Warwick also found great success with her contributions to movie soundtracks. 'Message to Michael' made the Top 10 in 1966, and her version of 'I Say A Little Prayer' climbed as high as the No. More hits, including many written by Bacharach and David, followed as the 1960s progressed. In 1964, Warwick had two Top 10 singles with 'Anyone Who Had a Heart' and 'Walk On By'-both penned by Bacharach and David. Instead of 'Dionne Warrick,' the label read 'Dionne Warwick.' She decided to keep the new moniker and went on to greater chart success. A typo on the record led to an accidental name. In 1962, Warwick released her first single, 'Don't Make Me Over.' It became a hit the following year. A record executive liked Warwick's demo so much that Warwick got her own record deal. Bacharach hired her to record demos featuring songs written by him and lyricist Hal David. During one session, Warwick met Burt Bacharach. She also landed some work with her group singing backing vocals for recording sessions in New York City. As a teenager, Warwick started up her group, the Gospelaires, with her sister, Dee Dee, and aunt Cissy Houston.Īfter finishing high school in 1959, Warwick pursued her passion at the Hartt College of Music in Hartford, Connecticut. She comes from a gospel musical background as the daughter of a record promoter and a gospel group manager and performer. Early Lifeīorn Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940, in East Orange, New Jersey, Dionne Warwick has enjoyed a tremendously long career as a singer. She filed for bankruptcy the following year. In 2012, Warwick celebrated her 50th anniversary in the music business with the album Now. She went on to release the albums Heartbreaker (1982) and How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye? (1983). Dionne Warwick sang in a gospel trio before recording her first hit songs, including 'Walk on By' and 'I Say a Little Prayer.' After a lull in her career in the 1970s, her album Dionne (1979) sold a million copies.

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