Known as the artist who "bridged the gap," Warwick's soulful blend of pop, gospel and R&B music transcended racial, cultural, national, and musical boundaries.
Throughout the 1980's and 1990's, Warwick collaborated with many of her musical peers, including Johnny Mathis, Smokey Robinson, Luther Vandross, Jeffrey Osbourne, Kashif and Stevie Wonder. Warwick was also host of the hit television music show, "Solid Gold." In addition, she recorded several theme songs, including "Champagne Wishes & Caviar Dreams," for the popular television series "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous," and "The Love Boat," for the hit series from Aaron Spelling. More recently, Warwick recorded her first Christmas album entitled "My Favorite Time of the Year" featured jazzy interpretations of many holiday classics. In 2007, Rhino Records re-released the CD with new cover art, a critically acclaimed Gospel album, "Why We Sing," for Rhino/Warner Records, and a new jazz album, "Only Trust Your Heart," a collection of standards, celebrating the music of legendary composer Sammy Cahn for Sony Red/MPCA Records.
Dionne Warwick has won 5 Grammy Awards during her music career:
• 1969: "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for the single, "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?"
• 1971: "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for the single, "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
• 1979: "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" for the single, "Déjà Vu"
• 1979: "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for the single, "I'll Never Love This Way Again"
• 1986: "Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal" for the single, "That's What Friends Are For"
Dionne Warwick was born in a musical family of which numerous superstars arose.
Warwick's sister Dee Dee Warwick had a successful singing career, Warwick's aunt is gospel singer Cissy Houston, and one of Warwick's cousins is Whitney Houston.
One Heart
Dionne Warwick Lyrics
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MARIA: (Spoken) I, Maria, take thee, Anton . . .
TONY: For richer, for poorer . . .
MARIA: In sickness and in health . . .
TONY: To love and to honor . . .
MARIA: To hold and to keep . . .
TONY: From each sun to each moon . . .
TONY: From now to forever . . .
MARIA: Till death do us part.
TONY: With this ring, I thee wed.
MARIA: With this ring, I thee wed.
[Tony Sings]
Make of our hands one hand,
Make of our hearts one heart,
Make of our vows one last vow:
Only death will part us now.
[Maria]
Make of our lives one life,
Day after day, one life.
[Both]
Now it begins, now we start
One hand, one heart;
Even death won't part us now.
Make of our lives one life,
Day after day, one life.
Now it begins, now we start
One hand, one heart,
Even death won't part us now.
The lyrics of Dionne Warwick's "One Heart" song show a dialogue between two people, Tony and Maria, who are getting married. In this dialogue, they exchange their vows, pledging to be with each other from now until death do them part. They make promises to love and honor each other, to hold and keep each other, and to make their lives into one life. They both pledge to be with each other through richer and poorer times and in sickness and in health. They promise to make a life together that will last forever. The song concludes with Tony singing about making one hand, one heart, and one vow that even death won't part them now.
The lyrics of "One Heart" tell a beautiful story about two people in love, committing to build a life together. It's a song about the power of love and the promises people make when they decide to get married. The song's melody and lyrics have made it a popular choice for wedding ceremonies, and its message continues to inspire and uplift people today.
Line by Line Meaning
I, Anton, take thee, Maria . . .
Tony proclaims his solemn vow to Maria to be legally bound in marriage.
I, Maria, take thee, Anton . . .
Maria reciprocates Tony's vow and agrees to be legally bound in marriage.
For richer, for poorer . . .
Tony promises to share all fortunes, good or bad, with Maria.
In sickness and in health . . .
Maria pledges to be by Tony's side through sickness and health.
To love and to honor . . .
Tony swears to love and respect Maria always.
To hold and to keep . . .
Maria promises to hold and keep Tony in her heart forever.
From each sun to each moon . . .
Tony pledges to love Maria from sunrise to sunset and from moonrise to moonset.
From tomorrow to tomorrow . . .
Maria promises to love Tony today, tomorrow, and every day after that.
From now to forever . . .
Tony promises to love and cherish Maria for eternity.
Till death do us part.
Maria pledges to love Tony until they are separated by death.
With this ring, I thee wed.
Tony and Maria exchange wedding rings as a symbol of their commitment to each other.
Make of our hands one hand,
Tony and Maria vow to join their hands together and live as one entity.
Make of our hearts one heart,
They promise to merge their hearts and share their love as one.
Make of our vows one last vow:
Their individual vows merge into one collective commitment.
Only death will part us now.
Tony and Maria vow to stay together until death separates them.
Make of our lives one life,
They want to live together, share everything, and experience life together.
Day after day, one life.
They want to live each day together as one entity, sharing joy and sorrow alike.
Now it begins, now we start
Tony and Maria embark on their journey of life together as one entity.
One hand, one heart;
Their hands become one, and their hearts beat as one entity.
Even death won't part us now.
Tony and Maria believe that nothing can come between them and vow to remain together until the very end.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Written by: LEONARD BERNSTEIN, STEPHEN SONDHEIM, STEPHANE AUDARD
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Tom Mudrovich
This is arguably the greatest soft rock pop song of all time. Period. It has everything--feeling, soul, nuance, build to crescendo, beauty. Hard to categorize fully. The dip in register halfway through is sublime. That sax solo! Bacharach is a genius. Dionne was about 20--amazing! I'm 63 and lived this tune in the day. It still gives me chills--fifty freaking years later.
goneatlast
Dionne interprets Bacharach/David songs with pure soul. She is in a class by herself.
James B. Golden
Dionne comes from an entirely different breed of vocalists. That's what made Cissy and Whitney so amazing. Vocals like this ran in their family. No one has these chops and phrasing anymore.
journeythruthepast
Probably the most powerful, majestic broken hearted song of the entire 60s. Almost operatic in its drama and its compositional ingenuity. Bacharach-David were a true legendary writing team and neither were as good writing on their own or with someone else. With singers like Dionne Warwick for their material, they had the perfect situation to create timeless pop music. Also the production on this tune for 1963 standards is spellbinding.
Michael de Jong
I guess there are 5 people who have never had their heart broken. When this song came out it was SO different in timing, chords...and that incredible voice and FEELING of Dionne's interpretation of the words. A CLASSIC of my teenage years. Thank you for this posting.
1mikera
Absolutely one of THE BEST ballads of all time. The story was told, the hearth was spilled, and the delivery was to beat all.
Susan Daniels
Brings tears to my eyes every time I listen to it. Unbelievably touching.
1mikera
I can't help myself to occasionally comment on how unique this ballad is. Dionne's voice is and always will be one of the best (not to be duplicated), but this story line and the delivery, cuts to the bone every time I hear it.
DaOrigTruthSeeker
The purity of her voice is just remarkable to me. She brought such a class to the music scene. She is my stress reliever when i am going through hardships. Notice how she does not need vocal gymnastics to convey the msg in the sing.
V Anderson
This song gives me chills everytime I hear it.