I Say a Little Prayer
1967 · Scepter SCE-12203 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Dionne Warwick
- Title
- I Say a Little Prayer
- Release
- I Say a Little Prayer / (Theme From) Valley of the Dolls
- Year
- 1967
- Label
- Scepter # SCE-12203
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation — Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs
Dionne Warwick wrote in her autobiography "My Life, As I See It": "I Say A Little Prayer was written during the Vietnam War and seemed to resonate with listeners touched by the war. General Colin Powell and many other who fought in Vietnam have thanked me... letting me know how it got them through many difficult time".12 "I Say a Little Prayer", composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for Dionne Warwick. Lyricist Hal David said that it was composed from the perspective of a woman whose partner was serving in the Vietnam War. (Dominic, Serene, "Burt Bacharach, song by song: the ultimate Burt Bacharach reference for fans" (2003). 1Sources1google.com: My Life as I See It↩2google.com: An Avid s Guide to Sixties Songwriters↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Scepter Records SCE-12203-A (60865), multicoloured label; "I Say a Little Prayer" (Burt Bacharach - Hal David), 3:04, Blue Seas Music, Jac Music Inc. (ASCAP); Dionne Warwick, produced by Bacharach-David, arranged and conducted by Burt Bacharach, engineer Phil Ramone. Rim text: "Scepter Records Inc., 254 W. 54 St. N.Y." [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Born 12 December 1940, East Orange, New Jersey, USA
Themes
In collections
US Domestic Perspective Songs [War Years] · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs