This twofer collection is as excellent as all Rhino remasters of Ms. Warwick's work. These two forgotten albums are alive and well. Just splendid.

One of the most original voices and smartest phrasings I have ever heard on popular music. Her repertoire takes the best and the worst from Bacharach & David team along with some other authors.

Surely the title song of 'Valley of The Dolls' pairs her best renditions, an impressive and strong performance I have never forgotten.

Two interesting Bacharach-David originals also come from this album: 'As Long as There's an Apple Tree' and 'Do You Know the Way to San José'. Also features an alternative version of Jimmy Webb's 'Up Up and Away'.

Finally, this album offers one interesting song which Ms. Warwick sang in the San Remo Festival (Italy): it is 'Silent Voices'. It's a pity that the Rhino Records team did not have the good idea to include the original 'La Voce del Silenzio' also sung by Ms. Warwick in Italian.

The other album in the package is 'The Windows of The World' and the title song is a must, one of the most inspired by the Bacharach-David team. Well I'm sorry to say that 'I Say a Little Prayer' is one of those worst lyrics penned by Hal David. Other smash hit was 'Always Something There to Remind Me'.

Some non-Bacharach-David include 'Somewhere' from 'West Side Story', the beautiful André Previn's 'You're Gonna Hear from Me', and the standard 'Taking a Chance on Love'.

Dionne Warwick Windows of The World, Scepter Label originally released in 1967, and Dionne Warwick Valley of The Dolls, Scepter Label originally released in 1968, two albums available on one compact disc, Rhino Handmade Label Limited Edition.

TRACKS 1-10 WINDOWS OF THE WORLD

6 TRACKS COMPOSED BY BURT BACHARACH & HAL DAVID

(In alphabetical order)

TRK# TITLE

04 ANOTHER NIGHT

01 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER

03 THE BEGINNING OF LONELINESS

06 (THERE'S) ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME

05 THE WINDOWS OF THE WORLD

02 WALK LITTLE DOLLY

4 TRACKS BY VARIOUS COMPOSERS

(In alphabetical order)

TRK# TITLE/COMPOSER

09 LOVE

(Kaempfert/Gabler)

07 SOMEWHERE

(Soundheim/Bernstein)

10 WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT GOODBYE

(Robin/Arlen)

08 YOU'RE GONNA HEAR FROM ME

(Previn/Previn)

TWO 45 SINGLES

Scepter 12196 THE WINDOWS OF THE WORLD/WALK LITTLE DOLLY

Released Jul. '67.

Scepter 12203 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER/(THEME FROM) THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS

Released Oct. '67.

TRACKS 12-21 VALLEY OF THE DOLLS

5 TRACKS COMPOSED BURT BACHARACH & HAL DAVID

(In alphabetical order)

TRK# TITLE

12 AS LONG AS THERE'S AN APPLE TREE

17 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE

19 LET ME BE LONELY

21 WALKING BACKWARDS DOWN THE ROAD

20 WHERE WOULD I GO

5 TRACKS BY VARIOUS COMPOSERS

(In alphabetical order)

TRK# TITLE/COMPOSER

18 FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE

(Curtis/Carraregi)

16 SILENT VOICES

(Monath/Limiti/Mogul/Sola)

15 (THEME FROM) THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS

(Previn/Previn)

13 UP, UP AND AWAY

(Webb)

12 YOU'RE MY WORLD

(Figman/Bendi)

TWO 45 SINGLES

Scepter 12216 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE/LET ME BE LONELY

Released Apr. '68.

Scepter 12226 (THERE'S) ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME/WHO IS GONNA LOVE ME

Released Aug. '68.

THREE BONUS TRACKS

TRK# TITLE/COMPOSER

11 TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE

(Duke/Fetter/LaTouche)

Arranged by Burt Bacharach

Recorded 5/31/67

(previously unissued)

22 DEDICATO All AMORE

(Curtis/Carraregi)

Recorded 1/26/67

(Previously unissued in the U.S.)

23 LA VOLCE DI SILENZIO

(Monath/Limiti/Mogul/Sola)

Recorded 1/9/68

(Previously unissued in the U.S.)

i love this re-release! every tune is impeccably arranged, and Dionne is...or was back in Her day, a marvelously understated craftswomyn. Brava.