Just Being Myself is a studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was released by Warner Bros. Records in 1973 in the United States. Her second album with the label, Just Being Myself marked a departure for Warwick who teamed up with Holland-Dozier-Holland to work on the majority of the album after her regular collaborators Burt Bacharach and Hal David had split the year before. The album peaked at number 178 on the US Billboard 200.[1]
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| Released | January 1973 | |||
| Studio | HDH Sound Studios, Detroit | |||
| Length | 33:33 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Holland-Dozier-Holland | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
AllMusic editor Tim Sendra wrote that "the album's title is somewhat ironic because Holland, Dozier and Holland removed Warwick from the creative process, basically asking her to record her vocals over previously recorded backing tracks. Not that most of what they came up with was too far from what she had been recording before since the bulk of the record is made up of lush, orchestrated ballads [...] Just Being Myself is a very interesting and successful record that shows Warwick could be a convincing soul singer and despite her qualms, could succeed, artistically anyway."[2]
Track listing
editAll tracks produced Holland-Dozier-Holland.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You're Gonna Need Me" | 4:20 | |
| 2. | "I Think You Need Love" |
| 3:37 |
| 3. | "You Are the Heart of Me" | 4:14 | |
| 4. | "I Always Get Caught in the Rain" |
| 3:42 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Don't Let My Teardrops Bother You" |
| 4:00 |
| 6. | "(I'm) Just Being Myself" |
| 4:31 |
| 7. | "Come Back" |
| 4:30 |
| 8. | "Don't Burn the Bridge (That Took You Across)" |
| 4:24 |
Personnel and credits
editCredits adapted from the liner notes of Just Being Myself.[4]
- McKinley Jackson – arrangements
- Jerry Hall – recording, mixing
- Brian Holland – recording, mixing
- Lawrence Horn – recording, mixing
- Gene Page – arrangements
- Ed Thrasher – photography
- Barney Perkins – recording, mixing
- Dionne Warwick – vocals
Charts
edit| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[1] | 178 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ a b Sendra, Tim. "Just Being Myself > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ Just Being Myself (booklet). Dionne Warwick. Warner Bros. Records. 1973.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Just Being Myself (liner notes). Dionne Warwick. Warner Bros. Records. 1973.
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