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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Who opens doors that I can not see?
Jesus will, Jesus will
Who will make all my decisions for me?
Jesus will, Jesus will
Who opens doors? Say
Who opens doors that I cannot see?
Jesus will, Jesus will
Who will make all my decisions for me? (Yes he will)
Jesus will (yes he will), Jesus will
C'mon let me hear you say
Say when I'm in trouble, when I'm in trouble
He gives, he gives me a song
In the night season and all the day long
Then who makes me do right, when I would do wrong?
Jesus will, yes he will, Jesus will
C'mon everybody say it with us
When I'm in trouble, He gives me a song
And in the night season and all the day long
Then who makes me do right, when I would do wrong
Jesus will, I know, I know he will, Jesus will
Oh yes, Jesus will
I know he will because he said he will
Oh ye-es, Jesus will
I know He will
He said He will
He'll fight my battles
If I keep still
I know that He will
I know, I know he will
Jesus will
C'mon everybody say: Oh, yeah
Oh yes, Jesus will (I don't have to worry about a thing no)
I know he will because he said he will
Oh ye-es, Jesus will
I know He will
He said He will
He'll fight my battles
If I keep still
I know that He will
Jesus will
C'mon everybody sing: Oh, yeah
Oh yes, Jesus will (do you really belive?)
I know he will because he says he will
Oh ye-es, Jesus will
I said I know He will
I know He will
I know He will
He said He will
He said He will
He'll fight my battles
He'll fight my battles
He'll fight my battles
He'll fight my battles
He'll fight my battles
Yes he will, He'll fight my battles
I know He will, He'll fight my battles
If I keep still
I know that He will (I know Jesus will)
Jesus will (warm up)
C'mon everybody say: Oh, yeah
Oh yes, Jesus will (do you really believe it?)
I know he will because he said he will
Oh ye-es, Jesus will
Said I know He will
I know He will
I know He will (tell somebody)
I know He will
Because He said He will
He said He will
He'll fight my battles
He'll fight my battles (I ain't gotta say about it)
He'll fight my battles (I ain't gotta say about it)
He'll fight my battles (won't, he will)
He'll fight my battles (won't, he will)
He'll fight my battles (everybody say)
He'll fight my battles (everybody say)
He'll fight my battles (everybody say)
He'll fight my battles
He'll fight my battles
He'll fight my battles
If I keep still
I know that He will (I'm not gonna turn over)
I know that He will (I know, I know, I know)
I know that He will
I know that He will (everybody in the building say, Jesus will)
Jesus will
For I know
Jesus will
For I know
Jesus will, everybody say
For I know
Jesus will
For I know
Jesus will
C'mon everybody say it like you mean it
For I know
Jesus will (I don't see ya'll sayin' it, I can't see ya'll sayin' it)
For I know
Jesus will
C'mon everybody get a partner, get a partner, c'mon
C'mon celebrate
Yeah, that's what it is, that's what it is tonight