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Walk On By

Dionne Warwick

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LIST YEAR

1964

Earliest retained annual association for this catalog identity; original release year not independently established.

Genre

PopSoulR&B

Theme

Breakup songsSad songs

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Related soul/R&B favorite; not presented as a Motown-label recording.

RELEASE DATE & LIST YEAR

Release: 1964

Release: 1964Source checked

V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original recording is documented in the 1964 release history of Make Way for Dionne Warwick. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.

The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.

Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1964.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.

Make Way for Dionne Warwick - original 1964 recordings
The original 1964 program identifies Walk On By, Reach Out for Me and You'll Never Get to Heaven. The separately titled French and English A House Is Not a Home item is not generalized to an original English-only release.

Rhino - Make Way for Dionne Warwick
The label identifies the original 1964 Scepter album and its Walk On By, Reach Out for Me and You'll Never Get to Heaven singles. This supports original studio-program identity rather than a later anthology's explicitly live Walk On By.

BEHIND THE SONG

Inspiration and background

Supplied note - not independently verified

This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.

Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, exploring themes of heartbreak and pride.

Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent

Sources for this information

Owner-supplied 1964.html, song-list position 42
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.

Other appearances and versions

catalog version unspecified

Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.

An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.

Sources and scope

Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)

Editorial artist-repertoire classification

Billboard year-end 1964 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.

Supplied motown01.png, row 37
Visible title/artist metadata only; not audio identification or date verification.

ALL 66 ANNUAL COLLECTIONS

1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.

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