After 1971'sDionne, Dionne Warwick had to look for new producers and songwriters because her main team ofBurt BacharachandHal Davidsplit up right after working on the record. She turned to former Motown hitmakersEddie Holland,Brian HollandandLamont Dozierand released Just Being Myself in 1973. The album's title is somewhat ironic becauseHolland,DozierandHollandremoved Warwick from the creative process, basically asking her to record her vocals over previously recorded backing tracks. Not that most of what they came up with was too far from what she had been recording before since the bulk of the record is made up of lush, orchestrated ballads like "I Always Get Caught Out in the Rain," "You Are the Heart of Me," and "Don't Let My Teardrops Bother You." Her new producers are just as fond of piping trumpets and cascading strings, they just are more straightforward and come from a more soulful direction. The gospel-ly backing vocalsandoccasional wah-wah guitars that pop up here regularly would never show up on aBacharach