Windows of the World / In the Valley of the Dolls / Promises, Promises / Soulful... Plus

This is the third collection in this series of early Dionne Warwick LPs. Each volume (there are 4 in the series) is comprised of 4 LPs on 2 CDs; some with bonus tracks. This particular volume, however, has so much bonus material that the 4 LPs are spread across 3 CDs! These appear to be British imports with a booklet that has plenty of background of each LP and the various songs.If your interest is in Ms. Warwick as Bacharach's chanteuse, then chances are that you already have what you want in her numerous greatest hits albums. But, if you have any interest in the wealth of additional material, then you can't beat these buys. You not only have fine renditions of songs by other songwriters and writing teams, but some rare Bacharach/David songs. Three that readily come to mind is a particularly fine "Where Is Love?" from Lionel Bart's OLIVER, Jimmy Webb's "Up, Up, And Away", and a rarely heard Bacharach/David "Who Is Gonna Love Me?"As to the quality of the recordings, overall, they are excellent but there is the odd drop-out or they inserted a mono version over that of the stereo. Perhaps the mono version was in better shape. The thing is that I know for some of these tracks, there is better source material out there...I've heard it in some of the greatest hits albums. Also, I found the tempos in some of the songs to be a tad slower that I remember; "Promises, Promises" comes to mind. Perhaps the speed of the master has been corrected and we are finally hearing the songs at their proper tempo. Another plus is the clarity of the accompaniment. I know I am hearing details that I have never heard before.This is a fantastic buy for those that appreciate Ms. Warwick's vocal style and, in many cases, the definitive versions of those classic Bacharach/David Songs.

The collaboration of Warwick, Bacharach, and David rose to new heights of excellence. The promises to deliver great music were kept and expectations exceeded. Their artistic relationship gelled producing a championship team. This team made up of a talented vocalist, a gifted lyricist, and a prolific composer/producer/arranger gave us nothing less than the best in song. Also Burt proves his ability as a top producer/arranger through Dionne's interpretations of material written by other song writers. Dionne's brief excursion to produce her own album gives her the platform to present a slightly gutsier sound to listeners around the world. Although it is quite different, it is still enjoyable. I particularly liked the bonus tracks on disc two and three. Once again the inclusion of a detailed information booklet make this a worthy purchase.

I believe this to be the strongest of the 4 Edsel sets of Dionne's music and also the best value as far as the amount of music you're getting.The first 3 albums showcase the Warwick/Bacharach/ David partnership in full bloom, including some excellent bonus tracks. The self-produced fourth album (Soulful) could be called "Dionne in Memphis", covering popular r&b and rock 'n' roll tunes from this period with 13 extra tracks; of particular interest is a bluesy reinvention of the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night.Sound quality is very good.

Oh boy what a nice dose of Dionne! Lots and lots of good material!

I have always enjoyed listening to my absolute favorite female vocalist, Dionne Warwick. She has a distinct talent of interpreting the love baĺlards Hal David and Burt Bachrrach, yes, I am pleased with the àlbum that I selected.

This collection is outstanding.

My favorite singer. So happy to have her early albums preserved on this c.d.

I just love this collection of Dionne Warwick albums, she is a legend

This triple CD follows two earlier double CDs  Presenting Dionne Warwick / Anyone Who Had A Heart / Make Way / The Sensitive Sound  and  Here I Am & Live In Paris & Here Where There Is Love & On Stage And In Movies  This triple CD follows two earlier double CDs Presenting Dionne Warwick / Anyone Who Had A Heart / Make Way / The Sensitive Sound and Here I Am & Live In Paris & Here Where There Is Love & On Stage And In Movies in presenting re-issues of Dionne's sixties music. This volume features the ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth albums of Dionne's career. The first three of these continue much as before with Bacharach and David still in control. Classic songs featured include I say a little prayer, Always something there to remind me, Up, up and away, You're my world, Valley of the dolls, Do you know the way to San Jose and Little green apples, just to name a few.Her performance of L.O.V.E. is strange. She uses a different voice for much of the song and it doesn't work for me. It would have worked better in her normal voice. I've heard men sing this song superbly. I don't remember hearing a female version before, but this is an aberration. On a shorter album, I might knock a star off for this track, but with over 60 great tracks here, that would be unfair.The final CD is all about her self-produced album, Soulful, and its bonus tracks. Here, she was able to decide not only what songs to sing, but also how they would be arranged. The result is music that sounds more like we would expect from a soul singer than her earlier work. Many of the songs are covers of songs associated with other soul singers, such as Do right woman - do right man (Aretha Franklin), I've been loving you too long to stop now (Otis Redding), Someday we'll be together (Diana Ross and Supremes) and To be young gifted and black (Nina Simone) but there are also three Beatles covers (done in a soulful style) and there is the second oddity of this compilation, MacArthur Park.MacArthur Park has been severely cut to under two and a half minutes, omitting the piece about someone leaving the cake out in the rain, and much else besides, but the bit that Dionne chose to record, she did superbly. Whether Dionne set out to record it this way, or whether she cut it during production after initially recording a longer version, I don't know, but that's how it ended up.This is certainly an interesting part of Dionne's career, with plenty of great music and a couple of oddities. Presenting Dionne Warwick / Anyone Who Had A Heart / Make Way / The Sensitive SoundHere I Am & Live In Paris & Here Where There Is Love & On Stage And In Movies

One of the great songstresses of our time. 3 early albums on 3 separate discs. Nice packaging.On a personal note, I prefer the first two albums - the 3rd is mostly tracks usually associated to other artistes. But all in all -certainly worthwhile having if you're a fan.

This is Dionne W as one would wish to speak of her.Pure vocal delivery of highest order

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Tercer volumen reuniendo los cuatro LP's que D. Warwick grabó entre 1967 y 1969, presentados en una edición de lujo y muy bien documentada por el sello Edsel en tres CD's. Muchos temas escritos y producidos por el dúo Bacharach/David, más 15 temas complementarios que no se editaron en LP, configuran una edición impecable. En el tercer disco de esta edición se recoge el LP "SOULFUL", que Dionne grabó en los American Studios de Memphis con el productor Chips Moman y un elenco de músicos de estudio que son de lo mejor que se ha reunido jamás en un estudio de grabación. El sonido creado por Moman no ha envejecido un ápice y suena potente y sofisticado a la vez. De Warwick, cualquier comentario es gratuito; está excelente en casi todo y muy bien en el resto.