Make It Easy On Yourself: the Scepter Recordings 1962-1971

Een definitieve ode aan een van de meest succesvolle en geprezen vocalisten aller tijden: zesvoudig Grammy Award-winnares en in 2024 opgenomen in de Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Dionne Warwick! De allereerste collectie die een uitgebreid overzicht biedt van het eerste decennium van de legendarische opnamecarrière van Dionne Warwick en haar baanbrekende samenwerkingen met songwriters en producers Burt Bacharach en Hal David. De deluxe 12-cd-set bevat maar liefst 280 nummers, waaronder alle originele Scepter-albums en singles, plus meer dan 60 zeldzame bonustracks – waarvan 16 niet eerder zijn uitgebracht (zowel in de studio als tijdens concerten) – voor in totaal meer dan 14 uur tijdloze Warwick-magie! Bevat de exclusieve bonus-cd ‘ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE: LIVE & STUDIO GEMS FROM THE SCEPTER VAULTS’ met daarop een verloren gewaand concert uit 1969 in Washington, DC. Plus nooit eerder gehoorde alternatieve takes van ‘Don't Say I Didn't Tell You So’, 'Who Gets the Guy', ‘Walk the Way You Talk’ en ‘We've Only Just Begun’, samen met de officiële cd-debuten van Leslie Uggams en Dionne's zeldzame duet van Bacharach & David's ‘Try to See It My Way’ en de film soundtrackversies van Dionne's nummers uit THE LOVE MACHINE. Met David Nathan als uitvoerend producent is deze boxset van SoulMusic Records/The Second Disc geproduceerd door Joe Marchese en Jim Pierson, prachtig ontworpen door John Sellards en alle tracks zijn opnieuw gemasterd door Nick Robbins. Deze 225e heruitgave van SoulMusic Records completeert het primaire trio van Dionne's ongelooflijke opnamecarrière, naast de boxsets van Dionne Warwick, ‘Sure Thing: The Warner Bros. Recordings 1972-1977’ en ‘Déjà Vu: The Arista Recordings 1979-1994’. Met de medewerking van Miss Warwick zelf is ‘Make It Easy On Yourself: The Scepter Recordings 1962-1971’ het ultieme eerbetoon aan deze buitengewone artieste en wereldwijde icoon.

CD 1:
1 . This Empty Place
2. Wishin' And Hopin'
3. I Cry Alone
4. Zip-a-dee-doo-dah
5. Make The Music Play
6. If You See Bill
7. Don't Make Me Over
8. It's Love That Really Counts
9. Unlucky
10. I Smiled Yesterday
11. Make It Easy On Yourself
12. The Love Of A Boy
13. Anyone Who Had A Heart
14. Shall I Tell Her
15. Getting Ready For The Heartbreak
16. Oh Lord, What Are You Doing To Me
17. Any Old Time Of Day
18. Heartbreak
19. Put Yourself In My Place
20. I Could Make You Mine
21. Please Make Him Love Me
22. Bonus Tracks
23. Don't Make Me Over (Alternate Version)
24. Any Old Time Of Day (Alternate Version)

CD 2:
1. A House Is Not A Home
2. People
3. They Long To Be Close To You
4. The Last One To Be Loved
5. Land Of Make Believe
6. Reach Out For Me
7. You'll Never Get To Heaven
8. Walk On By
9. Get Rid Of Him
10. Make The Night A Little Longer
11. Unchained Melody
12. Who Can I Turn To
13. How Many Days Of Sadness
14. Is There Another Way To Love You
15. Where Can I Go Without You
16. You Can Have Him
17. Wives And Lovers
18. Don't Say I Didn't Tell You So
19. Only The Strong, Only The Brave
20. Forever My Love
21. That's Not The Answer

