Dionne Warwick: Déjà Vu – The Arista Recordings (1979-1994), 12CD Boxset
Dionne Warwick

It’s just over 40 years since global music icon Dionne Warwick signed with Arista Records marking a defining fifteen-year chapter in the star-studded career of the Lifetime Achievement and multi-Grammy-winning songstress, celebrated here with this first-of-its-kind box set of her (159) recordings for the label. Included are (29) bonus tracks, with nine of the twelve albums as expanded editions of the original Arista LPs, with remastering by Nick Robbins. The deluxe 64-page booklet (with artwork by Roger Williams) includes detailed essays on each album by SoulMusic.com/SoulMusic Records’ founder David Nathan (who credits Dionne’s mid-60s hits as fuelling his passion for soul music), with quotes from Dionne, Clive Davis and producer Steve Buckingham.

• Disc 1, DIONNE marked the rejuvenation of the famed entertainer’s career as an international hitmaker, with then-labelmate Barry Manilow producing Dionne’s first platinum-selling LP with the classics ‘I’ll Never Love This Way Again’ and ‘Déjà Vu’, garnering the singer two Grammy Awards. An expanded edition with three bonus tracks left over from the early 1979 sessions.

• Disc 2, 1980’s NO NIGHT SO LONG was produced by then Atlanta-based Steve Buckingham with the title cut achieving US Top 30 and Top 20 R&B status. An expanded edition with nine bonus tracks (two of which were originally released on Dionne’s third Arista set and a number of which were planned for inclusion on that LP but shelved) as well as the rare ‘B’ side, ‘This Time Is Ours’.

• Disc 3, 1981’s HOT! LIVE & OTHERWISE, a Steve Buckingham-produced live recording of Dionne’s shows at Harrah’s in Reno including the famous 20-minute ‘Hit Records Medley’; with studio cuts (produced by Michael Masser) from the ‘Otherwise’ side of the LP. Expanded edition with two bonus ‘live’ tracks (‘Touch Me In The Morning’ and ‘Welcome To My World’) along with CD debut of the ‘live’ version of ‘We Never Said Goodbye’.

• Disc 4, 1982’s FRIENDS IN LOVE, produced by renowned musician/songwriter Jay Graydon, features Dionne’s US Top 40 hit duet with Johnny Mathis along with original compositions by Stevie Wonder and Tom Snow along with distinctive cover versions of ‘Can’t Hide Love’ (EW&F) and “Betcha By Golly Wow” (The Stylistics), considered musically one of Dionne’s best Arista albums.

• Disc 5, 1982s HEARTBREAKER, Dionne’s biggest-selling LP to date (with over 3 million sales), a worldwide success thanks to the title track, “All The Love In The World” and “Take The Short Way Home.” Produced by Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten & Karl Richardson with (8) songs written specifically for Dionne. Expanded edition with a demo duet with Barry Gibb of ‘Let It Be Me’.

• Disc 6, 1983’s HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE (released in Europe as “So Amazing”), produced by Luther Vandross, featuring the U.S. Top 10 R&B and Top 30 pop charted title track and a musical reunion with Dionne’s 60s Scepter label-mates, The Shirelles on ‘Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow’. Expanded edition with a dance mix of ‘Got A Date’.

• Disc 7, 1985’s FINDER OF LOST LOVES, an expanded edition with five bonus tracks including the original Dionne & Luther duet from the US television series of the same name (a musical reunion with Burt Bacharach) and duets with Barry Manilow, Stevie Wonder and Glenn Jones.

• Disc 8, FRIENDS, the 1985 US gold-certified LP featuring the timeless global anthem, award-winning ‘That’s What Friends Are For’ (with Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight & Elton John) which raised over $3 million for AIDS research; and key originals ‘Whisper In The Dark’ and ‘How Long’.

• Disc 9, 1987’s RESERVATIONS FOR TWO, with the hit duets ‘Love Power’ (with Jeffrey Osborne) and the title track (with Kashif). An expanded edition with three bonus tracks including ‘Take Good Care Of You And Me’ with Osborne and ‘Who’s Counting Heartaches’ with Johnny Mathis.

• Disc 10, 1990’s DIONNE WARWICK SINGS COLE PORTER, an inspired tribute to the renowned late composer, produced by Arif Mardin and including time-honoured standards such as ‘Night And Day’, ‘You’re The Top’; with ‘You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To’.

• Disc 11, 1993’s FRIENDS CAN BE LOVERS with production by Ian Devaney & Andy Morris (of Lisa Stansfield fame), Dionne’s son David Elliott (on ‘Love Will Find A Way’, Dionne’s duet with cousin Whitney Houston) and Barry J. Eastmond; an expanded edition with three bonus tracks including the 1989 charted single ‘I Don’t Need Another Love’, duet with The Spinners and, “A True Love,” Dionne’s duet with French music legend Sacha Distel.

