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From the moment she burst onto the music scene in 1962 exhorting “Don’t Make Me Over,” Dionne Warwick has been a musical force with which to be reckoned. The legendary singer blended elegant pop and deeply-felt soul in a fashion which remains unrivaled today for its sophistication and polish; her signature songs like “Walk On By,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Alfie,” and “I’ll Never Love This Way Again” have all become cornerstones of the new American songbook. Dionne’s remarkable life and career will be saluted on a new Public Television special which begins airing nationwide in many cities
tomorrow, Saturday, August 18 with additional telecasts the following week and on some stations into September. Check your local listings or go to this PBS station search link:
https://www.pbs.org/tv_schedules/https://i1.wp.com/theseconddisc.com/...16%2C300&ssl=1MY MUSIC Presents: Dionne Warwick – Then Came You traces Warwick’s history from her upbringing in East Orange, New Jersey through her breakthrough success in the 1960s as one-third of the “triangle marriage” with Burt Bacharach and Hal David, right up through her successful collaborations with Thom Bell and Barry Manilow and to the present day. A “Who’s Who” of talent have lined up to pay tribute to Warwick in this fascinating portrait of an artist and her craft, including Bacharach, Manilow, Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Johnny Mathis, Richard Carpenter, Chuck Jackson and Steve Tyrell. Warwick herself is featured in brand-new interview footage, as well.
At the heart of
Then Came You is a treasure trove of
rare, full-length performances by Warwick at all stages in her career, including indelible musical performances of the following classic songs:
- “Anyone Who Had A Heart”
- “I Say A Little Prayer”
- “Do You Know The Way To San Jose?”
- “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again”
- “Don’t Make Me Over”
- “Theme From ‘Valley Of The Dolls'”
- “Alfie”
- “The Windows Of The World”
- “Promises, Promises”
- “Message To Michael”
- “Reach Out For Me”
- “Make It Easy On Yourself” [[with Burt Bacharach)
- “Then Came You” [[with The Spinners)
- “I’ll Never Love This Way Again”
- “Heartbreaker”
- “That’s What Friends Are For” [[with Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder)
https://i2.wp.com/theseconddisc.com/...00%2C300&ssl=1DIONNE ON THE DANNY KAYE SHOW [[1965)
This one-of-a-kind special is part of the acclaimed
MY MUSIC series of fundraising “pledge shows” presented by Series Creator/Executive Producer TJ Lubinsky and producers Jim Pierson and JoAnn Young. During the PBS airings, viewers will have the opportunity to purchase
Then Came You on DVD – which offers an additional, all-new documentary,
The Dionne Warwick Story, not seen on TV as well as extended song performances and other extras, along with a pair of exclusive, new PBS-only CD releases offering many rarities, including tracks never-before-on CD and previously unreleased masters.
https://i1.wp.com/theseconddisc.com/...00%2C215&ssl=1DIONNE ON THE DICK CAVETT SHOW [[1969)
The deluxe 3-CD
The 1960s Singles Plus is the set for which Dionne fans have long been waiting: a complete collection featuring the A- and B-sides of every one of her classic Scepter Records singles, first released between 1962 and 1977. A total of
74 songs are featured including all of the classic original Bacharach/David productions like “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again,” “Promises, Promises,” and “Anyone Who Had A Heart,” and rare favorites like “Slaves,” “Amanda,” “He’s Moving On,” and many, many more. All of the remastered tracks are presented in their original mono single mixes, with the exception of a few later titles issued as stereo singles. Music historian Paul Grein has provided the new liner notes, and rare pictures are sprinkled throughout.
https://i0.wp.com/theseconddisc.com/...00%2C298&ssl=1But TJL wouldn’t leave Dionne’s career hanging! She followed up the Scepter years with further triumphs, and TJL is proud to present them on another collectors’ dream release.
Hits & Rarities 1974-1999 is the first comprehensive look at this period in Warwick’s career, featuring such smashes as “Then Came You,” “I’ll Never Love This Way Again,” “Heartbreaker,” “Déjà Vu,” and “That’s What Friends Are For.” Among the rare tracks here are the duet “In Love Alone” with Richard Carpenter; the lullaby “Sail Away” recorded for a children’s album; the Bacharach/David reunion “On My Way” from the 1999 film
Isn’t She Great; and the new-to-domestic CD recording of “You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To” from the
Dionne Warwick Sings Cole Porter sessions. And that’s still not all.
Seven previously unreleased tracks premiere on
Hits & Rarities, including duets with Barry Manilow [[“Never Gonna Let You Get Away”) and Barry Gibb [[“Let It Be Me”); Manilow’s production of the Bacharach/David classic “The Last One to Be Loved”; “What Becomes of Love” from the 1981 television miniseries
Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls; two concert tracks; and the full, extended stereo version of her theme to
The Love Boat.
TSD’s Joe Marchese has penned the liner notes based on new interviews with Warwick and Bacharach, and it’s all been remastered at Sony’s Battery Studios.
Additionally, the 2013 CD
Dionne Warwick Sings Burt Bacharach is also being offered in conjunction with Then Came You. This splendid set was originally offered as a PBS exclusive pledge incentive for the
Burt Bacharach’s Best special, and contains both Scepter label singles and album tracks with a rare Warner Bros. cut. See TSD’s
original coverage here for all information on this title including the track listing!
https://i2.wp.com/theseconddisc.com/...40%2C300&ssl=1Check your local listings for the
My Music presentation of
Dionne Warwick – Then Came You on Public Television premiering this weekend in most areas. Be sure to call your local PBS station or any PBS outlet of your choice to make a donation and receive the new CDs and/or DVD or go to
the link here and pledge online:
You’ll find the track listings for both CD releases just below!
