Don't Make Me Over (song)


"Don't Make Me Over" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, originally recorded by Dionne Warwick in August 1962 and released in fall 1962 as her debut single. The song reached number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. It was also a top-forty hit in Canada, reaching number 38.
Various covers of the song have been made. Jennifer Warnes recorded a version which reached number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979. In 1989 American singer Sybil reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 with her version, one position above Warwick's original, and number two on the Hot Black Singles chart, eventually receiving a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. This version also became a UK hit, peaking at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart, and topped the New Zealand Singles Chart for four weeks. A prominent sample of Sybil's version of the song became the basis for Caron Wheeler's 1992 hit single "I Adore You" from the soundtrack of the motion picture Mo' Money starring Damon Wayans.

Charts and certifications

Dionne Warwick version

Jennifer Warnes version

Sybil version

Weekly charts

Year-end charts
Chart Position
New Zealand 17

Certifications

Other cover versions

In January 1966 Liverpudlian band the Swinging Blue Jeans released a cover version which peaked at 31 in the United Kingdom.
Italian chanteuse Ornella Vanoni recorded an Italian-language version of 'Don't Make Me Over', entitled 'Non Dirmi Niente', with lyrics by Giulio Rapetti, which was released as a single in Italy in 1964 and in the Netherlands in 1965.