Various Artists - Valley of the Dolls - Movie Soundtrack

Artist: Various Artists  |  Label: 20th Century / UMe  |  Format: LP  |  Genre: Soundtrack |  Album Condition: New  |  Cover Condition: Sealed Various Artists Valley of the Dolls20th Century / UMe 36592 - re-issue  LP  Originally released in 1967, the Valley Of The Dolls soundtrack won an Academy Award for Best Music (Scoring of Music - Adaptation or Treatment). Valley of the Dolls is a drama based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Jacqueline Susann. It was directed by Mark Robson, produced by Robson and David Weisbart, and stars Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Sharon Tate, and Susan Hayward. The soundtrack was released in 1967. Dionne Warwick sang the title track; however, her version is not on the soundtrack album, only on the actual film soundtrack. According to Susann, she wrote her own lyric for the film title track as she felt that Dory Previn's lyric did not establish the story background. Warwick was signed to Scepter Records at the time and could not contractuall