Dionne Warwick- Make It Easy On Yourself: The Scepter Recordings 1962-1971

This 225th re-issue from SoulMusic Records completes the primary trio of Dionne's incredible recording legacy. Definitive celebration of one of the most successful and acclaimed vocalists of all time: six-time Grammy Award winner and 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dionne Warwick! The first-ever collection to comprehensively chronicle the first decade of the legendary Dionne Warwick's recording career and her era-defining collaborations with songwriter- producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Deluxe 12CD set's whopping 280 Tracks Encompass Every Original Scepter Album And Single Release Plus Over 60 Rare Bonus Tracks - 16 Of Which Are Previously Unreleased (Both In The Studio And In Concert) - For A Total Of Over 14 Hours Of Timeless Warwick Magic! Includes The Exclusive Bonus Disc 'Always Something There: Live & Studio Gems From The Scepter Vaults' Which Premieres A Lost 1969 Concert From Washington, DC. Plus Never-Before-Heard Alternate Takes Of 'Don't Say I Didn't' Tell You So', 'Who Gets The Guy', 'Walk The Way You Talk', And 'We've Only Just Begun', Along With The Official CD Debuts Of Leslie Uggams And Dionne's Rare Duet Of Bacharach & David's 'Try To See It My Way' And The Film Soundtrack Versions Of Dionne's Songs From The Love Machine. With David Nathan as executive producer, this SoulMusic Records/The Second Disc box set is produced by Joe Marchese and Jim Pierson, beautifully designed by John Sellards while all tracks have been newly mastered by Nick Robbins.
Track List
- This Empty Place
- Wishin' and Hopin'
- I Cry Alone
- Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
- Make The Music Play
- If You See Bill
- Don't Make Me Over
- It's Love That Really Counts
- Unlucky
- I Smiled Yesterday
- Make It Easy on Yourself
- The Love of a Boy
- Anyone Who Had a Heart
- Shall I Tell Her
- Getting Ready for the Heartbreak
- Oh Lord What Are You Doing to Me
- Any Old Time of Day
- Mr. Heartbreak
- Put Yourself in My Place
- I Could Make You Mine
- Please Make Him Love Me
- Don't Make Me Over (Alternate Version)
- Any Old Time of Day (Alternate Version)
- A House Is Not a Home
- People
- They Long to Be Close to You
- The Last One to Be Loved
- Land of Make Believe
- Reach Out for Me
- You'll Never Get to Heaven
- Walk on By
- Get Rid of Him
- Make The Night a Little Longer
- Unchained Melody
- Who Can I Turn To
- How Many Days of Sadness
- Is There Another Way to Love You
- Where Can I Go Without You
- You Can Have Him
- Wives and Lovers
- Don't Say I Didn't Tell You So
- Only the Strong Only the Brave
- Forever My Love
- That's Not the Answer
- In Between the Heartache
- Here I Am
- If I Ever Make You Cry
- Lookin' With My Eyes
- Once In a Lifetime
- This Little Light
- Don't Go Breaking My Heart
- Window Wishing
- Long Day Short Night
- Are You There (With Another Girl)
- How Can I Hurt You
- I Love You Porgy
- Go With Love
- What The World Needs Now Is Love
- I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself
- Here Where There Is Love
- Trains and Boats and Planes
- Alfie
- As Long as He Needs Me
- I Wish You Love
- (I Never Knew) What You Were Up To
- Blowin’ In the Wind
- If I Ever Make You Cry (Alternate Version)
- Here Where There Is Love (Alternate Version)
- Message to Michael (Stereo Version)
- I Love Paris
- C'Est Si Bon
- Message to Michael
- A House Is Not a Home
- Walk on By
- Oh Yeah Yeah Yeah
- The Good Life
- La Vie En Rose
- You'll Never Get to Heaven
- What'd I Say
- What’s Good About Goodbye (Live) (previously unreleased)
- Any Old Time of Day (Live from Spectacle Sacha Distel a l'Olympia) (previously unreleased)
- Unchained Melody (Live from Spectacle Sacha Distel a l'Olympia) (previously unreleased)
