"Are You There (With Another Girl)"
Single by Dionne Warwick
from the album Here I Am
B-side"If I Ever Make You Cry"
ReleasedDecember 1965 (1965-12)
RecordedAugust 22–24, 1965
Length2:49
LabelScepter
Songwriter(s)Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Producer(s)Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Dionne Warwick singles chronology
"Looking with My Eyes"
(1965) 		"Are You There (With Another Girl)"
(1965) 		"Message to Michael"
(1966)

"Are You There (with Another Girl)" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for American singer Dionne Warwick. Her version, released as a single in December 1965, eventually reached number 39 on the Billboard charts.[1] It also appears as the tenth track on her album Here I Am (1965).[2]

Author Serene Domenic praised the song in the book Burt Bacharach Song by Song, writing of its "droning strings", "strange fret-sliding guitar", and orchestral crescendos which precede the Beatles' "A Day in the Life" (1967). He also speculates that the song influenced Beach Boys composer Brian Wilson for the Pet Sounds track "Let's Go Away for Awhile" (1966).[1]

Track listing

A1: "Are You There (with Another Girl)" – 2:50
B1: "If I Ever Make You Cry" – 3:06

Personnel

Chart history

Chart (1966) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 39
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 35

Cover versions

References

  1. ^ a b c d Dominic, Serene (2003). Burt Bacharach, Song by Song: The Ultimate Burt Bacharach Reference for Fans, Serious Record Collectors, and Music Critics. Music Sales Group. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-0-8256-7280-4.
  2. ^ Planer, Lindsay. "Here I Am". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Dionne Warwick - "Are You There (with Another Girl)" / "If I Ever Make You Cry" (7" Vinyl) at Discogs
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 609.
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