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Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Fall in Love Again

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Album: I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Released: 1968

I'll Never Fall in Love Again Lyrics

What do you get when you fall in love?
A guy with a pin to burst your bubble
That's what you get for all your trouble
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
I'll never fall in love again

What do you get when you kiss a guy?
You get enough germs to catch pneumonia
After you do, he'll never phone ya
I'll never fall in love again
Dontcha know that I'll never fall in love again?

Don't tell me what it's all about
'Cause I've been there and I'm glad I'm out
Out of those chains, those chains that bind you
That is why I'm here to remind you

What do you get when you fall in love?
You only get lies and pain and sorrow
So far at least until tomorrow
I'll never fall in love again
No, no, I'll never fall in love again

Ahh, out of those chains, those chains that bind you
That is why I'm here to remind you

What do you get when you fall in love?
You only get lies and pain and sorrow
So far at least until tomorrow
I'll never fall in love again
Dontcha know that I'll never fall in love again
I'll never fall in love again

Writer/s: DAVID, HAL / BACHARACH, BURT
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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I'll Never Fall in Love Again

Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote this for the Broadway musical Promises, Promises, Neil Simon's musical adaptation of Billy Wilder's screenplay The Apartment. Bacharach and David had added this song to the musical at the last minute at a time when Burt had the flu, which explains Hal David's little joke of rhyming "Pneumonia" with "Phone ya."

Though she did not appear in Promises, Promises, Warwick recorded the five songs for the musical and included three of them on her 1968 album Promises, Promises. This was not included on an album until Warwick's 1970 release I'll Never Fall In Love Again.

Because there was no time to write a full musical arrangement, the song was performed to a solitary guitar accompaniment, which was unusual for a Bacharach composition.

In the UK Bobby Gentry had the hit version, her cover topped the UK charts for a week in October 1969.

Burt Bacharach has said that he wrote this song faster than any other, since he was working on deadline. "Given the opportunity, I'll play with a song or an orchestration for as long as I can," he said.

Speaking with Record Collector magazine, Burt Bacharach said: "I had just gotten out of the hospital. I'd been on the road and gotten pneumonia. We were on the road with Promises, Promises and we'd try to get this song written and into the show the next night or two nights later. That's where Hal's line came from, 'what do you do when you kiss a girl, you get another germs to catch an ammonia, after you do she'll never phone ya.' So having been in the hospital for five days with pneumonia, I got out and struggled to write that song feeling not too great. You should take a rest after that and not go back into the Broadway show environment out on the road!"

This won the 1970 Grammy award for Best Contemporary Vocal Performance.

The Carpenters covered this song in 1970 on their second album, Close to You.

by Dionne Warwick - Walk On

by Dionne Warwick - Walk On Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Make Way for Dionne Warwick
Released: 1964

Walk On Lyrics

If you see me walking down the street
And I start to cry each time we meet
Walk On by, walk on by

Make believe
That you don't see the tears
Just let me grieve
In private 'cause each time I see you
I break down and cry
And walk on by (don't stop)
And walk on by (don't stop)
And walk on by

I just can't get over losing you
And so if I seem broken and blue
Walk on by, walk on by

Foolish pride
Is all that I have left
So let me hide
The tears and the sadness you gave me
When you said goodbye
Walk on by
And walk on by
I just can't get over losing you
And so if I seem broken and blue
Walk on by, walk on by

Foolish pride
Is all that I have left
So let me hide
The tears and the sadness you gave me
When you said goodbye
Walk on by
And walk on by
Walk on by (don't stop)
Walk on by (don't stop)

Writer/s: BACHARACH, BURT / DAVID, HAL
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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Walk On

The songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal Davis wrote this. Bacharach came up with the music, and David wrote the lyrics about a woman asking her former lover to leave her alone.

This was released as the B-side to Warwick's single "Any Old Time Of The Day." She'd had several releases that went nowhere, and her latest tune was, in the opinion of her label, her manager, and herself, her last shot at making the Top 40. Murray the K, whose show on radio station WINS was the top-rated program in New York, wouldn't play it. No matter how many people called and pleaded with him, he played the B-side instead because he knew that was the tune with potential. Warwick's record company wasn't happy with this, but listeners agreed with Murray and "Walk On By" became the hit. (thanks to Peter at the Murray the K archives)

Isaac Hayes did a 12-minute version on his album Hot Buttered Soul. A Punk band called The Stranglers also recorded it.

Other artists who have covered this song include the Carnival, D Train, the Four Seasons, Connie Francis, Aretha Franklin, Gabrielle, Gloria Gaynor, Kool & the Gang, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Lawrence, The Lettermen, Little Anthony And The Imperials, Johnny Mathis, The Miracles, Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels, Helen Shapiro, and Mel Torme. (thanks, Jerro - New Alexandria, PA)

Burt Bacharach (from Record Collector magazine): "'Walk On By' was the first time that I tried putting two grand pianos on a record in the studio. I can't remember if I played and Artie Butler played or if Paul Griffin and Artie Butler played but here were two grand pianos going on. I knew the song had something. It was a great date. I walked out of that studio and we had done two tunes in a three-hour session, 'Walk On By' and 'Anyone Who Had A Heart.' I felt very good leaving knowing that I had two monster hits on my hands. You never know for sure but you feel a great satisfaction."