- The Good Life (Studio Mix)
- La Vie En Rose (English Version Studio Mix)
- I Love Paris (Studio Mix)
- C'est Si Bon (Studio Mix)
- Un Toit Ne Suffit Pas (“A House is Not a Home” French Version)
- L’amour Supplie (“Reach Out for Me” French Version)
- Combien De Jours Malheureux (“How Many Days of Sadness” French Version) 21 Geh' Vorbei (“Walk on By” German Version)
- Ich Warte Jeden Tag (“You'll Never Get to Heaven” German Version)
- Non Mi Pentiro (“Walk on By” Italian Version)
- Apro Gli Occhi Per Non Vederti (“A House Is Not a Home” Italian Version)
- Summertime
- You'll Never Walk Alone
- My Favorite Things
- Something Wonderful
- One Hand One Heart (With These Hands)
- The Way You Look Tonight
- He Loves Me
- I Believe in You
- Baubles Bangles and Beads
- Anything You Can Do
- My Ship
- I Say a Little Prayer
- Walk Little Dolly
- The Beginning of Loneliness
- Another Night
- The Windows of the World
- (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
- Somewhere
- You're Gonna Hear from Me
- Love
- What's Good About Goodbye
- Taking a Chance on Love
- I Say a Little Prayer (Alternate Version 1)
- As Long as There's an Apple Tree
- Up Up and Away
- You're My World
- (Theme From) Valley of the Dolls
- Silent Voices
- Do You Know the Way to San Jose
- For The Rest of My Life
- Let Me Be Lonely
- Where Would I Go
- Walking Backwards Down the Road
- As Long as There's an Apple Tree (Extended Version)
- Dedicato All' Amore (“For the Rest of My Life” Mono Single Version)
- La Vita Come Va (“The Windows of the World” Italian Version)
- Ogni Donna Che Ameri (“Walk Little Dolly” Italian Version)
- La Voce Del Silenzio (“Silent Voices” Stereo Version)
- Battle Hymn of the Republic
- Somebody Bigger Than You and I
- Jesus Will
- Old Landmark
- The Magic of Believing
- Blessed Be the Name of the Lord
- Grace
- Steal Away
- In The Garden
- Who Do You Think It Was
- Promises Promises
- This Girl’s in Love with You
- Little Green Apples
- Where Is Love
- Who Is Gonna Love Me
- Whoever You Are I Love You
- Where Am I Going
- Wanting Things
- Lonely In My Heart
- Yesterday I Heard the Rain
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
- I'm Your Puppet
- People Got to Be Free
- You're All I Need to Get By
- We Can Work It Out
- A Hard Day's Night
- Do Right Woman–Do Right Man
- I've Been Loving You Too Long
- People Get Ready
- Hey Jude
- Put A Little Love in Your Heart
- The Look of Love (Stereo Version)
- Dream Sweet Dreamer (Stereo Version)
- The April Fools (Stereo Version)
- Slaves (Stereo Version)
- The Wine is Young
- I'll Never Fall in Love Again
- Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
- Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets
- Something
- Paper Mache
- Knowing When to Leave
- Let Me Go to Him
- Didn't We
- My Way
- Odds and Ends (Stereo Version)
- Check Out Time
- Yesterday
- We've Only Just Begun
- Here's That Rainy Day
- The Green Grass Starts to Grow
- They Don't Give Medals to Yesterday's Heroes
- Walk the Way You Talk
- Going Out of My Head
- I Got Love
- Who Gets the Guy (Stereo Version)
- Make It Easy on Yourself (with B.J. Thomas)
- They Don’t Give Medals to Yesterday’s Heroes (with B.J. Thomas)
- California
- You and the Night and the Music
- You're Gonna Hear from Me
- Taking A Chance on Love
- Try to Remember
- Medley: Thank Heaven for Little Girls/Walk on By/ Message to Michael
- Somewhere
- Who Can I Turn To
- What's Good About Goodbye
- I Say a Little Prayer
- For Once in My Life
- The Look of Love
- Going Out of My Head
- Medley: The Impossible Dream/What the World Needs Now Is Love
- Impersonation Medley
- Do You Know the Way to San Jose
- Valley of the Dolls
- Alfie
- Try to Remember (Alternate)
- I'm Putting Me in Your Hands
- Don't Make Me Over
- Reach Out for Me
- You'll Never Get to Heaven
- Wives and Lovers
