Release Date: 11 August 2014
Label: Real Gone Music
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 848064002772
Genres: Rock
Release Date: 29 July 2014
Label: Real Gone Music
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 848064002772
Genres: Rock
Description
It's not easy being a singer and the younger sister of music legend Dionne Warwick, but Dee Dee Warwick contributed a rich body of soulful recordings from the early '60s all the way into the mid-'80s. While she didn't attain the same international recognition afforded her sibling, the two-time Grammy-
nominated Warwick more than earned her place in the soul music pantheon. Indeed, as Dionne herself put it succinctly in a note for a 1996 compilation of some of Dee Dee's Atco work, "Dee Dee is the singer in the family…"
Sharing the same gospel background as her sister and other members of her family (the renowned Drinkard Singers whose line-up included famed aunt Emily "Cissy" Houston), Dee Dee's career in secular music began in 1961 when she and Dionne (as part of The Gospelaires, a group they had formed as teenagers) were invited to sing backgrounds for a recording by saxophonist Sam "The Man" Taylor. Dee Dee became a consistent and well-known New York session singer during the early '60s, and could be heard on recordings by Dinah Washington, Aretha Franklin (at Columbia Records at the time), Nina Simone and a bevvy of soul stars including Garnet Mimms, Maxine Brown, Chuck Jackson, Esther Phillips, The Drifters, Wilson Pickett, Solomon Burke and her sister's hits for Scepter Records among others.
Dee Dee's solo career began in 1963 with the original version of the now-classic "You're No Good"; in 1965, she signed with Blue Rock Records, a division of Mercury Records before switching to the main Mercury label. Over the next five years, she cut two albums and released over a dozen singles including the 1966 Top 10 R&B and Top 50 pop hit, "I Want to Be with You," the original of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" (covered by The Supremes & The Temptations) and the Grammy-nominated "Foolish Fool," a 1969 Top 20 R&B and Top 60 pop hit.
In 1970, Dee Dee signed with Atco Records; during her two years with the label, she recorded prolifical, cutting a total of 35 tracks, all of which are included in this two-disc 2014 Real Gone Music/SoulMusic Records anthology, The Complete Atco Recordings. This unprecedented collection features her entire 1970 Atco album Turning Around (with the Grammy-nominated Top 10 R&B hit "She Didn't Know (She Kept On Talking)"); three non-album singles (both "A" and "B" sides); eight tracks previously released on various compilations; and a treasure trove of twelve previously unissued tracks from Atlantic's vaults, all remastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision. The photo-festooned liner notes by reissue producer David Nathan include quotes from Dee Dee, who passed away in October 2008, leaving behind a great legacy of some of the best soul music ever recorded.
Description
It's not easy being a singer and the younger sister of music legend Dionne Warwick, but Dee Dee Warwick contributed a rich body of soulful recordings from the early '60s all the way into the mid-'80s. While she didn't attain the same international recognition afforded her sibling, the two-time Grammy-
nominated Warwick more than earned her place in the soul music pantheon. Indeed, as Dionne herself put it succinctly in a note for a 1996 compilation of some of Dee Dee's Atco work, "Dee Dee is the singer in the family…"
Sharing the same gospel background as her sister and other members of her family (the renowned Drinkard Singers whose line-up included famed aunt Emily "Cissy" Houston), Dee Dee's career in secular music began in 1961 when she and Dionne (as part of The Gospelaires, a group they had formed as teenagers) were invited to sing backgrounds for a recording by saxophonist Sam "The Man" Taylor. Dee Dee became a consistent and well-known New York session singer during the early '60s, and could be heard on recordings by Dinah Washington, Aretha Franklin (at Columbia Records at the time), Nina Simone and a bevvy of soul stars including Garnet Mimms, Maxine Brown, Chuck Jackson, Esther Phillips, The Drifters, Wilson Pickett, Solomon Burke and her sister's hits for Scepter Records among others.
Dee Dee's solo career began in 1963 with the original version of the now-classic "You're No Good"; in 1965, she signed with Blue Rock Records, a division of Mercury Records before switching to the main Mercury label. Over the next five years, she cut two albums and released over a dozen singles including the 1966 Top 10 R&B and Top 50 pop hit, "I Want to Be with You," the original of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" (covered by The Supremes & The Temptations) and the Grammy-nominated "Foolish Fool," a 1969 Top 20 R&B and Top 60 pop hit.
In 1970, Dee Dee signed with Atco Records; during her two years with the label, she recorded prolifical, cutting a total of 35 tracks, all of which are included in this two-disc 2014 Real Gone Music/SoulMusic Records anthology, The Complete Atco Recordings. This unprecedented collection features her entire 1970 Atco album Turning Around (with the Grammy-nominated Top 10 R&B hit "She Didn't Know (She Kept On Talking)"); three non-album singles (both "A" and "B" sides); eight tracks previously released on various compilations; and a treasure trove of twelve previously unissued tracks from Atlantic's vaults, all remastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision. The photo-festooned liner notes by reissue producer David Nathan include quotes from Dee Dee, who passed away in October 2008, leaving behind a great legacy of some of the best soul music ever recorded.
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mathis
Joe Simon
Joe Bataan
Jimmy Webb
Jefferson Airplane
James Horner
John Power
Johnny Mathis
John Denver
Jimmy Somervill
Jefferson Airplane
James Taylor Quartet
Jackie Deshannon
Ian Dury
