My Friends & Me | 
 enlarge | Artist: Dionne Warwick
Label: Concord Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 83400
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: a2310w
UPC: 888072231023
EAN: 0888072231023
ASIN: B000IFQLAA
Release Date: November 7, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Walk On By | | • | Message To Michael | | • | Close To You | | • | I'll Never Love This Way Again | | • | Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head | | • | Deja Vu | | • | I Say A Little Prayer | | • | Anyone Who Had A Heart | | • | Then Came You | | • | Wishin' And Hopin' | | • | Love Will Find A Way | | • | The Windows Of The World | | • | Do You Know The Way To San Jose |
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Any megawatt artist with four decades of music-making behind her deserves the chance to cut loose once in a while. But in Dionne Warwick's case, the sense of playfulness and artistic abandon (that has served old-school contemporaries such as Bettye LaVette well) doesn't necessarily suit her longtime fans. Classics like "Walk on By" and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose," the consensus goes, ought not to be sullied with new voices or older ones no longer in their prime. That's one way of looking at My Friends & Me. Another way is as a chance to get to know Dionne in her golden years: The seasoned diva's vocal chords may not be as resilient as fellow senior scenesters Tony Bennett's or Gladys Knight's, but they're still unmistakably her honey-smoked own (check "Deja Vu"). And her son, the producer Damon Elliott, may not suffuse each track with Bacharach-style melancholy, but his bag of tricks is not without tenderness and sophistication. Cyndi Lauper warms to it best; "Message to Michael" drapes its Kentucky bluebird in sweet yearning. Elsewhere, Warwick is content to step aside and let future legends strut through her catalog with their newfangled stuff: "The Windows of the World," featuring Angie Stone, Chante Moore, Deborah Cox, and most memorably Da Brat, dispenses almost entirely with Warwick, not to mention formality, and fast-forwards its social commentary to 2006. Groan at the mid-song rap if you will, but its content--misplaced as it may be on a Dionne Warwick disc--redeems it. And so it goes with the rest of this record. If you're not too to traditional-minded to roll with it, you should.--Tammy La Gorce
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 Dionne March 26, 2009
Therese (Redmond, WA)
One good song, the rest makes me wonder "why did I think I would like this cd?"
 I like it March 13, 2009
mr joel (minneapolis)
If you are a Dionne fan, you already have the originals. This is a good album though. I like the trip hop-lite beat on the Reba duet. She matches perfectly with Cyndi and Gloria. I love the updated version of "Windows of the World". And her and Wynonna tear up "Anyone Who Had a Heart".
Am I the only one who when I hear her and Willie Nelson's duet line on "We are the World" have been wishing they would do a duet for years? If there really are more installments of this coming out, I would kill if he was on it.
Disappointing, but not THAT bad. February 27, 2008
Krone (Texas)
As a long-time fan, I was very disappointed in this cd. However, it really doesn't deserve the reviews it has been getting.
Unlike some other reviewers, the material wasn't the biggest problem to me. Yes, I'd rather hear something new than a rehash, but occasionally an artist can bring something new to a song.
For me, the arrangements and music were the letdown. These are classic, well written songs, and most of the performances are quite good. Sadly, Ms. Warwick sometimes sounds like she is being accompanied by a teenager on an old Casio. Honestly, the drums and synthesizers reminded me of my three year-old daughters' toy keyboards.
With that out of the way, it was nice to hear these wonderful songs performed by such talented people. A few of the duet partners that seemed like odd choices were actually quite inspired. For one, I wouldn't have guessed how great Cyndi Lauper would sound with Ms. Warwick.
The high point of the album is "San Jose," with Celia Cruz. While some of the other songs are pleasant, this one is transformed from mild-mannered pop song to Salsa celebration.
If you are a fan of Ms. Warwick or her "Friends," you may find at least some of this album enjoyable. Otherwise, you should probably stick to the original treasures.
good singing but bad music June 6, 2007
Jeyabaalen (asia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I enjoyed the singing although some tracks took me a while to be warmed up to. That was the saving grace of the record. The backing musicians were awful. The electronic music sounded plastic and cold. It was an insult to the singers. Mr. Elliot and his friend could have done better by getting together a decent backing band rather then being supermen themselves. The strings were ghastly. The sound was pretentious. That dragged down the quality of the music.
On the other hand, was Dionne on a shoe string budget with Concord Records?
 Warwick-Bachrach music slaughter May 19, 2007
Dr. F. ALAM (TEMPLESTOWE, VICTORIA Australia)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Poor production and rearrangements with a lot of synthesised music doesn't do any good to the legacy and talents, please keep that in mind for the future releases, this cd is NOT recommended unfortunately I purchased it because I'm a die hard fan.
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