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ONE OF THE TRULY GREAT VOCALISTS 
OF OUR TIME MEETS 
OF THE GREAT COMPOSERS OF ALL TIME. 


INCLUDES: 


“Night And Day” 
Get A Kick Out Of You” 
“You're The Top S 


“T Love Paris” 
And More. 


PLUS RAVE REVIEWS BY FRANK SINATRA, 
LENA HORNE AND QUINCY 


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Night And Day 
I Love Paris 
I Get A Kick Out Of You 


What Is This Thing Called Love?/ 
So In Love Medley 


You're The Top 
‘ve Got You Under My Skin 





Begin The Beguine 
It’s All Risht With Me 
Anything Goes 
ou'd Be So Nice To Come Home To” 
All Of You 
I Concentrate On You 
Night And Day (Jazz Version 


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Produced by Arif Mardin 


for Deniz Productions Inc. 


Executive Producer: _live Davis 


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Arrangements and Orchestration 

Arif Mardin - Night And Day, I Love Paris, I Get A Kick Out Of You (Introductory 
verse arranged by Peter Matz), Youre The Top, I've Got You Under My Skin, Begin The 
Beguine (Basic track arranged hy Arif Mardin and Reggie Griffin, orchestrated by Arif 
Mardin), It's All Right With Me, All Of You 

Jonathan Tunick - What Is This Thing Called Love?/So In Love (Medley), You'd Be So 
Nice To Come Home To 

Mare Shaiman - Anything Goes’ 

Peter Matz - I Concentrate On You 

Robbie Kondor and Arif Mardin - Night And Day (Jazz Version) 


Main Keyboards, Synthesizers and Programming: Robbie Kondor 

Additional Keyboards, Synthesizers and Programming: Joe Mardin, Rob Mounsey, 
Philippe Saisse, Plex Barnhart, Reggie Griffin, Dave Lebolt 

Drum Programming: Robbie Kondor, Joe Mardin (also Drums and Percussion), Rob 
Mounsey 

Drums: Clint de Ganon, Harvey Mason, Steve Schaeffer 

Bass Programming: Robbie Kondor, Joe Mardin, Rob Mounsey, Plex Barnhart 
Bass: Wayne Pedziwiatr, Charles Berghofer, Chuck Domanico 

Guitar: Jeffrey Mironov, Reggie Griffin, David Spinozza 

Alto Sax: Lou Marini 

Harmonica: Charles Leighton 

Accordion: Dominic Cortese 

Clarinet: Phil Bodner 

Night And Day (Jazz Version) 

Keyboards: Robbie Kondor 

Guitar: Stanley Jordan 

Soprano Sax: Grover Washington, ire 

Bass: Anthony Jackson 

Drums: J.T. Lewis 


Percussion: Crusher Bennett 








Concert Master: Gene Orloff except 

Anything Goes: Andre Granat 

I Concentrate On You: Gerry Vinci 

Background Vocalists: Rachele Cappelli, Lani Groves, Lisa Fischer, Angela Cappelli, 
Will Lee, Mark Stevens, Frank Sims, Frank Floyd 


Recorded and Mixed by Michael O'Reilly 
Anything Goes and I Concentrate On You Recorded by Don Hahn 
Engineers for Additional Recording: Nick Sansano, John Mahoney, Rod O'Brien 


Recorded at Atlantic Studios, Unique Recording, Greene Street Recording, Clinton, 
Soundtrack, and Hit Factory Times Square in New York; and Ocean Way, Village 
Recorders, and Soundcastle in Los Angeles 

Mixed at Soundtrack, New York 

Assistant Engineers: Ellen Fitton, Bill Miranda, Marga Laube, Dan Wood, Dave 
Swanson, Arthur Steuer, Bruce Buchanan, Shaun James, Steven Deur, Darin Prindle, 
Tracy Chisholm, Tim Leitner, Kris Brauninger, Neil Dignon, Joe Martin, Dave Lebowitz, 
Jim Petrie, Frank Cardello, Rich July 


Project Coordinator: Vicky Germaise 
Produced by Arif Mardin for Deniz Productions Inc. 


