She is one of my favorites from her era. She blew her respect as a person by dipping into a charity and the psychic network and unfortunately I think it also ruined people's respect for her as an artist.

I love her voice and I appretiate that she didn't belt out every song the way that many do now. To me she was a little like a female Nat King Cole. I am glad other people appretiate her too.

the problem with her post-Bacharach/David work is that it doesn't approach the sophistication that their material had. there is a complexity, sophistication and style to their songs that suits her and she brings out those qualities in their music.

and whoever said that other people later did those songs to better effect than she did, i call shenanigans. her readings of those songs are the definitive versions.

she did tend toward the schmaltzy and uninspired after that, but there wasn't really any meat to that stuff for her to sink her teeth into.

she is a phenomenal talent as a vocalist and interpreter.
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She is one of my favorites from her era. She blew her respect as a person by dipping into a charity and the psychic network and unfortunately I think it also ruined people's respect for her as an artist.

I love her voice and I appreciate that she didn't belt out every song the way that many do now. To me she was a little like a female Nat King Cole. I am glad other people appreciate her too.

Here is a cover story on Dionne.

http://www.daeida.com/

the problem with her post-Bacharach/David work is that it doesn't approach the sophistication that their material had. there is a complexity, sophistication and style to their songs that suits her and she brings out those qualities in their music.

and whoever said that other people later did those songs to better effect than she did, i call shenanigans. her readings of those songs are the definitive versions.

she did tend toward the schmaltzy and uninspired after that, but there wasn't really any meat to that stuff for her to sink her teeth into.

she is a phenomenal talent as a vocalist and interpreter.
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Dionne Warwick is GREAT.I have several of her albums.Some of my favorites:

"Walk On By"
"I Know I'll Never Love This Way Again"
"Deja Vu"
"Heartbreaker"
"Then Came You" with the Spinners
"Make It Easy On Yourself"
"Yesterday" (one of the best remakes of a Beatles classic)

She had amazing songs in the 60s,70s and 80s.A very talented lady with an impressive catalog.I wish they would put together a multi-disc box set.

scriptgirl said:

Dearest Scriptgirl. Don't make me go off



Dionne might have lost a lot of her luster but Dionne in her younger days was as much an equal as any vocal powerhouse. She might not have belted out those crazy ass Re-Re notes however there is everything to be said about the purity of her voice. She did something impossible. She breathed more life into compositions that were already as alive as life itself.

To me she is just a step above a lounge singer. She just seems like really bad, corny joke

Young'uns! That's all I got to say about this mess. Listen to the Bacharach/David tunes are perfect pop tunes. For my listening ears nobody - NOBODY - did heartbreak the way Dionne did on those tunes!

Did you listen to any of the ones that were posted yet?

I came out of org semi-retirement to post this.

I guess when you're not used to hearing melody, harmony and orchestration you might consider it elevator music.

Nonetheless...

I've heard those San Jose and Walk On By songs. Straight up lounge and elevator music. Or that stuff you hear when you're on hold with the credit card peeps.

DesireeNevermind said:

Thats just sinful

If I didn't like you,,,,I probably would've taken it to the streets

Harlepolis said:

I know!!! This is what I WISH I heard when I was on hold with the credit card people and everybody else who calls me first and then immediately puts me on hold.

Deadflow3r said:

Ya know?

Instead all I get is Kenny G