Definitive Collection

Dionne Warwick

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Definitive Collection Review

by Jason Ankeny

Although the title might be stretching it a bit, Definitive Collection is nevertheless a solid overview of Dionne Warwick's storied career. Its greatest strength is that it encompasses the full breadth of the singer's catalog, assembling material not only from her peak-era Scepter tracks but also from her later hits on Arista. The vintage Burt Bacharach/Hal David-composed smashes have lost none of their lustre in the passing years, and many -- "Walk on By," "Do You Know the Way to San Jose," "Don't Make Me Over" and "Anyone Who Had a Heart" -- are presented here in their definitive readings; Warwick's subsequent recordings can't help but suffer in comparison, although hits like "I'll Never Love This Way Again" and the Barry Gibb duet "Heartbreaker" possess a certain charm.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Anyone Who Had a Heart Burt Bacharach / Hal David	Dionne Warwick	03:08	Amazon
2	Don't Make Me Over Burt Bacharach / Hal David	Dionne Warwick	03:22	Amazon
3	Walk on By Burt Bacharach / Hal David	Dionne Warwick	02:56	Amazon
4	Message to Michael Burt Bacharach / Hal David	Dionne Warwick	03:07	Amazon
5	Alfie Burt Bacharach / Hal David	Dionne Warwick	02:45	Amazon
6	I Say a Little Prayer Burt Bacharach / Hal David	Dionne Warwick	03:06	Amazon
7	The Windows of the World Burt Bacharach / Hal David	Dionne Warwick	03:18	Amazon
8	Do You Know the Way to San Jose? Burt Bacharach / Hal David	Dionne Warwick	02:56	Amazon
9	I'll Never Fall in Love Again Burt Bacharach / Hal David	Dionne Warwick	03:02	Amazon
10	Then Came You Sherman Marshall / Philip T. Pugh	Dionne Warwick feat: The Spinners	03:57	Amazon
11	I'll Never Love This Way Again Will Jennings / Richard Kerr	Dionne Warwick	03:28	Amazon
12	Déjà Vu Adrienne Anderson / Isaac Hayes	Dionne Warwick	05:07	Amazon
13	After You Doug Frank / Doug James	Dionne Warwick	04:02	Amazon
14	No Night So Long Will Jennings / Richard Kerr	Dionne Warwick	03:28	Amazon
15	Heartbreaker Barry Gibb / Maurice Gibb / Robin Gibb	Dionne Warwick	04:17	Amazon
16	How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye Steve Goldman	Dionne Warwick feat: Luther Vandross	03:28	Amazon
17	Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow Gerry Goffin / Carole King	Dionne Warwick	05:30	Amazon
18	Love Power Burt Bacharach / Carole Bayer Sager	Dionne Warwick feat: Kenny G / Jeffrey Osborne	04:34	Amazon
19	Reservations for Two Tena Clark / Nathan East / Gary Prim	Dionne Warwick feat: Kashif	04:23	Amazon
20	That's What Friends Are For Burt Bacharach / Carole Bayer Sager	Dionne Warwick feat: Elton John / Gladys Knight / Stevie Wonder	04:14	Amazon