A House is Not a Home

"A House Is Not a Home"

Single by Dionne Warwickfrom the album Make Way for Dionne Warwick

Released 1964Recorded 1964 at Bell Sound Studios,

Manhattan, Ed Smith, EngineerGenre SoulLength 3:08Label ScepterWriter(s) Burt Bacharach, Hal DavidProducer(s) Burt Bacharach, Hal David

Dionne Warwick singles chronology

Walk On By US#6; UK #8

B Side: AHouse Is Not aHome US #71 /A Side: You'llNever Get to

Heaven (If YouBreak MyHeart) US

#34;UK #20

Reach Out forMe US #20; UK

# 23

"A House Is Not a Home"Single by Luther Vandross

from the album Never Too MuchReleased 1981Genre Soul, R&BLength 7:07

"A House Is Not a Home"

A sample of Luther Vandross's cover of DionneWarwick's "A House Is Not a Home" from NeverToo Much

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"A House Is Not a Home" is a 1964 song recorded by American singer DionneWarwick, and written by the team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1964 film ofthe same name, starring Shelley Winters and Richard Todd. The song was a modest hitin the United States for Warwick, peaking at #71 on the pop singles chart as the B-sideof the top 40 single, "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)". Anotherversion of the song, by Brook Benton, which was the version that appeared in the film,was released at nearly the same time. It debuted two weeks earlier on the Billboard Hot100. Benton's version split airplay with Warwick's, and ultimately peaked at #75.

Warwick's version of "A House Is Not a Home" fared better in Canada, where it was atop 40 hit, peaking at #37. The song made the R&B top 10 in Cashbox by both Warwickand Benton, with neither artist specified as best seller.

Despite its modest initial success, the song went on to achieve greater renown throughfrequent recordings by other artists, including a hit version in 1981 by Luther Vandross.

Contents1 Production2 Luther Vandross version3 Other cover versions

3.1 Instrumental covers4 Other uses in theater, film and television5 Cultural references6 References7 External links

ProductionThe Warwick single was performed in the key of F major.

Luther Vandross versionThe song was covered by R&B singer Luther Vandross on his 1981 debut album NeverToo Much. The track, which was recorded at seven minutes long, was released as asingle and became an R&B hit, and later one of Vandross's signature songs. Hisperformance of the song at the 1988 NAACP Awards telecast would bring Warwick totears.

Vandross's version was sampled on the 2004 Kanye West/Jamie Foxx/Twista hit "SlowJamz".

Other coverversionsFollowing the originalsingles by Warwick andBenton, Bacharachhimself covered the

song on his 1965 debut Hit Maker!: Burt Bacharach plays the Burt Bacharach Hits.

The Anita Kerr Singers recorded a superb a cappella cover on their 1969 album Reflect.

Stevie Wonder covered the song on his 1968 album Eivets Rednow.

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English rock duo The Marbles performed the song and was released on the group's 1970 self-titled album.[1]

Dusty Springfield performed the song with Bacharach on the 1970 television special Another Evening With Burt Bacharach (a performanceshe was "quite proud of").[2]

Barbra Streisand recorded a medley of the song with "One Less Bell to Answer" (the 5th Dimension hit) for her 1971 album Barbra JoanStreisand.

Ronald Isley would record his own version with Bacharach, using essentially the same template as Luther Vandross.

In 2001, Japanese reggae artists Reggae Disco Rockers, released a reggae version of the song that very closely follows the melodies andstyles of the original.[3]

In 2002, Lynne Arriale covered the song on her album Inspiration.

In 2005, Aretha Franklin covered the song for the tribute album So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross.

In 2007, Marcia Hines covered the song on her album Life.

In 2012, Steps covered the song for their festive themed album, Light Up the World.

In 2014, Warwick released a duet version of the song with singer Ne-Yo on Feels So Good.[4]

Instrumental coversVarious jazz musicians have performed and recorded the song, and it has thus acquired the status of a jazz standard.

Sonny Rollins recorded a version at the 1974 Montreux Jazz Festival, released on The Cutting Edge.

Bill Evans recorded the song for his 1977 album I Will Say Goodbye in the key of B flat major

In 1993, pianist Joe Sample covered the song on the album Invitation.

In 1995, another instrumental rendition was released on saxophonist Nelson Rangell's album Destiny.[5]

Other uses in theater, film and television"A House Is Not a Home" was one of several Bacharach/David hits added to the score of the 2010 Broadway revival of Promises, Promises(a Bacharach/David musical from 1968). It was performed by Kristin Chenoweth.

The song was covered twice in "Home", the sixteenth episode of the television series series Glee, once by Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith,and once by Matthew Morrison and Kristin Chenoweth as part of a medley with "One Less Bell to Answer".

Cultural referencesPsychedelic band Love parodied the song's title on their album Forever Changes in 1967, by naming one of their songs "A House Is Not aMotel".

The song is parodied in an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants.

Peter Hammill parodied the title on his album The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage in 1974, naming the lengthy final number "A LouseIs Not a Home".

In the song Coming Home By P. Diddy, the song is referenced.

ReferencesRichie Unterberger. "The Marbles - The Marbles - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic" (http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-marbles-mw0002015763). AllMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

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Dusty: Full Circle Taragon Video2. "Reggae Disco Rockers - A House Is Not A Home (Flower Records JPN)" (http://www.reggaecollector.com/en/detail/index.php?number=444624). Reggaecollector.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

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Ramirez, Erika (May 12, 2014). "Dionne Warwick, 'A House Is Not A Home' Feat. Ne-Yo: Exclusive Song Premiere" (http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6084786/dionne-warwick-a-house-is-not-a-home-feat-ne-yo-exclusive-song). Billboard.

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"Destiny overview" (http://www.allmusic.com/album/r212053). Allmusic.com.5.

External linksFull lyrics of this song (http://www.metrolyrics.com/a-house-is-not-a-home-lyrics-dionne-warwick.html) at MetroLyrics

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