BURT BACHARACH BIOGRAPHY

1952 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

BURT BACHARACH SONGS 1951

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1951-01-01	All I Ever Need Is You	No cowriters	Instrumental Exact publication date unknown
1951-01-01	Manpower	Bob Hilliard
1951-10-05	Soldier's Prayer (a)	William Stephen Quigley

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BURT BACHARACH SONGS 1952

The only song this year was "Once in a Blue Moon". It had no cowriters. The exact publication date is unknown. The song was first recorded by Nat King Cole.

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BURT BACHARACH SONGS 1955

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1955-02-24	Keep Me in Mind	Jack Wolf	First recorded by Patti Page
1955-04-04	How About	Jack Wolf	First recorded by Della Reese
1955-04-18	Secret of Love (the)	Jack Wolf
1955-10-27	Desperate Hours (the)	Wilson Stone	AKA Desperationens Timme From The Desperate Hours. Also used to promote the film First recorded by Mel Torme

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BURT BACHARACH 1956

In 1956, Bacharach, as a performer, was known as a pianist. In February he was part of a group of entertainers who traveled to the Caribbean to entertain American troops that were training there.

Johnny Mathis told Billboard, [Mitch Miller] put me on the right track and gave me some [songs] that were more suitable for my voice. He gave me a stack of music that was as tall as I was and said, “Find four songs.” So I found “When Sunny Gets Blue,” “It’s Not for Me to Say,” a song called “Warm and Tender” — by a guy nobody ever heard of called Burt Bacharach — and “Wonderful! Wonderful!.” (Billboard December 17, 2016)

BURT BACHARACH SONGS 1956

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1956-03-16	Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil	Margery Cummings Hal David
1956-05-09	Peggy's In the Pantry	Hal David	First recorded by Sherry Parsons
1956-06-08	Beauty Isn't Everything	Edward Heyman	First recorded by June Valli
1956-07-05	Morning Mail (the)	Hal David	First recorded by The Gallahads
1956-07-20	Warm and Tender	Hal David	From Lizzie First recorded by Johnny Mathis
1956-08-10	Uninvited Dream	Sammy Gallop	First recorded by Peggy Lee
1956-08-27	I Cry More	Hal David	From Don't Knock the Rock First recorded by Alan Dale
1956-09-28	My Dreamboat Is Drifting (Down the River of Doubt)	Sammy Gallop

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BURT BACHARACH HIGHLIGHTS 1957

Began working with Marlene Dietrich. He arranged and conducted four singles for her in 1957.

Wrote his first movie theme song "The Blob" with Mack David, older brother of Hal David. The song charted in both the U.S. and Canada peaking at #33 and #14 respectively.

Began writing with Hal David. Their first song to reach the U.S. charts was "The Story of My Life" which was recorded by Marty Robbins and Michael Holliday. Both versions made the Billboard Pop chart. Robbins peaked at #15 and Holliday at #24. Robbins also made the Billboard Country Chart and the song went to #1. The Robbins version was also #2 in Canada. Three British artists recorded the song and all three of them charted, two of them were Top 20.

Perry Como recorded "Magic Moments" on December 3, 1957. The record entered the Billboard Pop Chart in January 1958.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS 1957

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1957-01-30	Humble Pie	Hal David	First recorded by The Four Preps
1957-03-01	I Need You	Wilson Stone	AKA I Need Your Love
1957-03-28	Forever Faithful	Mack David
1957-03-28	Love Bank	Lou Melamed Hal David
1957-03-28	Your Lips Are Warmer Than Your Heart	Hal David	First recorded by Rosemary June
1957-04-08	Wild Honey	Hal David	First recorded by Cathy Carr
1957-05-06	Underneath the Overpass	Hal David	First recorded by Jo Stafford
1957-05-29	Magic Moments	Hal David	AKA Tout Ca Primi Minuti First recorded by Perry Como
1957-05-29	Two Against the World	Hal David
1957-07-05	Story of My Life (the)	Hal David	AKA Storia Del Mio Amore First recorded by Marty Robbins
1957-08-14	Winter Warm	Hal David
1957-08-19	Presents from the Past	Hal David	First recorded by Cathy Carr
1957-10-02	Do You Remember As I Remember	Buddy Bernier
1957-10-25	Sad Sack	Hal David	From Sad Sack First recorded by Jerry Lewis
1957-11-18	Snowballs	No cowriters

BACHARACH RECORDING SESSIONS 1957

Arranged and conducted these singles for Marlene Dietrich:
Near You/Another Spring, Another Love
I May Never Go Home Anymore/Kisses Sweeter Than Wine

Marion Evans: played piano on "Rosanne" and "Searching Wind"

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BURT BACHARACH HIGHLIGHTS 1958

"Magic Moments" peaked at #4 on the Billboard pop singles chart. The record was also #12 in Canada.

In Britain, Perry Como's version was on the pop chart for four months and it peaked at #1. Simultaneously, British artist Ronnie Hilton released "Magic Moments" and his version reached #22.

Bacharach and David were the first songwriters to have two No. 1 songs back-to-back in England with "The Story Of My Life" by Michael Holliday and Perry Como's "Magic Moments."

BACHARACH SONGS 1958

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1958-01-01	Dinah	Hal David	AKA Dinah and Friends Exact publication date unknown
1958-01-01	Dog's Life (a)	Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
1958-01-03	Bottomless Cup	Lou Melamed Hal David
1958-01-03	I'll Kiss You Goodnight in the Morning	Hal David
1958-01-03	Mission Bell by the Wishin' Well (the)	Hal David
1958-01-03	Ooooh, My Love	Hal David	First recorded by Vic Damone
1958-01-30	Country Music Holiday	Hal David	From Country Music Holiday First recorded by Bernie Nee
1958-04-16	Hot Spell	Mack David	First recorded by Margaret Whiting
1958-05-20	It Seemed So Right Last Night	Hal David	First recorded by Mary Mayo
1958-06-09	Last Time I Saw My Heart (the)	Hal David	First recorded by Marty Robbins
1958-06-09	Make Room for the Joy	Hal David	From Juke Box Rhythm First recorded by Jack Jones
1958-06-09	Sittin' in a Tree House	Hal David
1958-06-09	Third from the Left	Hal David
1958-07-09	Night That Heaven Fell (the)	Hal David	First recorded by Tony Bennett
1958-08-01	Blob (the)	Mack David	First recorded by The Five Blobs US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Five Blobs: 10/6/1958 to 12/15/1958--33 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Five Blobs: 10/20/1958 to 12/8/1958--14
1958-08-15	I Could Kick Myself	Hal David
1958-08-18	Oh, Wendy, Wendy	Hal David	First recorded by The Four Coins
1958-11-14	Dream Big	Paul Hampton	First recorded by Sonny James
1958-12-24	Saturday Night in Tia Juana	Hal David	First recorded by The Five Blobs

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BURT BACHARACH HIGHLIGHTS 1959

During a recording session for The Drifters, Bacharach met Dionne Warwick. She was in the back-up trio with her cousin Cissy Houston and Myrna Smith. Dionne's first recordings for Bacharach and David were their demo records.

Conducted the orchestra and played the piano on Marlene Dietrich's world tour.

BACHARACH SONGS 1959

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1959-01-01	Judge Me With Your Heart	Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
1959-01-01	Just Another Girl	Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
1959-01-14	Paradise Island	Paul Hampton Hal David	First recorded by The Four Aces
1959-01-23	Windows of Heaven (the)	Hal David	First recorded by The Four Coins
1959-01-26	Net (the)	Hal David	First recorded by John Ashley
1959-01-29	That Kind of Woman	Hal David	First recorded by Count Basie & Joe Williams
1959-02-05	Moon Man	Hal David	First recorded by Gloria Lambert
1959-02-10	Loving Is a Way of Living	Hal David	First recorded by Steve Lawrence
1959-02-10	Write Me (Lonely Girl)	Paul Hampton	First recorded by Paul Hampton
1959-02-29	What a Night	Hal David
1959-03-25	Lorna Doone	Hal David
1959-04-03	Hangman (the)	Hal David	First recorded by John Ashley From Hangman
1959-04-03	Young and Wild	Hal David	First recorded by The Five Blobs
1959-04-20	Don't Unless You Love Me	Paul Hampton	First recorded by Paul Hampton
1959-04-20	Faker, Faker	Hal David	First recorded by The Eligibles
1959-05-22	You're the Dream	Hal David
1959-05-27	With Open Arms	Hal David	First recorded by Jane Morgan US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Jane Morgan: 7/27/1959 to 10/12/1959--39 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Jane Morgan: 9/7/1959 to 10/26/1959--31
1959-06-24	Go 'way, Mister Moon	Wilson Stone
1959-06-24	Happy and His One Man Band	Wilson Stone
1959-06-24	Send Me Letters Filled with Kisses	Wilson Stone
1959-06-24	Woman Who Wasn't Mine (the)	Wilson Stone
1959-07-13	Heavenly	Syd Shaw	First recorded by Johnny Mathis
1959-07-30	Timeless Tide (the)	Hal David	First recorded by Joe Arthur
1959-10-22	I Looked for You	Hal David	First recorded by Charlie Gracie
1959-11-06	We're Only Young Once, Yeh, Yeh, Yeh	Robert Colby	First recorded by The Avons BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Avons: 7/9/1960 to 7/16/1960--49 Avons: 7/23/1960 to 7/30/1960--45
1959-11-19	Girl Like You (a)	Ann Croswell	First recorded by Larry Hall US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gary Stites: 7/20/1959 to 8/24/1959--80 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Cliff Richard & Shadows: 6/24/1961 to 9/30/1961--3
1959-11-20	Suddenly Last Summer	Hal David	AKA Long Ago Last Summer
1959-12-09	In Times Like These	Hal David	First recorded by Gene McDaniels

BACHARACH RECORDING SESSIONS 1959

Conducted the orchestra for the Dietrich in Rio album.

Orchestrated and conducted John Ashley's recording of "The Hangman."

Orchestra conductor on Paul Hampton's "Write Me" B/W "Don't Unless You Love Me" single.

Orchestra conductor on "Tell Me Yes: by the Coronados.

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1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

BURT BACHARACH: DANCING TO A DIFFERENT TUNE 1960

In 1960, Bacharach had worked with Marlene Dietrich as her arranger and conductor. They were on tour in Germany where Billboard did a feature on him and asked, "How about working on your own?" Bacharach responded, "The piano is waiting in my home in New York. On the road I didn't compose. I need my home for that kind of work. Remember 'Magic Moments?' Perry Como made a wonderful hit out of it. Mayber there's another one like that in my desk. But now there are the magic moments with Marlene I don't want to miss." (Billboard, June 6, 1960)

With Bacharach conducting, Dietrich recorded her first album in 25 year.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1960

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1960-01-01	Big Band Dixieland	No cowriters	Instrumental Exact publication date unknown
1960-01-01	Dancing to a Different Tune	Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
1960-01-01	Finale	No cowriters	Instrumental Exact publication date unknown
1960-01-01	My Heart Will Still Be Yours	Jack Wolf	Exact publication date unknown
1960-01-05	Come Completely to Me	Paul Hampton	First recorded by Steve Rossi
1960-01-07	Long Ago Last Summer	Hal David	AKA Suddenly Last Summer First recorded by Diana Trask
1960-01-21	I Cry Alone	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1960-02-05	Crazy Times	Paul Hampton	First recorded by Gene Vincent
1960-02-16	You Belong in Someone Else's Arms	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by Valerie Carr
1960-02-17	I'll Never, Never Forget What's Her Name	Hal David
1960-03-04	Indoor Sport	Fred Tobias	First recorded by Jo Stafford
1960-03-30	Faithfully	Syd Shaw	AKA Fidati Di Me First recorded by Johnny Mathis
1960-04-18	More and More	Nita Jonas
1960-04-19	Two Figures on a Wedding Cake	Fred Tobias
1960-05-16	Boys Were Made for Girls	Hal David	First recorded by Everit Herter
1960-05-16	Creams	Paul Hampton	AKA Cremes
1960-05-16	Two Hour Honeymoon	Paul Hampton	First recorded by Paul Hampton
1960-06-06	Close	Syd Shaw	First recorded by Keely Smith
1960-06-09	Path of Pride (the)	Fred Tobias
1960-06-15	Out of My Continental Mind	Syd Shaw	First recorded by Lena Horne
1960-08-10	Ten Thousand Years Ago	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by Rusty Draper
1960-08-18	One Really Big Chance	Bob Hilliard
1960-09-21	I Could Make You Mine	Hal David	First recorded by The Wanderers
1960-10-14	Cryin', Sobbin', Wailin'	Nita Jones
1960-10-31	Cross Town Bus	Hal David	First recorded by Gals and Pals
1960-11-25	Joanie's Forever	Bob Hilliard
1960-11-25	Take Me to Your Ladder	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by Buddy Clinton

RECORDING SESSIONS 1960

Arranged and conducted Marlene Dietrich's Wiedersehen mit Marlene album and the EPs Marlene and Dietrich In Rio.

Arranged and conducted "Creams" and "Two Hour Honeymoon" for Paul Hampton.

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BURT BACHARACH: TOWER OF STRENGTH 1961

While producing "Mexican Divorce" for The Drifters, Bacharach discovered Dionne Warwick. She was one of the background singers on the session with her cousins Cissy Houston and Myrna Smith.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1961

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1961-01-01	Hurtin' Kind (the)	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1961-01-01	Something Bad	Bob Hilliard	Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1961-01-06	One Part Dog, Nine Parts Cat	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by Dick Van Dyke
1961-01-06	Three Wheels on My Wagon	Bob Hilliard	AKA Trois Roues a Mon Chariot First recorded by Dick Van Dyke
1961-01-11	And This Is Mine	Hal David	First recorded by Connie Stevens
1961-01-13	Three Friends, Two Lovers	Hal David	First recorded by The Turbans
1961-03-09	Moon Guitar	Hal David	First recorded by The Rangoons
1961-03-13	Hideaway Heart	Hal David
1961-03-14	My Heart Is a Ball of String	Hal David	First recorded by The Rangoons
1961-03-22	Along Came Joe	Hal David	First recorded by Merv Griffin
1961-04-06	Love in a Goldfish Bowl	Hal David	From Love in a Goldfish Bowl First recorded by Tommy Sands
1961-04-12	Forever, My Love	Hal David	From Forever My Love First recorded by Jane Morgan
1961-04-24	Gotta Get a Girl	Hal David	First recorded by Frankie Avalon
1961-05-04	Story Behind My Tears (the)	Hal David	First recorded by Kenny Lynch
1961-05-05	Third Window from the Right (the)	Mack David
1961-05-08	Barracuda	Paul Hampton
1961-05-09	Too Late to Worry	Hal David	AKA Per Questa Volta Donne Moi Ma Chance First recorded by Babs Tino
1961-06-06	Don't Go, Please Stay	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by The Drifters US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK The Drifters: 6/5/1961 to 8/28/1961--14 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK The Drifters: 6/26/1961 to 8/7/1961--13 BRITAIN POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Cryin' Shames: 4/2/1966 to 5/21/1966--26 CANADA POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK The Drifters: 6/26/1961 to 7/17/1961--25
1961-06-19	I Wake Up Crying	Hal David	AKA Je M'Eveille en Pleurs First recorded by Chuck Jackson US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Chuck Jackson: 8/21/1961 to 10/16/1961--59 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Chuck Jackson: 8/28/1961 to 11/16/1961--13
1961-06-23	You'll Answer to Me	Hal David	Bacharach created piano edition of song. David wrote it with Sherman Edwards
1961-06-26	Love Lessons	Hal David	First recorded by Sam Butera
1961-06-27	I'll Bring Along My Banjo	Norman Gimbel	First recorded by Johnnie Ray
1961-07-19	You're Following Me	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by Perry Como US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Perry Como: 11/20/1961 to 12/11/1961--92
1961-08-02	You're Telling Our Secrets	Hal David	First recorded by Dee Clark
1961-08-18	Tower of Strength	Bob Hilliard	AKA Sta Lontana de Me First recorded by Gene McDaniels US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gloria Lynne: 12/18/1961 to 12/25/1961--100 Gene McDaniels: 10/2/1961 to 1/2/1962--5 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gene McDaniels: 11/13/1961 to 1/8/1968--5 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Frankie Vaughan: 1961--1 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gene McDaniels: 12/3/1962 to 1/7/1963--24 NORWAY CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Frankie Vaughan: --5
1961-08-22	Don't Do Anything Dangerous	Hal David
1961-08-22	Loneliness or Happiness	Hal David	First recorded by The Drifters
1961-08-24	Answer to Everything (the)	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by Del Shannon
1961-08-25	Thirty Miles of Railroad Track	Bob Hilliard
1961-09-07	Somebody Else's Sweetheart	Hal David	First recorded by The Wanderers
1961-09-08	Deeply	Norman Gimbel	First recorded by Shepherd Sisters
1961-10-10	Move It on the Backbeat	Mack David	First recorded by Burt and the Backbeats
1961-10-16	Breaking Point (the)	Hal David	First recorded by Chuck Jackson
1961-11-15	Baby, It's You	Barney Williams Mack David	First recorded by The Shirelles US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Shirelles: 12/18/1961 to 3/26/1962--8 Smith: 9/6/1969 to 12/20/1969--5 The Beatles: 4/22/1995 to 5/20/1995--67 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Shirelles: 1/6/1962 to 4/7/1962--3 Stacy Lattisaw: 6/9/1984 to 6/30/1984--37 BRITAIN POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dave Berry: 5/2/1964 to 6/13/1964--24 The Beatles: 4/1/1995 to 5/13/1995--7 AUSTRIA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK The Beatles: 4/16/1995 to 4/30/1995--33 AUSTRALIA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Jeff Phillips: Brisbane--11, Perth--34, Melbourne--21 Smith: Sydney--39 BELGIUM POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK The Beatles: 4/15/1995 to 4/23/1995--43 CANADA POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Shirelles: 1/15/1962 to 2/12/1962--18 NETHERLANDS CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK The Beatles: 4/22/1995 to 5/6/1995--44 NEW ZEALAND CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK The Beatles: 4/9/1995 to 4/16/1995--30
1961-11-20	Miracle of Saint Marie (the)	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by The Four Coins
1961-12-15	Don't Envy Me	Hal David	First recorded by Joey Powers
1961-12-21	Wastin' Away for You	Hal David

RECORDING SESSIONS 1961

Orchestrated, arranged and conducted "Forever My Love" for Jane Morgan.