Executive Producer: Clive Davis 


Thanks 


Dionne Warwick sings music and lyrics like no other artist in the world. Cole Porter 
writes music and lyrics like no other composer. The two talents, together for the first 
time, create magic. This entire album, thanks to Dionne, Cole Porter and Arif Mardin, 

is truly magical. Clive Davis 


This project has been a labor of love for me. First and foremost, it afforded me the 
opportunity and pleasure of working with the fabulous Dionne Warwick. Her unique gift 
takes each piece of music to a new and exciting place. 

Rediscovering the beauty of Cole Porter led me on a fantastic journey, reminding me 
once again, that nothing in life can be taken for granted. This man's genius and sense 
of humor is as timely today as it was a half-century ago. 

And finally, Clive Davis’ invaluable direction brought this entire enterprise to a very 
exciting level. Thank you Clive, for the concept and the vision. Arif Mardin 


Year after year and now decade after decade, trend after trend, fad after fad, the late 
Cole Porter, who was my friend, has remained a great communicator to the hearts of 
people...come to think of it that description also applies exactly to Dionne Warwick, 
who is also my friend I'm proud to say. 

In this album Dionne, like Cole Porter, proves she has the most difficult talent of all in 


music, staying power. | love her madly! Frank Sinatra 


Dionne Warwick sings Cole Porter and it's all right with me! Love, Lena Horne 


Following Dionne Warwick's growth as an artist has been like watching a flower bloom: 
dimensions to her artistry are constantly being revealed. Rather than taking a safe and 
easy path, Dionne always stretches her considerable vocal talents, pushes the limits of 
pop music. 

Like other great vocalists, Dionne Warwick takes an instrumentalist’s approach to singing 
and she has an extraordinary ear for the intervals and subtleties of her material. She can 
take good material and make it great, and she can take great material and completely 
blow you away. 

The musical and lyrical sophistication of Cole Porter presents a formidable challenge to 
every interpretive vocalist and, like Sarah and Ella before her, Dionne responds to these 
great songs as a major instrumentalist. Her performance on this album represents the 
highest level of craft in the pop music tradition: her virtuosity is inseparable from an 
emotional connection to the material. When Dionne Warwick sings Cole Porter, it comes 
straight from her heart. 


I love Dionne and her God given gifts. Quincy Jones 


Rachele Cappelli courtesy of Atlantic Records 

Lisa Fischer courtesy of Elektra Records 

Stanley Jordan courtesy of Blue Note/EMI Records 
Philippe Saisse courtesy of Windham Hill Records 
Grover Washington, Jr. courtesy of Columbia Records 
Rob Mounsey courtesy of Sona Gaia Records 


Night And Day 


Like the beat beat beat of the tom-tom 
When the jungle shadows fall, 

Like the tick tick tock of the stately clock 
As it stands against the wall, 

Like the drip drip drip of the raindrops 
When the sum’ show’ is through, 

So a voice within me keeps repeating 
You - You - You. 


Night and day you are the one, 

Only you beneath the moon and under the 
sun, 

Whether near to me or far 

It's no matter, darling, where you are, 

I think of you, night and day. 

Day and night, why is it so 

That this longing for you follows wherever 
| go? 

In the roaring traffic’s boom, 

In the silence of my lonely room, 

I think of you, night and day. 

Night and day under the hide of me 
There's an, oh, such a hungry yearning 
burning inside of me, 

And its torment won't be through 

Till you let me spend my life making love to 
you 

Day and night, night and day. 


I Love Paris 


Ev‘ry time | look down 
On this timeless town, 
More and more do | realize 


| love Paris in the springtime, 

| love Paris in the fall, 

| love Paris in the winter, when it drizzles, 
| love Paris in the summer, when it sizzles, 
| love Paris ev'ry moment, 

Evry moment of the year. 

| love Paris, 

Why, oh, why do | love Paris? 

