
    Released: October 1962
  2. "This Empty Place"
    Released: March 1963
  3. "Make the Music Play"
    Released: July 1963

Presenting Dionne Warwick is the debut studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was released by Scepter Records on April 10, 1963 in the United States. Composers Burt Bacharach and Hal David provided three-quarters of the track listing, having met Warwick during the summer of 1961 at Bell Sound Studios when she was working as a background singer during the recording session for The Drifters' minor hit "Mexican Divorce" (1962). The songwriters would go on to become frequent collaborators on subsequent Warwick projects. Presenting Dionne Warwick peaked at number 14 on the UK Albums Chart and spawned the lead single "Don't Make Me Over" which reached number five on the US Hot R&B Singles chart and became a top-forty hit on several international charts.[1]

Background

[edit]

Presenting Dionne Warwick is notable for including "Don't Make Me Over", Warwick's debut single,[2] as well as "Wishin' & Hopin'", which would become a hit for Dusty Springfield in 1964, "It's Love That Really Counts", which brought Warwick to the attention of Scepter owner Florence Greenberg, and "Make It Easy on Yourself". "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" features backing vocals by Dionne's sister Dee Dee Warwick and The Shirelles.[2] Presenting Dionne Warwick was digitally remastered and reissued on CD on May 15, 2007 by Collectors' Choice Music.[2]

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Pitchfork8.5/10[3]

In the 21st century, AllMusic editor Lindsay Planer gave the album four stars out of five. She wrote:[2]

Warwick's inviting voice was at the core of their successful working relationship, coupled with the undeniably unique and expertly crafted material, yielding a host of classics such as "Wishin' and Hopin'." The version here predates Dusty Springfield's rendering and was likewise much of the reason Springfield chose to cover it to begin with. Other seminal entries featured on Presenting Dionne Warwick are "Make It Easy on Yourself" and the lovelorn melancholy ballad "I Cry Alone," as well as the unique arrangement of "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah."

A 2023 review from Pitchfork rated this release an 8.5 out of 10, with critic Andy Cush calling it "an imperfect lens through which to examine her artistry", but he traces the singer's career up to this release and highlights several tracks as exceptional, writing that "the ghostly minimalism of the demos" enhances the listening experience.[3]

Track listing

[edit]
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Empty Place"
2:55
2."Wishin' and Hopin'"
  • Bacharach
  • David
2:55
3."I Cry Alone"
  • Bacharach
  • David
2:37
4."Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"
2:40
5."Make the Music Play"
  • Bacharach
  • David
2:25
6."If You See Bill"Luther Dixon2:58
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Don't Make Me Over"
  • Bacharach
  • David
2:46
8."It's Love That Really Counts"
  • Bacharach
  • David
2:16
9."Unlucky"
2:25
10."I Smiled Yesterday"
  • Bacharach
  • David
2:44
11."Make It Easy on Yourself"
  • Bacharach
  • David
2:40
12."The Love of a Boy"
  • Bacharach
  • David
1:59
UK version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Make the Music Play"
  • Bacharach
  • David
2:25
2."Anyone Who Had a Heart"
  • Bacharach
  • David
3:04
3."Shall I Tell Her"
2:29
4."Don't Make Me Over"
  • Bacharach
  • David
2:46
5."I Cry Alone"
  • Bacharach
  • David
2:37
6."Getting Ready for the Heartbreak"
  • Larry Weiss
  • Lockie Edwards Jr.
2:33
7."Oh Lord What Are You Doing to Me"
3:15
8."Walk on By"
  • Bacharach
  • David
2:58
9."Any Old Time of the Day"
  • Bacharach
  • David
3:18
10."Mr. Heartbreak"
2:32
11."Put Yourself in My Place"
  • Reggie Obrecht
  • William Drain
2:12
12."I Could Make You Mine"
  • Bacharach
  • David
2:25
13."This Empty Place"
  • Bacharach
  • David
2:55
14."Please Make Him Love Me"
  • Bacharach
  • David
2:33

Charts

[edit]
Chart performance for Presenting Dionne Warwick
Chart (1963) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[1] 14

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Planer, Lindsay. Presenting Dionne Warwick > review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Cush, Andy (July 23, 2023). "Dionne Warwick: Presenting Dionne Warwick". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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