CD 3:
1. In Between The Heartaches
2. Here I Am
3. If I Ever Make You Cry
4. Lookin' With My Eyes
5. Once In A Lifetime
6. This Little Light
7. Don't Go Breaking My Heart
8. Window Wishing
9. Long Day, Short Night
10. Are You There (With Another Girl)
11. How Can I Hurt You
12. I Love You Porgy
13. Go With Love
14. What The World Needs Now Is Love
15. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
16. Here, Where There Is Love
17. Trains And Boats And Planes
18. Alfie
19. As Long As He Needs Me
20. I Wish You Love
21. (I Never Knew) What You Were Up To
22. Blowin' In The Wind

Bonus Tracks:
23. If I Ever Make You Cry (Alternate Version)
24. Here Where There Is Love (Alternate Version)
25. Message To Michael (Stereo Version)

CD 4:
1. I Love Paris
2. C'est Si Bon
3. Message To Michael
4. A House Is Not A Home
5. Walk On By
6. Oh Yeah Yeah Yeah (With Sacha Distel)
7. The Good Life
8. La Vie En Rose
9. You'll Never Get To Heaven
10. What'd I Say
11. Bonus Tracks:What's Good About Goodbye (Live)
12. Any Old Time Of Day (Live From Spectacle Sacha Distel A L'olympia)
13. Unchained Melody (Live From Spectacle Sacha Distel A L'olympia)
14. The Good Life (Studio Mix)
15. La Vie En Rose (English Version Studio Mix)
16. I Love Paris (Studio Mix)
17. C'est Si Bon (Studio Mix)
18. Un Toit Ne Suffit Pas ("A House Is Not A Home" French Version)
19. L'amour Supplie ("Reach Out For Me" French Version)
20. Combien De Jours Malheureux ("How Many Days Of Sadness" French Version)
21. Geh' Vorbei ("Walk On By" German Version)
22. Ich Warte Jeden Tag ("You'll Never Get To Heaven" German Version)
23.Non Mi Pentiro ("Walk On By" Italian Version)
24. Apro Gli Occhi Per Non Vederti ("A House Is Not A Home" Italian Version)

CD 5:
1. Summertime
2. You'll Never Walk Alone
3. My Favorite Things
4. Something Wonderful
5. One Hand, One Heart (With These Hands)
6. The Way You Look Tonight
7. He Loves Me
8. I Believe In You
9. Baubles, Bangles And Beads
10. Anything You Can Do (With Chuck Jackson)
11. My Ship
12. The Windows Of The World (Scepter Sps-563, 1967)
13. I Say A Little Prayer
14. Walk Little Dolly
15. The Beginning Of Loneliness
16. Another Night
17. The Windows Of The World
18. (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me
19. Somewhere
20. You're Gonna Hear From Me
21. Love
22. What's Good About Goodbye

Bonus Tracks:
23. Taking A Chance On Love
24. I Say A Little Prayer (Alternate Version 1)

CD 6:
1. As Long As There's An Apple Tree
2. Up, Up And Away
3. You're My World
4. (Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls
5. Silent Voices
6. Do You Know The Way To San Jose
7. For The Rest Of My Life
8. Let Me Be Lonely
9. Where Would I Go
10. Walking Backwards Down The Road

11. Bonus Tracks:
12. As Long As There's An Apple Tree (Extended Version)
13. Dedicato All' Amore ("For The Rest Of My Life" Mono Single Version)
14. La Vita Come Va ("The Windows Of The World" Italian Version)
15. Ogni Donna Che Ameri ("Walk Little Dolly" Italian Version)
16. La Voce Del Silenzio ("Silent Voices" Stereo Version)

17. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
18. Somebody Bigger Than You And I
19. Jesus Will
20. Old Landmark
21. The Magic Of Believing
22. Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord
23. Grace
24. Steal Away
25. In The Garden
26. Who Do You Think It Was

CD 7:
1. Promises, Promises
2. This Girl's In Love With You
3. Little Green Apples
4. Where Is Love
5. Who Is Gonna Love Me
6. Whoever You Are, I Love You
7. Where Am I Going
8. Wanting Things
9. Lonely In My Heart
10. Yesterday I Heard The Rain
11. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
12. I'm Your Puppet
13. People Got To Be Free
14. You're All I Need To Get By
15. We Can Work It Out
16. A Hard Day's Night
17. Do Right Woman-do Right Man
18. I've Been Loving You Too Long
19. People Get Ready
20. Hey Jude

