A House Is Not A Home
"A House Is Not a Home" is a 1964 ballad recorded by American singer Dionne Warwick, and written by the team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1964 film of the same name, starring Shelley Winters and Robert Taylor. The song was a modest hit in the United States for Warwick, peaking at #71 on the pop singles chart as the B-side of the top 40 single, "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)". Another version of the song, by Brook Benton, which was the version that appeared in the film, was released at nearly the same time. It debuted two weeks earlier on the Billboard Hot 100. Benton's version split airplay with Warwick's, and ultimately peaked at #75.
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| Released | 1964
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| Recorded | 1964 at Bell Sound Studios, Manhattan, Ed Smith, Engineer
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| Producer | Burt Bacharach, Hal David
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Lyrics
Even when there`s no one sittin` there
But a chair is not a house
And a house is not a home
When there`s no one there,
To hold you tight
An` no one there
You can kiss goodnight . . .
A room is still a room
Even when there`s nothin` there but gloom
But a room is not a house
And a house is not a home
When the two of us
Are far apart
An` one of us
Has a broken heart . . .
Now an` then
I call your name
An` suddenly your face appears
But it`s just a crazy game
When it ends
It ends in tears . . .
Darling have a heart
Don`t let one mistake keep us apart
I`m not meant to live alone
Turn this house into a home
When I climb the stair
An` turn the key
Oh please be there
Still in love with me . . .
< instrumental bridge >
I`m not meant to live alone
Turn this house into a home
When I climb the stair
An` turn the key
Oh please be there
Still in love with me . . .
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