Dionne Warwick, nacida como Marie Dionne Warrick el 12 de diciembre de 1940 en East Orange, Nueva Jersey, ha dejado una huella imborrable en la historia de la música. Con una carrera que abarca más de seis décadas, su voz melódica y su estilo inimitable la han convertido en una de las artistas más queridas y respetadas del siglo XX.
La música siempre estuvo presente en la vida de Dionne Warwick. Creció en una familia con un fuerte trasfondo musical; su madre, Lee Drinkard Warrick, era manager de la Drinkard Singers, un famoso grupo gospel. Su padre, Mancel Warrick, también tenía vínculos con el mundo del entretenimiento. Dionne comenzó su carrera musical cantando en coros de la iglesia, donde su talento vocal se destacó desde temprana edad.
A finales de los años 50, Warwick asistió a la Universidad de Hartford en Connecticut, donde estudió música. Durante ese tiempo, formó parte del grupo The Gospelaires, con quienes realizó giras y grabaciones. Su gran oportunidad llegó cuando fue descubierta por el compositor Burt Bacharach y el letrista Hal David. Este encuentro marcó el inicio de una fructífera colaboración que redefiniría su carrera.
El trío Bacharach-David-Warwick lanzó una serie de éxitos que catapultaron a Dionne Warwick a la fama internacional. Canciones icónicas como "Walk On By", "I Say a Little Prayer" y "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" no solo dominaron las listas de éxitos,
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I look inside my crystal ball of desire
And know why rapid beats my heart
I see the spark, I feel the flame of the fire
Letting me know love wants to start
No more playing around
No more waiting around for the special one to come
No more wearing a frown
No more tears coming down 'cause I know what I want
And I want what I know
Is you
Nobody has to tell me so
It's you, it's you, you're the angel sent from heaven
above
It's you, nobody has to tell me so
It's you, you're that angel sent from heaven above for
me
([Background]-Me for you and you for me)
If only I had not waited I would have picked the wrong
one
If only I had not waited my life would be undone
If only I had not waited I woul have picked the wrong
one
If only I had not waited for you [Harmonica Solo]
I look behind and what I sight is the mire
So very lonely was my heart
I look ahead I hear the sound of the choir
Singing that love will never part
No more hearing the sound of the rain coming down
No more I can't see the sun
No more hurting for fun 'cause the moment has come
When I know what I want
And I want what I know
Is you
Nobody has to tell me so
It's you, you're the angel sent from heaven above
It's you, nobody has to tell me so
It's you, you're that angel sent from heaven above for
me
([Background]-Me for you and you for me)
If only I had not waited I would have picked the wrong
one
If only I had not waited my life would be undone
If only I had not waited I would have picked the wrong
one
If only I had not waited for you
'Cause Baby
It's you
Nobody has to tell me so
It's you, you're the angel sent from heaven above
It's you, nobody has to tell me so
It's you, you're that angel sent from heaven above for
me
([Background]-Me for you and you for me)
If only I had not waited I would have picked the wrong
one
If only I had not waited my life would be undone
If only I had not waited I would have picked the wrong
one
If only I had not waited for you
'Cause Baby
It's you
Nobody has to tell me so
It's you, you're the angel sent from heaven above
It's you, nobody has to tell me so
It's you, you're that angel sent from heaven above for
me
([Background]-Me for you and you for me)
If only I had not waited I would have picked the wrong
one
If only I had not waited my life would be undone
If only I had not waited I would have picked the wrong
one
If only I had not waited for you
'Cause Baby it's you