- I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself
- Anyone Who Had a Heart
- Aquarius
- You Made Me So Very Happy
- Do You Know the Way to San Jose
- This Girl's in Love with You
- Promises Promises
- Goin’ Out of My Head
- Walk on By
- Paper Mache
- I Say a Little Prayer
- I'll Never Fall in Love Again
- Make It Easy on Yourself
- Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
- Alfie (previously unreleased)
- The Look of Love
- What The World Needs Now
- Love Medley (Put a Little Love in Your Heart/Come Together/Get Together)
- Battle Hymn of the Republic (Remix)
- Somebody Bigger Than You and I (Remix)
- Grace (Remix)
- Steal Away (Remix)
- Jesus Will (Remix)
- The Weight
- Our Ages or Our Hearts
- Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
- The Love of My Man
- Hurts So Bad
- Someday We'll Be Together
- Everyday People
- If You Let Me Make Love to You Then Why Can't I Touch You
- Stand
- Games People Play
- MacArthur Park
- Medley: Reach Out and Touch/All Kinds of People
- Give A Damn
- To Be Young Gifted and Black
- Monday Monday
- If I Ruled the World
- Let It Be Me
- They Say It's Wonderful
- For All We Know
- Promises Promises (Live)
- The Impossible Dream/What the World Needs Now Is Love (Live)
- Always Something There to Remind Me (Live)
- Goin’ Out of My Head (Live)
- This Girl’s in Love with You (Live)
- Alfie and Playoff (Live)
- Don’t Say I Didn’t Tell You So (Alternate Version)
- Yesterday (Alternate Version)
- We’ve Only Just Begun (Alternate Version)
- I Got Love (Alternate Version)
- Odds and Ends (Alternate Version)
- Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets (Alternate Version)
- Who Gets the Guy (Alternate Version)
- Walk the Way You Talk (Alternate Version)
- Only Love Can Break a Heart
- Try to See It My Way – Leslie Uggams with Dionne Warwick
- He's Moving On (Theme from The Love Machine) (Single Version)
- Amanda (Single Version)
- He's Moving On (Theme from The Love Machine) (Film Version)
- Amanda (Film Version)
- I Say a Little Prayer (Alternate Version 2)
- Do You Know the Way to San Jose (Alternate Version)
- Walk On By (with count- in)
- Don't Make Me Over (with count-in)
- Radio Promo Spots and Public Service Announcements
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This 225th re-issue from SoulMusic Records completes the primary trio of Dionne's incredible recording legacy. Definitive celebration of one of the most successful and acclaimed vocalists of all time: six-time Grammy Award winner and 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dionne Warwick! The first-ever collection to comprehensively chronicle the first decade of the legendary Dionne Warwick's recording career and her era-defining collaborations with songwriter- producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Deluxe 12CD set's whopping 280 Tracks Encompass Every Original Scepter Album And Single Release Plus Over 60 Rare Bonus Tracks - 16 Of Which Are Previously Unreleased (Both In The Studio And In Concert) - For A Total Of Over 14 Hours Of Timeless Warwick Magic! Includes The Exclusive Bonus Disc 'Always Something There: Live & Studio Gems From The Scepter Vaults' Which Premieres A Lost 1969 Concert From Washington, DC. Plus Never-Before-Heard Alternate Takes Of 'Don't Say I Didn't' Tell You So', 'Who Gets The Guy', 'Walk The Way You Talk', And 'We've Only Just Begun', Along With The Official CD Debuts Of Leslie Uggams And Dionne's Rare Duet Of Bacharach & David's 'Try To See It My Way' And The Film Soundtrack Versions Of Dionne's Songs From The Love Machine. With David Nathan as executive producer, this SoulMusic Records/The Second Disc box set is produced by Joe Marchese and Jim Pierson, beautifully designed by John Sellards while all tracks have been newly mastered by Nick Robbins.
