The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits

The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke’s Greatest Hits
Studio album by The Dells
Released	1972
Recorded	1972
Genre	Soul, funk
Length	52:50
Label	Cadet Records Dusty Groove (reissue)
Producer	Charles Stepney

The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke’s Greatest Hits [sic] is an album by the vocal group The Dells consisting of music written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David and originally performed by Dionne Warwick.

Reissue summary

From Dusty Groove:

Chess Records takes on the music of Burt Bacharach, with amazing results – thanks to deep soul vocals from The Dells and impeccable production from the legendary Charles Stepney! The album’s a tremendous meeting of the minds, as The Dells really transform Bacharach’s brilliant compositions – giving them depth and feeling in ways that are quite different from any other renditions of the songs. The arrangements by Stepney are incredible too – on a par with his famous work for Minnie Riperton, Rotary Connection, and Ramsey Lewis – as majestic as Burt Bacharach might have wanted, but with a very different approach, and a slight undercurrent of funk. Instrumentation is by Stepney, Phil Upchurch, and members of The Pharaohs – plus a full string section as well. Another baroque soul classic from the glory days of the Chicago soul scene!

Track listing

• All songs written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I’ll Never Fall in Love Again"	6:00
2.	"Walk On By"	4:57
3.	"This Guy’s in Love with You"	5:39
4.	"Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head"	4:08
5.	"I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself"	6:52
6.	"Close to You"	5:10
7.	"Trains & Boats & Planes"	3:38
8.	"A House Is Not a Home"	4:20
9.	"I Say a Little Prayer"	4:06
10.	"Alfie"	4:30
11.	"Wives & Lovers"	3:17

Personnel

The Dells

• Marvin Junior (baritone)
• Johnny Carter (tenor)
• Verne Allison (tenor)
• Mickey McGill (baritone)
• Chuck Barksdale (bass)

Additional musicians

• Charles Stepney – Fender Rhodes, piano, harpsichord, congas, percussion
• Phil Upchurch & Roland Faulkner – guitar
• Cash McCall – guitar (on I Just Don’t Know)
• Art Hoyle & Robert Lewis – trumpets
• Ed Druzinsky – harp
• Ether Merker & Paul Ondracek - horns
• Morris Jennings & Donny Simmons – drums
• Bobby Christian – percussion
• Derf Reklaw, Ealee Satterfield, & Oye Bisi Nalls – bongos & congas

Technical personnel

• Arrangements, supervision, & production – Charles Stepney
• Engineers – Gary Starr, Roger Anfinsen, Brian Christian
• Album Coordination – Mia Krinsky
• Production Supervision – Bob Scerbo