Love Songs of Burt Bacharach

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Something of a miniature version of the three-CD Look of Love box, this single disc is on firm ground with classic takes by Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, and other '60s and '70s artists who helped render these tunes eternally fresh. A few offbeat choices of covers (Isaac Hayes's transformation of "Walk On By," Naked Eyes' "Always Something There to Remind Me") work, while later songs such as "Arthur's Theme" and "On My Own" show Bacharach's efforts becoming mired in the middle of the road. That he still had more to offer, though, is amply demonstrated by the inclusion of "This House Is Empty Now," a stunner from the Elvis Costello-Bacharach album Painted from Memory. --Rickey Wright

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Average customer rating: Bacharach Can Write With The Best Of Them. impressive cross section Takes you back to the 60's The Love Songs of Burt Bacharach A fair sampling of classic Bacharach, but not the best

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Tracks:

1. I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
2. Do You Know The Way To San Jose - Dionne Warwick
3. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself - Dusty Springfield
4. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - B.J. Thomas
5. What The World Needs Now Is Love - Jackie DeShannon
6. The Look Of Love - Sergio Mendes/Brasil '66
7. What's New Pussycat? - Tom Jones
8. Baby It's You - The Shirelles
9. Magic Moments - Perry Como
10. Make It Easy On Yourself - Jerry Butler
11. Wishin' And Hopin' - Dusty Springfield
12. You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) - The Stylistics
13. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross
14. Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
15. Walk On By - Isaac Hayes
16. Anyone Who Had A Heart - Luther Vandross
17. On My Own - Patti LaBelle/Michael McDonald
18. This House Is Empty Now - Elvis Costello

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Something of a miniature version of the three-CD Look of Love box, this single disc is on firm ground with classic takes by Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, and other '60s and '70s artists who helped render these tunes eternally fresh. A few offbeat choices of covers (Isaac Hayes's transformation of "Walk On By," Naked Eyes' "Always Something There to Remind Me") work, while later songs such as "Arthur's Theme" and "On My Own" show Bacharach's efforts becoming mired in the middle of the road. That he still had more to offer, though, is amply demonstrated by the inclusion of "This House Is Empty Now," a stunner from the Elvis Costello-Bacharach album Painted from Memory. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Bacharach Can Write With The Best Of Them........2007-04-09

I was looking for "What's New Pussycat," as my version left off the beginning (with the crashing glass). That may be a funny reason to buy a CD but it worked out great for me.

What I found was hit after hit after hit that I didn't know Burt had even written. From Perry Como's "Magic Moments" to "This House Is Empty Now" with Elvis Costello, this CD gives a cross section of Burt's versatility and shows his longevity. It's no wonder he had a great writing career; and here I thought he only wrote for Dionne Warwick.

1/3 of the songs are covers, i.e., Dusty Springfield singing Dionne Warwick's song, "I Just Don't know To Do With Myself," but every song is great no matter who sings it and that's the tell tale sign of a great song.

One other note; Dusty Springfield's version of "The Look Of Love" only went to #22 in July of 1967 while Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66's version went to #4 almost a year later. However, the only version you hear now-a-days is Dusty's, although they almost sound like two different songs.

impressive cross section.......2001-02-27

As this disc shows, Burt Bachrach has had a very long career spanning a tremendous diversity of songs. I guarantee you that unless you are a total expert you will be surprised by at least a few of the songs and find yourself saying, HE wrote that? A couple of the versions here are questionable, especially the Naked Eyes, but the vast majority of the songs are excellent and, even where the original hits are not used, the versions are quite good. An entertaining, reasonably good CD.

Takes you back to the 60's.......2000-06-11

With the exception of 2-3 songs I could listen to this CD over and over again. My favorites are Aretha Franklin's "Say A Little Prayer," anything by Dusty Springfield , Jackie DeShannon, Perry Como's "Magic Moments". I didn't care for Naked Eyes or Tom Jones. It's good easy listening with a sprinkling of soul and pop.

The Love Songs of Burt Bacharach.......2000-05-20

The Australian pressing (Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd - Catalouge No.541 564 2) of the above is better. It has 22 songs including "This Guy's In Love With You" - Herb Alpert, "Magic Moments" - Perry Como and some others not on the US CD. It sure brought back some memories from the 60's

A fair sampling of classic Bacharach, but not the best.......1999-08-14

Contrary to the last reviewer's comments, Burt was actually in the studio when many of these cuts were recorded, and whether or not he actually sat at the piano, he shaped every aspect of the arrangements he supervised. That said, this compilation is a bit of an odd mix of classic "original" versions and later versions. The Rhino Records box set has the best versions of most of these songs, and would be a much better choice if you can afford to spring for 3 CDs.As to Burt's own slick orchestral intrumental versions of his hits, I find the mid-fi 1960s radio versions infinitely more charming. Burt's reputation as the elevator music king was certainly reinforced by those mediocre solo albums he released in the 60s and 70s.

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Look of Love B Kruman Manufacturer: extant music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAK68O Release Date: 2004-12-07

Tracks:

1. Look of Love
2. I Say a Little Prayer
3. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
4. Don't Make Me Over
5. This Guy's in Love with You
6. Do You Know the Way to San Jose
7. One Less Bell to Answer
8. You'll Never Get to Heaven
9. (They Long to Be) Close to You
10. Promises Promises
11. I'll Never Fall in Love Again
12. What the World Needs Now Is Love
13. Paper Mache
14. Walk on By
15. Trains and Boats and Planes

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Love Songs of Burt Bacharach Various Artists Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00006JQYL

Tracks:

1. Do You Know The Way To San Jose
2. Say A Little Prayer
3. Make It Easy On Yourself
4. Wishin & Hopin
5. Always Something There To Remind Me
6. This Guy's In Love With You
7. Walk On By
8. You'll Never Get To Heaven If You Break My Heart
9. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
10. Trains Boats & Planes
11. Anyone Who Had A Heart
12. Baby It's You
13. Look Of Love
14. Tower Of Strength
15. Arthur's Theme
16. Whjat The World Needs Now
17. Blue On Blue
18. 24 Hours From Tulsa
19. I Just Know What To Do With Myself
20. Alfie
21. What's New Pussycat
22. Magic Moments

Meditation Music:

1. Me and My Piano
2. Music for a Bachelor's Den
3. No Secrets
4. Nobody's Home [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
5. Nue [Import]
6. One Love [Import]
7. Outrageous Remixes [CD-single] [Import]
8. Over 60 Minutes with Frank Mills [Import]
9. Pet Projects: The Brian Wilson Productions
10. Remembers the Sixties [Import]

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

Bubblegun [Import]

Symphonic Variations

The Romantic Viola

Music: Frostbite

Too Lost in You, Pt. 2 [CD-single] [Import]

Speedcore [Import]

"Spicy Rhythm"

The Dissociatives

Teenbeat / He's a Drummer [Import]

Schumann: Complete Piano Trios

Rip It Up

Reggaeton Underground [Explicit Lyrics]

Sentimental Y Salvaje

Parables, Prayers and Songs

Walk the Line