The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

It's really a shame "The Beginning of Loneliness" didn't end up one of Dionne's better-known songs. As much as "Alfie" has become a part of her repertoire, "Loneliness" is one of the song you know is far from a filler track on an album. Since posting on here in mid-2010...

According to steveo_1965 this board has been rather stale lately... I could not agree more. Well, here's something for you... I've recently posted a comment regarding the song "The Beginning of Loneliness." But the information surrounding this Bacharach/David tune is quite fascinating. App...

Actually, I did know an alternate version of "Don't Say..." existed. However, I think the original question posted about this song was that there were two different mixes. It has often been the case in history, many-a-time there are 45-mixes and album mixes. I believe it has to do with pla...

Out of these four songs, which do you think could have been potential Top10 hits for Dionne:


Window Wishing
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
In Between the Heartaches
Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets

The Tony Camillo sessions were done in the early 70's. And as I recall, no alternate version of "Don't Say.." exists. I'm pretty sure it is the same mix as on the 45.

Thanks for the comments, Joe... I actually am doing a bit of both; personal use, but also, Dionne is appearing in San Francisco in February, 2010; where I reside. I really resent that no good compilation has ever been assembled on a single CD. It is possible to do so, but one must be very picky, and...

Steve_o, thank you so much for your kind notation. I don't know if you (or anyone else is cyberspace) have listened to these two tracks, but if you get a chance ...do! THE BEGINNING OF LONELINESS is probably the only low-charting single of Dionne's that with one listen, you can tell it's hit materia...

I need help... I'm including 11 tracks below I wish to add to a definitive Dionne compilation. Depending on what you guys chose, I shall use the most popular picked songs for the collection. WINDOW WISHING A predecessor of "I Say a Little Prayer" it charted #6, and peaked at #3 on Detroit'...

I feel the duet between Dionne and B.J. Thomas is amazing! Apparently, it was supposed to be on "Very Dionne" but Scepter decided to include her live version instead. It wouldn't ranked in the Top10 for sure.