The Definitive Burt Bacharach Songbook

~ Release by Burt Bacharach (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Close to You
Dusty Springfield2:26
2I Say a Little Prayer
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1968-04-17)
producer:
Jerry Wexler
bass:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (on 1968-04-17)
guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1968-04-17)
piano and lead vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1968-04-17)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (on 1968-04-17)
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!), Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1968) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-04-17)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 117)
cover recording of:
I Say a Little Prayer (on 1968-04-17)
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)
Aretha Franklin4.353:30
3What 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 DeShannon3.63:05
4Make It Easy on Yourself
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1965)
cover recording of:
Make It Easy on Yourself
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and MCA Music Ltd.
The Walker Brothers53:12
5What’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 Jones3.52:18
6I’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 Warwick2:59
7Wishin’ and Hopin’
producer:
John Franz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1964) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
cover recording of:
Wishin’ and Hopin’
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Casa David Music, New Hidden Valley Music Co. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Dusty Springfield4.52:53
8Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Burt Bacharach2:27
9Reach Out For Me
cover recording of:
Reach Out for Me
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
Nancy Wilson2:27
10Wives and Lovers
recording of:
Wives and Lovers
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Jack Jones52:30
11Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1963 (number: 36)
recording of:
Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Gene Pitney2.52:57
12Trains and Boats and Planes
conductor:
Burt Bacharach
recording of:
Trains and Boats and Planes
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Burt Bacharach2:43
13Anyone Who Had a Heart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (in 1964)
cover 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)
Cilla Black2:52
14Made in Paris
recording of:
Made in Paris
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
Trini Lopez2:22
15I Wake Up Crying
recording of:
I Wake Up Crying
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
Chuck Jackson2:16
16This (Girl’s) in Love With You
producer:
John Franz
cover recording of:
This Guy’s in Love With You (on 1968-09-20)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation), New Hidden Valley Music Co., PW Arrangements, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Australia, 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)
Dusty Springfield43:38
17Living Together, Growing Together
The 5th Dimension3:50
18Be True to Yourself
recording of:
Be True to Yourself
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
Bobby Vee2:04
19Alfie
recording of:
Alfie (in 1965)
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)
Cilla Black2:37
20Let the Music Play
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-01-22)
guitar:
Billy Davis (US guitarist & songwriter; member/manager of The Drifters) (on 1963-01-22)
baritone vocals:
Eugene Pearson (on 1963-01-22)
bass vocals:
Tommy Evans (US r&b bass vocalist for The Drifters) (on 1963-01-22)
lead vocals:
Rudy Lewis (on 1963-01-22)
tenor vocals:
Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1963-01-22)
vocals:
Doris Troy (on 1963-01-22), Dee Dee Warwick (on 1963-01-22) and Dionne Warwick (on 1963-01-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1998)
recording of:
Let the Music Play (on 1963-01-22)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
The Drifters2:37
21It’s Love That Really Counts (In the Long Run)The Shirelles2:15
22Arthur’s Theme (The 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
23The Windows of the World
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
guitar:
Johnny Marr
cover recording of:
The Windows of the World
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
The Pretenders2:57
24That’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. Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder)34:15
25God Give Me StrengthBurt Bacharach & Elvis Costello36:09