The Very Best of Burt Bacharach

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Tracklist

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1Baby It's You
recording of:
Baby It’s You
lyricist:
Barney Williams (in 1961-11) and Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1961-11)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (in 1961-11)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dolfi Music Inc., EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fuji Pacific Music SBK Department (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2, Ludix Music Ltd., Mary Jane Pub. Co. Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Windswept Music (London) Ltd. and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Shirelles2:41
2Only Love Can Break a Heart
recording of:
Only Love Can Break a Heart (in 1962)
lyricist:
Hal David (in 1962)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (in 1962)
Gene Pitney2:49
3Anyone Who Had a Heart
vocals:
Dionne Warwick
recording of:
Anyone Who Had a Heart
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Blue Seas Music, Inc. (in 1963), JAC Music Co., Inc. (in 1963) and U.S. Songs, Inc. (in 1963)
Dionne Warwick3:12
4(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
vocals:
Sandie Shaw (in 1964)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pye International (in 1964) and Pye Records (in 1964)
cover recording of:
(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me (in 1964)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation), Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Intersong Music, JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music Publishing Division 2) (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
recording of:
(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation), Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Intersong Music, JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music Publishing Division 2) (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Sandie Shaw42:40
5Walk On By
vocals:
Dionne Warwick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 51), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 70), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 129)
recording of:
Walk On By
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Dionne Warwick4.752:58
6What the World Needs Now Is Love
recording of:
What the World Needs Now Is Love
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Casa David LP, New Hidden Valley Music Co., フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation) (in 1965), Songs of Fujimusic (in 1965, in 1993) and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation) (in 1993)
Jackie DeShannon3.63:16
7Alfie
vocals:
Dionne Warwick
cover recording of:
Alfie
lyricist:
Hal David (in 1965)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (in 1965)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous-Chappell and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
part of:
The 39th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Dionne Warwick2:45
8What's New Pussycat?
recording of:
What’s New Pussycat? (in 1965)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 38th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Tom Jones3.52:19
9I Say a Little Prayer
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 430)
recording of:
I Say a Little Prayer
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., Casa David Music, Jac Music, MCA Music Ltd., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Dionne Warwick3:05
10The Look of Love
cover recording of:
The Look of Love (on 1967-01-29)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
The 40th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
recording of:
The Look of Love
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
The 40th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Dusty Springfield53:32
11Do You Know the Way to San Jose
vocals:
Dionne Warwick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1968)
recording of:
Do You Know the Way to San Jose
lyricist:
Hal David (in 1968)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (in 1968)
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc. and JAC Music Co., Inc.
Dionne Warwick2:57
12Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
vocals:
B.J. Thomas
conductor:
Burt Bacharach
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Scepter (a/k/a Scepter Records) (in 1970)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 4) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 345)
recording of:
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation), Casa David, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), New Hidden Valley Music Co., PW Arrangements, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
part of:
The 42nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1969 winner)
B.J. Thomas43:01
13I'll Never Fall in Love Again
vocals:
Dionne Warwick
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Fall in Love Again (Promises, Promises)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), JAC Music Co., Inc., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd., Rondor, Sony/ATV Harmony, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Dionne Warwick3:00
14One Less Bell to Answer
sound engineer, engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
assistant engineer:
Johnny Golden (mastering engineer), Larry Cox (US engineer/producer) and Rik Pekkonen
bass:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
solo vocals:
Marilyn McCoo Davis (in 1970)
performer:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue Gordon, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo Davis and Ron Townson
engineered at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio (@ 1604 North Cahuenga, Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
One Less Bell to Answer (in 1970)
lyricist:
Hal David (in 1967)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (in 1967)
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc. (ended), JAC Music Co., Inc. (ended), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), New Hidden Valley Music Co., PW Arrangements and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
The 5th Dimension3:31
15Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
additional engineer:
John Guess, Lee Herschberg, Mark Linett and Richard Mullen
assistant engineer:
Stuart Gitlin and Margaret Gwynne (engineer)
producer:
Michael Omartian
mixer:
Chet Himes
lead vocals:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
conductor:
Michael Omartian
strings arranger:
Michael Omartian
arranger:
Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter), Rob Meurer and Michael Omartian
concertmaster:
Assa Drori
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1981, in 1983)
recorded at and mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 19)
recording of:
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
writer:
Peter Allen (Australian singer‐songwriter), Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Christopher Cross (US singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Begonia Melodies Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner Olive Music LLC, Warner–Barham Music LLC, Warner/Chappell North America and Woolnough Music
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 54th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1981 winner)
Christopher Cross53:53
16That's What Friends Are For
producer:
Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager
piano:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
guest lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer), Gladys Knight (soul and r&b music singer-songwriter) and Stevie Wonder
lead vocals and solo performer:
Dionne Warwick
additional performer:
Gladys Knight (soul and r&b music singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
cover recording of:
That’s What Friends Are For
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager (in 1982)
composer:
Burt Bacharach (in 1982)
publisher:
Carole Bayer Sager Music, New Hidden Valley Music Co., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Dionne Warwick feat. Gladys Knight, Elton John & Stevie Wonder34:15