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Having a famous sibling isn't always an asset in your musical career, as Chris Jagger and Simon Townshend can tell you, and like those gentleman, Dee Dee Warwick never managed to achieve the sort of commercial success her sister Dionne enjoyed. Dee Dee's recordings make it clear that vocal talent ran in the Warwick family, as she was a splendid singer, but while there was a certain resemblance between their voices, Dee Dee possessed a style and strength very different than her sister. Dionne's music was often more about sophisticated pop than rhythm & blues, but Dee Dee was a true soul singer, and one who could bring passion, grit, and genuine emotional force to her songs. Between 1970 and 1972, Dee Dee recorded for Atco Records, the sister label of soul music powerhouse Atlantic, and The Complete Atco Recordings brings together all her releases for the company along with a dozen unreleased tracks. This material suggests that Atco knew they had a great singer on their hands, but weren't certain just what direction they should take her; Warwick's performances are uniformly great, passionate yet professional and superbly controlled, and the production and arrangements are spot-on, but with the exception of a few tracks like "She Didn't Know (She Kept on Talking)" and "Everybody's Got to Believe in Somebody," the songs themselves don't seem to have the lyrical or melodic strength to be hits, while most of the covers are fine tunes that just don't suit a soul-styled production (though an unreleased version of "Sweet Dreams" that pushes the Patsy Cline classic into funk territory works better than anyone would expect). Despite all that, there are plenty of low-key gems on this set, and The Complete Atco Recordings delivers plenty of top-quality early-'70s soul; team this up with Warwick's I Want to Be with You: The Mercury/Blue Rock Sessions, and fans can be fully caught up on the most memorable period in Dee Dee Warwick's impressive if often overlooked career.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist - Townsend-White, Composer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Snyder, Writer - Singleton, Writer - Dee Dee Warwick, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Records
Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist - Townsend, Writer - Warwick, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Jerry Williams, Writer - Gary Bonds, Writer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist - Charles Whitehead, Writer - The Dixie Flyers, Backing Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Patrick Upton, Writer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Van McCoy, Writer - Joe Cobb, Writer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist - The Dixie Flyers, Backing Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist - Charlie Lee Moore, Writer - Robert Wrightsil, Writer - Lee Wesley Jones, Jr., Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Charlie Rich, Writer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
George Soule, Writer - Terry Woodford, Writer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist - The Dixie Flyers, Backing Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Tracy Nelson, Writer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Jim Webb, Writer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist - The Dixie Flyers, Backing Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist - Crutchfield, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Mike Utley, Writer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist - The Dixie Flyers, Backing Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Steven Bogard, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist - Ashford-Simpson, Composer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist - Carter-Scott, Composer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
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Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Taylor, Writer - Meade, Writer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Bridges, Writer - Knight, Writer - Eaton, Writer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Dave Crawford, Producer - Brad Shapiro, Producer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist - Carl Smith, Writer - Raynard Miner, Writer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2006 Atlantic Records
SMITH, Composer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist - Zanborn, Writer - The Dixie Flyers, Backing Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
DAVID GATES, Writer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Weiss, Writer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Don Gibson, Composer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist - Ashford-Simpson, Composer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Burt Bacharach, Writer - Hal David, Writer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1970 Atco Records
Don Gibson, Composer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist - Townsend-Warwick, Composer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Floyd, Writer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist - Jono-Schmidt, Composer
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Lewis, Writer - MILLER, Writer - Lucas, Writer - Jennings, Writer - Dee Dee Warwick, MainArtist
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Having a famous sibling isn't always an asset in your musical career, as Chris Jagger and Simon Townshend can tell you, and like those gentleman, Dee Dee Warwick never managed to achieve the sort of commercial success her sister Dionne enjoyed. Dee Dee's recordings make it clear that vocal talent ran in the Warwick family, as she was a splendid singer, but while there was a certain resemblance between their voices, Dee Dee possessed a style and strength very different than her sister. Dionne's music was often more about sophisticated pop than rhythm & blues, but Dee Dee was a true soul singer, and one who could bring passion, grit, and genuine emotional force to her songs. Between 1970 and 1972, Dee Dee recorded for Atco Records, the sister label of soul music powerhouse Atlantic, and The Complete Atco Recordings brings together all her releases for the company along with a dozen unreleased tracks. This material suggests that Atco knew they had a great singer on their hands, but weren't certain just what direction they should take her; Warwick's performances are uniformly great, passionate yet professional and superbly controlled, and the production and arrangements are spot-on, but with the exception of a few tracks like "She Didn't Know (She Kept on Talking)" and "Everybody's Got to Believe in Somebody," the songs themselves don't seem to have the lyrical or melodic strength to be hits, while most of the covers are fine tunes that just don't suit a soul-styled production (though an unreleased version of "Sweet Dreams" that pushes the Patsy Cline classic into funk territory works better than anyone would expect). Despite all that, there are plenty of low-key gems on this set, and The Complete Atco Recordings delivers plenty of top-quality early-'70s soul; team this up with Warwick's I Want to Be with You: The Mercury/Blue Rock Sessions, and fans can be fully caught up on the most memorable period in Dee Dee Warwick's impressive if often overlooked career.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 35 track(s)
- Total length: 02:03:23
- Main artists: Dee Dee Warwick
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 2016 Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2014 Atlantic Records. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company
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