Dionne Warwick: Make It Easy On Yourself - The Scepter Recordings 1962-1971, 12CD Slipcase

• Definitive celebration of one of the most successful and acclaimed vocalists of all time: six-time Grammy Award winner and 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dionne Warwick!

• The first-ever collection to comprehensively chronicle the first decade of the legendary Dionne Warwick’s recording career and her era-defining collaborations with songwriter- producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

• Deluxe 12CD set’s whopping 280 tracks encompass every original Scepter album and single release plus over 60 rare bonus tracks – 16 of which are previously unreleased (both in the studio and in concert) – for a total of over 14 hours of timeless Warwick magic!

• Includes the exclusive bonus disc ‘ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE: LIVE & STUDIO GEMS FROM THE SCEPTER VAULTS’ which premieres a lost 1969 concert from Washington, DC.

• Plus never-before-heard alternate takes of ‘Don’t Say I Didn’t’ Tell You So’, ‘Who Gets the Guy’, ‘Walk the Way You Talk’, and ‘We’ve Only Just Begun’, along with the official CD debuts of Leslie Uggams and Dionne’s rare duet of Bacharach & David’s ‘Try to See It My Way’ and the film soundtrack versions of Dionne’s songs from THE LOVE MACHINE.

With David Nathan as executive producer, this SoulMusic Records/The Second Disc box set is produced by Joe Marchese and Jim Pierson, beautifully designed by John Sellards while all tracks have been newly mastered by Nick Robbins.

This 225th re-issue from SoulMusic Records completes the primary trio of Dionne’s incredible recording legacy, alongside Dionne Warwick box sets, ‘SURE THING: THE WARNER BROS. RECORDINGS 1972-1977’ and ‘DÉJÀ VU: THE ARISTA RECORDINGS 1979-1994’.

With the co-operation of Miss Warwick herself, ‘MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF: THE SCEPTER RECORDINGS 1962-1971’ is the ultimate tribute to this extraordinary artist and global icon.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

PRESENTING DIONNE WARWICK/ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART

