Don't Make Me Over (song)

"Don't Make Me Over"
One of the variants of the US single (side B label)
Single by Dionne Warwick
from the album Presenting Dionne Warwick
B-side"I Smiled Yesterday"
ReleasedOctober 1962[1]
RecordedAugust 1962
StudioBell Sound (New York City)
Length2:46
LabelScepter
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Burt Bacharach
  • Hal David
Dionne Warwick singles chronology
"Don't Make Me Over"
(1962)
"This Empty Place"
(1963)

"Don't Make Me Over" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, originally recorded by American singer Dionne Warwick in August 1962 and released in October 1962 as her lead solo single from her debut album, Presenting Dionne Warwick (1963), issued under Sceptor Records.[2][3] The song reached number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.

  1. ^ Billboard, October 27, 1962, page 13
  2. ^ Butler, Jerry (2004). Only the Strong Survive: memoirs of a soul survivor. Bloomington IN: Indiana University Press. p. 116. ISBN 0-253-21704-0.
  3. ^ Dominic, Serene (2002). Burt Bacharach, song by song: the ultimate Burt Bacharach reference for fans. London: Omnibus Press. p. 93. ISBN 0-8256-7280-5.