On May 12, 2002 Warwick was arrested at Miami International Airport after baggage screeners found marijuana inside a lipstick container she was carrying. The UK publication The Sun reported the story with the headline: "Walk on high, Dionne." (thanks, Alexander Baron - London, England)

This was given the Q Classic Song honor at the 2012 Q Awards. Presenting the gong to Dionne Warwick, Tim Burgess (frontman of The Charlatans UK) said: "The song involves tears in the street, unrequited love and Groundhog Day-style heartbreak. If you listen properly it's everything but easy listening. It's utter devastation, given dignity by Dionne's rich, beautiful voice - one of the most soulful performances ever given."

Dionne Warwick - I Say a Little Prayer

Dionne Warwick - I Say a Little Prayer Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: The Windows Of The World
Released: 1967

I Say a Little Prayer Lyrics

The moment I wake up
Before I put on my makeup
I Say a Little Prayer for you
While combing my hair, now
And wondering what dress to wear, now
I say a little prayer for you

[Chorus]
Forever and ever, you'll stay in my heart
And I will love you
Forever and ever, we never will part
Oh, how I'll love you
Together forever, that's how it must be
To live without you
Would only be heartbreak for me

I run for the bus, dear
While riding I think of us, dear
I say a little prayer for you
At work, I just take time
And all through my coffee break-time
I say a little prayer for you

[Chorus]

I say a little prayer for you
I say a little prayer for you
Forever and ever, you'll stay in my heart
And I will love you
Forever and ever we never will part
Oh, how I'll love you
Together forever, that's how it must be
To live without you
Would only be heartbreak for me

My darling, believe me
For me there is no one
But you

Writer/s: BURT BACHARACH, HAL DAVID
Publisher: BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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I Say a Little Prayer Song Chart

Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote this song and also produced it. They first heard Dionne Warwick singing backup for The Drifters, which is when they realized she had the perfect voice for their songs. Bacharach and David had a string of hits with Warwick, including "Walk On By" and "Do You Know the Way to San José."

The song's writers were never happy with the tempo of this song, and thought it would flop. Burt Bacharach said in Record Collector magazine: "I never thought I made the right record on that. I think I made the tempo a little too fast, a little bit too nervous with Dionne. I didn't want the record to come out but got overridden. I'm glad that I got overridden."

In this joyful song of devotion, the singer doesn't just think about her man, she prays for him, starting from when she wakes up in the morning and continuing through her workday. She sounds a little co-dependent ("To live without you would only be heartbreak for me"), and there's even a chance that this is an unrequited love ("Why don't you answer my prayer?"). Nonetheless, most ears hear it as an expression of true love, which makes it a favorite at weddings. The song also resonated with wives and girlfriends whose men were fighting in the Vietnam War.

Aretha Franklin recorded this song less than a year after Warwick's version was released. In the UK, Aretha's recording was the big hit, making #4 (her highest-charting UK single after "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)," which hit #1). In the US, Aretha's version - produced by Atlantic Records head Jerry Wexler - was first released as the B-side of "The House That Jack Built," but quickly flipped when it was apparent that "Prayer" was the hit. Her cover went to #10 in the US.

The thread connecting these two versions of the song is the backup singers, the Sweet Inspirations. After performing on the original, the singers found themselves working with Aretha Franklin, who started singing it with them during sessions for her Aretha Now album. She came up with an original arrangement, and when Wexler heard it, he insisted on recording the song. Burt Bacharach has said that he likes Aretha's version the best, describing it as "much better than the cut I did with Dionne."

Something a little bit different - the song's title is in the verse, rather than the chorus. (thanks, Jerro - New Alexandria, PA)

The female vocals are a crucial component to this song. They were performed by a group called The Sweet Inspirations, which were comprised at the time of Cissy Houston, Estelle Brown, Myrna Smith and Sylvia Shemwell (Houston is Warwick's aunt, and Whitney Houston's mother). Their contribution gave the song a powerful Gospel sound and made the chorus pop.

The Sweet Inspirations were in on this song at the same time as Warwick - they practiced it with her during rehearsals at Burt Bacharach's house. It was a very relaxed atmosphere where they were able to hone the song before entering the studio.

This song has made four trips to the US Hot 100, first by Warwick and Franklin, then by Glen Campbell and Anne Murray, whose medley of the song with "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" made #81 in 1971 (Dee Irwin & Mamie Galore also recorded this medley in 1968).

In 1997, the song was introduced to a new generation when Diana King did a cover for the 1997 Julia Roberts movie My Best Friend's Wedding. This version went to #38.

Another popular recording is by Sergio Mendes, whose piano-driven instrumental made #106 in 1968.

In a 1997 interview with Switch, Hal David explained that he would take a long, careful look at the work before fitting his words to Bacharach's melodies. He added that sometimes the placement of the title was not so obvious with Bacharach's music. For instance, the chorus section in 'I Say a Little Prayer,' that's ordinarily where the title would fall, but it seemed to me that the title should come in the less obvious place in the middle of the verse after 'The moment I wake up, before I put on my make-up.'" (This interview is available at Rock's Backpages .)

The B-side of the single was "Theme From Valley Of The Dolls," which Warwick recorded for the movie of the same name.

Irish singer Mary Black has recorded two versions of this song. A studio cut is on her 1989 album No Frontiers, and a live version is on her 2001 CD, Best Of Mary Black volume 2. (thanks, Martemus - Austin, TX)