Make Way for Dionne Warwick
Make Way for Dionne Warwick is the third album by American singer Dionne Warwick, released in 1964 on the Scepter label. It was produced by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
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| Released | August 31, 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 1963–1964, Bell Sound Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 34:45 | |||
| Label | Scepter | |||
| Producer | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | |||
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History
The album is notable for including the singles "Walk On By", Warwick's second top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Also featured are "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)", "A House Is Not a Home", "Reach Out for Me", and one of the first recordings of "(They Long to Be) Close to You." "Get Rid of Him" is actually a 1962 track by The Shirelles, with Warwick's vocal replacing that of Shirley Alston. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD on November 29, 2011, by Collectables Records.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "A House Is Not a Home" | 3:00 | |
| 2. | "People" | Jule Styne, Bob Merrill | 3:22 |
| 3. | "They Long to Be Close to You" | 2:23 | |
| 4. | "The Last One to Be Loved" | 3:20 | |
| 5. | "Land of Make Believe" | 3:03 | |
| 6. | "Reach Out for Me" | 2:52 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" | 3:10 | |
| 8. | "Walk On By" | 2:58 | |
| 9. | "Wishin' and Hopin'" | 2:55 | |
| 10. | "I Smiled Yesterday" | 2:43 | |
| 11. | "Get Rid of Him" | Helen Miller, Howard Greenfield | 2:34 |
| 12. | "Make the Night a Little Longer" | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | 2:31 |
Charts
| Chart (1964) | Peak positions |
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| Billboard Top LPs[2] | 68 |
| Billboard Hot R&B LPs[2] | 10 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions | |||
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US R&B [A] |
US A/C [2] |
UK [3] | ||
| 1964 | "Walk On By" | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" | 34 | 10 | — | 20 | |
| "A House Is Not a Home" | 71 | — | — | — | |
| "Reach Out for Me" | 20 | 1 | — | 23 | |
- A From November 30, 1963 to January 23, 1965, Billboard Magazine did not publish a Hot R&B Songs chart. The peak positions for R&B singles listed during this period are from Cash Box Magazine R&B Songs chart.
References
- Planer, Lindsay. Make Way for Dionne Warwick > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
- "US Charts > Dionne Warwick". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- "UK Charts > Dionne Warwick". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