Produced, arranged and conducted "Move It on the Backbeat" by Burt and the Backbeats. The Backbeats were Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick.

With Bob Hilliard, co-produced Dick Van Dyke's Three Wheels On My Wagon/One Part Dog, Nine Parts Cat.

Produced, arranged and conducted Joel Gray's recording of Brigitte Bardot.

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BURT BACHARACH: DON'T MAKE ME OVER 1962

Bacharach and David wrote an incredible song denoting exactly [who Dionne Warwick is].
It's called "Don't Make Me Over."--Dionne Warwick, Billboard November 5, 1983

Bacharach's first time as a record producer was for Jerry Butler's session recording "Make It Easy On Yourself."

Bacharach brought Dionne Warwick to Florence Greenberg's Scepter Records. Bacharach and David formed Blue Jac Production Co. The production company owned all the master recordings and licensed them to Scepter. Scepter had no contractual relationship with Scepter.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1962

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1962-01-01	Ain't That the Truth	Bob Hilliard	Exact publication date unknown
1962-01-01	Are You Lonely	No cowriters
1962-01-01	Call Me	Paul Hampton	Exact publication date unknown
1962-01-01	Life We Chose	Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
1962-01-01	Lover	No cowriters	Instrumental
1962-01-08	Another Tear Falls	Hal David	First recorded by Gene McDaniels BRITAIN POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Walker Bros.: 9/24/1966 to 11/19/1966--12
1962-01-12	Waitin' for Charlie to Come Home	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by Etta James
1962-01-16	Don't You Believe It	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by Andy Williams US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Andy Williams: 9/15/1962 to 11/24/1962--39 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Andy Williams: 10/13/1962 to 11/24/1962--15 CANADA POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Andy Williams: 8/27/1962 to 10/8/1962--27
1962-01-18	Mexican Divorce	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by The Drifters
1962-02-06	Keep Away from Other Girls	Hal David	AKA Amico First recorded by Helen Shapiro BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Helen Shapiro: 10/20/1962 to 12/1/1962--40
1962-02-28	Anonymous Phone Call	Hal David	First recorded by Bobby Vee US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Bobby Vee: --110
1962-03-01	I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself	Hal David	AKA No Se Que Hacer Conmigo Se Mi Vuol Bene First recorded by Tommy Hunt US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 10/1/1966 to 11/26/1966--26 Gary Puckett: 10/31/1970 to 11/28/1970--61 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gary Puckett: 10/31/1970 to 12/18/1970--14 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 10/22/1966 to 11/26/1966--20 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dusty Springfield: 7/4/1964 to 9/26/1964--3 White Stripes: 9/13/2003 to 10/18/2003--13 NETHERLANDS CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK White Stripes: 10/4/2003 to 110/18/2003--92 NEW ZEALAND CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK White Stripes: 10/26/2003 to 11/2/2003--34
1962-03-01	Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (the)	Hal David	First recorded by Gene Pitney US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gene Pitney: 4/28/1962 to 7/28/1962--4 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gene Pitney: 5/7/1962 to 7/23/1962--2
1962-03-12	Any Day Now	Bob Hilliard	AKA My Wild Beautiful Bird Bambolino First recorded by Chuck Jackson US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Chuck Jackson: 4/28/1962 to 7/21/1962--23 Percy Sledge: 4/12/1969 to 5/10/1969--86 Ronnie Milsap: 5/18/1982 to 9/7/1982--14 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Ronnie Milsap: 5/8/1982 to 10/2/1982--1 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Chuck Jackson: 5/12/1962 to 9/1/1962--2
1962-04-11	For All Time	Hal David	First recorded by The Russells
1962-04-20	Dreamin' All the Time	Bob Hilliard	AKA Ich Weiss Ich Kann Nock So Tra First recorded by Jack Jones
1962-04-30	Pick Up the Pieces	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by Jack Jones
1962-05-18	Forgotten Man (There Goes the)	Hal David	First recorded by Jimmy Radcliffe
1962-05-21	Make It Easy on Yourself	Hal David	AKA Mais N'essaie Pas De Me Mentir First recorded by Jerry Butler US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Jerry Butler: 7/7/1962 to 9/22/1962--20 Walker Brothers: 10/15/1965 to 12/25/1965--16 Dionne Warwick: 10/3/1970 to 11/28/1970--37 Johnny Mathis: --103 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 10/10/1970 to 12/5/1970--2 Johnny Mathis: 7/15/1972 to 9/16/1972--16 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Jerry Butler: 9/1/1962 to 9/15/1962--18 Dionne Warwick: 10/31/1970 to 12/12/1970--2 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Walker Brothers: 8/21/1965 to 11/27/1965--1 Ron Banks: 1/28/1984 to 2/25/1984--31
1962-05-21	Non Verra	Hal David	AKA Make It Easy on Yourself
1962-06-06	If I Never Get to Love You	Hal David	First recorded by Lou Johnson
1962-06-20	Long After Tonight	Hal David	First recorded by Jimmy Radcliffe BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Jimmy Radcliffe: 1965--40
1962-07-23	Only Love Can Break a Heart	Hal David	AKA Any Love Can Break a Heart; Only Love First recorded by Gene Pitney US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gene Pitney: 9/15/1962 to 12/22/1962--2 Margaret Whiting: 6/3/1967 to 6/10/1967--96 Bobby Vinton: 6/4/1977 to 6/18/1977--99 Dionne Warwick: --109 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gene Pitney: 11/24/1962 to 12/8/1962--16 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gene Pitney: 9/17/1962 to 11/6/1962--11
1962-08-06	Forgive Me (for Giving You Such a Bad Time)	Hal David	First recorded by Babs Tino US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Babs Tino: --117 CANADA POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Babs Tino: 7/23/1962 to 8/17/1962--9 AUSTRALIA POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Noleen Batley: Jan-Mar 1964--31
1962-08-10	Wonderful to Be Young	Hal David	First recorded by Cliff Richard
1962-08-20	Love of a Boy (the)	Hal David	AKA Io Sono Cosi Amour D'un Garcon First recorded by Timi Yuro US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Timi Yuro: 12/1/1962 to 1/26/1963--44
1962-08-21	It's Love That Really Counts (in the Long Run)	Hal David	First recorded by The Shirelles US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Shirelles: --102 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Merseybeats: 9/14/1963 to 12/7/1963--24
1962-09-10	Little Betty Falling Star	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by Gene Pitney
1962-09-13	True Love Never Runs Smooth	Hal David	First recorded by Don and Juan US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gene Pitney: 7/6/1963 to 9/21/1963--21 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gene Pitney: 8/10/1963 to 9/21/1963--5 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gene Pitney: 7/22/1963 to 9/16/1963--17
1962-09-28	Don't Make Me Over	Hal David	AKA T'En Va Pas Comme Ca No No Me Dejas Non Dirmi Niente Award: RIAA Gold Single (Sybil) First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 12/8/1962 to 3/2/1963--21 Brenda & Tabulations: 9/12/1970 to 3/2/1963--77 Jennifer Warnes: 12/22/1979 to 2/9/1980--67 Sybil: 9/23/1989 to 3/3/1990--20 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 1/12/1963 to 3/23/1963--5 Brenda & Tabulations: 8/8/1970 to 10/10/1970--15 Sybil: 8/18/1989 to 11/24/1989--2 BRITAIN POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Swinging Blue Jeans: 1/22/1966 to 3/19/1966--31 Sybil: 7/22/1989 to 8/26/1989--59 Sybil: 10/14/1989 to 11/25/1989--19 CANADA POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 1/21/1963 to 1/27/1963--38 Sybil: 2/5/1990 to 4/23/1990--14
1962-09-28	I Smiled Yesterday	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1962-10-02	Do I Have to Say More?	No cowriters
1962-10-18	An Errand of Mercy	Hal David	First recorded by George Hamilton
1962-11-08	Call Off the Wedding (Without a Groom There Can't Be a Bride)	Hal David	First recorded by Babs Tino
1962-11-16	Secret of Staying Young (the)	Hal David
1962-11-27	Bell That Couldn't Jingle (the)	Larry Kusik	First recorded by Paul Evans US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Bobby Vinton: 12/26/1964 to 1/2/1965--23
1962-12-31	Rain from the Skies	Hal David	First recorded by Adam Wade

RECORDING SESSIONS 1962

Arranged and conducted these songs for Marlene Dietrich:
Qio Peut Ou vout Les Fleurs?
Cherche La Rose
Die Weit War Jung
Sag Mir Wo Di Blumen Sind
Dejeuner du Matin

George Hamilton: conducted "An Errand of Mercy" and produced and arranged "Little Betty, Falling Star"

Jane Morgan: orchestra conductor "Black Coffee" and "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry."

Gene Pitney: arranged and conducted "True Love Never Runs Smooth," "Only Love Can Break a Heart" and "Little Betty Falling Star"

Jimmy Radcliffe: arranged and conducted "(There Goes) The Forgotten Man"

The Shirelles: arranged and conducted "It's Love That Really Counts (In the Long Run)"

Babs Tino: produced "Too Late to Worry, "My Heart Can't Say Goodbye." Produced and conducted "Call Off the Wedding" and "Keep Away From Other Girls."

Adam Wade: arranged and conducted "Rain From the Skies"
Dionne Warwick: arranged, conducted and produced "Looking with My Eyes" and "Only the Strong, Only the Brave"

Timi Yuro: arranged and conducted "The Love of a Boy."

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BURT BACHARACH: ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART 1963

I really rooted for [Lou Johnson]. Those early records we made showed the way for everybody, and it should have happened for him.
--Burt Bacharach Billboard August 29, 1998

Around June 1963, Kapp Records signed Burt Bacharach as a recording artist. His first release was "Saturday Sunshine."

"Wives and Lovers" was a Song of the Year nominee at the Grammy Awards. It was Bacharach's first nomination in the category.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1963

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1963-01-01	Everyone Who's Been in Love with You	No cowriters	Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Marv Johnson
1963-01-01	Fox Trot	No cowriters	Instrumental Exact publication date unknown
1963-01-10	That's Not the Answer	Hal David
1963-01-25	Wishin' and Hopin'	Hal David	AKA Warten Und Hoffen Tente Ta Chance First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dusty Springfield: 6/20/1964 to 9/19/1964--6 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dusty Springfield: 9/5/1964 to 9/19/1964--4 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Merseybeats: 7/11/1964 to 9/19/1964--13 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dusty Springfield: 6/13/1966 to 8/8/1966--5
1963-02-01	Message to Martha (a)	Hal David	AKA Message to Michael Kentucky Bluebird Petit Oiseau Bleu Kleine Treue Nachtigall First recorded by Jerry Butler US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Lou Johnson: --104 Dionne Warwick: 4/2/1966 to 6/25/1966--8 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 4/9/1966 to 6/18/1966--12 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 4/23/1966 to 6/25/1966--5 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Lou Johnson: 11/28/1964 to 12/12/1964--36 Adam Faith: 11/28/1964 to 2/13/1965--12 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 4/25/1966 to 6/6/1966--22
1963-02-01	This Empty Place	Hal David	AKA Estelugar Vacio First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1963-02-08	Let the Music Play	Hal David	AKA Make the Music Play First recorded by Dionne Warwick as Make the Music Play First recorded by The Drifters as Let the Music Play US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 8/3/1963 to 8/31/1963--81
1963-03-21	Lifetime of Loneliness (a)	Hal David	First recoded by Steve Alaimo US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK ;Jackie DeShannon: 10/2/1965 to 11/13/1965--66
1963-03-27	Blue on Blue	Hal David	AKA Blu e Blu First recorded by Bobby Vinton US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Bobby Vinton: 5/18/1963 to 8/17/1963--3 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Bobby Vinton: 5/25/1963 to 8/10/1963--2 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Bobby Vinton: 5/27/1963 to 7/29/1963--4
1963-03-27	Feeling No Pain	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by Paul Evans
1963-07-15	I Forgot What It Was Like	Hal David	First recorded by Ray Peterson
1963-07-15	Magic Potion	Hal David	First recorded by Lou Johnson
1963-07-15	Reach Out for Me	Hal David	AKA Amour S'oublie First recorded by Lou Johnson US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Lou Johnson: 10/19/1963 to 12/14/1963--74 Dionne Warwick: 10/24/1964 to 12/19/1964--20 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Burt Bacharach: 11/25/1967 to 12/9/1967--38 Olivia Newton-John: 1/6/1990 to 3/17/1990--32 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Lou Johnson: 11/30/1963 to 12/7/1963--31 Dionne Warwick: 10/24/1964 to 1/30/1965--1 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 10/10/1964 to 11/28/1964--23 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 11/16/1964 to 12/7/1964--37
1963-08-05	Who's Got the Action?	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by Phil Colbert
1963-08-09	Right to Love You (the)	Hal David
1963-08-09	To Wait for Love (Is Just to Waste Your Life Away)	Hal David	AKA Amour Perdu First recorded by Jay and the Americans US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Herb Alpert: 8/31/1968 to 10/12/1968--51 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Herb Alpert: 8/24/1968 to 11/2/1968--2
1963-08-15	Wives and Lovers	Hal David	AKA Time to Get Ready for Love Grammy nominee Song of the Year From Wives and Lovers First recorded by Jack Jones US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Jack Jones: 11/2/1963 to 2/8/1964--14 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Jack Jones: 11/23/1963 to 2/1/1964--9 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Jack Jones: 10/28/1963 to 12/16/1963--28
1963-08-29	Blue Guitar	Hal David	First recorded by Richard Chamberlain US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Richard Chamberlain: 9/28/1963 to 11/23/1963--42 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Richard Chamberlain: 10/26/1963 to 11/23/1963--12 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Richard Chamberlain: 10/21/1963 to 11/19/1963--30
1963-08-29	They Long to Be Close to You	Hal David	AKA Close to You (They Long to Be) Close to You Junto a Ti Award: RIAA Gold Single (Carpenters) First recorded by Richard Chamberlain US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Carpenters: 6/20/1970 to 10/17/1970--1 Jerry Butler: 1/24/1976 to 9/30/1972--91 B . T. Express: 6/13/1970 to 2/21/1976--82 BRITAIN POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Carpenters: 9/5/1970 to 1/9/1971--6 Gwen Guthrie: 10/11/1966 to 11/29/1966--25 Carpenters: 12/8/1990 to 1/12/1991--25
1963-09-10	Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa	Hal David	AKA Ende der Reise Maman Cherie First recorded by Gene Pitney US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gene Pitney: 10/19/1963 to 1/4/1964--17 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gene Pitney: 10/26/1963 to 12/28/1963--6 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gene Pitney: 12/7/1963 to 4/18/1964--5 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gene Pitney: 11/4/1963 to 1/6/1964--6
1963-09-26	Move Over and Make Room for Me	Hal David
1963-10-25	Look in My Eyes, Maria	Hal David	First recorded by Jay and the Americans
1963-10-29	Anyone Who Had a Heart	Hal David	AKA Allies Ist Nun Vorbei Ceaux Qui Ont Un Coeur Quelli Che Hanno Un Cuore First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 12/7/1963 to 3/14/1964--23 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 1/4/1964 to 3/14/1964--2 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 12/21/1963 to 4/4/1964--6 BRITAIN POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Cilla Black: 2/8/1964 to 6/6/1964--1 Dionne Warwick: 2/15/1964 to 3/7/1964--42 Mary May: 2/29/1964 to 3/7/1964--49 CANADA POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 1/20/1964 to 3/9/1964--11
1963-10-29	In the Land of Make Believe	Hal David	First recorded by The Drifters US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dusty Springfield: --113 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dusty Springfield: 10/4/1969 to 11/1/1969--27
1963-11-01	Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed	Hal David	From Wives and Lovers First recorded by Linda Scott US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Linda Scott: 1/25/1964 to 2/1/1964--100
1963-12-30	And So Goodbye My Love	Hal David	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1963-12-30	Be True to Yourself	Hal David	First recorded by Johnny Mann US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Bobby Vee: 6/22/1963 to 8/10/1963--34 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Bobby Vee: 7/13/1963 to 8/3/1963--14 CANADA POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Bobby Vee: 7/1/1963 to 8/19/1963--15
1963-12-30	Building Walls	Hal David
1963-12-30	Everything Is Nothing Without You	Hal David
1963-12-30	Living Without Love	Hal David
1963-12-30	Lost Little Girl	Hal David	First recorded by The Light Brothers
1963-12-30	Please Make Him Love Me	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: --81
1963-12-30	Saturday Sunshine	Hal David	First recorded by Burt Bacharach US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Burt Bacharach: 7/27/1963 to 8/17/1963--93 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Burt Bacharach: 6/24/1963 to 7/8/1963--44
1963-12-30	That's the Way I'll Come to You	Hal David	First recorded by Jack Jones

RECORDING SESSIONS 1963

Burt Bacharach's first release on Kapp was "Saturday Sunshine."

