problem was simply, that the company had a lot of other big female acts - like Aretha [Franklin] and Roberta [Flack] - and you get into a situation, where you don't get the right kind of material or production or promotion..." Later career Warwick returned to Mercury Records in 1973, but the following year she moved to Private Stock, where the 1975 single "Get Out of My Life" became her final charting song (number 73, R&B). That same year, she recorded for RCA Victor as DeDe Schwartz. After several years away from the recording studio, Warwick made her last recordings in the mid-1980s, releasing two albums: Dee Dee (Heritage Records, 1983), and Call Me (Sutra Records, 1984). In 1994, After living in Los Angeles for a number of years, she became a resident of Georgia. Dee Dee Warwick received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1999. Recordings from both her Mercury and Atco years are available on CD. In late 2006, she returned to success singing background for her sister Dionne in concert, and was also part of the "Family First" song in the Tyler Perry film Daddy's Little Girls and its soundtrack album. In January 2008, Dee Dee was featured in the title song of Dionne's gospel album Why We Sing. In February 2008, she sang background vocals for Dionne's one-woman show My Music and Me in Europe. Death Dee Dee struggled with diabetes for many years, and she was in failing health for some time. Her sister was with her when she died on October 18, 2008, in a nursing home in Essex County, New Jersey, aged 66. Abuse allegations The 2018 documentary film Whitney, directed by Kevin Macdonald, included allegations that Warwick had sexually molested Whitney Houston and her brother Gary, when Whitney was "at a young age" and Gary was around eight years old, while Warwick was in her mid to late 20s. Warwick's sister Dionne and Whitney Houston's mother Cissy both made statements wherein they expressed doubt regarding the truthfulness of the allegations. According to Whitney's friend, Robyn Crawford, in her book, A Song for You, she claimed Houston adored Warwick, even calling her "Auntie Dee Dee", although Dee Dee was actually her cousin. She also denied the allegations made against Warwick saying if she had abused her, she would have heard it from Whitney herself. Discography Albums I Want To