Presenting Dionne Warwick

Presenting Dionne Warwick is the debut studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was released by Scepter Records on February 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 as a background singer during the recording session for The Drifters' minor hit "Mexican Divorce" (1962), and woulde become frequent collaborators on subesequent 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]

Presenting Dionne Warwick
Studio album by
Dionne Warwick
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1963
RecordedBell Sound Studios
(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: Fall 1962

Background

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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic editor Lindsay Planer gave the album four stars out of five. She wrote that "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."[2]

Track listing
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"
  • Lillian Shockley
  • Bobby Banks
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
Chart (1963) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[1] 14

References
  1. "Dionne Warwick | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  2. Planer, Lindsay. Presenting Dionne Warwick > review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
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