• Disc 12, Dionne’s final Arista LP, 1994’s the artistic triumph AQUARELA DO BRASIL with a cadre of top musicians, songwriters and singers from Brazil; an expanded edition with five bonus tracks not included on the original critically-acclaimed album,

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

DIONNE: EXPANDED EDITION

1. WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY
2. AFTER YOU
3. THE LETTER
4. I’LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN
5. DÉJÀ VU
6. FEELING OLD FEELINGS
7. IN YOUR EYES
8. MY EVERLASTING LOVE
9. OUT OF MY HANDS
10. ALL THE TIME
BONUS TRACKS
11. NEVER GONNA LET YOU GET AWAY (Solo)
12. THE LAST ONE TO BE LOVED
13. NEVER GONNA LET YOU GET AWAY (Duet with Barry Manilow)

DISC TWO

NO NIGHT SO LONG: EXPANDED EDITION

1. EASY LOVE
2. NO NIGHT SO LONG
3. IT’S THE FALLING IN LOVE
4. WHEN THE WORLD RUNS OUT OF LOVE
5. WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE
6. HOW YOU ONCE LOVED ME
7. REACHING FOR THE SKY
8. SWEETIE PIE
9. SOMEBODY’S ANGEL
10. WE HAD THIS TIME
BONUS TRACKS
11. EVEN A FOOL WOULD LET GO
12. DEDICATE THIS HEART
13. NOW THAT THE FEELING’S GONE
14. STARTING TOMORROW
15. THIS TIME IS OURS
16. ONLY HEAVEN CAN WAIT FOR LOVE
17. RIGHT BACK
18. WHEN THE GOOD TIMES COME AGAIN
19. THIS IS WHAT I’VE WANTED ALL MY LIFE

DISC THREE

HOT! LIVE & OTHERWISE: EXPANDED EDITION

1. WHAT YOU WON’T DO FOR LOVE/IN THE STONE
2. DON’T MAKE ME OVER
3. ALFIE
4. ONE IN A MILLION YOU
5. TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING (LIVE) BONUS TRACK
6. WELCOME TO MY WORLD (LIVE) BONUS TRACK
7. HIT RECORDS MEDLEY:
WALK ON BY/ANYONE WHO HAD A
HEART/ YOU’LL NEVER GET TO
HEAVEN/A HOUSE IS NOT A
HOME/MESSAGE TO MICHAEL/ TRAINS
AND BOATS AND PLANES/THE LOOK OF
LOVE/CLOSE TO YOU/DO YOU KNOW
THE WAY TO SAN JOSE?/VALLEY OF
THE DOLLS/THERE’S ALWAYS
SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND
ME/MAKE IT EASY ON
YOURSELF/PROMISES, PROMISES/WHAT
THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE/THEN
CAME YOU
8. DÉJÀ VU
9. EASY LOVE
10. NO NIGHT SO LONG
11. WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE
12. I’LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN
13. THERE’S A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF US
14. SOME CHANGES ARE FOR GOOD
15. NOW WE’RE STARTING OVER AGAIN

DISC FOUR

FRIENDS IN LOVE

1. FOR YOU
2. FRIENDS IN LOVE – Dionne Warwick & Johnny Mathis
3. NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO
4. CAN’T HIDE LOVE
5. BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW
6. MORE THAN FASCINATION
7. GOT YOU WHERE I WANT YOU – Dionne Warwick &
Johnny Mathis
8. WITH A TOUCH
9. WHAT IS THIS
10. A LOVE SO RIGHT

DISC FIVE
HEARTBREAKER:
EXPANDED EDITION

1. HEARTBREAKER
2. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE
3. YOURS
4. TAKE THE SHORT WAY HOME
5. MISUNDERSTOOD
6. ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD
7. I CAN’T SEE ANYTHING (BUT YOU)
8. JUST ONE MORE NIGHT
9. YOU ARE MY LOVE
10. OUR DAY WILL COME
BONUS TRACK
11. LET IT BE ME (DEMO) (Duet with Barry Gibb)

DISC SIX

HOW MANY TIMES CAN
WE SAY GOODBYE: EXPANDED EDITION

1. GOT A DATE
2. SO AMAZING
3. I DO IT ‘CAUSE I LIKE IT
4. HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE – Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross
5. WHAT CAN A MIRACLE DO
6. TWO SHIPS PASSING IN
THE NIGHT
7. I CAN LET GO NOW
8. WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW
BONUS TRACK
9. GOT A DATE (SPECIAL REMIX)

