Editing Dionne Warwick (section)

=== Discovery ===
While she was performing background on the Drifters' recording of their 1962 release "[[Mexican divorce#In popular culture|Mexican Divorce]]", Warwick's voice and star presence were noticed by the song's composer, [[Burt Bacharach]],<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ILGdYpQGH8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/3ILGdYpQGH8 |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live |time=0:10 |time-caption=discussion starts at |people=[[Burt Bacharach]], Dionne Warwick |title=One Amazing Night (1998 – Dionne Warwick portion) |medium=[[YouTube]] |location=New York City |date=April 15, 1998 |access-date=October 9, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> a [[Brill Building]] songwriter who was writing songs with many other songwriters, including lyricist [[Hal David]].<ref name="Pop Chronicles 1969">{{Pop Chronicles|24}}</ref> According to a July 14, 1967, article on Warwick in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', Bacharach stated, "She has a tremendous strong side and a delicacy when singing softly – like miniature ships in bottles." Musically, she was no "play-safe girl. What emotion I could get away with!" During the session, Bacharach asked Warwick if she would be interested in recording demonstration recordings of his compositions to pitch the tunes to record labels, paying her $12.50 per demo recording session ({{Inflation|US|12.50|1962|r=-1|fmt=eq}}).<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0SU9bIyQGU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/X0SU9bIyQGU |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live |time=6:40 |time-caption=discussion starts at |people=[[Burt Bacharach]], Dionne Warwick |title=Kraft Music Hall (1970 – Dionne Warwick portion) |medium=[[YouTube]] |location=New York City |date=June 17, 1970 |access-date=October 14, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref><!--- Paley ref provides date detail ---><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=head&p=52&item=103754 |title=The Kraft Music Hall: An Evening With Burt Bacharach {Dionne Warwick, Joel Grey, Sacha Distel} (TV) |website=[[Paley Center for Media]] | access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref> One such demo, "It's Love That Really Counts"{{snd}}destined to be recorded by Scepter-signed act [[the Shirelles]]{{snd}}caught the attention of the President of [[Scepter Records]], [[Florence Greenberg]], who, according to ''[[Current Biography]]'' (1969 Yearbook), told Bacharach, "Forget the song, get the girl!"<ref name="Thomas 1995">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/04/arts/florence-greenberg-82-pop-record-producer.html |title=Obituary: Florence Greenberg, 82, Pop-Record Producer |first=Robert McG. Jr. |last=Thomas |author-link=Robert McG. Thomas Jr. |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 4, 1995 |access-date=July 27, 2015 |url-access=registration}}</ref>

Warwick was signed to Bacharach's and David's production company, according to Warwick, which in turn was signed to Scepter Records in 1962 by Greenberg. The partnership would provide Bacharach with the freedom to produce Warwick without the control of recording company executives and company [[A&R]] men. Warwick's musical ability and education would also allow Bacharach to compose more challenging tunes.<ref name="Pop Chronicles 1969" /> The demo version of "It's Love That Really Counts", along with her original demo of "Make It Easy on Yourself", would surface on Warwick's debut Scepter album, ''[[Presenting Dionne Warwick]]'', which was released in early 1963.<ref name="Thomas 1995" />