DionneDionne. Exploring tunes associated with Dionne Warwick, the duo transforms the pop songs with their improvisational prowess, boundless soul, and 

sheer melodic inventiveness. The album’s Sept. 2 release on CD and limited edition vinyl. Interpreting the best songwriters of the era, Dionne Warwick scored dozens of hits in the 1960s and ‘70s. Farris honors her namesake by putting her own indelible stamp on classics with an aching rendition of “Walk On By” and a taut, emotionally searching “Wives and Lovers,” and lesser known gems like “Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets and “You're Gonna Need Me.” “These are just really great songs by masters like Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Holland-Dozier-Holland, and Isaac Hayes,” says Farris, a longtime Atlanta resident who was named after Warwick. “The title is a play on the name Dionne and the fact that I grew up to become a singer as well.