1964 studio album by Dionne Warwick
Make Way for Dionne Warwick American singerDionne Warwick . It was released byScepter Records on August 31, 1964, in the United States. Propelled by the hit singles "Walk On By ", "You'll Never Get to Heaven ", and "Wishin' and Hopin' ", it became Warwick's first album to enter the US charts, reaching the top ten ofHot R&B LP's .
Make Way for Dionne Warwick is notable for including the singles "Walk On By ", Warwick's second top ten hit on the USBillboard Hot 100You'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 bythe Shirelles , with Warwick's vocal replacing that ofShirley Alston . The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD on November 29, 2011, byCollectables Records .
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1]
AllMusic editor Lindsay Planer gave the album three stars out of five. He remarked that while "Wishin' and Hopin'" and "I Smiled Yesterday" had "also been included on Warwick's debut album,Presenting Dionne Warwick Burt Bacharach andHal David also presented the singer with several additional compositions that would become signature songs for other performers in the ensuing years."[ 1]
All tracks are written byBurt Bacharach andHal David , except where noted.
^a b Planer, Lindsay. Make Way for Dionne Warwick > reviewAllMusic . Retrieved December 22, 2023. ^ "Billboard Top LP's" (PDF) .Billboard ISSN 0006-2510 .^ "Hot R&B LP's" (PDF) .Billboard ISSN 0006-2510 .^ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF) .Cash Box ISSN 0008-7289 .^ "Top LP's" (PDF) .Record World ISSN 0034-1622 .
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