New Song: Dionne Warwick – ‘Ocean in the Desert’ (featuring Cynthia Erivo)

Over 60 years after unveiling her debut LP, legendary songstress Dionne Warwick is bidding the entertainment industry farewell with her final album ‘DWuets’ – a collection of duets and collaborations with fellow music stars she’s inspired over the last six decades.

The first fruit from that project came Friday (March 20) courtesy of the Cynthia Erivo-assisted ‘Ocean in the Desert.’

“It was such a joy to be in the studio harmonizing with such a talented entertainer as Cynthia. We immediately bonded and had so much fun recording this beautiful song,” said Warwick of the ‘Wicked’ star before she chimed in to say, “It was so warm being in the studio with Dionne; it was like a mother-daughter relationship. This experience was like the godmother of music coming in and saying to me ‘I knight you.’”

Hear the moving duet inside.

‘Desert’ comes nearly three years after Erivo wowed viewers of ‘Kennedy Center Honors’ with a rousing rendition of Warwick’s classic ‘Alfie.’

Revisit that epic showing here.