PRESENTING DIONNE WARWICK

1  This Empty Place

2  Wishin' and Hopin'

3  I Cry Alone

4  Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

5  Make The Music Play

6  If You See Bill

7  Don't Make Me Over

8  It's Love That Really Counts

9  Unlucky

10  I Smiled Yesterday

11  Make It Easy on Yourself

12  The Love of a Boy

ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART

13  Anyone Who Had a Heart

14  Shall I Tell Her

15  Getting Ready for the Heartbreak

16  Oh Lord, What Are You Doing to Me

17  Any Old Time of Day

18  Mr. Heartbreak

19  Put Yourself in My Place

20  I Could Make You Mine

21  Please Make Him Love Me

BONUS TRACKS

22  Don't Make Me Over (Alternate Version)

23  Any Old Time of Day (Alternate Version)

DISC TWO

MAKE WAY FOR DIONNE WARWICK/THE SENSITIVE SOUND OF DIONNE WARWICK

MAKE WAY FOR DIONNE WARWICK

1  A House Is Not a Home

2  People

3  They Long to Be Close to You

4  The Last One to Be Loved

5  Land of Make Believe

6  Reach Out for Me

7  You'll Never Get to Heaven

8  Walk on By

9  Get Rid of Him

10  Make The Night a Little Longer

THE SENSITIVE SOUND OF DIONNE WARWICK

11  Unchained Melody

12  Who Can I Turn To

13  How Many Days of Sadness

14  Is There Another Way to Love You

15  Where Can I Go Without You

16  You Can Have Him

17  Wives and Lovers

18  Don't Say I Didn't Tell You So

19  Only the Strong, Only the Brave

20  Forever My Love

21  That's Not the Answer

DISC THREE

HERE I AM/HERE WHERE THERE IS LOVE

HERE I AM

1  In Between the Heartache

2  Here I Am

3  If I Ever Make You Cry

4  Lookin' With My Eyes

5  Once In a Lifetime

6  This Little Light

7  Don't Go Breaking My Heart

8  Window Wishing

9  Long Day, Short Night

10  Are You There (With Another Girl)

11  How Can I Hurt You

12  I Love You Porgy

HERE WHERE THERE IS LOVE

13  Go With Love

14  What The World Needs Now Is Love

15  I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself

16  Here, Where There Is Love

17  Trains and Boats and Planes

18  Alfie

19  As Long as He Needs Me

20  I Wish You Love

21  (I Never Knew) What You Were Up To

22  Blowin’ In the Wind

BONUS TRACKS

23  If I Ever Make You Cry (Alternate Version)

24  Here Where There Is Love (Alternate Version)

25  Message to Michael (Stereo Version)

DISC FOUR

DIONNE WARWICK IN PARIS

DIONNE WARWICK IN PARIS

1  I Love Paris

2  C'Est Si Bon

3  Message to Michael

4 A House Is Not a Home

5  Walk on By

6  Oh Yeah Yeah Yeah

7  The Good Life

8  La Vie En Rose

9  You'll Never Get to Heaven

10  What'd I Say

BONUS TRACKS

11  What’s Good About Goodbye (Live) (previously unreleased)

12 Any Old Time of Day (Live from Spectacle Sacha Distel a l'Olympia) (previously unreleased)

13  Unchained Melody (Live from Spectacle Sacha Distel a l'Olympia) (previously unreleased)

14  The Good Life (Studio Mix)

15  La Vie En Rose (English Version Studio Mix)

16  I Love Paris (Studio Mix)

17  C'est Si Bon (Studio Mix)

18  Un Toit Ne Suffit Pas (“A House is Not a Home” French Version)

19  L’amour Supplie (“Reach Out for Me” French Version)

20  Combien De Jours Malheureux (“How Many Days of Sadness” French Version)

21 Geh' Vorbei (“Walk on By” German Version)

22  Ich Warte Jeden Tag (“You'll Never Get to Heaven” German Version)

23  Non Mi Pentiro (“Walk on By” Italian Version)

24  Apro Gli Occhi Per Non Vederti (“A House Is Not a Home” Italian Version)

DISC FIVE

ON STAGE & IN THE MOVIES/THE WINDOWS OF THE WORLD

ON STAGE & IN THE MOVIES

1  Summertime

2  You'll Never Walk Alone

3  My Favorite Things

4  Something Wonderful

5  One Hand, One Heart (With These Hands)

6  The Way You Look Tonight

7  He Loves Me

8  I Believe in You

9  Baubles, Bangles and Beads

10  Anything You Can Do

11  My Ship

THE WINDOWS OF THE WORLD

12  I Say a Little Prayer

13  Walk Little Dolly

14  The Beginning of Loneliness

15  Another Night

16  The Windows of the World

17  (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me

18  Somewhere

19  You're Gonna Hear from Me

20  Love

21  What's Good About Goodbye

BONUS TRACKS

22  Taking a Chance on Love

23  I Say a Little Prayer (Alternate Version 1)

DISC SIX

VALLEY OF THE DOLLS/THE MAGIC OF BELIEVING

VALLEY OF THE DOLLS

1  As Long as There's an Apple Tree

2  Up, Up and Away

3  You're My World

4  (Theme From) Valley of the Dolls

5  Silent Voices

6  Do You Know the Way to San Jose

7  For The Rest of My Life

8  Let Me Be Lonely

9  Where Would I Go

10  Walking Backwards Down the Road

BONUS TRACKS

11  As Long as There's an Apple Tree (Extended Version)

12  Dedicato All' Amore (“For the Rest of My Life” Mono Single Version)

13  La Vita Come Va (“The Windows of the World” Italian Version)

14  Ogni Donna Che Ameri (“Walk Little Dolly” Italian Version)

15  La Voce Del Silenzio (“Silent Voices” Stereo Version)

THE MAGIC OF BELIEVING

16  Battle Hymn of the Republic

17  Somebody Bigger Than You and I

18  Jesus Will

19  Old Landmark

20  The Magic of Believing

21  Blessed Be the Name of the Lord

22  Grace

23  Steal Away

24  In The Garden

25  Who Do You Think It Was

DISC SEVEN

PROMISES, PROMISES/ SOULFUL

PROMISES, PROMISES

1  Promises, Promises

2  This Girl’s in Love with You

3  Little Green Apples

4  Where Is Love