Track List
- This Empty Place
- Wishin' and Hopin'
- I Cry Alone
- Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
- Make The Music Play
- If You See Bill
- Don't Make Me Over
- It's Love That Really Counts
- Unlucky
- I Smiled Yesterday
- Make It Easy on Yourself
- The Love of a Boy
- Anyone Who Had a Heart
- Shall I Tell Her
- Getting Ready for the Heartbreak
- Oh Lord What Are You Doing to Me
- Any Old Time of Day
- Mr. Heartbreak
- Put Yourself in My Place
- I Could Make You Mine
- Please Make Him Love Me
- Don't Make Me Over (Alternate Version)
- Any Old Time of Day (Alternate Version)
- A House Is Not a Home
- People
- They Long to Be Close to You
- The Last One to Be Loved
- Land of Make Believe
- Reach Out for Me
- You'll Never Get to Heaven
- Walk on By
- Get Rid of Him
- Make The Night a Little Longer
- Unchained Melody
- Who Can I Turn To
- How Many Days of Sadness
- Is There Another Way to Love You
- Where Can I Go Without You
- You Can Have Him
- Wives and Lovers
- Don't Say I Didn't Tell You So
- Only the Strong Only the Brave
- Forever My Love
- That's Not the Answer
- In Between the Heartache
- Here I Am
- If I Ever Make You Cry
- Lookin' With My Eyes
- Once In a Lifetime
- This Little Light
- Don't Go Breaking My Heart
- Window Wishing
- Long Day Short Night
- Are You There (With Another Girl)
- How Can I Hurt You
- I Love You Porgy
- Go With Love
- What The World Needs Now Is Love
- I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself
- Here Where There Is Love
- Trains and Boats and Planes
- Alfie
- As Long as He Needs Me
- I Wish You Love
- (I Never Knew) What You Were Up To
- Blowin’ In the Wind
- If I Ever Make You Cry (Alternate Version)
- Here Where There Is Love (Alternate Version)
- Message to Michael (Stereo Version)
- I Love Paris
- C'Est Si Bon
- Message to Michael
- A House Is Not a Home
- Walk on By
- Oh Yeah Yeah Yeah
- The Good Life
- La Vie En Rose
- You'll Never Get to Heaven
- What'd I Say
- What’s Good About Goodbye (Live) (previously unreleased)
- Any Old Time of Day (Live from Spectacle Sacha Distel a l'Olympia) (previously unreleased)
- Unchained Melody (Live from Spectacle Sacha Distel a l'Olympia) (previously unreleased)
- The Good Life (Studio Mix)
- La Vie En Rose (English Version Studio Mix)
- I Love Paris (Studio Mix)
- C'est Si Bon (Studio Mix)
- Un Toit Ne Suffit Pas (“A House is Not a Home” French Version)
- L’amour Supplie (“Reach Out for Me” French Version)
- Combien De Jours Malheureux (“How Many Days of Sadness” French Version) 21 Geh' Vorbei (“Walk on By” German Version)
- Ich Warte Jeden Tag (“You'll Never Get to Heaven” German Version)
- Non Mi Pentiro (“Walk on By” Italian Version)
- Apro Gli Occhi Per Non Vederti (“A House Is Not a Home” Italian Version)
- Summertime
- You'll Never Walk Alone
- My Favorite Things
- Something Wonderful
- One Hand One Heart (With These Hands)
- The Way You Look Tonight
- He Loves Me
- I Believe in You
- Baubles Bangles and Beads
- Anything You Can Do
- My Ship
- I Say a Little Prayer
- Walk Little Dolly
- The Beginning of Loneliness
- Another Night
- The Windows of the World
- (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
- Somewhere
- You're Gonna Hear from Me
- Love
- What's Good About Goodbye
- Taking a Chance on Love
- I Say a Little Prayer (Alternate Version 1)
- As Long as There's an Apple Tree
- Up Up and Away
- You're My World
- (Theme From) Valley of the Dolls
- Silent Voices
- Do You Know the Way to San Jose
- For The Rest of My Life
- Let Me Be Lonely
- Where Would I Go
- Walking Backwards Down the Road
- As Long as There's an Apple Tree (Extended Version)
- Dedicato All' Amore (“For the Rest of My Life” Mono Single Version)
- La Vita Come Va (“The Windows of the World” Italian Version)
- Ogni Donna Che Ameri (“Walk Little Dolly” Italian Version)
- La Voce Del Silenzio (“Silent Voices” Stereo Version)
- Battle Hymn of the Republic
- Somebody Bigger Than You and I
- Jesus Will
- Old Landmark
- The Magic of Believing
- Blessed Be the Name of the Lord
- Grace
- Steal Away
- In The Garden
- Who Do You Think It Was
- Promises Promises
- This Girl’s in Love with You
- Little Green Apples
