Make Way for Dionne Warwick

Make Way for Dionne Warwick
Studio album by
Dionne Warwick
ReleasedAugust 31, 1964
RecordedBell Sound (New York City)
Length34:45
LabelScepter
Producer
Dionne Warwick chronology
Anyone Who Had a Heart
(1964) 		Make Way for Dionne Warwick
(1964) 		The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick
(1965)
Singles from Make Way for Dionne Warwick
  1. "Walk on By"
    Released: April 26, 1964
  2. "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"
    Released: August 1964
  3. "Reach Out for Me"
    Released: October 1964

Make Way for Dionne Warwick is the third studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was released by Scepter 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 of Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Background

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Make Way for Dionne Warwick is notable for including the singles "Walk On By", Warwick's second top ten hit on the US 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.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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. However, that didn't seem to deter listeners eager for new tunes. Warwick's musical mentors and collaborators Burt Bacharach and Hal David also presented the singer with several additional compositions that would become signature songs for other performers in the ensuing years."[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A House Is Not a Home" 3:00
2."People"
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
Side two
No.TitleWriter(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"
2:34
12."Make the Night a Little Longer"
2:31

Charts

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Chart performance for Make Way for Dionne Warwick
Chart (1964–1965) Peak
position
US Top LP's (Billboard)[2] 68
US Hot R&B LP's (Billboard)[3] 10
US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box)[4] 31
US Top 100 LP's (Record World)[5] 23

References

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  1. ^ a b Planer, Lindsay. Make Way for Dionne Warwick > review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "Billboard Top LP's" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 76, no. 48. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. November 28, 1964. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ^ "Hot R&B LP's" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 77, no. 6. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. February 6, 1965. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XXVI, no. 7. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. October 24, 1964. p. 21. ISSN 0008-7289.
  5. ^ "Top LP's" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 18, no. 908. New York: Record World Pub. Co. October 31, 1964. p. 5. ISSN 0034-1622.
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