5  Who Is Gonna Love Me

6  Whoever You Are, I Love You

7  Where Am I Going

8  Wanting Things

9  Lonely In My Heart

10  Yesterday I Heard the Rain

SOULFUL

11 You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling

12  I'm Your Puppet

13  People Got to Be Free

14  You're All I Need to Get By

15  We Can Work It Out

16 A Hard Day's Night

17  Do Right Woman–Do Right Man

18  I've Been Loving You Too Long

19  People Get Ready

20  Hey Jude

BONUS TRACKS

21  Put A Little Love in Your Heart

22  The Look of Love (Stereo Version)

23  Dream Sweet Dreamer (Stereo Version)

24  The April Fools (Stereo Version)

25  Slaves (Stereo Version)

DISC EIGHT

I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN/VERY DIONNE

I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN

1  The Wine is Young

2  I'll Never Fall in Love Again

3  Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head

4  Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets

5  Something

6  Paper Mache

7  Knowing When to Leave

8  Let Me Go to Him

9  Didn't We

10  My Way

BONUS TRACK

11  Odds and Ends (Stereo Version)

VERY DIONNE

12  Check Out Time

13  Yesterday

14  We've Only Just Begun

15  Here's That Rainy Day

16  The Green Grass Starts to Grow

17  They Don't Give Medals to Yesterday's Heroes

18  Walk the Way You Talk

19  Going Out of My Head

20  I Got Love

BONUS TRACKS

21  Who Gets the Guy (Stereo Version)

22  Make It Easy on Yourself (with B.J. Thomas)

23  They Don’t Give Medals to Yesterday’s Heroes (with B.J. Thomas)

24  California

DISC NINE

A DECADE OF GOLD: DISC 1

LIVE AT BASIN STREET EAST 1966

1  You and the Night and the Music

2  You're Gonna Hear from Me

3  Taking A Chance on Love

4  Try to Remember

5  Medley: Thank Heaven for Little Girls/Walk on By/ Message to Michael

6  Somewhere

7  Who Can I Turn To

8  What's Good About Goodbye

LIVE AT THE COPACABANA 1968

9  I Say a Little Prayer

10  For Once in My Life

11  The Look of Love

12  Going Out of My Head

13  Medley: The Impossible Dream/What the World Needs Now Is Love

14  Impersonation Medley

15  Do You Know the Way to San Jose

16  Valley of the Dolls

17  Alfie

BONUS TRACK

18  Try to Remember (Alternate Version)

DISC TEN

A DECADE OF GOLD: DISC 2

LIVE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1967

1  I'm Putting Me in Your Hands

2  Don't Make Me Over

3  Reach Out for Me

4  You'll Never Get to Heaven

5  Wives and Lovers

6  I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself

LIVE AT GARDEN STATE ARTS CENTER 1970

7 Anyone Who Had a Heart

8 Aquarius

9  You Made Me So Very Happy

10  Do You Know the Way to San Jose

11  This Girl's in Love with You

12  Promises, Promises

13  Goin’ Out of My Head

14  Walk on By

15  Paper Mache

16  I Say a Little Prayer

17  I'll Never Fall in Love Again

18  Make It Easy on Yourself

19  Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head

20  Alfie (previously unreleased)

21  The Look of Love

22  What The World Needs Now

23  Love Medley (Put a Little Love in Your Heart/Come Together/Get Together)

DISC ELEVEN

FROM WITHIN

1  Battle Hymn of the Republic (Remix)

2  Somebody Bigger Than You and I (Remix)

3  Grace (Remix)

4  Steal Away (Remix)

5  Jesus Will (Remix)

6 The Weight

7  Our Ages or Our Hearts

8  Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever

9 The Love of My Man

10  Hurts So Bad

11  Someday We'll Be Together

12  Everyday People

13  If You Let Me Make Love to You Then Why Can't I Touch You

14  Stand

15  Games People Play

16  MacArthur Park

17  Medley: Reach Out and Touch/All Kinds of People

18  Give A Damn

19  To Be Young, Gifted and Black

BONUS TRACKS

20  Monday, Monday

21  If I Ruled the World

22  Let It Be Me

23  They Say It's Wonderful

24  For All We Know

DISC TWELVE

ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE: LIVE & STUDIO GEMS FROM THE SCEPTER VAULTS

LIVE FROM WASHINGTON, DC (1969) (all tracks previously unreleased)

1  Promises, Promises (Live)

2 The Impossible Dream/What the World Needs Now Is Love (Live)

3 Always Something There to Remind Me (Live)

4  Goin’ Out of My Head (Live)

5  This Girl’s in Love with You (Live)

6  Alfie and Playoff (Live)

ALTERNATE VERSIONS

7  Don’t Say I Didn’t Tell You So (Alternate Version) *

8  Yesterday (Alternate Version) *

9  We’ve Only Just Begun (Alternate Version) *

10  I Got Love (Alternate Version) *

11  Odds and Ends (Alternate Version)

12  Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets (Alternate Version)

13  Who Gets the Guy (Alternate Version) *

14  Walk the Way You Talk (Alternate Version) *

FROM THE VAULTS

15  Only Love Can Break a Heart

16  Try to See It My Way – Leslie Uggams with Dionne Warwick

THE LOVE MACHINE

17  He's Moving On (Theme from The Love Machine) (Single Version)

18  Amanda (Single Version)

19  He's Moving On (Theme from The Love Machine) (Film Version)

20  Amanda (Film Version)

ALTERNATE VERSIONS

21  I Say a Little Prayer (Alternate Version 2)

22  Do You Know the Way to San Jose (Alternate Version)

23  Walk On By (with count- in)

24  Don't Make Me Over (with count-in)

BONUS TRACK

25  Radio Promo Spots and Public Service Announcements

* denotes previously unreleased track