It’s charming the way Dionne gradually backs away from the microphone in the nightclub performance at the end to create the fade-out effect in a live setting.
Just seeing the talent within that session (Cissy Houston, Myrna Smith, Lee Warrick, Bacharach and David) is astounding and provides a deeper glimpse as to why Dionne became a superstar in Pop music while the others did not.
@@RaphaelJ-uv9wm correct the song was recorded in april of 1966 and anne still sung with Dionne at the time. Another prominent recording with the drinkard women including her mom would come in Dionne’s 1968 gospel album “The magic of believing”
I listen and watch their magic all day long!! Dionne kills it all the time. They were a match made in heaven who blessed us all!! Rest in Peace Burt Bacharach and Hal David ❤
This was 1967???? I was just 12 years old and I already knew this song! I’m crying just watching this young Burt Bacharach. He is so handsome even in his last days. I miss you Mr Burt!💕🙏
1:18 many always claimed they didn’t see Whitney looking like Cissy but at that time mark she looked just like Whitney did from IYBT era on the cover. Cissy was a beautiful woman in her day.
I've watched this a million times and will continue to do so. But something tells me she likes the faster studio version. I liked the nightclub bit, but she's so powerful and she had to hold back is all in the nightclub bit. Just my opinion. What a treasure she is 😢
I’m just shocked Dionne Warwick is smoking I guess that was the norm back in the day I love me some Dionne Warwick but if she never took that Puff even in old age her voice can still probably still sound amazing as if she was still in this video hopefully no one takes it offensive Man It was a video of Dionne Warwick hit a nightclub man those vocals were on point hitting every note clean and sharp❤❤❤❤
Incrível! Ter o prazer de ver essa dupla magistral dirigindo, ensaiando, orientando a Dione warwick como interpretar suas músicas é simplesmente fantástico, e, me sinto ainda naquela época de 1966 ou 1967. Que magia é a música!
If Angels sing, I Believe this is what they would sound like, she sound just so Beautiful, and Thanks to Hal and Burt for all those Great Hits, Thanks for this old video. I never saw this one. 🎹 👍😎
Oh WOW! So COOL to see this right now! Love them all! Rest Peacefully now Burt... With your daughter Nikki💜 BTW I'm a Boston girl and I know my parents saw her at Blintstrub's in the 60's... Not sure if it was this performance... I would have been 2yrs old lol😉 Anyway... Nice memories and LOVE THAT TRIO!!! So perfect together❤❤❤Stay Peaceful & Safe
Different times. You'd probably pass out to see pregnant women smoking up until the late 1970s. People didn't have all the info they have now. And even now we can't fully trust the system.
Isnt the one lady Dionne's aunt Ann Moss? Anyone know the age difference between Ann and Cissy?And Dionne must of grew up wit her aunts cause she dont look that much younger than them.Dionne,Whitney and Cissy all loved smokin
Aside from the cigarette smoke it was a great journey to hear and see the creativity. I feel Cissy was underrated And prefer Phyllis Hyman to all of them
Dione had an unusual identifying voice but it never drew any emotions out of me. I acknowledged it for its individuality but I preferred when men sang his songs. Like raindrops and this guys in love with you. I remember as a preteen becoming emotional; from the male songs, but not Dionne. Here her pitch is too high for too long.
@@debbiemartin2026 Karen Carpenter used to say, of her own voice's richness at the bottom end, "the money is in the basement". Same with Dionne. She can sound a little strident when the tune has her sailing up high for extended amounts of time. On a tune like "The Windows of the World", where she can do more subtle stuff in her creamy mid-range and she only goes up high to gently float a note or two, she's hard to beat.
@@jazztime7186 yes, agree. Good explanation. I also think Dionnes songs should have been slower. It sounded like she was trying to catch her breath. I hate to criticize… “I say a little prayer” is an example of the rushing through the song. Interesting that Karen said that about her voice. I have the exact same range as Karen which is why I love singing her songs with her. Its funny bc my voice doesn’t sound that good, other than singing with her. Then I have a great voice. Richard said he wrote every song for her range. The only other person I have heard with the same range was Anne Murray. “Snowbird” a good example.
Burt Bacharach & Hal David should have given Dionne at least one songwriting credit somewhere along the way, especially when each of them acknowledged they were often writing words and music to her voice. Financially, it would have benefitted her immensely long-term.
They gave her first crack at their songs during their most productive, creative and hit-filled years, they produced an amazing string of records for her on Scepter, they helped her get her Scepter recording contract, they set her up for an amazing career that's lasted 60+ years...I think Dionne came out pretty well from her association with Bacharach and David! She could easily have had the career of Ruby Nash, Mary Wells, or countless other gifted soul singers who snagged a few good tunes from various writers and then faded away after 5-10 years. Dionne had an incredible catalog of recordings behind her by 1972 that along with her amazing voice gave her a unique perch in American pop and soul. She was able to get gigs for decades based on that catalog, even after her later albums saw fewer and fewer hits.
Not unless she was actually coming up with music or lyrics herself. Dionne Warwick is one of my very favorite singers, and I think she was/is vastly talented musically, but what she's doing here, from what I can see, is making suggestions about the arrangement. Lots of singers do that, and it's good that they can give that kind of input, but that doesn't make them songwriters.
Burt is a awesome piano player and composer, but any time he sings, everything is out of tune.. bless his heart, I don't think he could harmonize with anyone
Banal? It’s probably the greatest anti-war song ever written, and was a direct comment on the tragedy of Vietnam. (By the end of the song it’s obvious he won’t be coming back.)
She sounded fine even later in life. Age brings about changes. Female voices lower and get weaker. It's called life. In her 70s, Dionne sounded better than 85% of the yunguns.
@@thegodblogger3812 Nah - if you take good care of yourself, your voice can last well into your 70's without any significant deterioration of range or strength. By the 1980's Warwick had lost some of her upper register, presumably from smoking, which is the worst thing you can do as a singer if you really want to keep your chops up. I wouldn't say she "ruined" her voice - she still sounded good, and does even today, but she was definitely singing in a lower range that she had been in her heyday. The idea that this is something that always just happens as you get older is a falsehood. It happens when you don't make a point of taking care of yourself or your voice (when you're a singer), or when you indulge in bad habits.
@johndipinto4084 Didn't read all that but the beginning said it all. Veeeeery few voices remain unabated into a person's 70s. Everything begins to fail, voice included. Fact, not opinion..