DISC SEVEN

FINDER OF LOST LOVES: EXPANDED EDITION

1. NO ONE IN THE WORLD
2. WITHOUT YOUR LOVE
3. RUN TO ME
(Duet with Barry Manilow)
4. FINDER OF LOST LOVES – Dionne Warwick &
Glenn Jones
5. LOVE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
6. IT’S YOU
(Duet with Stevie Wonder)
7. IT’S LOVE
8. BEDROOM EYES
9. WEAKNESS
(Duet with Stevie Wonder)
10. YOU MADE ME WANT TO LOVE AGAIN
BONUS TRACKS
11. BROKEN BOTTLES
12. DANGEROUS
13. NO ONE IN THE WORLD (ALTERNATE VERSION)
14. BEDROOM EYES (ALTERNATE VERSION)
15. FINDER OF LOST LOVES – Dionne Warwick &
Luther Vandross

DISC EIGHT

FRIENDS

1. THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR – Dionne & Friends (Featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder)
2. WHISPER IN THE DARK
3. REMEMBER YOUR HEART
4. LOVE AT SECOND SIGHT
5. MOMENTS AREN’T MOMENTS
6. STRONGER THAN BEFORE
7. STAY DEVOTED
8. NO ONE THERE (TO SING ME A LOVE SONG)
9. HOW LONG?
10. EXTRAVAGANT GESTURES

DISC NINE

RESERVATIONS FOR TWO EXPANDED EDITION

1. LOVE POWER – Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne
2. CLOSE ENOUGH
3. YOU’RE MY HERO (Duet with Smokey Robinson)
4. IN A WORLD SUCH AS THIS
5. ANOTHER CHANCE TO LOVE – Dionne Warwick and
Howard Hewett
6. RESERVATIONS FOR TWO – Dionne & Kashif
7. CRY ON ME
8. HEARTBREAK OF LOVE – Dionne Warwick &
June Pointer
9. FOR EVERYTHING YOU ARE
10. NO ONE IN THE WORLD
BONUS TRACKS
11. WALK AWAY
12. TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU AND ME – Dionne Warwick
& Jeffrey Osborne
13. TWO STRONG HEARTS – Johnny Mathis with
Dionne Warwick

DISC TEN

DIONNE WARWICK
SINGS COLE PORTER

1. NIGHT AND DAY
2. I LOVE PARIS
3. I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU
4. A. WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE?/B. SO IN LOVE (MEDLEY)
5. YOU’RE THE TOP
6. I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN
7. BEGIN THE BEGUINE
8. IT’S ALL RIGHT WITH ME
9. ANYTHING GOES
10. YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO
11. ALL OF YOU
12. I CONCENTRATE ON YOU
13. JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
14. NIGHT AND DAY (JAZZ VERSION)

DISC ELEVEN

FRIENDS CAN BE LOVERS: EXPANDED EDITION

1. SUNNY WEATHER LOVER
2. AGE OF MIRACLES
3. WHERE MY LIPS HAVE BEEN
4. FRIENDS CAN BE LOVERS
5. LOVE WILL FIND A WAY
(with Whitney Houston)
6. MUCH TOO MUCH
7. TIL THE END OF TIME
8. THE WOMAN THAT I AM
9. FRAGILE
10. I SING AT DAWN
BONUS TRACKS
11. A TRUE LOVE
(Duet with Sacha Distel)
12. WHO’S COUNTING HEARTACHES
(Duet with Johnny Mathis)
13. I DON’T NEED ANOTHER LOVE (with The Spinners)

DISC TWELVE

AQUARELA DO BRASIL: EXPANDED EDITION

1. JOBIM MEDLEY:
RETRATO EM BRANCO E
PRETO (VARIATION)/HOW
INSENSITIVE/QUIET NIGHTS
OF QUIET STARS/WAVE/
WATERS OF MARCH
2. VIROU AREIA
3. OH BAHIA
4. PIANO NA MANGUEIRA
5. CAPTIVES OF THE HEART
6. SAMBA DOBRADO
7. HEART OF BRAZIL
8. N’KOSI SIKELEL’I – AFRIKA/SO BASHIYA BAHLALA EKHAYA
9. BRAZIL (AQUARELA DO BRASIL)
10. CARAVAN
11. FLOWER OF BAHIA
12. 10,000 WORDS
BONUS TRACKS
13. TO SAY GOODBYE
(with Edu Lobo)
14. LOVE ME
15. LULLABY
16. BRIDGES (TRAVESSIA)
17. RAINY DAY GIRL
(with Ivan Lins)