Dionne Warwick - Make It Easy On Yourself: The Scepter Recordings 1962-1971 / 12 CD set

Definitive celebration of one of the most successful and acclaimed vocalists of all time: six-time Grammy Award winner and 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dionne Warwick! The first-ever collection to comprehensively chronicle the first decade of the legendary Dionne Warwick’s recording career and her era-defining collaborations with songwriter-producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David. 

12CD set’s whopping 280 tracks encompass every original Scepter album and single release plus over 60 rare bonus tracks – 16 of which are previously unreleased (both in the studio and in concert) – for a total of over 14 hours of timeless Warwick magic! Includes the exclusive bonus disc ‘ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE: LIVE & STUDIO GEMS FROM THE SCEPTER VAULTS’ which premieres a lost 1969 concert from Washington, DC. Plus never-before-heard alternate takes of ‘Don’t Say I Didn’t’ Tell You So’, ‘Who Gets the Guy’, ‘Walk the Way You Talk’, and ‘We’ve Only Just Begun’, along with the official CD debuts of Leslie Uggams and Dionne’s rare duet of Bacharach & David’s ‘Try to See It My Way’ and the film soundtrack versions of Dionne’s songs from THE LOVE MACHINE. With David Nathan as executive producer, this SoulMusic Records/The set is produced by Joe Marchese and Jim Pierson, beautifully designed by John Sellards while all tracks have been newly mastered by Nick Robbins. 

This 225th re-issue from SoulMusic Records completes the primary trio of Dionne’s incredible recording legacy, alongside Dionne Warwick box sets, ‘Sure Thing: The Warner Bros. Recordings 1972-1977’ and ‘Déjà Vu: The Arista Recordings 1979-1994’. With the co-operation of Miss Warwick herself, ‘Make It Easy On Yourself: The Scepter Recordings 1962-1971’ is the ultimate tribute to this extraordinary artist and global icon.