A beautiful, musical package deal

I scoffed when a friend of mine recommended this cd to me. I focused on her latter efforts of psychic network fame. I'm glad I kept an opened my mind because this cd is a treasure. You can't go wrong with the perfect combination of Bacharach/David arrangements and the fresh, talented voice of Warwick. "A House Is Not A Home" is worth the price of the cd alone. You can hear the vulnerability of a young Dionne Warwick in "Don't Make Me Over"(the song written specifically for her). The final track,
"The Green Grass Starts to Grow" is like medicine. The song can truly lift you up when you're down. If anyone ever told me that this would be one of my favorite cds a few years ago, I would have laughed in their faces. Today, this is a cd I could never live without. I play this cd all the time. Go out and get this one!!!

I love her songs I love her voice

I love her songs and I love her voice. "The Dionne Warwick Collection" is a must have. "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?," "Walk on By," "I Say a Little Prayer" and "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" really demonstrate the coolness and soothing quality of her voice. She has an ability to deliver a tune and make the listener just sit back, slow down and just take it nice and cool.

The Very Best by Burt Bacharach's Muse

Gifted with one of the most recognized and loved voices in music, Dionne Warwick's collective body of work is nothing less than outstanding. This Greatest Hits CD contains 24 of her best known songs. My personal favorites are "I Say A Prayer" (I prefer this version even to Aretha Franklin's), "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" and "Message To Michael" (I'm very partial to that one).

Dionne Warwick always managed a good balance between sentimental torch song/heartbreaker and sweet love ballad. While touching on the painful side of lovers' quarrels, the songs always offer an uplifting hopefulness about a happy ending. She says she'll never fall in love again, but you know she will.

Dionne Warwick represents a rare "mentor/muse" relationship (with the writer/lyricist Burt Bacharach being the one inspired by the great songstress) unseen since Marlene Dietrich/Friedrich Hollander. The two must have truly believed in one another to collaborate on so many wonderful music arrangements. Ms Warwick can easily be counted among the top ten female vocalists of our time. I highly recommend this CD.*...