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Dionne Warwick's Golden Hits, Part One

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Dionne Warwick's Golden Hits, Part One
Compilation album by
Released1967 (1967)
Recorded1962–1964
Genre
Length33:30
LabelScepter
Producer
Dionne Warwick chronology
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(1967)
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(1967)
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(1968)

Dionne Warwick's Golden Hits, Part One is a compilation album by American singer Dionne Warwick, released in 1967 by Scepter Records. The album contains twelve major hits of the singer, recorded from 1962 to 1964. All songs were written and produced by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

The Cash Box reviewer wrote that this album is presenting Dionne Warwick at her best, in shimmering gold from front to back.[4]

Ron Wynn from AllMusic noted that this album and its follow-up were the best collections of classic Dionne Warwick, he also added that "LP with such gems as 'Anyone Who Had a Heart,' 'Walk on By,' and 'Don't Make Me Over' couldn't be anything but great."[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Make Me Over"2:51
2."Anyone Who Had A Heart"2:58
3."Make It Easy on Yourself"2:40
4."I Smiled Yesterday"2:43
5."Wishin' and Hopin'"2:55
6."Walk On By"2:58
Total length:17:05
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Reach Out for Me"2:52
2."You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"2:58
3."This Empty Place"2:55
4."It's Love That Really Counts"2:16
5."(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me"2:59
6."Any Old Time of Day"2:25
Total length:16:25

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "Dionne Warwick's Golden Hits, Pt. 1 Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). "Warwick, Dionne". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). New York: Muze UK Ltd. pp. 1470–1471. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
  3. ^ Evans, Paul (1992). "Dionne Warwick". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely New Reviews: Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist (3rd ed.). New York: Random House. p. 748. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.
  4. ^ "Cash Box Album Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XXIX, no. 16. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. November 11, 1967. p. 38. ISSN 0008-7289.
  5. ^ "Billboard Top LP's" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 79, no. 51. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. December 23, 1967. p. 42. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. ^ "Best Selling R&B LP's" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 2. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. January 13, 1968. p. 31. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XXIX, no. 26. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. January 20, 1968. p. 57. ISSN 0008-7289.
  8. ^ "Top LP's" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 22, no. 1073. New York: Record World Pub. Co. December 30, 1967. p. 32. ISSN 0034-1622.
  9. ^ "Best Albums of 1968" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XXX, no. 22. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. December 28, 1968. p. 24. ISSN 0008-7289.
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