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Very Dionne
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1970
Studio A&R Studios, New York City; United Recording Studios, Hollywood; A&M Studios, Los Angeles; Garden State Art Center, Holmdel, New Jersey
Genre Pop, R&B, soul
Label Scepter
Producer Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Dionne Warwick chronology
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
(1970)
Very Dionne
(1970)
Dionne
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Very Dionne is the fourteenth studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick, released in 1970 on the Scepter label. It was produced by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It would be her final album recorded with Scepter before signing with Warner Bros. Records.

History

The album is notable for including the single "The Green Grass Starts to Grow".

Track listing

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

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Check Out Time" 4:06
2." Yesterday" John Lennon, Paul McCartney2:36
3." We've Only Just Begun" Paul Williams, Roger Nichols3:07
4." Here's That Rainy Day" Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke3:35
5."The Green Grass Starts to Grow" 3:00
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."They Don't Give Medals to Yesterday's Heroes" 2:55
7."Walk the Way You Talk" 2:50
8." Make It Easy on Yourself" 3:34
9." Going Out Of My Head" Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein3:08
10."I Got Love"Gary Geld, Peter Udell2:26

Personnel

  • Dionne Warwick - vocals
  • Burt Bacharach, Marty Paich, Larry Wilcox - arrangements, conducting
  • Armin Steiner, Larry Levine, Michael Wright, Phil Ramone - engineer
  • Dick Smith - art direction
  • Harry Langdon - photography

Charts

Chart (1970–71) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM) [2] 35
US Billboard 200 [3] 37
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard) [4] 8

References

  1. ^ Planer, Lindsay. Very Dionne at AllMusic. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3750". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

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