{{Short description|Song composed by Burt Bacharach performed by Dionne Warwick}} "'''Reach Out for Me'''" is a 1963 a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and originally recorded by Lou Johnson. In the US, the original version peaked at number seventy-four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the week ending December 7, 1963.<ref>{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=440}}</ref>

==Dionne Warwick recording== {{Infobox song | name = Reach Out for Me | image = | alt = | caption = | type = single | artist = Dionne Warwick | album = Make Way for Dionne Warwick | B-side = How Many Days of Sadness | released = October 1, 1964 | format = | recorded = 1964 | studio = Bell Sound, New York City | venue = | genre = * Pop<ref>{{cite web |title= The 200 Best Songs of the 1960s |website= Pitchfork |date= August 18, 2006 |url= https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/6405-the-200-greatest-songs-of-the-1960s/|quote= “Walk on By” is perfect pop...|access-date= October 12, 2022}}</ref><ref name= "Moon 2008">{{cite book|first=Tom|last=Moon|title=1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die|chapter= Dionne Warwick - ''The Dionne Warwick Collection''|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zk0Z0bD2DGcC|date=28 August 2008|publisher=Workman Publishing Company|isbn=9-780761-139638|pages=846–847}}</ref> * R&B<ref name= "Marsh 1989">{{cite book|first=Dave|last=Marsh|title=The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5t5DYDniSHEC|date=1989|publisher=Plume|isbn=0-452-26305-0|page=242}}</ref><ref name="Molanphy 2022">{{Cite podcast|url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2022/03/soul-queens-charts|title= Killing Me Softly Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=Slate|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date= March 25, 2022|access-date= March 23, 2024}}</ref> * soul | length = 2:52 | label = Scepter | composer = Burt Bacharach | lyricist = Hal David | producer = *Burt Bacharach *Hal David | prev_title = You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) | prev_year = 1964 | next_title = Who Can I Turn To | next_year = 1965 | misc = }}

In 1964, it was recorded as a track from the album ''Make Way for Dionne Warwick''. Released as a single, it was a number twenty hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and went to number one on the ''Cash Box'' R&B chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=609}}</ref>

==Other versions== *The song was also covered by British singer Michael Ball on his album ''Back To Bacharach''. *Olivia Newton-John recorded a version for her 1989 album ''Warm and Tender''. *The song is also a Northern Soul classic by Roy Hamilton.

===Charts=== ====Dionne Warwick version==== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" !Chart (1964) !Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"|Australian (Kent Music Report)<ref name="auchart">{{Cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970&ndash;1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=217}}</ref> |align="center"|43 |- {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|12|chartid=4683|rowheader=true|access-date=April 4, 2026}} |- ! scope="row"|Quebec (ADISQ)<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129063315/http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|url=http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|title=Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec|publisher=BAnQ|date=1964-11-07|access-date=April 4, 2026|archive-date=29 November 2015|language=fr|url-status=dead}}</ref> |align="center"|24 |- {{singlechart|UK|23|artist=Dionne Warwick|rowheader=true|date=19641022|accessdate=April 4, 2026}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|20|artist=Dionne Warwick|rowheader=true|access-date=April 4, 2026}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=Dionne Warwick|rowheader=true|access-date=April 4, 2026}} |- |}

====Olivia Newton-John version==== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" !Chart (1989-1990) !Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"|Australian (Kent Music Report)<ref name="auchart">{{Cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970&ndash;1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=217}}</ref> |align="center"|153 |- ! scope="row"|Quebec (ADISQ)<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129063315/http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|url=http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|title=Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec|publisher=BAnQ|date=1990-02-10 |access-date=April 4, 2026|archive-date=29 November 2015|language=fr|url-status=dead}}</ref> |align="center"|47 |- ! scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/olivia-newton-john/chart-history/asi/ | title=Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Adult Contempoary) | magazine=Billboard }}</ref> |align="center"| 32 |}

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