''On Stage and in the Movies'' is

Dionne Warwick Marie Dionne Warwick (; born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on ''Billboards Hot 100 pop singles ch ...

's seventh album for

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, and was recorded and released on May 14, 1967. The LP was issued as number 559 in the Scepter Catalog.

History

The cover art for this LP was simple: Warwick in a multicolored gown against a black background. As mentioned in the liner notes of the

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1984 collection ''Dionne Warwick Anthology'',Rhino Records discography
/ref> this LP was one of three concept albums recorded by Warwick during her tenure with Scepter. The other two albums identified in the notes are '' Soulful'' and ''The Magic of Believing''. While there were no hit singles from this album, some of the songs that were featured were " Summertime"; a humorous reading of " Anything You Can Do" (alongside an uncredited

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); "

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"; " Something Wonderful", and "Baubles, Bangles, and Beads". The album, like most of Warwick's Scepter work, was arranged by

Burt Bacharach Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; born May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Gr ...

and produced by Bacharach and

Hal David Harold Lane David (May 25, 1921 – September 1, 2012) was an American lyricist. He grew up in New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick. Early life David ...

; however, none of the material on the album was written by the songwriting duo.

Track listing

Personnel

*Dionne Warwick - vocals *

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Ray Ellis Ray Ellis (July 28, 1923 – October 27, 2008) was an American record producer, arranger, conductor, and saxophonist. He was responsible for the orchestration in Billie Holiday's '' Lady in Satin'' (1958). Biography Raymond Spencer Ellis ...

- arrangements *John Lakata,

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- audio engineer *Burt Goldblatt - art direction, cover design

References

External links

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