美國實力歌姬［狄昂．華薇克］──流行靈魂／傳統流行抒情曲──［A House is Not a Home／房子並不等於家］

A chair is still a chair

Even when theres no-one sitting there

But a chair is not a house

And a house is not a home

When theres no-one there to hold you tight

And no-one there you can kiss goodnight

A room is still a room

Even when theres nothing 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

And one of us has a broken heart

Now and then I call your name

And suddenly your voice appears

But its just a crazy game

When it ends, it ends in tears

Darling, have a heart

Dont let one mistake keep us apart

Im not meant to live alone

Turn this house into a home

When I climb the stairs

And turn the key

Oh, please be there

Still in love with me

Im not meant to live alone

Turn this house into a home

When I climb the stairs

And turn the key

Oh, please be there

Still in love with me

１９６４年８月　２３歲半的美國黑人流行歌姬狄昂華薇克（Dionne Warwick）發行第三張大碟［Make Way for Dionne Warwick］

由音樂導師Burt Bacharach, Hal David主要譜寫, 並全權製作，獲得不錯評價

成為她首張打入Billboard的專輯（流行榜＃６８　R&B＃１０）

首支主打［Walk On By］登上Billboard單曲榜＃６（副榜－R&B榜稱后）　英國＃９

１９６４年８月推出的第二主打［Youll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)］拿到美國單曲榜＃３４　英國榜＃２０

其B面歌曲──［A House is Not a Home／房子並不等於家］為Burt Bacharach, Hal David替同名電影［莎莉溫特絲（Shelly Winters）＋勞勃泰勒（Robert Taylor）主演］譜寫的主題曲

並製作成一首流行靈魂／傳統流行抒情曲

在溫柔的樂聲中, 狄昂的演繹細膩深情

出不多同時間, 美國非裔男歌手Brook Benton也灌錄此曲──此版出現在同名電影中, 幾乎一起發行。

這瓜分了華薇克版的電台播放率, 讓她只拿到Billboard單曲榜＃７１　

而Brook Benton版則升到單曲榜＃７５

華薇克版另拿到加拿大單曲榜＃３７

在歐洲某些地區, 直接以A面單曲發行。

雖然［A House is Not a Home］成績普通, 但後來被許多歌手翻唱, 因而被大眾熟知

其中較著名的版本是１９８１年路瑟范德羅斯（Luther Vandross）的詮釋

至於狄昂的演繹也成為她的名曲之一。

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk7CNHHIuH4

TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olvaDzUi8c8

(French & English Version)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqw4NjJX108

Dionne Warwick＋Ne-Yo（２０１４Version）

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJLj4Otnl7A

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4hXp4NFsVo

Luther Vandross - A House Is Not A Home (Tribute Dionne Warwick:1988)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3kEQQgMM-E