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"Don't Make Me Over" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, originally recorded by Dionne Warwick in August 1962 and released in October 1962 as her lead solo single from her debut album Presenting Dionne Warwick issued under Sceptor Records.[2][3] The song reached number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.

"Don't Make Me Over"
Single by Dionne Warwick
from the album Presenting Dionne Warwick
ReleasedOctober 1962[1]
RecordedAugust 1962
StudioBell Sound (New York City)
Length2:46
LabelScepter
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Burt Bacharach
  • Hal David
Dionne Warwick singles chronology
"Don't Make Me Over"
(1962)		 "This Empty Place"
(1963)

Dionne Warwick original


Warwick recorded "Don't Make Me Over" in August 1962 a song later chosen as the lead single for her debut album Presenting Dionne Warwick. In October 1962, Scepter Records released the track as her first solo single. Initially, Warwick had found out that "Make It Easy on Yourself" — a song on which she had recorded the original demo and had wanted to be her first single release — had been given to another artist, Jerry Butler.

From the catchy phrase "don't make me over", Bacharach and David wrote and produced their first US top 40 pop hit (No. 21) and US R&B hit (No. 5). It was also a top-forty hit at number 38, in Canada. The background vocals in the song were from the Gospelaires, which featured sister Dee Dee, Sylvia Shemwell and aunt Cissy Houston, who would be pregnant with her youngest child, Whitney Houston, shortly after it made the charts that December.


Track listing


A1: "Don't Make Me Over" – 2:46
A2: "Shall I Tell Her" – 2:33
B1: "Make The Music Play" – 2:25
B2: "Any Old Time Of Day" – 2:25
A1: "Don't Make Me Over" – 2:46
A2: "Shall I Tell Her" – 3:20
B1: "I Smiled Yesterday" – 2:44
B2: "Wishin' And Hopin'" – 2:25

Charts



Weekly charts

Chart (1962–1963) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[4] N/A
Canada (CHUM)[citation needed] 38
France (IFOP)[5] 69
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 21
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 5

Jennifer Warnes version


Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 67
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 36
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 84

Sybil version


"Don't Make Me Over"
Single by Sybil
from the album Sybil
B-side"Here Comes My Love"
ReleasedJuly 10, 1989 (1989-07-10)[11]
Genre
  • Dance
  • soul
Length3:54
LabelNext Plateau Records Inc.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dolores Drewry
  • James Bratton
Sybil singles chronology
"Can't Wait (On Tomorrow)"
(1988)		 "Don't Make Me Over"
(1989)		 "Walk On By"
(1990)
Music video
"Don't Make Me Over" on YouTube

In July 1989, American singer Sybil released a dance cover of the song. Her version became a number-one hit in New Zealand for four weeks, reached number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart, eventually receiving a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). This version also became a UK hit, peaking at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart.


Critical reception


Bill Coleman from Billboard described Sybil's cover as a "spirited Soul II Soul-ish rendition of the Dionne Warwick classic [that] has smash written all over it".[12] Also Pop Rescue stated that it has a beat that musically reminds of "a hybrid" of Soul II Soul's "Keep On Movin'" and Take That's "Pray", calling it "mellow and soulful".[13] Miranda Sawyer from Smash Hits noted "the swoony dance wisples" of the song.[14]


Track listing


7-inch single, Germany (1989)
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Make Me Over" (radio version)3:54
2."Here Comes My Love"3:58
12-inch single, Germany (1989)
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Make Me Over" (The KING-dom Come mix)7:20
2."Don't Make Me Over" (radio mix)3:54
3."Here Comes My Love" (vocal)3:58
4."Here Comes My Love" (instrumental)3:58
CD maxi, Germany (1989)
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Make Me Over" (Nightime mix)3:45
2."Don't Make Me Over" (Daytime mix)3:27
3."My Love Is Guaranteed" (Red Ink mix part 1)5:35
CD maxi, France (1989)
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Make Me Over" (The King-Dom Come mix)7:20
2."Don't Make Me Over" (radio mix)3:54
3."Here Comes My Love" (vocal)3:58
4."Don't Make Me Over" (instrumental version)3:36

Charts



Other cover versions


Various covers of the song have been made:


References


  1. Billboard, October 27, 1962, page 13
  2. Butler, Jerry (2004). Only the Strong Survive: memoirs of a soul survivor. Bloomington IN: Indiana University Press. p. 116. ISBN 0-253-21704-0.
  3. Dominic, Serene (2002). Burt Bacharach, song by song: the ultimate Burt Bacharach reference for fans. London: Omnibus Press. p. 93. ISBN 0-8256-7280-5.
  4. "Dionne Warwick – Don't Make Me Over" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  5. "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque Artiste commençant par W". Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  6. "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  7. "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  8. "Jennifer Warnes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  9. "Jennifer Warnes Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  10. "Jennifer Warnes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  11. "New Singles". Music Week. July 8, 1989. p. 27.
  12. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. July 29, 1989. p. 69. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  13. "Review: 'Walk On By' by Sybil (Vinyl, 1990)". Pop Rescue. March 23, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  14. Sawyer, Miranda (February 21, 1990). "Review: LPs". Smash Hits. p. 53. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  15. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". imgur.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  16. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6660." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  17. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 6688." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  18. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 44. November 4, 1989. p. IV. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  19. "Sybil – Don't Make Me Over". top40.nl. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  20. "Sybil – Don't Make Me Over" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  21. "Sybil – Don't Make Me Over". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  22. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  23. "Sybil Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  24. "Sybil Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  25. "Sybil Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  26. "Sybil Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  27. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sybil – Don't Make Me Over". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  28. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  29. "End of Year Charts 1990". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  30. "American single certifications – Sybil – Don't Make Me Over". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  31. "Official Singles Chart Top 50 24 February 1966 - 02 March 1966". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 29, 2019.

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[ru] Don’t Make Me Over (песня)

«Don’t Make Me Over» (с англ. — «Не пытайся меня изменить») — песня, записанная американской певицей Дайон Уорвик в 1962 году для её дебютного студийного альбома Presenting Dionne Warwick. Авторами и продюсерами выступили Берт Бакарак и Хэл Дэвид.


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