Bonus Tracks:
21. Put A Little Love In Your Heart
22. The Look Of Love (Stereo Version)
23. Dream Sweet Dreamer (Stereo Version)
24. The April Fools (Stereo Version)
25. Slaves (Stereo Version) (Scepter B-side 12249 (1969)

CD 8:
1. The Wine Is Young
2. I'll Never Fall In Love Again
3. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
4. Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets
5. Something
6. Paper Mache
7. Knowing When To Leave
8. Let Me Go To Him
9. Didn't We
10. My Way

Bonus Track:
11. Odds And Ends (Stereo Version)

12. Very Dionne
13. Check Out Time
14. Yesterday
15. We've Only Just Begun
16. Here's That Rainy Day
17. The Green Grass Starts To Grow
18. They Don't Give Medals To Yesterday's Heroes
19. Walk The Way You Talk
20. Going Out Of My Head
21. I Got Love

22. Bonus Track: Who Gets The Guy (Stereo Version)

23. Make It Easy On Yourself (With B.J. Thomas)
24. They Don't Give Medals To Yesterday's Heroes (With B.J. Thomas)
25. California

CD 9:
1. You And The Night And The Music
2. You're Gonna Hear From Me
3. Taking A Chance On Love
4. Try To Remember
5. Medley
6. Somewhere
7. Who Can I Turn To
8. What's Good About Goodbye
9. I Say A Little Prayer
10. For Once In My Life
11. The Look Of Love
12. Goin' Out Of My Head
13. Medley
14. Impersonation Medley
15. Do You Know The Way To San Jose
16. Valley Of The Dolls
17. Alfie
18. Bonus Track:Try To Remember (Alternate Live Version)

CD 10:
1. Do You Know The Way To San Jose
2. This Girl's In Love With You
3. Promises, Promises
4. Goin' Out Of My Head
5. Walk On By
6. Paper Mache
7. I Say A Little Prayer
8. I'll Never Fall In Love Again
9. Make It Easy On Yourself
10. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
11. Alfie
12. The Look Of Love
13. What The World Needs Now
14. Love Medley

CD 11:
1. I'm Putting Me In Your Hands
2. Don't Make Me Over
3. Reach Out For Me
4. You'll Never Get To Heaven
5. Wives And Lovers
6. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
7. Anyone Who Had A Heart
8. Live At Garden State Arts Center 1970
9. Aquarius
10. You Made Me So Very Happy
11. Battle Hymn Of The Republic (Remix)
12. Somebody Bigger Than You And I (Remix)
13. Grace (Remix)
14. Steal Away (Remix)
15. Jesus Will (Remix)
16. Medley
17. MacArthur Park
18. To Be Young, Gifted, And Black
19. Give A Damn
20. The Love Of My Man
21. Hurts So Bad
22. The Weight
23. Our Ages Or Our Hearts
24. Someday We'll Be Together
25. If You Let Me Make Love To You Then Why Can't I Touch You
26. Stand
27. Games People Play
28. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
29. Everyday People

Bonus Tracks:
30. Monday, Monday
31. If I Ruled The World
32. Let It Be Me
33. They Say It's Wonderful
34. For All We Know

CD 12:
1. Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets (Alternate Version)
2. Who Gets The Guy (Alternate Version)
3. Walk The Way You Talk (Alternate Version)
4. From The Vaults
5. Only Love Can Break A Heart
6. Try To See It My Way - Leslie Uggams With Dionne Warwick
7. The Love Machine
8. He's Moving On (Theme From The Love Machine) (Single Version)
9. Amanda (Single Version)
10. He's Moving On (Theme From The Love Machine) (Film Version)
11. Amanda (Film Version)
12. Alternate Versions
13. I Say A Little Prayer (Alternate Version 2)
14. Do You Know The Way To San Jose (Alternate Version)
15. Walk On By (With Count-In)
16. Don't Make Me Over (With Count-In)
17. Bonus Track: Radio Promo Spots And Public Service Announcements