Because my love is near. 


I Get A Kick Out Of You 


My story is much too sad to be told, 
eur ecicatanoe ing leaves me totally 
cold. 

The only exception | know is the case 
Where |’m out on a quiet spree 
Fighting vainly the old ennui 

And | suddenly turn and see 

Your fabulous face. 


| get no kick from champagne. 
Mere alcohol doesn’t thrill me at all, 
So tell me why should it be true 
That | get a kick out of you? 

Some like perfume from Spain 

I'm sure that if | took even one sniff 
That would bore me terrific'ly too 
Yet | get a kick out of you. 

| get a kick ev'ry time | see 

You're standing there before me. 

| get a kick though it's clear to me 
You obviously don't adore me. 

| get no kick in a plane. 

Flying too high with some guy in the sky 
Is my idea at ve hine to do, 

Yet | get a kick out of you. 


What Is This Thing Called Love? 


What is this thing called love? 
This funny thing called love? 

Just who can solve its mystery? 
Why should it make a fool of me? 


So In Li 
(Medley) 


Strange, dear, but true, dear, 
When I’m close to you, dear, 

The stars fill the sky, 

So in love with you am I. 

Even without you 

My arms fold about you. 

You know, darling, why, 

So in love with you am I. 

In love with the night mysterious 
The night when you first were there, 
In love with my joy delirious 
When | knew that you could care. 
So taunt me and hurt me, 

Deceive me, desert me, 

I'm yours ‘til | die, 

So in love, 

So in love, 

So in love with you, my love, am I. 


You're The Top 
You're the top! 

You're the Colosseum. 

You're the top! 

You're the Louvre Museum. 

You're a melody from a symphony by 
Strauss, 

You're a Bendel bonnet, 

A Shakespeare sonnet, 

You're Mickey Mouse. 

Youre the Nile, 

You're the Tow’r of Pisa, 

You're the smile 

On the Mona Lisa. 

I'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop, 
But if, baby, I’m the bottom 
You're the top! 


, 


You're the top! 

You're Mahatma Gandhi. 
You're the top! 

You're Napoleon brandy. 

You're the purple light of a summer night in 
Spain, 

You're the National Gall'y, 

You're Garbo’s sal'ry, 


You're cellophane. 
You're sublime, 

You're a turkey dinner, 

You're the time 

Of the Derby winner. 

I'm a toy balloon that is fated soon to pop, 
But if, baby, I’m the bottom 
You‘e the top! 


I've Got You Under My Skin 


I've got you under my skin, 

I've got you deep in the heart of me, 

So deep in my heart, you‘e really a part 
of me, 

I've got you under my skin, 


| tried so not to give in, 

| said to myself, “This affair never will go so 
well.” 

But why should | try to resist when, darling, 
| know so well 

I've got you under my skin. 


I'd sacrifice anything, come what might, 
For the sake of having you near, 

In spite of a warning voice that comes in 
the night, 

And repeats and repeats in my ear, 
“Don't you know, little fool, you never can 
win, 

Use your mentality, 

Wake up to reality.” 

But each time | do, just the thought of you 
Makes me stop, before | begin. 

‘Cause I've got you under my skin. 





Begin The Beguine 


When they begin the beguine 

Itbrings back the sound ghrnsle so tender, 
It brings back a night of tropical splendor, 
It brings back a memory ever green. 

I'm with you once more under the stars 
And down by the shore an orchestra's 
playing, 

And even the palms seem to be swaying 
When they begin the beguine. 

To live it again is past all endeavor 
Except when that tune clutches my heart. 
And there we are, swearing to love forever, 
And promising never, 

Never to part. 

What moments divine, what rapture 
serene, 

Till clouds came along to disperse the joys 
we had tasted, 

And now when | hear people curse the 
chance that was wasted, 

| know but too well what they mean, 

So don't let them begin the beguine! 