- Where Is Love
- Who Is Gonna Love Me
- Whoever You Are I Love You
- Where Am I Going
- Wanting Things
- Lonely In My Heart
- Yesterday I Heard the Rain
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
- I'm Your Puppet
- People Got to Be Free
- You're All I Need to Get By
- We Can Work It Out
- A Hard Day's Night
- Do Right Woman–Do Right Man
- I've Been Loving You Too Long
- People Get Ready
- Hey Jude
- Put A Little Love in Your Heart
- The Look of Love (Stereo Version)
- Dream Sweet Dreamer (Stereo Version)
- The April Fools (Stereo Version)
- Slaves (Stereo Version)
- The Wine is Young
- I'll Never Fall in Love Again
- Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
- Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets
- Something
- Paper Mache
- Knowing When to Leave
- Let Me Go to Him
- Didn't We
- My Way
- Odds and Ends (Stereo Version)
- Check Out Time
- Yesterday
- We've Only Just Begun
- Here's That Rainy Day
- The Green Grass Starts to Grow
- They Don't Give Medals to Yesterday's Heroes
- Walk the Way You Talk
- Going Out of My Head
- I Got Love
- Who Gets the Guy (Stereo Version)
- Make It Easy on Yourself (with B.J. Thomas)
- They Don’t Give Medals to Yesterday’s Heroes (with B.J. Thomas)
- California
- You and the Night and the Music
- You're Gonna Hear from Me
- Taking A Chance on Love
- Try to Remember
- Medley: Thank Heaven for Little Girls/Walk on By/ Message to Michael
- Somewhere
- Who Can I Turn To
- What's Good About Goodbye
- I Say a Little Prayer
- For Once in My Life
- The Look of Love
- Going Out of My Head
- Medley: The Impossible Dream/What the World Needs Now Is Love
- Impersonation Medley
- Do You Know the Way to San Jose
- Valley of the Dolls
- Alfie
- Try to Remember (Alternate)
- I'm Putting Me in Your Hands
- Don't Make Me Over
- Reach Out for Me
- You'll Never Get to Heaven
- Wives and Lovers
- I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself
- Anyone Who Had a Heart
- Aquarius
- You Made Me So Very Happy
- Do You Know the Way to San Jose
- This Girl's in Love with You
- Promises Promises
- Goin’ Out of My Head
- Walk on By
- Paper Mache
- I Say a Little Prayer
- I'll Never Fall in Love Again
- Make It Easy on Yourself
- Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
- Alfie (previously unreleased)
- The Look of Love
- What The World Needs Now
- Love Medley (Put a Little Love in Your Heart/Come Together/Get Together)
- Battle Hymn of the Republic (Remix)
- Somebody Bigger Than You and I (Remix)
- Grace (Remix)
- Steal Away (Remix)
- Jesus Will (Remix)
- The Weight
- Our Ages or Our Hearts
- Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
- The Love of My Man
- Hurts So Bad
- Someday We'll Be Together
- Everyday People
- If You Let Me Make Love to You Then Why Can't I Touch You
- Stand
- Games People Play
- MacArthur Park
- Medley: Reach Out and Touch/All Kinds of People
- Give A Damn
- To Be Young Gifted and Black
- Monday Monday
- If I Ruled the World
- Let It Be Me
- They Say It's Wonderful
- For All We Know
- Promises Promises (Live)
- The Impossible Dream/What the World Needs Now Is Love (Live)
- Always Something There to Remind Me (Live)
- Goin’ Out of My Head (Live)
- This Girl’s in Love with You (Live)
- Alfie and Playoff (Live)
- Don’t Say I Didn’t Tell You So (Alternate Version)
- Yesterday (Alternate Version)
- We’ve Only Just Begun (Alternate Version)
- I Got Love (Alternate Version)
- Odds and Ends (Alternate Version)
- Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets (Alternate Version)
- Who Gets the Guy (Alternate Version)
- Walk the Way You Talk (Alternate Version)
- Only Love Can Break a Heart
- Try to See It My Way – Leslie Uggams with Dionne Warwick
- He's Moving On (Theme from The Love Machine) (Single Version)
- Amanda (Single Version)
- He's Moving On (Theme from The Love Machine) (Film Version)
- Amanda (Film Version)
- I Say a Little Prayer (Alternate Version 2)
- Do You Know the Way to San Jose (Alternate Version)
- Walk On By (with count- in)
- Don't Make Me Over (with count-in)
- Radio Promo Spots and Public Service Announcements
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