Steve Alaimo: arranged, conducted and produced "A Lifetime of Loneliness."

Richard Chamberlain: conducted "They Long to Be Close to You".

Vic Damone: conducted and produced "Wives and Lovers"

Marlene Dietrich: conducted "Fur Alles Kommit Die Zeit Glaub" and "Bitte Geh Nicht Fort" that included the German version of "Message to Martha."

George Hamilton: ;roduced "Little Betty Falling Star" and "Don't Envy Me" and conducted "Errand Of Mercy" and "Does Goodnight Mean Goodbye."

Lou Johnson: arranged and produced "Reach Out For Me" and Magic Potion."

Jack Jones: conducted "That's the Way I'll Come to You"

Gene Pitney: arranged "Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa"

Bobby Vinton: arranged and conducted "Blue on Blue" and "Mr. Blue"

Adam Wade: arranged and conducted "Rain From the Skies."

Arranged, conducted and produced these songs for Dionne Warwick:
This Empty Place
Wishin' and Hopin'
I Cry Alone
Don't Make Me Over
It's Love That Really Counts
Make the Music Play
I Smiled Yesterday
Make It Easy on Yourself
The Love of a Boy
Anyone Who Had a Heart
Please Make Him Love Me

Produced these songs for Dionne Warwick:
Get Rid Of Him

This Empty Place
Wishin' and Hopin'
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

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BURT BACHARACH: WALK ON BY 1964

"Walk on By" by Dionne Warwick released in 1964, was named one of RIAA's top selling songs of the 1960s.

Bacharach and David were asked to write the title song for the film "Robinson Crusoe On Mars." If they did write the song, it was not used.

Burt Bacharach and Hall David appeared on May 12, 1964 at the Grammy Awards. They joined the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) later in the year.

The song "Rome Will Never Leave You" became the title of three episodes of the television show "Dr. Kildare." The song was recorded by the show's star Richard Chamberlain. The air dates were November 12, 19 and 26, 1964.

In December 1964, Bacharach and David wrote "To Wait For Love" for Paul Anka. The single was Anka's first for Britain and the first four-color sleeve released their by Decca Records.

Billboard December 19, 1964

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1964

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1964-01-17	Accept It	Hal David	First recorded by Tony Orlando
1964-01-17	Everyone Needs Someone to Love	Hal David	From Love Is Forever First recorded by Cliff Richard
1964-01-17	From Rocking Horse to Rocking Chair	Hal David	First recorded by Paul Anka
1964-01-17	Trains and Boats and Planes	Hal David	AKA Frag Doch Nur Dein Herz Quand Un Bateau Passe First recorded by Burt Bacharach US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Billy J. Kramer: 6/26/1965 to 8/14/1965--47 Dionne Warwick: 7/2/1966 to 8/20/1966--22 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Billy J. Kramer: 7/10/1965 to 8/21/1965--10 Dionne Warwick: 7/30/1966 to 8/20/1966--37 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Burt Bacharach: 5/22/1965 to 8/7/1965--4 Billy J. Kramer: 5/22/1965 to 7/17/1965--12 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Burt Bacharach: 7/5/1965 to 8/23/1965--13 Dionne Warwick: 7/4/1966 to 8/1/1966--27
1964-01-27	Any Old Time of the Day	Hal David	AKA Chaque Instat de Chaque First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1964-02-06	I Fell in Love with Your Picture	Hal David	First recorded by Freddie and The Dreamers
1964-03-23	How Many Days of Sadness?	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1964-03-23	Walk on By	Hal David	AKA Oiu Va Puis Loin First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 4/25/1964 to 7/25/1964--6 Isaac Hayes: 8/23/1969 to 11/15/1969--30 Gloria Gaynor: 6/28/1975 to 7/5/1975--98 Average White Band: 4/14/1979 to 5/5/1979--92 Sybil: 1/27/1990 to 3/10/1990--74 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 11/4/1989 to 3/17/1990--6 Melissa Manchester: 10/26/1963 to 12/28/1963--6 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 5/2/1964 to 8/22/1964--1 Isaac Hayes: 9/27/1969 to 12/6/1969--13 Average White Band: 8/19/1989 to 6/9/1979--32 Sybil: 10/26/1963 to 11/25/1989--2 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 4/18/1964 to 7/25/1964--9 Stranglers: 8/12/1978 to 10/7/1978--21 Average White Band: 4/28/1979 to 6/2/1979--46 D-Train: 5/8/1982 to 6/19/1982--44 Sybil: 1/27/1990 to 3/31/1990--6 Gabrielle: 2/1/1997 to 3/29/1997--7 AUSTRIA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Gloria Gaynor: 9/15/1975 to 10/13/1975--12 Seal: 11/28/2004 to 12/12/2004--57 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 5/18/1964 to 7/6/1964--12 SWITZERLAND CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Seal: 11/14/2004 to 1/16/12005--46
1964-05-20	Rome Will Never Leave You	Hal David	From Dr. Kildare television show First recorded by Richard Chamberlain US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Richard Chamberlain: 12/5/1964 to 12/12/1964--99
1964-06-17	Me Japanese Boy 'I Love You'	Hal David	First recorded by Bobby Goldsboro US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Bobby Goldsboro: 8/8/1964 to 9/19/1964--74 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Bobby Goldsboro: 8/22/1964 to 9/12/1964--14 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Bobby Goldsboro: 8/10/1964 to 9/7/1964--31
1964-06-22	House Is Not a Home (a)	Hal David	AKA Ein Haus Ist Ahora Me Doy Cuenta La First recorded by Brook Benton US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Brook Benton: 7/18/1964 to 9/5/1964--75 Dionne Warwick: 8/1/1964 to 9/12/1964--71 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Brook Benton: 7/25/1964 to 8/22/1964--13
1964-07-06	You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)	Hal David	AKA Tu N'iras Pas Au Ciel Ich Warte Jeden Tag First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 8/15/1964 to 10/17/1964--34 Stylistics: 5/19/1973 to 7/28/1973--23 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Stylistics: 5/19/1973 to 7/21/1973--4 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 8/22/1964 to 11/7/1964--10 Stylistics: 5/26/1973 to 7/28/1973--8 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 8/1/1964 to 9/26/1964--20 Stylistics: 11/27/1976 to 1/29/1977--24 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 9/7/1964 to 10/19/1964--22
1964-07-23	Always Something There to Remind Me (There's)	Hal David	AKA Einmal Gluechlich Sein Wie De Toujours Un Coin Il Mondo Nei Tuoi Occhi First recorded by Lou Johnson US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Lou Johnson: 8/22/1964 to 10/10/1964--49 Sandie Shaw: 11/28/1964 to 1/16/1965--52 Dionne Warwick: 8/31/1968 to 10/5/1968--65 R. B. Greaves: 1/24/1970 to 3/21/1970--27 Naked Eyes: 3/12/1983 to 8/13/1983-- US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK R. B. Greaves: 1/31/1970 to 3/28/1970--3 Naked Eyes: 5/28/1983 to 8/13/1983--31 BRITAIN POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Naked Eyes: 7/23/1983 to 8/13/1983-- Tin Tin Out: 3/25/1995 to 4/29/1995--14 CANADA POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Lou Johnson: 9/14/1964 to 9/24/1964--35 Naked Eyes: 5/9/1983 to 7/18/1983--10
1964-07-27	Last One to Be Loved (the)	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1964-08-05	Send Me No Flowers	Hal David	From Send Me No Flowers First recorded by Doris Day US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Doris Day: --134
1964-08-05	Send Me No Flowers 2	Hal David
1964-09-01	Forgotten Music	Jack Wolf
1964-09-02	Eye of a Needle (the)	Hal David	AKA Through the Eye of a Needle
1964-09-16	Fool Killer (the)	Hal David	First recorded by Gene Pitney
1964-12-04	Forever Yours, I Remain	Hal David	First recorded by Bobby Vinton

RECORDING SESSIONS 1964

Paul Anka: arranged and produced "From Rocking Horse to Rocking Chair"

Marlene Dietrich: arranged, conducted and produced the album Dietrich in London. The abum was recorded on December 12, 1964 at Queen's Theatre. He also arranged and conducted the Marie-Marie EP, "Where Have All the Flowers Gone"

Bobby Goldsboro: arranged and conducted "Me Japanese Boy I Love You" and "Everyone But Me"

Lou Johnson: Produced and arranged "It Ain't No Use". Produced, arranged and conducted "Always Something There to Remind Me," "Magic Potion" and "Kentucky Bluebird"

Arranged, conducted and produced these songs for Dionne Warwick:
Always Something There to Remind Me
Any Old Time of Day
Anyone Who Had a Heart
Shall I Tell Her
Don't Make Me Over
I Cry Alone
Getting Ready for the Heartbreak
Oh Lord What Are You Soing to Me
Any Old Time of Day
Mr. Heartbreak
Put Yourself in My Place
I Could Make You Mine
This Empty Place
Please Make Him Love Me
Walk on By
Close to You
The Last One to Be Loved
You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)
A House Is Not a Home
Reach Out for Me
You Can Have Him
Make the Night a Little Longer

Produced the song "Unlucky" for Dionne Warwick.

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BURT BACHARACH: WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW 1965

"What the World Needs Now Is Love" by Jackie DeShannon released in 1965, was named one of RIAA's top selling songs of the 1960s. The song was nominated for the Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist Or Instrumentalist at the Grammy Awards.

From January 27 through 30, Bacharach was in London recording an album.

"What's New Pussycat?" was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Song catetgory.

England had a television tribute for Burt Bacharach in April. Appearing with Bacharach were Hal David, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, the Searchers and Frankie Vaughan. The show was produced by Granada.

Bacharach starred in the British television show "The Bacharach Sound" that aired on April 14, 1965.

In May it was announced that Bacharach would write the score for the MGM motion picture "The Liquidator" however the movie was scored by Lalo Schifrin.

Bacharach's recording of "Trains and Boats and Planes" was more popular than those by Billy J. Kramer and Anita Harris in England. The interest was so great that he supported the song with radio and television appearances. On May 27 and June 10, Bacharach was a guest on "Top of the Pops" in Great Britain with "Trains and Boats and Planes".

Bacharach wrote and arranged "Me Japanese Boy I Love You" for Bobby Goldsboro.

Bacharach went on tour with Dionne Warwick in England in the fall of 1965. Bacharach also served as the orchestra conductor. Dusty Springfield was also supposed to be on tour with them but canceled.

Bacharach's Hit Maker album was released in December.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1965

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1965-01-01	Bookworm	No cowriters	From What's New Pussycat Exact publication date unknown
1965-01-01	Boss Is Not Here (the) (All at Once It's Sunday)	Max Coplet Lotar Olias Hal David
1965-01-01	Catch as Catch Can	No cowriters	From What's New Pussycat
1965-01-01	Chateau Chantel	No cowriters	From What's New Pussycat Exact publication date unknown
1965-01-01	Downhill And Shady	No cowriters	From What's New Pussycat
1965-01-01	High Temperature, Low Resistance	No cowriters	From What's New Pussycat
1965-01-01	I Never Said Goodbye	No cowriters	Exact publication date unknown
1965-01-01	Pussy Cats on Parade	No cowriters	From What's New Pussycat? Exact publication date unknown
1965-01-01	Pussycat Pussycat I Love You Cues	Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
1965-01-01	School for Anatomy	No cowriters	From What's New Pussycat? Exact publication date unknown
1965-01-01	Stripping Really Isn't Sexy, Is It?	No cowriters	From What's New Pussycat? Exact publication date unknown
1965-01-01	Walk on the Wild Wharf (a)	No cowriters	From What's New Pussycat? Exact publication date unknown
1965-01-04	Don't Say I Didn't Tell You So	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1965-01-04	Is There Another Way to Love You?	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1965-01-04	Only the Strong, Only the Brave	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1965-01-06	Long Day, Short Night	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1965-01-19	Alma Mater	Murray Schisgal	From Luv
1965-01-19	Love Cast Its Shadow	Murray Schisgal	From Luv
1965-01-19	Luv Cues	No cowriters	From Luv
1965-01-25	Lookin' with My Eyes, Seein' with My Heart	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 10/2/1965 to 11/27/1965--64
1965-02-08	Say Goodbye	Hal David	First recorded by Pat Boone
1965-03-15	Don't Go Breakin' My Heart	Hal David	AKA Ne Me Fais Pas de Peine First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1965-03-15	So Long, Johnny	Hal David	First recorded by Jackie DeShannon
1965-03-15	What the World Needs Now Is Love	Hal David	AKA Tant Que Tue Seras Award: Songwriter Hall of Fame Towering Song First recorded by Jackie DeShannon US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Jackie DeShannon: 5/22/1965 to 8/21/1965--7 Tom Clay: 7/10/1971 to 19/11/1971-- Dionne Warwick & Hip Hop Nation: 8/1/1998 to 8/15/1998--87 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Jackie DeShannon: 5/22/1965 to 8/21/1965--7 Tom Clay: 7/10/1971 to 19/11/1971-- CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Jackie DeShannon: 6/7/1965 to 8/2/1965--19
1965-05-16	Eye Witness	Harry Ross	First recorded by Cliff Richard
	Made in Paris	Hal David	From Made in Paris First recorded by Trini Lopez US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Trini Lopez: --113 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Trini Lopez: 2/26/1966 to 3/12/1966--36
1965-06-09	Here I Am	Hal David	From What's New Pussycat First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 7/3/1965 to 8/28/1965--65 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 1965--11 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 1965--19
1965-06-09	My Little Red Book	Hal David	From What's New Pussycat? First recorded by Manfred Mann US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Manfred Mann: --124 Arthur Lee & Love: 4/30/1966 to 7/16/1966--52
1965-06-25	In Between the Heartaches	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1965-07-06	Question of Love	Bob Hilliard
1965-07-07	What's New Pussycat?	Hal David	From What's New Pussycat? Award Nominations: Golden Laurel Best Song Oscar Best Song First recorded by Tom Jones US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Tom Jones: 6/19/1965 to 9/11/1965--3 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Tom Jones: 8/14/1965 to 10/23/1965--11 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Tom Jones: 6/21/1965 to 8/16/1965--14
1965-08-09	Dance Mamma, Dance Pappa, Dance	Hal David	AKA Tanz Bitte Nich Eimal Mit Un Grand Bateau First recorded by Joanne and the Streamliners
1965-11-15	Are You There (with Another Girl)	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 12/11/1965 to 2/19/1966--39 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 1/1/1966 to 1/29/1966--35
1965-11-15	Here, Where There Is Love	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1965-11-15	How Can I Hurt You?	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1965-11-15	If I Ever Make You Cry	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1965-11-15	London Life	Hal David	First recorded by Anita Harris
1965-11-16	Window Wishing	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1965-12-13	Promise Her Anything	Hal David	AKA Prometele Cuaiq From Promise Her Anything First recorded by Tom Jones US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Tom Jones: 2/19/1966 to 3/19/1966--74 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Tom Jones: 2/12/1966 to 4/16/1966--11

RECORDING SESSIONS 1965

The single "Trains and Boats and Planes" by Burt Bacharach charted in Ireland. Its highest peak position was #8 on July 3, 1965. Recorded the What's New Pussycat? soundtrack. Arranged and conducted his Hit Maker! album. The was Bacharach's first solo album.

Marlene Dietrich: arranged and conducted "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?/Blowin' in the Wind"

Jackie DeShannon: produced, arranged and conducted "So Long Johnny," "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and "A Lifetime Of Loneliness"

Trini Lopez: arranged and conducted "Made In Paris"

Arranged, conducted and produced these songs for Dionne Warwick:
Don't Say I Didn't Tell You So
Only the Strong, Only the Brave
Unchained Melody
Who Can I Turn To
How Many Days of Sadness
Is There Another Way to Love You
Where Can I Go Without You
You Can Have Him
Wives and Lovers
Forever My Love
That's Not the Answer
Are You There (With Another Girl)
If I Ever Make You Cry

Her albums were The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick and Here I Am.

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BURT BACHARACH: WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT 1966

Bacharach used Kenny Karen to sing on his demo recordings. One of the most famous is the demo of "Alfie."

In March, Bacharach went to London, England to record Cilla Black's version of "Alfie", a session with Jackie DeShannon, and to work on the score of "Casino Royale." He also signed with Liberty Records.

On April 18, Bacharach appeared on the Academy Awards. "Alfie" was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Song category.

"Alfie" was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the Best Original Song category.

Dionne Warwick told Billboard in February that she was "starting to record in French, we have a restriction on cover versions. They have to be approved by Burt and Hal and the lyrics must be exactly right," In September, Dionne Warwick performed in England with Bacharach conducting a 24-piece orchestra.

