Dionne Warwick – Valley Of The Dolls
Genre: | Jazz, Funk / Soul, Pop, Stage & Screen |
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Style: | Soundtrack, Ballad, Soul, Vocal, Easy Listening |
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Tracklist
As Long As There's An Apple Tree | 2:05 | ||
Up, Up And Away | 2:38 | ||
You're My World | 3:05 | ||
(Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls | 3:35 | ||
Silent Voices | 3:07 | ||
Do You Know The Way To San Jose | 2:50 | ||
For The Rest Of My Life | 3:07 | ||
Let Me Be Lonely | 3:35 | ||
Where Would I Go | 2:40 | ||
Walking Backwards Down The Road | 2:54 |
Credits (4)
- Burt GoldblattArt Direction, Design [Cover]
- Ed Smith*Engineer
- Phil RamoneEngineer
- Burt Bacharach, Hal David*Producer
Notes
Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls is the title of Dionne Warwick's ninth album for the Scepter label. It was recorded during the summer and fall of 1967 and was released early the next year. It was recorded at A&R and Bell Sound Studios in New York City and was produced by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
The album's lead single was the title track, "(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls", from the film of the same name. The song was written by André Previn and Dory Previn, and had initially been intended for Judy Garland before she was fired from the film. At the urging of one of the film's stars, Barbara Parkins, the song was given to Warwick. Warwick's Scepter version of the song, however, differed from the John Williams version included in the film. This was because Warwick was signed to Scepter, and the soundtrack was released on 20th Century Records.
Warwick was only permitted to appear on the film's actual soundtrack and not the soundtrack album recording. The Dionne Warwick single peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in February 1968, at #2 on the Cash Box and #1 on the Record World charts during the spring of 1968. The LP was issued as number 568 in the Scepter Catalog. The cover art for this LP features Warwick on a black background, in an evening gown next to a studio chair.
The LP would then yield Warwick's next big hit and first Grammy Award winner, "Do You Know the Way to San Jose". The song, (which Warwick didn't initially like, according to Robin Platts in the book, Burt Bacharach & Hal David) would peak at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and become one of Warwick's signature songs. "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" also became one of Warwick's biggest international hits, selling over 3,500,000 copies. Other notable songs on the LP were "Silent Voices" (which under its original Italian title, "La Voce Del Silenzio", had been Warwick's entry into the 1968 San Remo Song Festival), "Walking Backwards Down the Road", "Up, Up, and Away", and "You're My World" — another Italian song (written by Umberto Bindi, famous Genoa's songwriter) the latter having been a British #1 hit for Cilla Black, and "Let Me Be Lonely", the B side of the single "Do You Know the Way to San Jose", which charted on Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, becoming one of several double sided hits for Warwick during the 1960s. The album became an RIAA-certified gold record and peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 Album chart, #2 on the Billboard R&B Album Chart and #10 on the UK Album Charts; the album would remain on the Billboard Hot 100 Album Chart for over a year. Rhino Records reissued the album on compact disc in 2004, combined with Windows of the World.
The album's lead single was the title track, "(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls", from the film of the same name. The song was written by André Previn and Dory Previn, and had initially been intended for Judy Garland before she was fired from the film. At the urging of one of the film's stars, Barbara Parkins, the song was given to Warwick. Warwick's Scepter version of the song, however, differed from the John Williams version included in the film. This was because Warwick was signed to Scepter, and the soundtrack was released on 20th Century Records.
Warwick was only permitted to appear on the film's actual soundtrack and not the soundtrack album recording. The Dionne Warwick single peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in February 1968, at #2 on the Cash Box and #1 on the Record World charts during the spring of 1968. The LP was issued as number 568 in the Scepter Catalog. The cover art for this LP features Warwick on a black background, in an evening gown next to a studio chair.
The LP would then yield Warwick's next big hit and first Grammy Award winner, "Do You Know the Way to San Jose". The song, (which Warwick didn't initially like, according to Robin Platts in the book, Burt Bacharach & Hal David) would peak at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and become one of Warwick's signature songs. "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" also became one of Warwick's biggest international hits, selling over 3,500,000 copies. Other notable songs on the LP were "Silent Voices" (which under its original Italian title, "La Voce Del Silenzio", had been Warwick's entry into the 1968 San Remo Song Festival), "Walking Backwards Down the Road", "Up, Up, and Away", and "You're My World" — another Italian song (written by Umberto Bindi, famous Genoa's songwriter) the latter having been a British #1 hit for Cilla Black, and "Let Me Be Lonely", the B side of the single "Do You Know the Way to San Jose", which charted on Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, becoming one of several double sided hits for Warwick during the 1960s. The album became an RIAA-certified gold record and peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 Album chart, #2 on the Billboard R&B Album Chart and #10 on the UK Album Charts; the album would remain on the Billboard Hot 100 Album Chart for over a year. Rhino Records reissued the album on compact disc in 2004, combined with Windows of the World.
