DIONNE WARWICK - The Magic of Believing (1968-2013) RM | Serie : Burt Bacharach 85th Birth Anniversary & Dionne Warwick Debut 50th Anniversary | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Dionne Warwick got her start in gospel music, so it's no surprise that she would record a gospel album, or that she would share credit with the Drinkard Singers, a gospel vocal group featuring her mother and her aunts and uncles. Warwick sings solo on only the first two tracks, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "Somebody Bigger Than You and I," before the Drinkards weigh in with her for the rest of the disc. Fans of Warwick's pop-soul records will at times have difficulty recognizing her here; she occasionally sings in a higher register than usual, and she is often more overtly emotional than on her deliberately restrained pop hits. Clearly, however, this is music close to her heart, and she and the Drinkards perform it without any concessions to pop style; this is traditional gospel music, traditionally sung. William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1    Battle Hymn Of The Republic
2    Somebody Bigger Than You And I
3    Jesus Will
4    Old Landmark
5    The Magic Of Believing
6    Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord
7    Grace
8    Steal Away
9    In The Garden
10    Who Do You Think It Was
11    Battle Hymn Of The Republic
12    Somebody Bigger Than You And I
13    Jesus Will
14    Old Landmark
15    The Magic Of Believing
16    Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord
17    Grace
18    Steal Away
19    In The Garden
20    Who Do You Think It Was
Tracks 1-10 stereo
tracks 11-20 mono