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"Are You There (With Another Girl)"
Single by Dionne Warwick
from the album Here I Am
B-side"If I Ever Make You Cry"
ReleasedDecember 1965 (1965-12)
RecordedAugust 22–24, 1965
Length2:49
Label Scepter
Songwriter(s) Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Producer(s)Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Dionne Warwick singles chronology
"Looking with My Eyes"
(1965)
"Are You There (With Another Girl)"
(1965)
" Message to Michael"
(1966)

"Are You There (with Another Girl)" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for American singer Dionne Warwick. Her version, released as a single in December 1965, eventually reached number 39 on the Billboard charts. [1] It also appears as the tenth track on her album Here I Am (1965). [2]

Author Serene Domenic praised the song in the book Burt Bacharach Song by Song, writing of its "droning strings", "strange fret-sliding guitar", and orchestral crescendos which precede the Beatles' " A Day in the Life" (1967). He also speculates that the song influenced Beach Boys composer Brian Wilson for the Pet Sounds track " Let's Go Away for Awhile" (1966). [1]

Track listing

  • US, 7" Vinyl single [3]
A1: "Are You There (with Another Girl)" – 2:50
B1: "If I Ever Make You Cry" – 3:06

Personnel

  • Dionne Warwick – Lead vocals [1]
  • Myrna Warwick – "oom pah pah pity the girl" Backing vocals [1]

Chart history

Chart (1966) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 39
US Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles ( Billboard) [4] 35

Cover versions

References

  1. ^ a b c d Dominic, Serene (2003). Burt Bacharach, Song by Song: The Ultimate Burt Bacharach Reference for Fans, Serious Record Collectors, and Music Critics. Music Sales Group. pp. 154–155. ISBN  978-0-8256-7280-4.
  2. ^ Planer, Lindsay. "Here I Am". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Dionne Warwick - "Are You There (with Another Girl)" / "If I Ever Make You Cry" (7" Vinyl) at Discogs
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 609.