It's not surprising to learn that Dionne, Cissy and Whitney are all related. You can hear it! They each have their own sound but also have a family similarity. What a pity that both Dionne and especially Whitney didn't look after their voices though. They were both spectacular in their prime!
Who's Zooming Who written by Narada Michael Walden and Preston Glass for Aretha Franklin's 1985 "comeback" album of the same name. Walden and Glass also wrote How Will I Know for Whitney that same year.
I usually don't like most female singers singing low notes - they usually tend to go very hollow and breathy, with their larynx forced down. But her voice is so firm and natural down there, so nice.
@@reggiemitchell5198 so contralto would became low tenor with your logic. Damaged voice, hoarseness... are different from lower voice. One of vocal myth is Beyoncé became a mezzo-soprano while she still retain her soprano qualities nowadays. She just sing with more depth & weight.
@@jinji4609 no that’s not my logic lol and Beyoncé is definitely still a soprano just a lower one. But Dionne is a mezzo now she barely can get above C5 now. It can happen. Another example is Della Reese. When she came out she pure mezzo soprano and she became a contralto because of smoking. It can happen honestly 🤷🏾♂️
@@reggiemitchell5198 Excuse me, do you think the darker voice of current Lady Gaga is the part of her smoking habits? Some people don't believe she was a natural mezzo anymore In Dionne's case, voice typing is very questionable IMO bc old ladies often sound quite mezzo-ish
@@Mika-si3dc Nah the above commenter is right. Its quite a mix of some gorgeously sustained notes but throughout the "belting range" section, there are multiple instances where you can hear strain and tension. Many times i damn near worried she wouldn't be able to complete belts (she always pulled through but yh the strain was deffo there)
Because she was out of her prime by the time 83 came. Those clips where she’s tense are when she is out of her prime and the effects of smoking takes their toll on her voice. Like at these time stamps: 3:05, 4:34, 6:04, 6:27
@@lordvoldemort5725 That's her appearance on The Toni Tennille Show TV show. That's also Toni's favorite performance of the show and even wrote a public letter to Dionne. They also sang Shop Around together on Solid Gold.
@@oldsoul_anth243 Hey, and thank you. I came back to see if you could also help me with this performance. I know it’s from solid gold, but I don’t know the song’s name. 8:21
Wish the “UA-cam vocal community” would include her more in videos!
the shade😂
her low notes >
I Love Her. Growled up with the hits but her range is crazy.❤😊😊😊😊
01:23 18 seconds in one breath 👏🏻
Queen of longevity! Sings G5s in her 50's better than in her 20's
and smoking the whole way through. She's spectacular.
It's not surprising to learn that Dionne, Cissy and Whitney are all related. You can hear it! They each have their own sound but also have a family similarity. What a pity that both Dionne and especially Whitney didn't look after their voices though. They were both spectacular in their prime!
Dionne is 82. I think her's is due to age.
@@elomogbana3993 nope smoking
she's always been a heavy smoker
Fairytale. She may have smoked but dionnes prime last from the 60s to at least 2000. Her vocals never suffered for several decades
Ms. Iconic Dionne vocal ability has always been crazy and always with ease!!!
7:09 This song reminds me of “How Will I Know” by Whitney Houston
Edit: I wonder which song came first and inspired the other.
Who's Zooming Who written by Narada Michael Walden and Preston Glass for Aretha Franklin's 1985 "comeback" album of the same name.
Walden and Glass also wrote How Will I Know for Whitney that same year.
Great compilation.....great analysis but it's amazing so many arm chair critics in the comments criticizing whose records I've never heard 😂
1:10 I thought that was Whitney's voice !!! WOW.
Whitney learned alot from Ms. Dionne🙂
Wow, I can hear it
Love her Diana Ross impersonation!!!! Great video, thanks.
2:04 she almost forgot the mic at home.
Right,🤣🤣🤣🤣
I would love to watch a comparison note by note video with Whitney and Dionne. They sound similar in some notes!
Damn that 1st A4, gorgeous
Grace class and beauty! The vocals ❤
I love the high g on Make it Easy On Yourself, medley at Park West.
