On Sale Today: LP “The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick”

Feb. 15, 1965 - On sale today is “The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick,” the fourth album by the American singer. It was produced by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and released by the Scepter label.

The album is notable for including the singles “Who Can I Turn To” and “You Can Have Him.” It also features a rendition of the standard, “Unchained Melody.”

Miss Warwick was raised in East Orange, N.J. She began singing gospel as a child at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark. After finishing East Orange High School in 1959, Warwick pursued her passion at the Hartt College of Music in West Hartford, Conn. 

She landed some work singing backing vocals for recording sessions in New York City. During one session, Warwick met Bacharach, who hired her to record demos featuring songs written by him and lyricist Hal David. She later landed her own record deal.

Her fourth single, “Anyone Who Had a Heart,” released in November 1963, was her first top 10 pop hit in the U.S. This was followed by “Walk on By” in April of last year, another major international hit that solidified her career.

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