Are You There (with Another Girl)
"Are You There (With Another Girl)" | ||||
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Single by Dionne Warwick | ||||
from the album Here I Am | ||||
B-side | "If I Ever Make You Cry" | |||
Released | December 1965 | |||
Recorded | August 22–24, 1965 | |||
Length | 2:49 | |||
Label | Scepter | |||
Songwriter(s) | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | |||
Producer(s) | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | |||
Dionne Warwick singles chronology | ||||
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"Are You There (with Another Girl)" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for American singer Dionne Warwick. Her version, released as a single in December 1965, eventually reached number 39 on the Billboard charts.[1] It also appears as the tenth track on her album Here I Am (1965).[2]
Author Serene Domenic praised the song in the book Burt Bacharach Song by Song, writing of its "droning strings", "strange fret-sliding guitar", and orchestral
Track listing
- US, 7" Vinyl single[3]
- A1: "Are You There (with Another Girl)" – 2:50
- B1: "If I Ever Make You Cry" – 3:06
Personnel
- Dionne Warwick – Lead vocals[1]
- Myrna Warwick – "oom pah pah pity the girl" Backing vocals[1]
Chart history
Chart (1966) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 39 |
US | 35 |
Cover versions
- 1965 - Joe Pass, A Sign of the Times
- 1967 – Burt Bacharach, Reach Out
- 1967 – Percy Faith
- 1968 – The Buckinghams, In One Ear and Gone Tomorrow
- 1969 – The Anita Kerr Singers, Reflect on the Hits of Burt Bacharach
- 1970 – Mike Melvoin, Keys to Your Mind
- 1983 – Mari Wilson, Showpeople
- 1990 – Deacon Blue, Four Bacharach & David Songs
- 2001 – Luther Vandross (as "Are You There (With Another Guy)")
- 2014 – Mark Jennett, Everybody Says Don't (as "Are You There with Another Boy")
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8256-7280-4.
- ^ Planer, Lindsay. "Here I Am". AllMusic.
- ^ Dionne Warwick - "Are You There (with Another Girl)" / "If I Ever Make You Cry" (7" Vinyl) at Discogs
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 609.