I usually don't like most female singers singing low notes - they usually tend to go very hollow and breathy, with their larynx forced down.
But her voice is so firm and natural down there, so nice.
Sem palavras para descrever essa imensuravel mulher.Simplesmente a melhor.
1:23 ......my god
She was a lyric soprano but is now a mezzo
I don't think so. Her voice was really very light & bright in her prime, at best she became a lower soprano rather than a mezzo-soprano
@@jinji4609 no with all the smoking she did she became a pure mezzo soprano and that’s what’s she is noe
@@reggiemitchell5198 so contralto would became low tenor with your logic. Damaged voice, hoarseness... are different from lower voice. One of vocal myth is Beyoncé became a mezzo-soprano while she still retain her soprano qualities nowadays. She just sing with more depth & weight.
@@jinji4609 no that’s not my logic lol and Beyoncé is definitely still a soprano just a lower one. But Dionne is a mezzo now she barely can get above C5 now. It can happen. Another example is Della Reese. When she came out she pure mezzo soprano and she became a contralto because of smoking. It can happen honestly 🤷🏾♂️
@@reggiemitchell5198 Excuse me, do you think the darker voice of current Lady Gaga is the part of her smoking habits? Some people don't believe she was a natural mezzo anymore
In Dionne's case, voice typing is very questionable IMO bc old ladies often sound quite mezzo-ish
She should've used her head voice more
7:40
10:36
What's a song in 6:24 , please
Lay Your Hands On Me by the Thompson Twins.
@@lordvoldemort5725 tank you my dear 👏
What song is at 7:26? That decent toward the end is GLORIOUS
And 8:54????
People- sung by streisand
@@emanx222 8:54 - Yours from the Heartbreaker album
0:21 That's a smoker lower register. Is she a big smoker?
Yes she is
What is the name of the song at 2:23
In the Stone
Wheres that dont make me over performance
Dionne Warwick Live 1973
where can i find the performance at 10:29
It was posted on Dionne Warwick Archive but unfortunately, the channel has been terminated.
The bb5 kinda sounded polyponic voice
What song was that at 8:30?
he's gone
She sounds kind of tense in some of her belts especially in the Bb4-D5 area. Great singer overall.
tense???!!! where??? her dynamic control is crazyyyy in these and the notes are all sooo resonant
@@Mika-si3dc Nah the above commenter is right. Its quite a mix of some gorgeously sustained notes but throughout the "belting range" section, there are multiple instances where you can hear strain and tension. Many times i damn near worried she wouldn't be able to complete belts (she always pulled through but yh the strain was deffo there)
Because she was out of her prime by the time 83 came. Those clips where she’s tense are when she is out of her prime and the effects of smoking takes their toll on her voice. Like at these time stamps: 3:05, 4:34, 6:04, 6:27
@@lordvoldemort5725 There are clips from her youth where she is quite tense too. 7:26 and 5:13 for example.
@@thiagoviana9644 They’re tense, true. However, they’re still supported and came out crystal clear and stable.
8:30 song?
He's Gone
@@kingsolomon653 Did she record it in the studio?
@@lordvoldemort5725 no
@@lordvoldemort5725 That's her appearance on The Toni Tennille Show
TV show. That's also Toni's favorite performance of the show and even wrote a public letter to Dionne. They also sang Shop Around together on Solid Gold.
@@oldsoul_anth243 Hey, and thank you. I came back to see if you could also help me with this performance. I know it’s from solid gold, but I don’t know the song’s name. 8:21
What’s the song that is that 6:00 please
Make it Easy on Yourself
Make it easy on yourself
This was in Spain 1990 by the way*
@@lordvoldemort5725thank you so much
a true mezzo soprano, THAT BB5 😍
I agree she’s amazing!
She was a soprano for a long portion of her career.
@@KajiVocals Mezzo
@@Dino-su2wh So… you think Dionne in 1964 was a mezzo? Funny.
@@Dino-su2wh she was a lyric soprano
range vocal?
3.7 octaves
What's song in 0:25 please
Anyday Now
Any Day Now
what's the title of the song at 10.08 please
Celebration
@@donkingposadas8346 thank you