"On the Flip Side" premiered on ABC Stage 67 on December 7, 1966.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1966

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1966-01-01	Bird Bath	No cowriters	From After the Fox Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Fox in Sevalio (the)	No cowriters	From After the Fox Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Fox Is Out of the Tree (the)	No cowriter	From After the Fox Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Fox Will Not Fail (the)	No cowriters	From After the Fox Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Gold, Gold, Who's Got the Gold	No cowriters	From After the Fox Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Grotta Rosa	No cowriters	From After the Fox Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Hot Gold	No cowriters	From After the Fox
1966-01-01	Italian Fuzz	No cowriters	From After the Fox Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	I've Got a Plan	No cowriters	From After the Fox Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Juanita's Place Montage	Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Love x 2	No cowriters	From After the Fox Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Making a Movie in Sevalio	No cowriters	AKA Fox in Sevalio From After the Fox Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Marriage French Style	No cowriters	From What's New Pussycat? Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Something	No cowriters	From After the Fox
1966-01-01	Surprise Ending	No cowriters	From After the Fox Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Teach Me	No cowriters	From After the Fox Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Tourist Trap	No cowriters	From After the Fox Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Ukeatalia	No cowriters	From After the Fox Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Via Veneto (the)	No cowriters	From After the Fox Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Visiting Day	No cowriters	From After the Fox Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Wheeler Dealer	No cowriters	From After the Fox. Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	Who's Talking	No cowriter	From After the Fox Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-01	World of Make Believe	No cowriters	From After the Fox. Exact publication date unknown
1966-01-20	Alfie	Hal David	Award Nominations: Golden Laurel Best Song Oscar Best Song Awards: Grammy Best Instrumental Arr. First recorded by Cilla Black US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Cher: 7/30/1966 to 9/10/1966--32 Cilla Black: 8/27/1966 to 9/17/1966--95 Dionne Warwick: 4/8/1967 to 8/5/1967--15 Eivets Rednow: 10/5/1968 to 11/16/1968--66 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Eivets Rednow: 10/5/1968 to 12/21/1968--11 Joanie Sommers: 8/6/1966 to 10/14/1966--9 Carmen McRae: 8/20/1966 to 11/30/1966--29 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 5/13/1967 to 8/5/1967--5 BRITAIN POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Cilla Black: 4/2/1966 to 6/25/1966--9 CANADA POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Cher: 8/1/1966 to 8/29/1966--26
1966-02-09	Trial by Jury	Hal David
1966-02-10	More Time to Be with You	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by Brook Benton
1966-04-01	Come and Get Me	Hal David	First recorded by Jackie DeShannon US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Jackie DeShannon: 5/28/1966 to 6/18/1966--83
1966-04-01	Windows and Doors	Hal David	First recorded by Jackie DeShannon US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Jackie DeShannon: --108
1966-07-01	Go with Love	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1966-07-01	Walkin' Backwards Down the Road	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1966-07-07	Another Night	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 12/24/1966 to 2/4/1967--49
1966-09-19	Fender Mender	Hal David	From On the Flip Side First recorded by The Celestials
1966-09-19	It Doesn't Matter Anymore	Hal David	From On the Flip Side First recorded by Rick Nelson
1966-09-19	Juanita's Place	Hal David	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1966-09-19	Take a Broken Heart	Hal David"	From On the Flip Side First recorded by Rick Nelson
1966-09-19	They Don't Give Medals to Yesterday's Heroes	Hal David	From On the Flip Side First recorded by Rick Nelson
1966-09-19	They're Gonna Love It	Hal David	From On the Flip Side First recorded by Donna Jean Young
1966-09-19	Try to See It My Way	Hal David	From On the Flip Side First recorded by Joanie Sommers
1966-09-22	After the Fox	Hal David	From After the Fox First recorded by Peter Sellers and The Hollies
1966-10-06	W.E.E.P.	Hal David	From On the Flip Side radio station jingle
1966-11-04	Beginning of Loneliness (the)	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 3/18/1967 to 4/8/1967--79
1966-11-04	Nikki	Hal David	First recorded by Burt Bacharach Used as the ABC Movie of the Week theme
1966-11-14	Walk, Little Dolly	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1966-11-28	I Say a Little Prayer	Hal David	AKA Je Fais Une Priere Digo Una Pequens Oracion I Primi Minuti Rezo Una Pequena Oracion Awards: RIAA Gold Single (Warwick) RIAA Gold Single (Franklin) First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 10/21/1967 to 1/20/1968--4 Aretha Franklin: 8/17/1968 to 11/2/1968--10 Glen Campbell & Anne Murray: 10/23/1971 to 11/27/1971--81 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Baja Marimba Band: 9/14/1968 to 11/2/1968--10 Glen Campbell & Anne Murray: 10/23/1971 to 11/27/1971--13 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 11/11/1968 to 1/20/1969--8 Aretha Franklin: 8/31/1968 to 11/23/1968--3 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Aretha Franklin: 8/10/1968 to 11/16/1968--4 Bomb the Bass: 11/26/1988 to 2/4/1989--10 Diana King: 7/19/1997 to 10/6/1997--38 Diana King: 11/1/1997 to 11/29/1997--17 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 10/23/1967 to 1/1/1968--3 Aretha Franklin: 8/17/1968 to 9/28/1968--6 Diana King: 10/19/1997 to 10/26/1997--34 FRANCE CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Karine Costa: 12/8/2002 to 12/15/2002--16 SWITZERLAND CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Karine Costa: 3/8/2002 to 1/4/2003--82

RECORDING SESSIONS 1966

Conducted the soundtrack to the motion picture "After the Fox"

Cilla Black: arranged and conducted "Alfie"

Jackie DeShanon: arranged, conducted and produced "Come and Get Me" and "Windows and Doors" in June 1966.

Arranged, conducted and produced these songs for Dionne Warwick:
Another Night
In Between the Heartaches
Here I Am
If I Ever Make You Cry
Lookin' With My Eyes
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Window Wishing
Long Day, Short Night
Are You There (With Another Girl) How Can I Hurt You
Go With Love
What the World Needs Now Is Love
I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself
Here, Where There is Love
Trains and Boats and Planes
Alfie
As Long As He Needs Me
I Wish You Love
(I Never Knew) What You Were Up To
Blowing in the Wind

Produced these songs for Dionne Warwick:
Once In a Lifetime
This Little Light
I Love You Porgy
I Love Paris
I'm Your Puppet
C'est Si Bon
Message to Michael
A House Is Not a Home
Walk on By
Oh, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
The Good Life
La Vie en Rose
You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart
What I'd Say

Composed and conducted the score for the film "After the Fox."

Arranged, conducted, played piano on Cilla Black's version of "Alfie."

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BURT BACHARACH: REACH OUT 1967

Burt Bacharach toured again as Marlene Dietrich's aranger, conductor and pianist. From June 14-24, they appeared at the Montreal Expo with a 16 piece orchestra. From mid-October until November 19, 1967, Dietrich appeared at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway. This time Bacharach had a 25-piece orchestra.

On February 24, 1967, U.S. ABC-TV aird "The Songmakers." a documentary about popular music. Burt Bacharach and Hal David talked about creating a song then were shown rehearsing a song with Dionne Warwick.

In March, Bacharach signed as an artist with A&M Records. Part of the agreement was that he would produce is own recordings. His first single for the label was "Bond Street?. In August he released his first album for the label, Reach Out.

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement, "Alfie." "Casino Royale" was nominated as the Best Instrumental Theme and the full socre as Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture Or Television Show.

"The Look Of Love" was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Song category.

Bacharach was one of 15 composers spotlighted at the "Salute to ASCAP" October, 15, 1967 in New York.

Bacharach was guest on The Merv Griffin Show on October 25, 1967.

Also in October and November, Bacharach arranged the music for and conducted a 25-piece orchestra for Marlene Dietrich's Broadway shows at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater.

On December 12, Bacharach was a guest on "The Hollywood Palace." All of the guests were A&M Records artists.

"Dream Sweet Dreamer" was written for Dionne Warwick's son David. Bacharach and David were his godfathers.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1967

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1967-01-01	Big Cowboys and Indians Fight at Casino Royale	No cowriters	From Casino Royale Exact publication date unknown
1967-01-01	Casino Royale Cues	No cowriters	From Casino Royale AKA Berlin House Fight Casino Fight Home James and Don't Spare the Horses
1967-01-01	Chiffre's Torture of the Mind	No cowriters	From Casino Royale
1967-01-01	Dream on James, You're Winning	No cowriters	From Casino Royale
1967-01-01	Hi There Miss Goodthighs	No cowriters	From Casino Royale
1967-01-01	Home James, Don't Spare The Horses	No cowriters	From Casino Royale AKA Berlin House Casino Royale cues
1967-01-01	Jour Attend Que Vienne	Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
1967-01-01	Jours Apres Jour	Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
1967-01-01	Let the Love Come Through	Hal David	AKA Flying Saucer/First Stop Berlin Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Roland Shaw
1967-01-01	Little French Boy	No cowriters	From Casino Royale Exact publication date unknown
1967-01-01	Look of Love (the)	Hal David	AKA: Mirada de Amor Yeux de L'Amour From Casino Royale Awards: Nominee Oscar Best Song Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Dusty Springfield US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dusty Springfield: 7/22/1967 to 11/4/1967--22 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66: 5/11/1968 to 8/17/1968--4 Isaac Hayes: 2/13/1971 to 3/20/1971--79 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dusty Springfield: 10/7/1967 to 10/21/1967--31 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66: 5/4/1968 to 9/7/1968--2 Diana Krall: 12/8/2001 to 2/9/2002--22 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66: 5/27/1968 to 1/18/1969--9
1967-01-01	Moneypenny Goes for Broke	No cowriters	From Casino Royale Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1967-01-01	Sir James' Trip to Find Mata	No cowriters	From Casino Royale Exact publication date unknown
1967-01-01	Venerable Sir James Bond (the)	No cowriters	From Casino Royale Exact publication date unknown
1967-01-04	Don't Count the Days	Hal David	First recorded by Marilyn Michaels
1967-03-27	Bond Street	No cowriters	Instrumental From Casino Royale First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1967-04-24	Lisa	Hal David	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1967-04-24	Live Again	Hal David	First recorded by Irma Thomas
1967-04-24	One Less Bell to Answer	Hal David	RIAA Gold Single (5th Dim.) First recorded by Keely Smith US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Fifth Dimension: 10/24/1970 to 3/6/1971--2 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Fifth Dimension: 10/24/1970 to 2/13/1971--1 Rosemary Clooney: 5/25/1968 to 6/29/1968--34 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Fifth Dimension: 11/28/1970 to 3/6/1971--4 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Fifth Dimension: 11/28/1970 to 1/23/1971--3
1967-04-27	Windows of the World (the)	Hal David	AKA Ventanas Del Mundo Las First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 7/29/1967 to 9/30/1967--32 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 9/2/1967 to 9/30/1967--32 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 9/2/1967 to 10/26/1967--27 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 8/14/1967 to 9/18/1967--27
1967-06-15	He Who Loves	Hal David	First recorded by Lenny Welch
1967-06-15	Love Was Here Before the Stars	Hal David	First recorded by Brian Foley
1967-06-15	This Guy's in Love with You	Hal David	AKA This Girl's in Love with You O Oui Je Suis Bien Esa Chica Enamorada de Ti Awards: RIAA Gold Single (Alpert) First recorded by Herb Alpert US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Herb Alpert: 5/18/1968 to 8/24/1968--1 Dionne Warwick: 2/1/1969 to 2/25/1969--7 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Herb Alpert: 5/18/1968 to 9/14/1968--1 Dionne Warwick: 2/8/1969 to 5/3/1969--2 Eydie Gorme: 8/3/1968 to 9/14/1968--22 Tony Mottola: 8/3/1968 to 9/21/1968--22 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 3/19/1969 to 5/3/1969--7 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Herb Alpert: 7/6/1968 to 10/26/1968--3 Herb Alpert: 3/29/1969 to 4/5/1969--46 Herb Alpert: 4/12/1969 to 4/19/1969--49 Herb Alpert: 5/10/1969 to 5/17/1969--50 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Herb Alpert: 5/20/1968 to 7/8/1968--1 Dionne Warwick: 2/15/1969 to 3/1/1969--10
1967-06-15	Where Would I Go?	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1967-07-06	As Long as There's an Apple Tree	Hal David	AKA T'ant Qui'il Y Aura Des Fleu First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1967-07-06	Who Is Gonna Love Me?	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 8/24/1968 to 10/26/1968--33 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 8/24/1968 to 11/9/1968--4 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 8/17/1968 to 10/5/1968--16
1967-07-06	You Can't Build Happiness	Hal David
1967-07-13	Casino Royale	Hal David	From Casino Royale First recorded by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Herb Alpert & TJB: 4/8/1967 to 6/10/1967--27 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Herb Alpert & TJB: 4/15/1967 to 7/29/1967--1 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Herb Alpert & TJB: 4/29/1967 to 8/5/1967--27
1967-07-18	Let Me Be Lonely	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 6/8/1968 to 7/13/1968--71
1967-07-28	Do You Know the Way to San Jose?	Hal David	AKA Chemin de San Jose Hoy For Fin Regresso a San Jose Strada Per San Jose Route du Bo First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 4/13/1968 to 7/6/1968--10 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 4/20/1968 to 7/20/1968--4 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 5/11/1968 to 6/29/1968--23 BRITAIN POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 5/18/1968 to 7/27/1968--8 CANADA POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 4/1/1968 to 5/27/1968--2
1967-07-28	Dream, Sweet Dreamer	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1967-11-30	Sinner's Devotion (a)	Bob Hilliard	First recorded by Tammi Terrell

RECORDING SESSIONS 1967

Arranged, conducted and produced these songs for Dionne Warwick:
Alfie
As Long As There's an Apple Tree
I Say a Little Prayer
Walk, Little Dolly
The Beginning of Loneliness
Another Night
The Windows of the World
Always Something There to Remind Me
Somewhere
You're Gonna Hear From Me
Love
What's Good About Goodbye

Produced these songs for Dionne Warwick:
Summertime
You'll Never Walk Alone
My Favorite Things
Something Wonderful
One Hand, One Heart (With These Hands)
The Way You Look Tonight
He Loves Me
I Believe in You
Baubles, Bangles and Beads
Dedicato All'Amore

Her albums were Here Where This Love and On Stage and in the Movies.

Arranged, conducted and produced his first album for A&M Records, Reach Out.

Composed and conducted the Casino Royale soundtrack.

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BURT BACHARACH: PROMISES, PROMISES 1968

On March 16, Reach Out was at #5 on Billboard's Best Selling Jazz LP's chart.

Released his Make It Easy on Yourself album and the single "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle/What the World Needs Now Is Love."

RIAA gold single for "This Guy's in Love with You" by Herb Alpert. The single was Bacharach's first No. 1 on the billboard Hot 100 chart.

On May 9, Bacharach was a guest on "The Dick Cavett Show."

Burt Bacharach, Hal David with Scepter Records award

Bacharach was a guest on The Mike Douglas Show on July 5 and 10, 1968.

Bacharach appeared on The Joey Bishop Show on August 9, 1968.

By November 22 artists had recorded songs from the "Promises, Promises" score--all before the show made its Broadway debut.

"Promises, Promises" opened on Broadway at the Schubert Theater on December 1. Reviews said:
"The Burt Bacharach music excitingly reflects today rather than the day before yesterday."--Clive Barnes, New York Times
"Songs by Burt Bacharach and Hal David which sound like pop records, which they will be doubtless in due time."--John Chapman, New York News
"A brilliant modernistic score by Burt Bacharach, bright lyrics by Hal Dayid."--Richard Watts, New York Post

The original cast album was recorded on December 8, 1968. The album was released the next week in time for Christmas sales. Tim Wheeler was the music conductor for the Broadway production.

Bacharach was guest on The Merv Griffin Show on December 18, 1968.

The French music publisher Editions Tutti attained the rights for Bacharach and David's Blue Seas and Jac Music catalog. In the U.K., they were subpublished by Franklin Boyd. Bacharach and David's Blue Jac Productions was located at 15 E. 48th Street, New York, NY.

Dionne Warwick: I Say a Little Prayer RIAA gold single

Bacharach was Billboard's #8 Top Jazz Artist of 1968.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1968

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1968-01-01	Overture	No cowriters	From Promises, Promises Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Promises, Promises cast
1968-02-09	Christmas Day	Hal David	From Promises, Promises First recorded by Promises, Promises cast
1968-02-09	Half as Big as Life	Hal David	From Promises, Promises First recorded by Jerry Orbach
1968-02-09	Let's Pretend We're Grownup	Hal David	Written for Promises, Promises First recorded by Rose Marie Jun and Burt Bacharach
1968-02-09	Loyal Resourceful and Cooperative	Hal David
1968-02-09	Promises, Promises	Hal David	AKA Don't Make Promises Promesse From Promises, Promises First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 11/2/1968 to 1/4/1969--19 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 11/9/1968 to 1/25/1969--7 Naked Eyes: 8/13/1983 to 12/3/1983--19 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 11/2/1968 to 12/7/1968--11
1968-02-09	She Likes Basketball	Hal David	From Promises, Promises First recorded by Jerry Orbach
1968-02-09	What Am I Doing Here?	Hal David	Written for Promises, Promises First recorded by Rose Marie Jun and Burt Bacharach
1968-02-09	Where Can You Take a Girl?	Hal David	From Promises, Promises First recorded by Promises, Promises cast
1968-02-09	Whoever You Are, I Love You	Hal David	From Promises, Promises First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: --19
1968-02-09	You'll Think of Someone	Hal David	From Promises, Promises First recorded by Jerry Orbach & Jill O'Hara
1968-02-09	Young Pretty Girl Like You (a)	Hal David	From Promises, Promises First recorded by Jerry Orbach & A. Larry Haines
1968-03-15	Upstairs	Hal David	From Promises, Promises First recorded by Jerry Orbach
1968-07-16	Tick Tock Goes the Clock	Hal David	Written for Promises, Promises First recorded by Rose Marie Jun and Burt Bacharach
1968-10-02	Fact Can Be a Beautiful Thing (a)	Hal David	From Promises, Promises First recorded by Jerry Orbach & Marian Mercer
1968-10-02	Hot Food	Hal David
1968-10-02	It's Turkey Lurkey Time	Hal David	From Promises, Promises First recorded by Promises, Promises cast
1968-10-02	Knowing When to Leave	Hal David	AKA Go While the Going Is Good From Promises, Promises First recorded by Jill O'Hara US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Michelle Lee: 12/14/1968 to 1/18/1969--35
1968-10-02	Wanting Things	Hal David	From Promises, Promises First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1968-10-30	In the Right Kind of Light	Hal David
1968-12-12	I'll Never Fall in Love Again	Hal David	AKA Ne Me Parlez Plus de L'Amor Je N'Aimerai Plus Jamais No Non Mi Innamoro Piu Liebe Ist From Promises, Promises First recorded by Jerry Orbach & Jill O'Hara US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Burt Bacharach: 7/5/1969 to 7/19/1969--93 Dionne Warwick: 12/27/1969 to 3/14/1970--6 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Burt Bacharach: 5/31/1969 to 8/2/1969--18 Dionne Warwick: 1/13/1970 to 3/21/1970--1 Johnny Mathis: 5/17/1969 to 6/7/1969--35 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 1/17/1970 to 2/28/1970--17 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Bobby Gentry: 8/30/1969 to 1/10/1970--1 Deacon Blue: 8/25/1990 to 10/27/1990--2 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 1/3/1970 to 2/21/1970--3 Tom Jones: 9/11/1967 to 11/27/1967--2 Tom Jones: 9/6/1969 to 10/18.1969--4 NORWAY CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Bobby Gentry: --5
1968-12-12	It's Our Little Secret	Hal David	From Promises, Promises First recorded by Jerry Orbach & Edward Winter
1968-12-12	Phone Calls	Hal David

RECORDING SESSIONS 1968

Herb Alpert: arranged and conducted "This Guy's In Love With You"

Arranged, conducted and produced these songs for Dionne Warwick:
Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
Promises, Promises
This Girl's in Love with You
Who Is Gonna Love Me
Whoever You Are, I Love You
As Long As There's an Apple Tree
Let Me Be Lonely
Where Would I Go
Walking Backwards Down the Road

Produced these songs for Dionne Warwick:
Little Green Apples
Where Is Love
Where Am I Going
Lonely in My Heart
Yesterday I Heard the Rain
Wanting Things
Up, Up and Away
You're My World
Valley of the Dolls Theme
For the Rest of My Life

Her albums were Promises, Promises and Valley of the Dolls.

