Dionne Warwicke - The Very Best of Dionne Warwicke

Take a close look at the cover—notice the 'e' added to the end of her last name? On the advice of an astrologer, Dionne briefly changed her name in the early 1970s, making this compilation a fun historical quirk. This United Artists release gathers some of her most towering vocal performances. Nobody navigated the incredibly complex, shifting time signatures and sophisticated melodies of Burt Bacharach and Hal David quite like Dionne. Her voice is elegant, emotive, and impossibly smooth, making this a masterclass in 20th-century traditional pop.