It is easier to define Dionne Warwick by what she isn't rather than what she is. Although she grew up singing in church, she is not a gospel singer. Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan are clear influences, but she is not a jazz singer. R&B is also part of her background, but she is not really a soul singer, either, at least not in the sense that Aretha Franklin is…
On the SAT.1 channel, there was a weekly Die Hit-Giganten show, each time dedicated to various topics, such as Disco Hits, Neue Deutsche Welle, Pop & Wave der 80er, Rockballaden, Sommerhits and many others. Of course, this popular show also gave rise to a series of collections on CD. Here is a new collection including 60 popular love songs.
Dionne Warwick is a legendary American vocalist, she’s also Whitney Houston’s cousin. Throughout her career she’s released over fifty albums, won five Grammy’s and been nominated for a further seven as well as getting over thirty top 40 R&B hits. DIONNE, released in 1979 on Arista, was produced by Barry Manilow who also provides backing vocals and piano on a number of songs. Gene Page also makes an appearance orchestrating four of the songs.