Arranged the single "This Guy's in Love with You" by Herb Alpert.
Arranged, conducted and produced Jackie DeShannon's "What the World Needs Now Is Love."

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BURT BACHARACH: RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD 1969

Academy Awards:
Best Song from a Motion Picture, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head."
Best Score from a Motion Picture Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,

Grammy Awards:
Best Original Score from a Motion Picture, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album, Promises, Promises.
"I'll Never Fall In Love Again" was nominated for Song Of the Year
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" as Best Contemporary Song.

Golden Globe Awards:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid won Best Original Score.
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" was nominated in the Best Original Song category.

Bacharach and David recieved the NARM Presidential Achievement Award because their ongs generated so many record sales.

"The Look Of Love" was ASCAP's No. 1 Love Song of the 1960s.

Tony Award nomination for Best Musical, Promises, Promises.

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music Promises, Promises.

Bacharach and David were the honored for creative achievement at the Music and Performing Artis Lodge B'nai Brith in New York.

Hal David originally offered "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" to Ray Stevens. Stevens turned it down to work on Kris Kristofferson's "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down."

"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" by B. J. Thomas released in 1969, was named one of RIAA's top selling songs of the 1960s. The version in the film was not used on the single or album. B. J. Thomas had laryngitis on the date that the film version was recorded.

In mid-January, Bacharach worked on the master of "This Girl's In Love With You" by Dionne Warwick.

Burt Bacharach & Hal David May 27, 1969 award photo

On June 27, the original cast album of Promises, Promises was released in England. Also on that date, A&M issued a 4-song EP in Great Britain titled I"ll Never Fall In Love Again" and the Make It Easy On Yourself album. The show was expected to open on the London stage in the fall.

His Make It Easy On Yourself album was releaed in July 1969.

Bacharach appeared on The David Frost Show on August 19, 1969.

Burt Bacharach, Hal David, B.J. Thomas recording session 1969

On November 19, 1969 Bacharach hosted Kraft Music Hall.

Burt Bacharach: The Sound Of Burt Bacharach TV Special ad

Bacharach was a guest on Della! (Della Reese) on December 3, 1969.

In London, a West End Production of Promises, Promises opened starring Tony Roberts and Betty Buckley.

The "Bacharach/David Songbook" and "Dionne Warwick Sings Bacharach/David" were on Billboard's Best Selling Sheet Music chart on February 1, 1969. The "Bacharach/David Songbook--All Organ" was among Billboard's Best Selling Folios for organ music. It was also on the best selling folios for vocal collection chart.

Marlene Dietrich returned to Broadway on October 4. Bacharach provided the arrangements but did not conduct the orchestra.

On December 14 and 15 Bacharach and David produced a recording session for B. J. Thomas.

In August, Hansen Publications became the U.S. music publisher for all of the Bacharach-David sheet music and music books.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1969

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1969-01-01	April Fools Cues (the)	No cowriters	From The April Fools Exact publication date unknown
1969-01-01	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 69 Cues	No cowriters	From Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Exact publication date unknown
1969-01-01	Come Touch the Sun	No cowriters	From Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1969-01-01	Not Goin' Home Anymore	No cowriters	From Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Exact publication date unknown
1969-01-01	Old Fun City (N.Y. Sequence) (the)	No cowriters	From Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1969-01-01	On a Bicycle Built for Joy	No cowriters	From Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1969-01-01	South American Getaway	No cowriters	From Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1969-04-08	Odds and Ends (of a Beautiful Love Affair)	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 7/26/1969 to 9/20/1969--43 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 7/26/1969 to 10/4/1969--7 Johnny Mathis: 3/21/1970 to 4/11/1970--30
1969-04-22	Wouldn't That Be a Stroke of Luck?	Hal David
1969-05-19	Pacific Coast Highway	No cowriters	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1969-05-29	I'm a Better Man (for Having Loved You)	Hal David	First recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Engelbert Humperdinck: 8/23/1969 to 10/11/1969--38 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Engelbert Humperdinck: 8/23/1969 to 11/8/1969--6 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Engelbert Humperdinck: 8/9/1969 to 11/8/1969--15
1969-05-29	Loneliness Remembers (What Happiness Forgets)	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Liz Damon's Orient Express: 1/15/1972 to 2/12/1972--29
1969-05-29	Wine Is Young (Our Dreams Are Old) (the)	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1969-06-13	She's Gone Away	No cowriters	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1969-08-24	Grapes of Roth (the)	No cowriters	From Promises, Promises First recorded by Promises, Promises cast
1969-09-18	How Does a Man Become a Puppet?	Hal David	First recorded by Ed Ames
1969-09-18	Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head	Hal David	AKA Toute la Pluie Tombe Sur Wenn Ich Die Regentropfen Gotar de Llavia Sobre Me Cabez Gocce de Pioggia Su Di Me From Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Awards: Nominee Golden Globe Best Original Song Academy Award Best Song ASCAP Award Most Performed Feature Film Standard RIAA Gold Single (Thomas) First recorded by B. J. Thomas US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK B. J. Thomas: 11/1/1969 to 4/4/1970--1 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK B. J. Thomas: 8/30/2003 to 1/31/2004--1 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- Barbara Mason: 6/6/1970 to 6/20/1970--38 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Bobby Gentry: 2/21/1970 to 3/14/1970--40 B. J. Thomas: 2/21/1970 to 11/29/203--38 B. J. Thomas: 5/2/1970 to 5/9/1970--49 Sasha Distel: 1/10/1970 to 1/17/1970--50 Sasha Distel: 1/24/1970 to 6/13/1970--10 Sasha Distel: 6/27/1970 to 7/25/1970--43 Sasha Distel: 8/1/1970 to 8/8/1970--47 Sasha Distel: 8/15/1970 to 8/22/1970--44 AUSTRIA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK B. J. Thomas: 3/15/1970 to 6/15/1970--11 NORWAY CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK B. J. Thomas: --1
1969-09-23	April Fools (the)	Hal David	AKA Folie D'Avril From The April Fools First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 5/17/1969 to 7/5/1969--37 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 5/24/1969 to 7/26/1969--2 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 5/31/1969 to 7/5/1969--33 Aretha Franklin: 7/29/1972 to 8/5/1972--
1969-12-04	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid	No cowriters	From Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969-12-15	Let Me Go to Him	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 4/18/1970 to 6/6/1970--32 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 4/25/1970 to 6/20/1970--5
1969-12-15	Paper Mache	Hal David	AKA Forse Dormirei First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 7/11/1970 to 8/29/1970--43 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 7/11/1970 to 9/12/1970--6
1969-12-23	Sundance Kid (the) (Theme)	No cowriters	AKA Ich Liebe Dich Greta From Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid First recorded by Burt Bacharach

RECORDING SESSIONS 1969

Arranged, conducted and produced these songs for Dionne Warwick:
The April Fools
Odds and Ends

Produced these songs for Dionne Warwick:
People Got to Be Free
You're All I Need to Get By
Dream Sweet Dreamer
I'll Never Fall In Love Again
This Girl's In Love With You

Arranged, conducted and produced his second album for A&M Records, Make It Easy on Yourself.

Composed, arranged and conducted the soundtrack for Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid. He also arranged and produced the single of "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" by B. J. Thomas.

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BURT BACHARACH: CLOSE TO YOU 1970

Bacharach had his second and third Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles with B. J. Thomas and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" and the Carpenters "Close to You." The year 1970 was also the best Bacharach and David had on the Billboard Hot 100. In addition to these two songs, The 5th Dimension's "One Less Bell to Answer" and Dionne Warwick's "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" both reached the top 10 songs and "Never Fall In Love Again:" was Dionne's last top 30 hit with a song written by Bacharach and David..

Billboard August 1, 1970

Emmy Award nomination, "The Sound Of Burt Bacharach" in the Outstanding Variety or Musical Program--Variety and Popular Music.

Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick performed at the NARM Scholarship Foundation awards in March 1970 backed by a 32-piece orchestra. This was the first time they had worked together in concert.

In March, Bacharach and David agreed to have CBS International's music publishing companies handle subpublishing in Latin America, Holland, Israel, and Japan.

"Promises, Promises" opened in West Berlin, Germany. Lyrics were in German and the recording on Liberty/United Artists. Also for the German market was Heidi Bruchi's recording of "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head."

On April 30, Bacharach and David went to Dionne Warwick's concert at the Copacabana in New York.

On May 22, 1970, the Bacharach episode of Kraft Music Hall was rerun on television.

On May 16, Bacharach appeared at the SHARE Boomtown 70 at the Santa Monica Civic Center.

Bacharach told Billboard about the song "They Long to Be Close to You," "It was a dead horse that suddenly got up and won the race to the wire." (Billboard, July 25, 1970)

Carpenters: Close to You RIAA gold single

Dinah Shore began her daytime show "Dinah's Place on August 3, 1970. Bacharach was one of the guests during the show's first week.

Country artist Eddy Arnold had Bacharach and David write material for him.

In Australia, Burt Bacharach's Greatest Hits averaged a gold record for the three consecutive weeks before Christmas.

Billboard ranked the team of Bacharach and David as its ninth of Top 10 Producers in its analysis of Hot 100 Chart Action. Five of their singles charted in 1970.

The production team of Bacharach and David were ranked #9 by having 1.4 percent of the Billboard Hot 100 Chart action by placing five songs on the chart.

Golden Globe for Best Original Score from a Motion Picture, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Laurel Award Music Man for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Bacharach hosted The Hollywood Palace on January 10, 1970.
On January 16, Bacharach was a guest on "The Dick Cavett Show."
Bacharach appeared on the Academy Awards on April 7, 1970. He performed "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" and "I'll Never Fall In Love Again."
Bacharach and David presented the Entertainer of the Year Award at the Cue Magazine Awards.

Bacharach hosted Kraft Music Hall on June 16 and July 29, 1970.
Burt was a guest on This Is Tom Jones on September 25, 1970.

Between January 1962 and December 1970, Bacharach and David had 21 top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

One Less Bell to Answer RIAA gold single

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1970

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1970-01-01	Come Home to Love	Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
1970-01-01	Regen Falit Heute Auf Die Welt	Hal David Heidi Bruhl	Exact publication date unknown
1970-01-12	Across the River, Round the Bend	Hal David
1970-01-12	Everybody's Out of Town	Hal David	First recorded by B. J. Thomas US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK B. J. Thomas: 3/28/1970 to 5/30/1970--26 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK B. J. Thomas: 4/11/1970 to 6/6/1970--3
1970-01-12	Hasbrook Heights	Hal David	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1970-01-12	Three Important Things	Hal David
1970-01-22	Send My Picture to Scranton, PA	Hal David	First recorded by B. J. Thomas
1970-02-13	Where There's a Heartache (There Must Be a Heart)	Hal David	AKA Etta's Theme From Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid First recorded by The Sandpipers
1970-07-31	Beads and Boots and a Green and Yellow Blanket	Hal David
1970-07-31	Ten Times Forever More	Hal David	First recorded by Johnny Mathis US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Johnny Mathis: 3/6/1971 to 3/20/1971--32
1970-07-31	Very First Person I Met (in California) (the)	Hal David
1970-07-31	Walk the Way You Talk	Hal David
1970-07-31	Who Gets the Girl?	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 3/20/1971 to 4/24/1971--57 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick: 3/20/1971 to 5/8/1971--6
1970-08-05	Hurtin' Kid (the)	Hal David	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1970-12-28	My Rock and Foundation	Hal David	First recorded by Peggy Lee

Here Where There Is Love RIAA gold album

RECORDING SESSIONS 1970

Produced and arranged "Everybody's Out of Town" and "Send My Picture to Scramton PA" by B. J. Thomas.

Arranged, conducted and produced these songs for Dionne Warwick:
Check Out Time
The Green Grass Starts to Grow
They Don't Give Medals to Yesterday's Heroes
Walk the Way You Talk
Make It Easy on Yourself
Paper Mache
The Wine Is Young

Produced these songs for Dionne Warwick:
The Wine Is Young
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets
Something
Paper Mache
Knowing When to Leave
Let Me Go to Him
Didn't We
My Way
We've Only Just Begun
Here's That Rainy Day

Her album was Very Dionne.

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BURT BACHARACH: SOMETHING BIG 1971

From May 1 through 8 Bacharach played concerts in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. The May 1 concert at the Budokan was recorded and televised in Japan. Bacharach brought four female vocalists, plus 18 brass, rhythm and percussion players on tour. They were joined by 16 members of the Tokyo Royal Pops Orchestra. Tickets for the Tokyo concert ranged from $4.17 to $9.72. The concert tour resulted in the first live album by Bacharach In Concert.

A&M Records released the self-titled album and single "All Kinds Of People."

As of January 16, 1971, the Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid soundtrack had spent 60 weeks on Billboard's Top Album Chart.

In February A&M Records announced it would promote the Burt Bacharach album in conjunction with the new Bacharach TV special. The TV special aired on March 24 with Barbra Streisand, Tom Jones and Rudolh Nuryev as guests. A&M rad ads in major publications, record distributor ads, radio spots and a Billboard on Sunset Strip in Hollywood.

Asquith Award for Film Music Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Emmy Awards:
"Singer Presents Burt Bacharach" won Outstanding Single Program Variety or Musical--Variety and Popular Music
"Another Evening With Burt Bacharach" nominated in the same category.

Bacharach was a presenter at the 1971 Grammy Awards.

Recorded in August 1971 "Long Ago Tomorrow" was a Best Original Song nominee at the Golden Globe Awards. It was also a Grammy Nominee for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist

In December, Burt Bacharach's Greatest Hits sold an "average of a gold record a week" for three weeks in Australia.

NARM's Top Selling Orchestra Award.

Burt Bacharach self titled album RIAA gold certification

Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety or Music, Variety and Popular Music, Singer Presents Burt Bacharach.

Bacharach won the Billboard Number One Award for the top album of 1971 by an instrumentalist.

A&M Canada promoted Burt Bacharach on Ontario radio with Burt Bacharach weekends.

In 1971, Scepter Records paid Blue Jac Productions $339,000 in royalties dating back to 1963 for Dionne Warwick's recordings. These were for the U.S. recordings only. The foreign royalties were to be settled separately at a later date. Shortly after the settlement, In August, Warwick began recording on the Warner Brothers label with Bacharach and David producing.

As part of Hansen's music publishing deal with Kultura, Bacharach-David songs would be available in Hungary.

Billboard September 11, 1971

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1971

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1971-01-14	All Kinds of People	Hal David	First recorded by Burt Bacharach US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Burt Bacharach: 1/30/1971 to 2/13/1971--18
1971-01-18	Be Aware	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1971-04-28	Check Out Time	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1971-06-14	And the People Were With Her	No cowriters	AKA And the People Were with Me First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1971-06-14	Freefall	No cowriters	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1971-09-15	Long Ago Tomorrow	Hal David	From Long Ago Tomorrow First recorded by B. J. Thomas US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK B. J. Thomas: 11/6/1971 to 12/25/1971--61 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK B. J. Thomas: 11/6/1971 to 12/25/1971--13
1971-09-15	Something Big	Hal David	From Something Big First recorded by Mark Lindsay US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Burt Bacharach: 1/19/1974 to 1/26/1974--50 Mark Lindsay: 12/18/1971 to 1/15/1972--36

RECORDING SESSIONS 1971

B. J. Thomas: arranged, produced conducted "Long Ago Tomorrow"

Produced these songs for Dionne Warwick:
He's Moving On (Theme from The Love Machine)
Amanda
Who Get's the Guy

Produced, arranged, conducted and played piano on his self-titled A&M album.

Performed on Delaney & Bonnie's Genesis album on "What the World Needs Now Is Love."

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BURT BACHARACH: IF YOU NEVER SAY GOODBYE 1972

Burt Bacharach was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame.

