Reach Out for Me
"Reach Out for Me" is a 1963 a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and originally recorded by Lou Johnson. In the US, the original version peaked at number seventy-four on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending December 7, 1963.[1]
Dionne Warwick recording
In 1964, it was recorded as a track from the album Make Way for Dionne Warwick. Released as a single, it was a number twenty hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and went to number one on the Cash Box R&B chart.[2]
Other versions
- The song was also covered by British singer Michael Ball on his album Back To Bacharach.
- Olivia Newton-John recorded a version for her 1989 album Warm and Tender. The song was released as the album's lead single, peaking at number 32 on the US AC chart and 153 on the ARIA Charts.[3]
- The song is also a Northern Soul classic by Roy Hamilton.
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 440.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 609.
- ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 14 November 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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Dionne Warwick
- Discography
- Presenting Dionne Warwick (1963)
- Anyone Who Had a Heart (1964)
- Make Way for Dionne Warwick (1964)
- The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick (1965)
- Here I Am (1965)
- Here Where There Is Love (1966)
- On Stage and in the Movies (1967)
- The Windows of the World (1967)
- Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls (1968)
- The Magic of Believing (1968)
- Promises, Promises (1968)
- Soulful (1969)
- I'll Never Fall in Love Again (1970)
- Very Dionne (1970)
- Dionne (1972)
- Just Being Myself (1973)
- Then Came You (1975)
- Track of the Cat (1975)
- Love at First Sight (1977)
- Dionne (1979)
- No Night So Long (1980)
- Friends in Love (1982)
- Heartbreaker (1982)
- How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye (1983)
- Finder of Lost Loves (1985)
- Friends (1985)
- Reservations for Two (1987)
- Dionne Warwick Sings Cole Porter (1990)
- Friends Can Be Lovers (1993)
- Aquarela do Brasil (1994)
- My Favorite Time of the Year (2004)
- My Friends & Me (2006)
- Why We Sing (2008)
- Only Trust Your Heart (2011)
- Now (2012)
- She's Back (2019)
- Dionne Warwick & the Voices of Christmas (2019)
- Dionne Warwick in Paris (1966)
- Hot! Live and Otherwise (1981)
- Christmas in Vienna II (1993)
- Greatest Hits: 1979–1990 (1989)
- The Love Collection (2008)
- "Don't Make Me Over"
- "Wishin' and Hopin'"
- "Anyone Who Had a Heart"
- "Walk On By"
- "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"
- "A House Is Not a Home"
- "Reach Out for Me"
- "Who Can I Turn To?"
- "Are You There (with Another Girl)"
- "Message to Michael"
- "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself"
- "Alfie"
- "The Windows of the World"
- "I Say a Little Prayer"
- "(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls"
- "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"
- "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me"
- "This Girl's in Love with You"
- "Odds and Ends"
- "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"
- "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
- "Make It Easy on Yourself"
- "I'm Your Puppet"
- "Then Came You"
- "By the Time I Get to Phoenix
- "Only Love Can Break a Heart"
- "I'll Never Love This Way Again"
- "Déjà Vu"
- "After You"
- "No Night So Long"
- "Easy Love"
- "Now We're Starting Over Again"
- "Heartbreaker"
- "All the Love in the World"
- "How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye"
- "Run to Me"
- "That's What Friends Are For"
- "Whisper in the Dark"
- "Love Power"
- "Reservations for Two"
- "Take Good Care of You and Me"
- "I Don't Need Another Love"
- "It's All Over"
- "Where My Lips Have Been"
- "What the World Needs Now Is Love"
- "The Good Life"
- "(They Long to Be) Close to You"
- "Do You Believe in Love at First Sight"
- "Solid Gold"
- "Never Gonna Let You Go"
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