Presenting Dionne Warwick

 

I Smiled Yesterday

Presenting Dionne Warwick
Scepter Records SCEPTER 508
1963

From the back cover: First record, first hit. It's not as easy as it sounds. Dionne studied music for years. In time she became an accomplished singer and pianist. Playing and singing in church every Sunday, her talent for music flourished and grew. Her next step forward took Dionne to the recording studios in New York. There she sang in the background chorus on many recording sessions. This was when she was first seen and heard by two songwriters, Burt Bacharach and Hal David. They brought her to the attention of the Scepter Record Co. and what followed is "Don't Make Me Over."

From Billboard - April 20, 1963: Dionne Warwick has a sound and a style and she has a chance to get attention with this, her first album for the label. She sells in a warm and tender way both originals and standards that should interest and "Don't Make Me Over," "Empty Place" and Wishin' and Hopin'."

The Empty Place
Wishin' & 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