The score to "Lost Horizon" was finished by August 1972 and being used to sell the movie before it was released. Release was scheduled for Easter 1973. Screen Gems made a demo disc and lead sheets that were sent to producers and artists. The film's producer Ross Hunter told Billboard, "We didn't throw out any of the Bacharach-David songs, which is very unusual. All 11 that they submitted are being used in the film, as opposed to the usual 10-to-1 ration in most scores. Bur, of course, they spent five months getting those songs just right....I asked Burt for something more comfortable than typical Bacharach melodies, songs the people could hum even before they come into the theatre. And he delivered." (Billboard, September 9, 1972)

Diamond P Productions created a 12-hour radio documentary "The Bacharach Bio." Produced by Philip Brown, it was the first radio documentary by the company and it was sent to 150 markets. Bacharach agreed to and participated in the production.

Bacharach was NARM's best selling orchestra and/or instrumentalist.

Burt Bacharach TV special on ABC-TV on April 23. Isaac Hayes and Rex Harrison were the guests.

Scepter Records released a compilation album "A Tribute to Burt Bacharach Composer, Arranger, Conductor" with his greatest hits performed by the artists who had hits with them.

"Promises, Promises" was on a national tour.

Capitol Records released a quadrophonic vinyl album and 8-track tape titled "Great Songs Of Bacharach and David."

Distribution of Bacharach's sheet music in Canada was through a deal Hansen Publications made with Chappell & Co. In Scandinavia their music was represented by Air Music.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1972

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1972-01-01	Lost Horizon Cues	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon Exact publication date unknown
1972-03-07	I Just Have to Breathe	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1972-03-14	Balance of Nature (the)	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1972-03-14	If You Never Say Goodbye	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1972-03-16	Lost Horizon	Hal David	From Lost Horizon First recorded by Shawn Phillips US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Shawn Phillips: 2/10/1973 to 3/24/1973--63 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Shawn Phillips: 2/24/1973 to 3/31/1973--20
1972-07-05	Reflections	Hal David	From Lost Horizon First recorded by Sally Kellerman
1972-10-20	World Is a Circle (the)	Hal David	AKA Mondo E Un Grain Cherchio From Lost Horizon First recorded by Diana Lee and Bobby Van
1972-12-26	Living Together, Growing Together	Hal David	From Lost Horizon First recorded by James Shigeta and Chorus US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK 5th Dimension: 1/6/1973 to 3/10/1973--32 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK 5th Dimension: 1/13/1973 to 3/17/1973--5

RECORDING SESSIONS 1972

Arranged, conducted and produced I Just Have to Breathe, The Balance of Nature, If You Never Say Goodbye and Be Aware for Dionne Warwick.

Produced Shawn Phillips single "Lost Horizon."

Produced these songs for Dionne Warwick:
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Somebody Bigger Than You and I
Grace
People Get Ready
Steal Away
Jesus Will
Summertime
You'll Never Walk Alone
Unchained Melody
Reach Out and Touch/All Kinds of People
Macarthur Park
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Give a Damn
This Little Light
Slaves
People Got to Be Free
The Love of My Man
I've Been Loving You Too Long
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
Hurts So Bad
The Weight
Our Ages or Our Hearts
You've Lost That Loving Feeling
Someday We'll Be Together
We Can Work It Out
If You Let Me Make Love to You Then Why Can't I Touch You
I'm Your Puppet
Stand
Games People Play
Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
You're All I Need to Get By
Everyday People
Close to You
My First Night Alone Withoug You
Love Song
One Less Bell to Answer
If We Only Have Love
Hasbrook Heights

Her album was titled Dionne.

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BURT BACHARACH: LOST HORIZON 1973

Screen Gems-Columbia Music published the Lost Horizon music book with all 11 songs in the film's score.

The 12-hour radio documentary "Burt Bacharach Bio" was released in April.

Bacharach was NARM's winner for best selling orchestra.

In November Bacharach's Living Together album was released on A&M Records. A&M also released the first U.S.greatest hits album by Bacharach.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1973

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1973-01-01	Arrival In Shangri-La/Sally Attempts Suicide	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon Exact publication date unknown
1973-01-01	Avalanche (the)	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon Exact publication date unknown
1973-01-01	Conway And Chang Tour Shangri-La	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon
1973-01-01	Crash (the)	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon
1973-01-01	Dinner With Chang	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon
1973-01-01	End Title	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon
1973-01-01	Funeral Procession	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon Exact publication date unknown
1973-01-01	George And Maria	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon Exact publication date unknown
1973-01-01	High Lama (the)	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon Exact publication date unknown
1973-01-01	Hijacking (the)	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon
1973-01-01	Himalayan Trek	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon
1973-01-01	Introduction to Lost Horizon	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon
1973-01-01	Library (the)	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon
1973-01-01	Mystery of Maria/Departure (the)	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon Exact publication date unknown
1973-01-01	Refueling in the Desert	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon Exact publication date unknown
1973-01-01	Rescue Party (the)	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon Exact publication date unknown
1973-01-01	Return to High Lama	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon Exact publication date unknown
1973-01-01	Sally And To-Leen/Richard Meets Catherine	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon Exact publication date unknown
1973-01-01	Truce Is Over (the)	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon Exact publication date unknown
1973-01-01	Truth Revealed/Richard Recovered (the)	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon Exact publication date unknown
1973-01-01	Valley of the Blue Moon	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon Exact publication date unknown
1973-02-08	Question Me an Answer	Hal David	AKA Fammi La Domanda From Lost Horizon
1973-02-22	I Come to You	Hal David	From Lost Horizon First recorded by Peter Finch, Jerry Hutman, Diana Lee
1973-02-22	I Might Frighten Her Away	Hal David	From Lost Horizon First recorded by Jerry Hutman and Diana Lee
1973-02-22	If I Could Go Back	Hal David	From Lost Horizon First recorded by Jerry Hutman
1973-02-22	Share the Joy	Hal David	From Lost Horizon First recorded by Andrea Willis
1973-02-22	Things I Will Not Miss (the)	Hal David	From Lost Horizon First recorded by Sally Kellerman and Andrea Willis
1973-02-22	Thinkin' Boutchu	Hal David Calvin Broadus Devin Copeland	Exact publication date unknown
1973-02-22	Where Knowledge Ends (Faith Begins)	Hal David	From Lost Horizon First recorded by Diana Lee
1973-10-23	Monterey Peninsula	No cowriters	First recorded by Burt Bacharach

RECORDING SESSIONS 1973

Composed, orchestrated and conducted the soundtrack for the motion picture "Lost Horizon."

Produced, arranged, conducted and played the piano on his Living Together album.

Arranged the strings for "I Might Frighten Her Away" for the album You Smile--the Song Begins by Herb Alpert and the T.J.B.

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Burt Bacharach Australia concert tour book

Burt Bacharach Opus III 1973 television special

BURT BACHARACH CONCERT SETLIST 1973

This setlist was performed at the Allentown (Pennsylvania) Fairgrounds in August 1973.

I Say a Little Prayer
One Less Bell to Answer
Walk On By
Come Touch the Sun
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
The Look of Love
Bond Street
This Guy's in Love with You
Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
The World Is a Circle
Living Together, Growing Together
If I Could Go Back
Question Me An Answer
They Long to Be Close to You
Reach Out for Me
Alfie
What the World Needs Now Is Love
The World Is a Circle
Promises, Promises

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BURT BACHARACH: SECONDS 1974

Bacharach served as a presenter on the Academy Awards on April 2, 1974.

On April 5, Bacharach was a guest on "The Mike Douglas Show."

Announcement made that Bacharach was adapting the score so "Promises, Promises" could be made into a film.

Quietly reported that Bacharach and David were both writing song with different collaborators.

On December 7, Burt Bacharach's Greatest Hits was at 203 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Top LPs.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1974

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1974-03-20	And Then She Walked Right Through the Door	Neil Simon
1974-03-20	And Then You Know What He Did?	Bobby Russell
1974-03-20	Everything I Need	Bobby Russell
1974-03-20	Plastic City	Bobby Russell
1974-03-20	Saint Paul	Bobby Russell
1974-03-20	Seconds	Neil Simon	First recorded by Gladys Knight and The Pips
1974-03-20	Us	Bobby Russell	First recorded by Tom Jones
1974-03-24	Peaches Don't Grow on a Cherry Tree	Bobby Russell

RECORDING SESSIONS 1974

Arranged, conducted, played the piano and produced his Burt Bacharach in Concert album for A&M Records.

Arranged and produced "Seconds" with Gladys Knight and the Pips for their I Feel a Song album.

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BURT BACHARACH: I TOOK MY STRENGTH FROM YOU 1975

On May 29 Bacharach received The Third Street Music Settlement's Award for musical achievements.

Bacharach was guest on The Merv Griffin Show on June 6, 1975.

Bacharach and David opened a music publishing office in Los Angeles.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1975

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1975-01-01	Charlie	Bobby Russell	Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Bobby Vinton
1975-01-01	Waterway (the)	No cowriters	From Lost Horizon Exact publication date unknown
1975-09-18	All the Way to Paradise	Hal David	AKA All the Way First recorded by Stephanie Mills
1975-11-12	Before You Leave Me	Hal David
1975-11-12	I See Things Differently Now	Hal David
1975-11-12	I See You for the First Time	Hal David	First recorded by Stephanie Mills
1975-11-12	I Took My Strength from You (I Had None)	Hal David	First recorded by Stephanie Mills
1975-11-12	I'd Still Be A Fool	Hal David
1975-11-12	If You Can Learn How to Cry	Hal David	First recorded by Stephanie Mills
1975-11-12	Living on Plastic	Hal David	First recorded by Stephanie Mills
1975-11-12	No One Remembers My Name	Hal David	First recorded by Stephanie Mills
1975-11-12	Please Let Go	Hal David	AKA All the Way First recorded by Stephanie Mills
1975-11-12	Way I Feel About You (the)	Hal David

BURT BACHARACH RECORDING SESSIONS 1975

Produced Stephanie Mills album For the First Time.

Co-produced Bobby Russell's recording of "Little Boxes."

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BURT BACHARACH: WE SHOULD HAVE MET SOONER 1976

Bacharach served as a presenter on the Academy Awards on March 29, 1976.
Bacharach was guest on The Merv Griffin Show on April 30, 1976.

As he often did, Bacharach began debuting "No One Remembers My Name" and "Seconds" in concert. The songs were released the next year on his Futures album. Tours early in the year were with Joel Gray and later in the year with Anthony Newley.

Bacharach had some recording dates for his next album at A&R Studios in New York during September 1976.

In December it was announced that through an arbitration decision, Scepter Records had to return all of Dionne Warwick's master tapes from 1962 through 1972 to Blue Jac Productions. Scepter was also ordered to pay $430,602.29--for accounting procedure problems relating to royalties dating back to 1969. Scepter filed for bankruptcy earlier in the year. (Billboard, December 16, 1976)

"Tower Of Strength" was an ASCAP country music award winner.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1976

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1976-08-23	Night	Norman Gimbel
1976-08-23	Time and Tenderness	Norman Gimbel	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1976-09-13	We Should Have Met Sooner	James Kavanaugh	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1976-09-13	Young Grow Younger Every Day (the)	James Kavanaugh	First recorded by Burt Bacharach

RECORDING SESSIONS 1976

Produced Stephanie Mills' For the First Time album. The album consisted of ten Bacharach songs.

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BURT BACHARACH: FUTURES 1977

In February it was announced that Blue Jac Productions brought charges against Springboard International, Inc. and Springboard International Records, Inc. for $19 million. Springboard bought part of the Scepter catalog in 1974. In the same year, Scepter was ordered to return all of Warwick's master tapes to Blue Jac Productions. However. The charges included that Springboard continued to manufacture and distribute Dionne Warwick recordings after Scepter no longer had rights to them and did so without permission, and that Springboard used Bacharach and David's names without consent thereby violating their right to privacy.

A&M Records released the album Futures.

Almo Publications signed Bacharach and David around July. The agreement included new songs and catalog songs published by Blue Seas Music, Jac Music, Casa David Music and New Hidden Valley Music.

Bacharach was guest on The Merv Griffin Show on February 14, 1977.
Bacharach was a guest on "Dinah!" (Dinah Shore) on February 22, 1977.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1977

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1977-01-01	Another Spring Will Rise	No cowriters	Instrumental Exact publication date unknown AKA Last Ride First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1977-01-01	Music for Life	B. A. Robertson	Exact publication date unknown
1977-01-01	When You Bring Your Sweet Love to Me	Norman Gimbel	Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1977-01-21	Futures	No cowriters	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1977-01-27	Where Are You	Norman Gimbel	First recorded by Burt Bacharach

RECORDING SESSIONS 1977

Bacharach composed, arranged, played keyboards and produced his Futures album. He also recorded the Self-Portrait interview album for radio to promote Futures.

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Burt Bacharach: Close to You television special ad

BURT BACHARACH: LOOKING BACK OVER MY SHOULDER 1978

Burt Bacharach & Hal David Official Biography by Almo Publications

In concert, Bacharach sometimes included "Monterey Peninsula," "Come Touch the Sun" and "The Old Fun City."

Burt Bacharach again toured with Anthony Newley,

Billboard December 16, 1978

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1978

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1978-02-03	Looking Back Over My Shoulder	Hal David
1978-02-13	You Learn to Love By Loving	Hal David
1978-04-27	Everybody Knows the Way to Bethlehem	Hal David
1978-06-23	Do You Know the Way to Jesus Christ?	Delores Brown	Exact publication date unknown
1978-09-25	Amnesia: the Inderal Song	Libby Titus
1978-09-25	Chicago Farewell	Libby Titus
1978-09-25	I Live in the Woods	Libby Titus Carly Simon	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1978-09-25	Single Girl	Libby Titus

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BURT BACHARACH: WOMAN 1979

"[Woman] has spontaneity and vitality.. It was a great challenge and the result is hard to peg. It isn't classical although it leans that way.
It covers a wide range of feelings. I've always strived to change. It's never been a deliberate thing.
I just follow my natural flow. This is something I've always wanted to do.
I'm not saying that I'm writing for women, just about them. The title of the album came about naturally.
It represents a free, different type of music people don't associate with me."
--Burt Bacharach, Billboard September 1, 1979

Collaborated with Anthony Newley on a Broadway show about Charlie Chaplin. They also performed more concerts together.

A&M Records released Woman, a live album with the Houston Symphony Orchestra.

Bacharach and Paul Anka collaborated on songwriting and producing.

Bacharach was a guest on "Dinah!" (Dinah Shore) on May 15, 1979.
On May 17, Bacharach was a guest on "The Mike Douglas Show."
Burt was the co-host on "The Mike Douglas Show" for the full week of November 26, 1979.

Won multiple ASCAP country music songwriter awards.

Billboard May 26, 1979

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1979

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1979-01-01	Do Not Speak to Me of Love	Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
1979-01-01	Woman	No cowriters	Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1979-01-09	Dancing Fool (the)	Anthony Newley	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1979-02-07	211: Two-Eleven	No cowriters	Instrumental
1979-02-07	Magdalena	No cowriters	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1979-02-07	Summer of '77	No cowriters	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1979-02-07	There Is Time	Sally Stevens	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1979-02-07	Your Life, My Life (Woman)	No cowriters
1979-03-17	New York Lady	No cowriters	Instrumental First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1979-07-23	Riverboat (Comes In)	Libby Titus	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1979-12-10	Find Love	Paul Anka	From Together?
1979-12-10	I Don't Need You Anymore	Paul Anka	From Together? First recorded by Jackie DeShannon US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Jackie DeShannon: 3/8/1980 to 4/12/1980--86
1979-12-10	In Tune	Libby Titus	From Together?
1979-12-10	I've Got My Mind Made Up	Paul Anka	From Together?

BURT BACHARACH RECORDING SESSIONS 1979

With Paul Anka, co-produced " Don't Need You Anymore" and "Together?" for Jackie DeShannon. Bacharach wrote the orchestrations.

Produced, orchestrated and conducted the soundtrack for Together?.

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1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

BURT BACHARACH: ON THE BEACH 1980

Bacharach was a guest on "Dinah!" (Dinah Shore) on February 14, 1980.

On July 11, 1980, Bacharach was a guest on "The John Davidson Show."

The two songs Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager wrote for "Middle Aged Crazy" may have been their first successful collaboration. They tried writing together in 1978 but Billboard reported "the chemistry was not there."

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1980

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1980-06-13	If We Ever Get Out of Here	No cowriters	From Together?
1980-06-13	Luisa	No cowriters	From Together?
1980-06-13	On the Beach	No cowriters	From Together?

Billboard August 2, 1980

RECORDING SESSIONS 1980

Arranged horns, strings and played keyboards for The Pointer Sisters "The Love Too Good to Last" and "Where Did the Time Go" for their Speical Things album.

Produced Carole Bayer Sager's album Sometimes Late At Night.

BURT BACHARACH IN CONCERT

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Las Vegas, NV	MGM Grand	1980-07-04
Los Angeles, CA	Inglewood Forum	1980-10-23
Los Angeles, CA	Roxy	1980-12-13

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BURT BACHARACH: ARTHUR'S THEME 1981

"Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)" was Bacharach's fourth No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 single. It came 11 years after "Close to You" by the Carpenters.

Academy Award for the Best Song from a Motion Picture "Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)."

Golden Globe for Best Original Song from a Motion Picture, "Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)."

Grammy Nominee for Song of the Year "Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)."

The score for Arthur was nominated in the Best Original Music Category by the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA).