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Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
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Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Monarch Pressing | Scepter Records – SPS 568, Scepter Records – SPS-568 | US | 1968 | US — 1968 | |||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Club Edition | Scepter Records – SPS 568, Scepter Records – ST-91436 | US | 1968 | US — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Stereo, Keel Pressing | Scepter Records – SPS-568, Scepter Records – SPS 568 | US | 1968 | US — 1968 | Recently Edited | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Stereo | Pye International – NSPL 28114, Pye International – NSPL.28114 | UK | 1968 | UK — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Mono | Pye International – NPL 28114, Pye International – NPL.28114 | UK | 1968 | UK — 1968 | Recently Edited | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album | Scepter Records – SPS 568 | Canada | 1968 | Canada — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Stereo | Scepter Records – SJL-932842 | Australia | 1968 | Australia — 1968 | Recently Edited | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release, Orange | World Record – SLW-1682, World Record – SLW-1679 | Taiwan | 1968 | Taiwan — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album | Disques Vogue – CINT. 40042 | France | 1968 | France — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Stereo | Scepter Records – 10.048-SE, Vergara – 10.048-SE | Spain | 1968 | Spain — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls 8-Track Cartridge, Album | Scepter Records – L-91-568, Scepter Records – 91-568 | US | 1968 | US — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Stereo, Monarch Pressing | Scepter Records – SPS 568, Scepter Records – SPS-568 | US | 1968 | US — 1968 | |||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album | Vogue Schallplatten – CINT. 40042 | Germany | 1968 | Germany — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing | Scepter Records – SPS 568, Scepter Records – SPS-568 | US | 1968 | US — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album | Scepter Records – 379 005 SNU | Netherlands | 1968 | Netherlands — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Io Le Canto Così LP, Album, Stereo | Scepter Records – SLCS 7005 | Italy | 1968 | Italy — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Monarch Pressing | Scepter Records – SPS 568, Scepter Records – SRM-568 | US | 1968 | US — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Stereo | Scepter Records – SPS 568 | US | 1968 | US — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls Cassette, Album | Pye Records – CYP 189 | UK | 1968 | UK — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album | Scepter Records – SPS 568, Scepter Records – SPS-568 | US | 1968 | US — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Promo, Mono | Scepter Records – SRM-568 | US | 1968 | US — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
In Valley Of The Dolls LP | Orfeon – LPI-115 | Mexico | 1968 | Mexico — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls = O Vale Das Bonecas LP, Album, Mono | Scepter Records – 50.003 | Brazil | 1968 | Brazil — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Promo, Mono | Scepter Records – SPS 568, Scepter Records – SRM-568 | US | 1968 | US — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls Cassette, Stereo | Scepter Records – Scepter 568 | US | 1968 | US — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Stereo | Scepter Records – SJL-932842, Scepter Records – SRS-568 | New Zealand | 1968 | New Zealand — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Dionne Warwick In Valley Of The Dolls Reel-To-Reel, 3 ¾ ips, 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel | Scepter Records – SCX 568 | US | 1968 | US — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album | Disques Vogue – CINT. 40042 | France | 1968 | France — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls 4-Track Cartridge, Album, Stereo | Scepter Records – F-91-568, Scepter Records – 91-568 | US | 1968 | US — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | Scepter Records – LPI-115 | Mexico | 1968 | Mexico — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Stereo | World Record – SLW-1682, World Record – SLW-1679 | Taiwan | 1968 | Taiwan — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Mono | Scepter Records – JL-32842 | Australia | 1968 | Australia — 1968 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album | 中聲 – CSJ-694 | Taiwan | 1969 | Taiwan — 1969 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Reissue | Scepter Records – SPS-568 | Brazil | 1969 | Brazil — 1969 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Reissue | Scepter Records – LPI-115 | Mexico | 1972 | Mexico — 1972 | New Submission | ||||
Magic LP | 51 West Records & Tapes – Q 16272 | US | 1982 | US — 1982 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo | Disky – DCD 5399 DW, Disky – DCD 5399 | Europe | 1994 | Europe — 1994 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve | Rhino Records (2) – WPCR-15081 | Japan | 2013 | Japan — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Reissue | Scepter Records – SPS-568, Scepter Records – SPS 568 | US | US | Recently Edited | |||||
Valley Of The Dolls LP, Album, Reissue | Scepter Records – SPS 568 | US | US | Recently Edited |
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referencing Valley Of The Dolls (LP, Album) SPS 568
"Cat# and STEREO are on black center part of label. Track listing is silver lettering."
this statement in the NOTES section does not match the photo's provided.referencing Valley Of The Dolls (LP, Album, Mono) NPL 28114
the way the tracks are displayed on the rear sleeve makes no sense to me - follow the labels as the guide !
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