Dionne Warwick On Her New Album “She’s Back,” Career Goals & What’s Coming Up For Her

Last week, legendary GRAMMY Award winner Dionne Warwick released her first new album in five years, She’s Back. Produced by her son Damon Elliot, She’s Back was released via Elliot’s label Kind Music in conjuction with Entertainment One (also known as “eOne”). The lead-off single is an updated version of Bacharach/David’s “What The World Needs Now,” which Dionne recorded during the 1960s.

In addition to 10 tracks of new songs, as well of remakes of pop/soul gems, She’s Back was packaged with a (remastered) bonus disc of Ms. Warwick’s 1998 album, Dionne Sings Dionne. She’s Back includes duets with Kenny Lattimore (“What Color Is Love”), Musiq Soulchild (“Am I Dreaming?”), and Bone, Thugs & Harmony co-founder Krayzie Bone (“Déjà Vu”). She’s Back is ultimately Ms. Warwick’s 36th full-length studio recording, and her first dedicated R&B/soul album in 50 years.

Also of note is that Ms. Warwick was one of several legends to be chosen to receive one of the Grammy Awards’ highest honors this year: the Lifetime Achievement Award. She joined music greats such as George Clinton, Billy Eckstine, Donny Hathaway, Julio Iglesias, and Sam & Dave.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Ms. Warwick by phone last month, and highlights from that interview are embedded below from the most recent edition of the Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz podcast. More on Dionne Warwick can be found online at www.dionnewarwick.us.

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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."