To promote Carole Bayer Sager's Sometimes Late At Night album. Boardwalk Records owner Neil Bogart asked Carole and Burt to perform in music industry people's living rooms. They did in Buffalo, Minneapolis, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Atlanta. They also went on concert tour together.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1981

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1981-01-01	Arthur (incidental music)	No cowriters	From Arthur Exact publication date unknown
1981-01-01	Arthur Cues	No cowriters	From Arthur Exact publication date unknown
1981-01-01	Prologue	Carole Bayer Sager	Exact publication date unknown
1981-01-12	Love Too Good to Last (the)	Peter Allen Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by The Pointer Sisters
1981-01-26	Where Did the Time Go?	Carole Bayer Sager	From Middle Age Crazy First recorded by The Pointer Sisters
1981-03-02	I Think I'm Gonna Fall in Love	Paul Anka	From Together?
1981-04-13	I Won't Break	Peter Allen Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Carole Bayer Sager
1981-05-13	You Were There	Melissa Manchester Carole Bayer Sager
1981-05-19	Easy to Love Again	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Carole Bayer Sager
1981-05-19	Just Friends	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Carole Bayer Sager
1981-05-19	Somebody's Been Lying	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Carole Bayer Sager
1981-05-19	Sometimes Late at Night	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Carole Bayer Sager
1981-05-19	Stronger Than Before	Bruce Roberts Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Carole Bayer Sager US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Carole Bayer Sager: 5/16/1981 to 8/15/1981--30 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Carole Bayer Sager: 5/23/1981 to 8/29/1981--14 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Joyce Kennedy: 12/1/1984 to 1/26/1985--30
1981-05-19	Tell Her	Peter Allen Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Carole Bayer Sager
1981-05-19	Wild Again	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Carole Bayer Sager
1981-05-19	You Don't Know Me	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Carole Bayer Sager
1981-08-24	Moving Pictures	John Phillips	From Arthur
1981-08-24	Touch	No cowriters	From Arthur
1981-09-30	Truth and Honesty	Peter Allen Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Aretha Franklin
1981-10-30	Arthur's Theme (the Best That You Can Do)	Christopher Cross Peter Allen Carole Bayer Sager	From Arthur Awards: Golden Globe Best Original Song Oscar Best Song ASCAP Most Performed Feature Film Standard RIAA Gold Single Nominee BAFTA Asquith Film Music First recorded by Christopher Cross US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Christopher Cross: 8/15/1981 to 1/30/1982--1 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Christopher Cross: 8/22/1981 to 1/30/1982--1 BRITAIN POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Christopher Cross: 10/17/1981 to 11/14/1981--56 Christopher Cross: 1/9/1982 to 3/27/1982--7 CANADA POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Christopher Cross: 10/24/1981 to 1/9/1982--2 NORWAY CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Christopher Cross: --1 SWITZERLAND CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Christopher Cross: 3/7/1982 to 4/11/1982--6
1981-12-24	Come Make Me Over	Janice I. Spencer	New lyric to Don't Make Me Over

Billboard May 9, 1981

RECORDING SESSIONS 1981

Arranged and conducted "Easy to Love" with Carole Bayer Sager. Brooks Arthur co-produced the recording and composed, produced, and played piano on the Sometimes Late at Night album by Carole Bayer Sager.

Composed, arranged, played keyboards, produced the Arthur soundtrack.

BURT BACHARACH IN CONCERT

CITY	VENUE	DATE
N. Tonawanda, NY	Melody Fair	1981-06-05
Indianapolis, IN	Clowes Hall	1981-06-13
Memphis, TN	Peabody Hotel	1981-09-04
Memphis, TN	Peabody Hotel	1981-09-05
Memphis, TN	Peabody Hotel	1981-09-06
New York, NY	Bottom Line	1981-06-07
New York, NY	Bottom Line	1981-06-08
St. Petersburg, FL	Bayfront Center	1981-08-30
Dallas, TX	Convention Center	1981-09-10

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Burt Bacharach: Sometimes Late At Night ad

BURT BACHARACH: MAKING LOVE 1982

"Arthur's Theme" was the movie song of the year at the National Music Publishers' Association Song Awards.

At the Oscar Awards, "Arthur's Theme" was Bacharach's sixth nomination and third win, his first since "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" in 1969.

Bacharach appeared on the Grammy Awards on February 24 along with Peter Allen, Christopher Cross and Carole Bayer Sager.

Bacharach appeared on the Academy Awards broadcast on March 29, 1982.

"Making Love" was. nominated as Best Original Song at the Golden Globe Awards.

Chappell Music acquired Interworld Music Group (part of Bertelsmann). Songs by Bacharach and David were part of the deal.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1982

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1982-01-01	At Home with Belinda	No cowriters	From Night Shift Exact publication date unknown
1982-01-01	Belinda and Chuck	No cowriters	From Night Shift Exact publication date unknown
1982-01-01	Belinda at Elevator	No cowriters	From Night Shift Exact publication date unknown
1982-01-01	Best of Intentions (the)	Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager	Exact publication date unknown
1982-01-01	Chuck, Belinda and Bill	No cowriters	From Night Shift Exact publication date unknown
1982-01-01	Girls Know How	David Foster Carole Bayer Sager	From Night Shift Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Al Jarreau
1982-01-01	Street Talk	Carole Bayer Sager	From Night Shift Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1982-01-07	It's All Up to You (Theme from Arthur)	Stephen Bishop Carole Bayer Sager	From Arthur
1982-01-07	It's Only Love	Stephen Bishop Carole Bayer Sager	From Arthur First recorded by Stephen Bishop
1982-01-07	Poor Rich Boy	David Pack Joe Puerta	Adds lyric to Money First recorded by Ambrosia
1982-01-09	Making Love	Bruce Roberts Carole Bayer Sager	AKA Moet Ik Geloven Golden Globe Best Song nominee From Making Love First recorded by Roberta Flack US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Roberta Flack: 3/6/1982 to 7/31/1982--13 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Roberta Flack: 3/13/1982 to 8/14/1982--7 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Roberta Flack: 5/1/1982 to 6/19/1982--29
1982-05-19	Theme X	No cowriters
1982-05-24	Fool Me Again	Carole Bayer Sager	From Arthur First recorded by Nicolette Larson
1982-05-24	Money	No cowriters	From Arthur First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1982-06-29	Night Shift	Marv Ross Carole Bayer Sager	From Night Shift Recorded by Quarterflash
1982-06-29	That's What Friends Are For	Carole Bayer Sager	AKA Wenn Man Freunde Hat From Night Shift Awards: RIAA Gold Single First recorded by Rod Stewart US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne & Friends: 11/9/1985 to 4/19/1986--1 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne & Friends: 11/9/1985 to 4/12/1986--1 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne & Friends: 11/30/1985 to 3/15/1986--1 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne & Friends: 2/24/1986 to 8/4/1986--1 NORWAY CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne & Friends: --7 SWEDEN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne & Friends: 11/15/1985 to 2/5/1986--7
1982-09-07	Heartlight	Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Neil Diamond US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Neil Diamond: 9/11/1982 to 1/22/1983--53 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Neil Diamond: 11/20/1982 to 2/5/1983--1 BRITAIN POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Neil Diamond: 11/20/1982 to 1/8/1983--1 CANADA POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Neil Diamond: 11/20/1982 to 12/25/1982--11
1982-09-07	Hurricane (Swept Away)	Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Neil Diamond
1982-09-07	I'm Guilty	Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Neil Diamond
1982-09-07	In Ensenada	Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Neil Diamond
1982-09-23	Lost Among the Stars	Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Neil Diamond
1982-10-04	Front Page Story	Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Neil Diamond US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Neil Diamond: 4/23/1983 to 6/18/1983--55 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Neil Diamond: 4/23/1983 to 8/13/1983--16

RECORDING SESSIONS 1982

Stephen Bishop: co-produced "It's Only Love" with Bishop and Carole Bayer Sager.

Neil Diamond: arranged, conducted and played piano on 's Heartlight album with six songs that Bacharach co-wrote with Diamond and Carole Bayer Sager.

Roberta Flack: arranged, produced, and played the synthesizer on "Making Love"

Carole Bayer Sager: arranged, piano, synthesizer, producer Stronger Than Before album

Produced the Night Shift soundtrack with Carole Bayer Sager. The soundtrack included the first recording of "That's What Friends Are For." The song was written for Rod Stewart to perform for the soundtrack.

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BURT BACHARACH & CAROLE BAYER SAGER TELEVISION APPEARANCES 1982

BURT BACHARACH: MAYBE 1983

Naked Eyes version of "Always Something There to Remind Me" reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. This version was the highest chart position that the song had reached given how often artists chose to record it. The last Bacharach-David song to make the top 10 happened in 1971.

"Any Day Now" won an ASCAP award for most performed country song of 1982. The award was made on October 12, 1983.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1983

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1983-01-01	Intimate Girl	Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager	Exact publication date unknown
1983-01-01	Into It	Hal David Anthony Faulkner Jason Fleming Ryan Leslie Cassandra Ventura Christian Ward	Exact publication date unknown
1983-01-01	It Could Have Been Me	Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager	Exact publication date unknown
1983-01-01	Malibu	Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager	Exact publication date unknown
1983-01-01	Our Lovely Days	F. Audat	Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Nancy Wilson
1983-01-14	I'm Alive	Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager	US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Neil Diamond: 1/15/1983 to 4/9/1983--35 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Neil Diamond: 1/15/1983 to 5/14/1983--4
1983-07-27	Time	Melissa Manchester Carole Bayer Sager	AKA All We Have Is Time First recorded by Melissa Manchester
1983-09-30	Maybe	Marvin Hamlisch Carole Bayer Sager	From Romantic Comedy First recorded by Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack

RECORDING SESSIONS 1983

Produced "Blame It on Me" and "Maybe" on the Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack album Born to Love.

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Atlantic City, NJ	Sands	1983-10-21
Atlantic City, NJ	Sands	1983-10-22
Atlantic City, NJ	Sands	1983-10-23

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BURT BACHARACH:FINDER OF LOST LOVES 1984

It was a very emotional reunion. We understand the circumstances that tore us apart and have brought us back together. The reason we were able to work together again is that we never really went for each other's throats; we just quietly parted.

Burt has always been in my estimation one of the innovators musically, and he will continue to be. He may have gotten sidetracked and led off the path of what was so lucrative for him in trying to compete with what was happening musically, as opposed to staying in his realm and letting come to him, as they were.
--Dionne Warwick, Billboard, October 20, 1984.

Composed and produced "Finders of Lost Loves" on the latest Dionne Warwick album titled Dionne. around September 1984. It was their first collaboration since 1972. She told Billboard that she and Bacharach were talking about touring together that summer.

ASCAP inaugurated its annaul most performed pop songs awards on May 3. Among the 58 songs honored were "Always Something There to Remind Me," "Arthur's Theme," "Heartlight" and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head." At ASCAPS country music award "Any Day Now" was again honored as a most performed country song.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1984

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1984-01-01	Finder of Lost Loves Cues	No cowriters	Exact publication date unknown
1984-01-01	Nominees Are	Hal David Marvin Hamlisch Cole Porter Carole Bayer Sager	Exact publication date unknown
1984-03-02	Heart Strings	David Foster	First recorded by David Foster
1984-03-05	Blame It on Me	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack
1984-07-13	Turn Around	Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Neil Diamond US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Neil Diamond: 8/18/1984 to 10/13/1984--62 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Neil Diamond: 8/4/1984 to 11/10/1984--4
1984-08-06	Crazy	Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Neil Diamond
1984-08-06	Sleep With Me Tonight	Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager"	First recorded by Neil Diamond US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Neil Diamond: 10/27/1984 to 1/15/1985--24
1984-09-25	Finder of Lost Loves (Theme)	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Dionne Warwick and Glenn Jones US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick & Glenn Jones: 2/2/1985 to 4/13/1985--12

RECORDING SESSIONS 1984

Arranged and played piano on "Turn Around," "Sleep with Me Tonight" and "Crazy" on Neil Diamond's Primitive album.

Produced "It's Only Love" for Stephen Bishop.

In November 1984, arranged and produced "That's What Friends Are For,""Stronger Than Before," "Stay Devoted," "How Long?" and "Extravagant Gestures" for Dionne Warwick's upcoming album Friends.

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BURT BACHARACH: THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR 1985

"That's What Friends Are For" was Bacharach's 27th top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Arista Records released the song on October 25, 1985. The four vocalists, Bacharach and Sager, and Arista Records all donated their income from the song to the American Foundations for AIDS Research (AMFAR). The song was included on Warwicks Friends album released on November 21. "That's What Friends Are For" was certified by the RIAA as a gold single.

On September 9, Bacharach and Sager with Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and Elton John filmed the video for "That's What Friends Are For." On October 22, Bacharach spoke at a NARAS luncheon about the recording.

ASCAP honored "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" as one of the most performed standards from October 1974 through September 1984.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1985

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1985-01-01	Lookin' Thru Your Eyes	Carole Bayer Sager	Exact publication date unknown
1985-01-01	Way It Used to Be	Carole Bayer Sager Darren Henson George Rafiek	Exact publication date unknown
1985-06-17	Love Will Show Us How	Michael Jay Margules David Foster	First recorded by Glenn Jones
1985-11-21	Extravagant Gestures	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1985-11-25	Love Always	Bruce Roberts Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by El DeBarge US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK El DeBarge: 8/9/1986 to 11/1/1986--43 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK El DeBarge: 8/9/1986 to 11/15/1986--8
1985-11-25	On My Own	Carole Bayer Sager	#1 R&B song of 1986 Grammy nominee First recorded by Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald: 3/22/1986 to 8/30/1986--1 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald: 4/12/1986 to 9/6/1986--2 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald: 5/3/1986 to 8/2/1986--1 AUSTRIA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald: 8/1/1986 to 9/15/1986--20 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald: 7/28/1986 to 12/8/1986--2 SWEDEN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald: 5/28/1986 to 7/9/1986--15
1985-12-16	How Long?	Carole Bayer Sager
1985-12-16	Stay Devoted	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Dionne Warwick

Billboard February 22, 1986

RECORDING SESSIONS 1985

Arranged and roduced Dionne Warwick's "Finder of Lost Loves," and five tracks for her Friends album includiing "That's What Love Is For," "Stronger Than Before," "Stay Devoted," "How Long?" and "Extravagant Gestures" with Carole Bayer Sager. Recording sessions were held from July, October and November 1985.

Produced "Extravagant Gestures" with Carole Bayer Sager on her recording of the song.

Arranged and produced "Within My World" for Dave Clark's album Time the Album.

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BURT BACHARACH TELEVISION APPEARANCES 1985

BURT BACHARACH: ON MY OWN 1986

Grammy Award for Record of the Year, "That's What Friends Are For." While it was Bacharach's fifth No 1, it was the first song by Bacharach and Warwick to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary and its R&B chart. It ended the year as Billboard's No. 1 single of 1986.

In June "On My Own" was certified gold by the RIAA. There were only six singles certified gold in 1986. Bacharach and Sager had two of them.

"They Don't Make Them Like They Used To" was nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Original Song category.

On January 25, 1986, Bacharach co-hosted Solid Gold with Dionne Warwick.

In August Bacharach told Billboard that since teaming with Carole Bayer Sager, "It's really only 22 or 23 songs since we've been together." Sager added, "Nobody thought about having us produce songs, We had to ask about Patti [LaBelle]; we had to ask about Dionne. It's changed since, and we've had no problems recently, but we had to push at first." At the time they thought their best move was to write and produce selective projects feeling that the market was shifting away from pop and ballads.

Bacharach told Billboard that A&M Records was still interested in having him record another solo album. Woman in 1979 turned out to be the last album of new material he would record for A&M.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1986

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1986-01-01	Matter of Trust (a)	Carole Bayer Sager	Exact publication date unknown
1986-05-16	I'll See You on the Radio (Laura)	Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Neil Diamond
1986-05-16	Me Beside You	Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager
1986-08-14	Chance for Heaven (a): Swimming Theme	Christopher Cross Carole Bayer Sager	From the Official Music of the XXIIIrd Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1984 First recorded by Christopher Cross US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Christopher Cross: 6/16/1984 to 7/22/1984--76 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Christopher Cross: 6/23/1984 to 9/15/1984--16
1986-12-05	They Don't Make Them Like They Used To	Carole Bayer Sager	From Tough Guys Golden Globe Best Song nominee First recorded by Kenny Rogers US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Kenny Rogers: 10/11/1986 to 1/17/1987--10

RECORDING SESSIONS 1986

Produced Kenny Roger's "They Don't Make Them Like They Used To" with Carole Bayer Sager.

Produced, arranged and played synthesizer on "I'll See You on the Radio (Laura)" and "Me Beside You" on Neil Diamond's Headed for the Future album.

Produced "On My Own" by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald and "Sleep with Me Tonight" by Patti LaBelle.

In October Bacharach and Sager produced the tracks "Love Power," "In a World Such As This," and "Heartbreak Of Love" for Dionne Warwick. The tracks became part of her 1987 album Reservations For Two.

Arranged and produced "Love Always" for El DeBarge.

Burt Bacharach, Hal David ASCAP Award 1986

Billboard August 21, 1986

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Davenport, IA	Adler Theater	1986-04-16

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BURT BACHARACH: LOVE POWER 1987

"That's What Friends Are For" won the Grammy for song of the year. It was Bacharach's fifth nomination in that category and his first win. The song was also nominated for the record of the year Grammy.

On May 19 "That's What Friends Are For" won an ASCAP award as one of the most performed pop songs while "On My Own" was also an ASCAP pop song award winner.

