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Single by Dionne Warwick | ||||
from the album Presenting Dionne Warwick | ||||
B-side | "I Smiled Yesterday" | |||
Released | October 1962 [1] | |||
Recorded | August 1962 | |||
Studio | Bell Sound (New York City) | |||
Length | 2:46 | |||
Label | Scepter | |||
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"Don't Make Me Over" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, originally recorded by American singer Dionne Warwick in August 1962 and released in October 1962 as her lead solo single from her debut album, Presenting Dionne Warwick (1963), issued under Sceptor Records. [2] [3] The song reached number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.
Warwick recorded "Don't Make Me Over" in August 1962, a song that was later chosen as the lead single for her debut album Presenting Dionne Warwick. In October 1962, Scepter Records released the track as her first solo single. Initially, Warwick had found out that "Make It Easy on Yourself"—a song on which she had recorded the original demo and had wanted to be her first single release—had been given to another artist, Jerry Butler. [4]
From the catchy contemporary phrase, "Don't make me over",[ citation needed ] Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote and produced their first US top 40 pop hit (No. 21) and US R&B hit (No. 5). It was also a top-forty hit in Canada, at number 38. The background vocals in the song were from the Gospelaires, which featured sister Dee Dee, Sylvia Shemwell and aunt Cissy Houston. [5]
In 2000, Dionne Warwick's 1962 version of "Don't Make Me Over" on Scepter Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. [6]
Chart (1962–1963) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [7] | N/A |
Canada (CHUM)[ citation needed ] | 38 |
France (IFOP) [8] | 69 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] | 21 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [10] | 5 |
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Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [11] | 67 |
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [12] | 36 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [13] | 84 |
"Don't Make Me Over" | ||||
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Single by Sybil | ||||
from the album Sybil | ||||
B-side | "Here Comes My Love" | |||
Released | July 10, 1989 [14] | |||
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Length | 3:54 | |||
Label | Next Plateau Records Inc. | |||
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In July 1989, American singer Sybil released a dance cover of the song as the second single from her second album, Sybil (1989). Her version, released by Next Plateau Records Inc., became a number-one hit in New Zealand for four weeks, reached number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart, eventually receiving a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). This version also became a UK hit, peaking at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart.
Bill Coleman from Billboard described Sybil's cover as a "spirited Soul II Soul-ish rendition of the Dionne Warwick classic [that] has smash written all over it". [15] In a retrospective review, Pop Rescue stated that it has a beat that musically reminds of "a hybrid" of Soul II Soul's "Keep On Movin'" and Take That's "Pray", calling it "mellow and soulful". [16] Miranda Sawyer from Smash Hits noted "the swoony dance wisples" of the song. [17] David Keeps from Spin felt Sybil "seems to be emerging as the Dionne Warwick of the Soul II Soul generation", remarking her "achingly sexy conga-strings-and-coos" version of "Don't Make Me Over". [18]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Don't Make Me Over" (radio version) | 3:54 |
2. | "Here Comes My Love" | 3:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Don't Make Me Over" (The KING-dom Come mix) | 7:20 |
2. | "Don't Make Me Over" (radio mix) | 3:54 |
3. | "Here Comes My Love" (vocal) | 3:58 |
4. | "Here Comes My Love" (instrumental) | 3:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Don't Make Me Over" (Nightime mix) | 3:45 |
2. | "Don't Make Me Over" (Daytime mix) | 3:27 |
3. | "My Love Is Guaranteed" (Red Ink mix part 1) | 5:35 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Don't Make Me Over" (The King-Dom Come mix) | 7:20 |
2. | "Don't Make Me Over" (radio mix) | 3:54 |
3. | "Here Comes My Love" (vocal) | 3:58 |
4. | "Don't Make Me Over" (instrumental version) | 3:36 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [34] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Various other versions of the song have been recorded:
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