Dionne Warwick - Dionne Sings Dionne

Description: Here's a great Gift Idea! Dionne Warwick Dionne Sings Dionne (River North 51416 1431, 1998, UPC# 751416143125) (Category: Pop Vocal Music CD) ¤NEW!¤ This hard-to-find Compact Disc is new, factory sealed, and guaranteed against manufacturer's defects! ¤NEW!¤ As one of the premier pop/R&B singers with a singular voice, Dionne Warwick's list of hits includes "Are You There (With Another Girl)," "Once You Hit the Road," and the often nerve-racking "Heartbreaker." As she racked up the singles, Warwick fans also realize she has also released fulfilling albums through the years, including 1975's Track of the Cat and her 1979 comeback effort, Dionne. Dionne Sings Dionne is also a strong effort. While including new tracks, the bulk of Dionne Sings Dionne consists of reconfigured versions of her '60s work with Burt Bacharach and lyricist Hal David. Although many talented singers have come up empty when reviewing their classics, Warwick seems to be having fun here and deftly reexamines her oeuvre like only a handful of artists could. The '80s Earth, Wind & Fire-styled production values boost "Reach Out for Me." The song also features the Emotions, DeBarge, and the talented El DeBarge, who has some great chemistry with Warwick. "Say a Little Prayer" gets a casually elegant quiet storm reworking, with the rasp of Warwick's voice coming through loud and clear. Along the same lines, the always sweet Bacharach and David gem "All Kinds of People" is just as steady, with Warwick now bringing a sense of wisdom to the lyric where there once was hope. A new track, "Be My Neighbor," features Tyrese. With a lyric expressing that Warwick is desired by Tyrese as a surrogate mother who can offer advice, it comes off apt and sweet. Although at first this does seems haphazard, Dionne Sings Dionne is a fun and skilled effort. (Review by Jason Elias, AMG) Songs include: Walk on By Love Begins With You Reach Out for Me (with Debarge & The Emotions) High Upon This Love {Love Theme from the Bold and the Beautiful} I Say a Little Prayer For You (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me (with Jonathan Butler) If I Want To Aquarela do Brazil I Promise You Be My Neighbour (duet with Tyrese) All Kinds of People What the World Needs Now Is Love (with The Hip-Hop Nation United) Do You Know the Way to San Jose? (with Celia Cruz) Humbly I Pray Album notes Personnel includes: Dionne Warwick, El DeBarge, Tyrese, Celia Cruz (vocals); Kevin Dorsey (vocals, keyboards); Damon Elliott, Ray J., Big Daddy Kane, Mic Geronimo, Royal Flush, Coolio (rap vocals); Jonathan Butler (vocals, guitar); Zane Giles (guitar, keyboards, bass, background vocals); Neil Anzalotti, Kevin Afflack, Michael Landau, Lee Valentine (guitar); Ray Fuller (electric guitar); Gerald Albright (flute, soprano & alto saxophones, bass); Sewind Horns, The Pete Escovedo Orchestra (horns); Guy Moon, Joe Kloess (piano); Rob Schrock (organ, keyboards, percussion); Danny Baker, Gregory Williams, Joel Scott (keyboards); Freddie Washington, Wade Short (bass); David Elliott, Ed Smith (drums); Pete Escovedo (percussion); Bobby Brown, Horace Brown (background vocals). Producers include: Steve Tyrell, Zane Giles, Kevin Dorsey, Damon Elliott, Teddy Harmon. Engineers include: Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff, Bobby Ginsburg, Bobby Brooks. Just as Elvis Costello has helped make Burt Bacharach safe for a world touched by Kurt Cobain, with the collaboration PAINTED FROM MEMORY, so the original (and greatest) Bacharach interpreter attempts to update some of her early hits for the hip-hop generation. 35 years after the fact, Dionne Warwick's timbre has darkened a bit, but all those infomercials and psychic networks have done little to diminish her rhythmic savvy. Contemporary guest artists such as DeBarge and Jonathan Butler do their part, but the most exciting contributor has to be the great salsa singer, Celia Cruz, who enlivens "Do You Know The Way To San Jose" in a high-spirited one-on-one tradeoff of Spanish to English. Also in a Latin mode, Warwick's sensual reprise of Ary Barrosa's classic anthem "Aquarela Do Brasil" allows the singer to revel in a moment of pure non-Bacharach melody and show off a little Portuguese to boot. -----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----- This would make a great gift! Shipping: (see SHIPPING AND PAYMENTS section below) Sales shipped to an Illinois address, please add 9.0% sales tax. Multiple purchases will be combined for the lowest possible shipping costs! Please click on ADD TO CART (not BUY IT NOW) when making multiple purchases. And you're welcome to add us to your favorites list! THANK YOU!

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