Let the love that was once a fire remain an 
ember. 

Let it sleep like the dead desire | only 
remember 

When they begin the beguine. 

Oh yes, let them begin the beguine, make 
them play! 

Till the stars that were there before return 
above you, 

Till you whisper to me once more, “Darling, 
| love you!” 

And we suddenly know what heaven we're 


in 
When they begin the beguine. 


It's All Right With Me 


Its the wrong time and the wrong place, 
Though your face is charming, it’s the 
wrong face, 

It's not his face but such a charming face 
That it’s all right with me. 

It's the wrong song in the wrong style, 
Though your smile is lovely, it’s the wrong 
smile, 

It’s not his smile but such a lovely smile 
That it's all right with me. 

You can’t know how happy | am that we 
met, 

I'm strangely attracted to you. 

There’s someone |’m trying so hard to 
forget, 

Don't you want to forget someone too? 
It’s the wrong game with the wrong chips, 
Though your lips are tempting, they're the 
wrong lips, 

They’re nothis lips but they’re such tempting 
lips 

That if some night you’e free, 

Dear, it’s all right, 

It’s all right 

With me. 


Anything Goes 

Times have changed 

And we've often rewound the clock 
Since the Puritans got a shock 

When they landed on Plymouth Rock. 
If today 

Any shock they should try to stem, 
‘Stead of landing on Plymouth Rock, 
Plymouth Rock would land on them. 


In olden days, a glimpse of stocking 

Was looked on as something shocking, 
But now, Heaven knows, 

Anything goes. 

Good authors too who once knew better 
words 

Now only use four-letter words 

Writing prose, 

Anything goes. 


The world has gone mad today 
And good's bad today, 

And black’s white today, 

And day's night today, 

And most guys today 

That women prize today 

Are simply gigolos 

So though I’m not a great romancer 
| know that I’m bound to answer 
When you propose 

Anything goes. 





You'd Be So Nice To 


Come Home 


Youd be so nice to come home to, 
You'd be so nice by the fire, 

While the breeze on high 

Sang a lullaby, 

Youd be all that | 

Could desire. 

Under stars chilled by the winter, 
Under an August moon burning above, 
You'd be so nice, 

You'd be paradise 

To come home to and love. 


All Of You 


| love the looks of you, the lure of you, 
I'd love to make a tour of you, 

The eyes, the arms, the mouth of you, 
The east, west, north, and the south of you. 
I'd love to gain complete control of you, 
And handle even the heart and soul of you, 
So love, at least, a small percent of me, do, 
For | love all of you. 


I Concentrate On You 


Whenever skies look gray to me 

And trouble begins to brew, 

Whenever the winter winds become too 
strong, 

| concentrate on you. 

When Fortune cries, “Nay, nay!” to me 
And people declare, “You're through,” 
Whenever the blues become my only song, 
| concentrate on you, 

On your smile so sweet, so tender, 
When at first my kiss you decline, 

On the light in your eyes when you 
surrender 

And once again our arms intertwine. 
And so when wise men say to me 

That love's young dream never comes true, 
To prove that even wise men can be wrong, 
| concentrate on you, 

| concentrate 

And concentrate 

On you. 


All songs written by Cole Porter 
Published by Warner Bros. Inc. (ASCAP) - 
Night And Day, I Get A Kick Out Of You, 
What Is This Thing Called Love?, 

You're The Top, Begin The Beguine, 
Anything Goes 

Published by Chappell & Co. (ASCAP) - 
I Love Paris, So In Love, I’ve Got You 
Under My Skin, It's All Right With Me, 
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, 

All Of You, I Concentrate On You 


Lyrics reprinted by permission. 


All rights reserved. 


Art Direction: Maude Gilman 
Design: Anthony Ranieri 
Photography: Harry Langdon 


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a Bertelsmann Music Group Company. 
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