Bacharach performed at the Songwriters Hall Of Fame Awards Dinner on March 9.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1987

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1987-05-04	Heartbreak of Love	Diane Warren Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Dionne Warwick and Bonnie Pointer
1987-05-04	In a World Such As This	Bruce Roberts Carole Bayer Sager
1987-05-04	Love Is Fire (Love Is Ice)	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Gladys Knight and The Pips
1987-05-04	Over You	Ray Parker, Jr. Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Ray Parker, Jr. US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Ray Parker, Jr.: 1/30/1988 to 2/13/1988--65 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Ray Parker, Jr.: 2/20/1988 to 4/2/1988--38 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Ray Parker, Jr.: 12/26/1987 to 3/5/1988--10
1987-05-06	Perfect Lovers	Nathan East Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Ray Parker, Jr.
1987-05-06	Split Decision	Carole Bayer Sager
1987-08-11	In My Reality	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Natalie Cole
1987-11-18	Love Power	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Dionne Warwick and Jeffrey Osborne US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne: 7/11/1987 to 10/17/1987--12 US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne: 7/14/1987 to 11/14/1987--1 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne: 8/1/1987 to 10/3/1987--5 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne: 8/15/1987 to 9/5/1987--63 CANADA CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne: 9/7/1987 to 10/5/1987--36
1987-12-03	Love Is a Gamble	Syd Shaw Jane White

Billboard March 28, 1987

RECORDING SESSIONS 1987

Produced Dionne Warwick's "Love Power," "In a World Such As This," and "Heartbreak of Love" with Carole Bayer Sager. Burt also played the synthesizer on these tracks from Reservations for Two..

Produced and arranged "Over You" for Ray Parker, Jr. Also produced his "Perfect Lovers" track.

Produced and played synthesizer on "Split Decision" by Natalie Cole on her Everlasting album.

Produced and played synthesizer on Gladys Knight and the Pips recording "Love Is Fire (Love Is Ice)."

Produced "Everchanging Times" for Siedah Garrett.

BURT BACHARACH IN CONCERT

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Vienna, VA	Wolf Trap	1987-06-03
Vienna, VA	Wolf Trap	1987-07-22
Holmdel, NJ	Garden State Arts Center	1987-07-23
Concord, CA	Concord Pavilion	1987-07-30
Concord, CA	Concord Pavilion	1987-07-31
Los Angeles, CA	Greek Theater	1987-09-11
New York, NY	Radio City Music Hall	1987-09-24
New York, NY	Radio City Music Hall	1987-09-25
New York, NY	Radio City Music Hall	1987-09-26
Milwaukee, WI	Riverside Theatre	1987-10-20
Milwaukee, WI	Riverside Theatre	1987-10-21

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BURT BACHARACH & DIONNE WARWICK SETLIST 1987

From the second concert Bacharach and Warwick ever performed together at Wolf Trap Farm Park, Vienna, Virginia.

MEDLEY: Wishing and Hoping
   You'll Never Get to Heaven
   Reach Out for Me
   Trains and Boats and Planes
   They Long to Be Close to You
   I'll Never Fall in Love Again
   Always Something There to Remind Me
   One Less Bell to Answer
   Anyone Who Had a Heart

MEDLEY: Don't Make Me Over
   Walk on By
   I Say a Little Prayer
   Do You Know the Way to San Jose?

Finders of Lost Loves
This Girl's in Love with You
Make It Easy on Yourself
Deja Vu
Any Day Now On My Own
Then Came You
Heartlight
I Know I'll Never Love This Way Again
New York Lady

MEDLEY: Here I Am
   The April Fools
   Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
   Arthur's Theme
   What's New Pussycat?
   Valley of the Dolls
   The Look of Love
   A House Is Not a Home
What the World Needs Now Is Love
Alfie

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BURT BACHARACH: LOVE IS MY DECISION 1988

ASCAP Award for Most Performed Feature Film Standard, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" from October 1, 1977 to September 30, 1987.

On the weekend of January 15-17, Bacharach was featured on the three-hour CBS Radio affiliates show "Cruisin' America With Cousin Brucie. He was featured again on the weekend of November 25-27.

In June Bacharach was recording and mixing the soundtrack for Arthur 2: On the Rocks at Conway Recorders including working with Chris DeBurgh's vocal on "Love Is My Decision." The soundtrack was released in July by A&M Records.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1988

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1988-01-01	Arthur 2 on the Rocks Cues	No cowriters	From Arthur 2 Exact publication date unknown
1988-01-01	Baby Maybe	Budd Johnson C. Liggio Kejuan Muchita F. Adams Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
1988-01-01	Feel It	Hal David Joseph Kirkland	Exact publication date unknown
1988-01-01	Remind Me	No cowriters	Exact publication date unknown
1988-01-11	Overnight Success	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Gladys Knight and The Pips
1988-07-22	Love Is My Decision	Chris DeBurgh Carole Bayer Sager	From Arthur 2 First recorded by Chris DeBurgh US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Chris DeBurgh: 7/30/1988 to 8/27/1988--36
1988-10-31	Best of Times (the)	John Bettis	From Arthur 2 Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1988-10-31	Love Theme From Arthur	No cowriters	From Arthur 2 First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1988-12-21	Love Light	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Barbra Streisand
1988-12-21	You and Me for Always	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Barbra Streisand

RECORDING SESSIONS 1988

Gladys Knight and the Pips: produced, arranged the strings and played synthesizer on "Overnight Success" and "Love Is Fire (Love Is Ice)"

Produced, arranged, played keyboards on the Arthur 2 On the Rocks soundtrack.

Barbra Streisand': produced and arranged "Love Light," and "One More Time Around" and played piano "You and Me For Always" on s Till I Loved You

They also produced tracks for Patti LaBelle and June Pointer.

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
St. Louis, MO	Fox Theatre	1988-03-18
St. Louis, MO	Fox Theatre	1988-03-19
St. Louis, MO	Fox Theatre	1988-03-20
Washington, DC	Kennedy Center	1988-06-12

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BURT BACHARACH: TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU AND ME 1989

Bacharach performed at ASCAP's Diamond Jubilee on February 13, 1989 in Los Angeles, CA.

ASCAP named "Love Power" as one of its most performed songs. "Don't Make Me Over" was No. 1 on the Billboard black music chart.

Burt Bacharach, Hal David ASCAP Diamond Jubilee

Billboard March 4, 1989

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1989

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1989-01-01	Do You	Jerry Leiber Steven Krikorian	Exact publication date unknown
1989-01-01	Rap Life	Robert Lakow Cey Adams Hal David	Samples Walk on By Exact publication date unknown
1989-02-27	One More Time Around	Tom Keane Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Barbra Streisand
1989-06-24	Why Can't We Be Together	Bruce Roberts Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by June Pointer
1989-07-05	Here in Your Spotlight	Nathan East Carole Bayer Sager
1989-07-05	I'd Rather Sleep Alone	Gerry Goffin Carole Bayer Sager
1989-07-05	Someone Else's Eyes	Bruce Roberts Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Aretha Franklin
1989-07-05	Take Good Care of You and Me	Gerry Goffin Carole Bayer Sager"	First recorded by Dionne Warwick and Jeffrey Osborne US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne: 11/4/1989 to 12/30/1989--25
1989-07-10	Need a Little Faith	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Patti LaBelle
1989-07-14	Love Goes By	Bruce Roberts Carole Bayer Sager
1989-07-31	Remember Me	Gerry Goffin Carole Bayer Sager
1989-08-28	Hang Your Teardrops Up to Dry	Carole Bayer Sager	AKA Teardrops First recorded by The Stylistics
1989-09-22	Everybody Knows	Adrienne Anderson Carole Bayer Sager
1989-11-24	How Can I Love You?	Hal David

RECORDING SESSIONS 1989

Produced "Need a Little Faith" by Patti LaBelle on her Be Yourself album.

Produced Dionne Warwick and Jeffrey Osborne at Lighthouse Recorders in September. In December they cut "Take Good Care Of You and Me" at microPLANT. A video was filmed in November with cameo appearances by Bacharach and Sager.

Produced June Pointer's version of "Why Can't We Be Together."

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Auburn Hills, MI	Palace of Auburn Hills	1989-05-04

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BURT BACHARACH: I'LL TAKE THE BLAME 1990

With Carole Bayer Sager appeared at Arista Records' 15th Anniversary Concert to help fight AIDS. The event was held at Radio City Music Hall. It was filmed and televised on April 17.

On June 2 performed at NARAS' awards luncheon in Los Angeles with Herb Alpert. They did "The Guy's In Love With You."

Over the weekend of July 6-8, Bacharach was on the CBS Radio show "Cruisin' America With Cousin Brucie."

On October 26, with Carole Bayer Sager, appeared at "The Carousel Of Hope" benefit for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation in Beverly Hills, CA.

The band Deacon Blue's 4-song EP of Bacharach and David songs reached No. 2 on the Britain chart within two weeks of release.

The Casino Royale soundtrack was released on CD and cassette tape in late September or early October.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1990

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1990-01-01	Columbo	David Pack Joseph Puerta	Exact publication date unknown
1990-01-01	Dead Serious	B. A. Robertson	Exact publication date unknown
1990-01-01	I Tried	Julio Iglesias Carole Bayer Sager	Exact publication date unknown
1990-01-01	If You Come Back	Carole Bayer Sager	Exact publication date unknown
1990-01-01	Together? Cues	No cowriters	From Together? Exact publication date unknown
1990-04-18	Who'll Be the One	Sami McKinney Carole Bayer Sager
1990-06-05	One Misunderstanding	Carole Bayer Sager
1990-06-18	I'll Take The Blame	Carole Bayer Sager

BURT BAHARACH RECORDING SESSIONS 1990

Recorded and mixed tracks for Aretha Franklin's upcoming album with Michael McDonald and Jeffrey Osborne in September.

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
New York, NY	Radio City Music Hall	1990-03-17

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BURT BACHARACH: EVERCHANGING TIMES 1991

I've been a big fan of James [Ingram] since hearing him initially on Quincy [Jones'] "Dude" album. to sit and write a song with him was one of the best moments of the last couple of years.--Burt Bacharach, Billboard November 2, 1991

ASCAP Award for Most Performed Feature Film Standard, "Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)." "Walk On by" was one of ASCAP's POP Award Winners as well as an R&B Award winner.

Warner Special Products bought all of Dionne Warwick's recordings on Scepter Records from Bacharach, David and Warwick.

Bacharach and David were honored by the NARAS National Academy of Songwriters at its Sixth Annual Salute to the American Songwriter benefit on December 12 in Los Angeles. They received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1991

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1991-01-01	Love Hurts	No cowriters	From Love Hurts Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Burt Bacharach BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Peter Polycarpou: 2/20/1993 to 3/20/1993--26
1991-01-01	That's All I Want from You	Sami McKinney Carole Bayer Sager	Exact publication date unknown
1991-03-25	All I Ever Wanted from You	Sami McKinney Carole Bayer Sager
1991-03-25	Where Did Our Love Go	Carole Bayer Sager
1991-04-22	Once Before You Go	Joyce Irby Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Klymaxx
1991-04-22	This Doesn't Feel Like Love Anymore	Joyce Irby Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Klymaxx
1991-06-29	3 n 2 Don't Go	Carole Bayer Sager
1991-07-01	Higher Place (a)	Carole Bayer Sager James Ingram	First recorded by James Ingram
1991-08-12	Obsession	Desmond Child	First recorded by Desmond Child
1991-11-04	I Just Don't Know What to Do	Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by The Stylistics
1991-11-04	I Never Cared About the Broken Hearted	Siedah Garrett
1991-11-04	I Remember You	Siedah Garrett
1991-11-05	I Promise You	Carole Bayer Sager
1991-11-20	I Leave You All My Love	Hal David
1991-12-24	One More Chance	John Bettis

RECORDING SESSIONS 1991

Played piano on "Close to You" from Barbra Streisand's Just for the Record. The recording was actually done in the 1970s but not released until this box set.

Produced and arranged "Hang Your Teardrops Up to Dry" on The Stylistics Love Talk album.

Produced and arranged "The Power Of Your Love (You and I) for Taja Sevelle's album Fountains Free.

Produced "Ever Changing Times" and "Someone Else's Eyes" on Aretha Franklin's What You See Is What You Sweat.

BURT BACHARACH IN CONCERT

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Hoffman Estates, IL	Poplar Creek	1991-07-13
Baltimore, MD	Pier 6	1991-08-14

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BURT BACHARACH & DIONNE WARWICK CONCERT SETLIST 1991

That's What Friends Are For
Promises, Promises
Don't Make Me Over
Walk on By
I Say a Little Prayer
Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
They Long to Be Close to You
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Always Something There to Remind Me
One Less Bell to Answer
Anyone Who Had a Heart
Finders of Lost Loves
This Girl's in Love with You
Make It Easy on Yourself
Any Day Now
On My Own
I Know I'll Never Love This Way Again
Here I Am
The April Fools
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
Arthur's Theme
What's New Pussycat?
New York Lady
Valley of the Dolls
The Look of Love
A House Is Not a Home
What the World Needs Now Is Love
Alfie
The Windows of the World
That's What Friends Are For

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BURT BACHARACH: CHOICES 1992

Back to Bacharach and David, a musical revue, opened in New York in September 1992.

Bacharach, David and Warwick reunited to record "Sunny Weather Lover." It was their first recording together in 20 years. The song was written in January and recorded in February.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1992

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1992-01-01	Gladiator (the)	Hal David Michael Berrin Alvin Lawson Peter Nash	Samples The Look of Love Exact publication date unknown
1992-01-01	He's Gonna Catch It	Almighty RSO Hal David	Samples Walk on By Exact publication date unknown
1992-02-04	Ever Changing Times	William Conti, Jr. Carole Bayer Sager	From Baby Boom First recorded by Siedah Garrett US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Aretha Franklin & Michael McDonald: 2/15/1992 to 7/19/1992--11 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Aretha Franklin & Michael McDonald: 2/29/1992 to 4/11/1992--19
1992-03-20	Captives of the Heart	John Bettis	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1992-03-20	League of Their Own (Theme From) (a)	John Bettis	From A League of Their Own
1992-04-15	It's Not Too Late for Love	Marti Sharron
1992-05-06	Like No One in the World	John Bettis	First recorded by Johnny Mathis
1992-05-06	True Love Was Meant for You and I	Allen Rich
1992-06-08	Choices (From Now On)	Joe Henry
1992-09-03	Power of Your Love (You and I) (the)	Taja Sevelle Carole Bayer Sager	First recorded by Taja Sevelle

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Clarkston, MI	Pine Knob	1992-07-28

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BURT BACHARACH: SUNNY WEATHER LOVER 1993

Bacharach and David reunited as songwriters and producers. They also reunited with Dionne Warwick on the song "Sunny Weather Lover."

Bacharach and David received the ASCAP Founders Award at the 10th ASCAP Pop Awards on May 24..

On April 14, Bacharach performed at the Entertainment Industry Foundation For Cities In Schools honoring Jerry Moss at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Back to Bacharach and David came back to New York from March 11 through September 11, 1993 at Club 53.

In October the formation of the Burt Bacharach Music Group was announced. It was a joint venture between Bacharach and Bob Fead to represent the Bacharach catalog of songs, co-own new Bacharach songs and sign new talent. (Billboard October 9, 1993) Bacharach already knew Fead from A&M Records. The new venture was headquartered in Beverly Hills at Windswept Pacific. The Bacharach catalogs in Nw Hidden Valley Music and Blues Seas plus Feadbach Music (ASCAP) and Backfead Music (BMI) were the basis of the deal.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1993

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1993-01-01	Bags Packed	Hal David Akinyele Adams	Exact publication date unknown
1993-01-01	Follow Your Heart	Denise Rich	AKA Og Du Flyver Din Vej First recorded by Sos Fenger
1993-01-01	Trouble Mind	Hal David Terrance Quaites	Exact publication date unknown
1993-03-26	Sunny Weather Lover	Hal David	First recorded by Dionne Warwick
1993-04-22	Farewell	B. A. Robertson
1993-05-01	There's a Better Way	Monie Love Marlon Williams Hal David	Samples The Look of Love
1993-12-02	Sing for the Children	John Bettis James Ingram	First recorded by James Ingram
1993-12-02	This Is the Night	John Bettis James Ingram"	First recorded by James Ingram
1993-12-20	Don't Say Goodbye, Girl	Michael Narada Walden Sally Jo Dakota	First recorded by Tevin Campbell US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Tevin Campbell: 12/31/1994 to 2/18/1995--71 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Tevin Campbell: 12/24/1994 to 2/18/1995--28
1993-12-30	Two Hearts	Maurice White Philip Bailey	First recorded by Earth, Wind and Fire

Bacharach, Warwick, David ASCAP Founders Award

Billboard July 17, 1993

RECORDING SESSIONS 1993

Produced and arranged "Sunny Weather Lover" by Dionne Warwick from the album of the same name.

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Saratoga, CA	Villa Montalvo	1993-07-24

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BURT BACHARACH: TRYING TO FIND THE SUN AGAIN 1994

The Burt Bacharach Music Group produced a 74-track, four CD sampler with booklet that was sent to film, television and advertising agencies. In the first year of operation the company signed songwriter/artistsTina Harris, Marvin Etzioni, Coyote and Cory Sipper, and lyricist Ron Miller.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1994

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1994-01-01	Mom & Deb	Dino Hawkins Hal David	Samples Walk on By Exact publication date unknown
1994-01-01	Rainbow	Paul Anka	Exact publication date unknown
1994-01-01	Reach Out	Hal David Lamont Dozier Brian Holland Edward Dozier	Exact publication date unknown
1994-01-01	Road 2 No Return	20-2-Life Hal David	Samples The Look of Love Exact publication date unknown
1994-07-05	Is There Anybody Out There??	John Bettis James Ingram Puff Johnson	First recorded by Mari Iijima
1994-07-05	Mulino Bianco	No cowriters	Instrumental First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1994-07-05	Pride	John Bettis James Ingram Puff Johnson
1994-07-05	Stroke of Luck	Denise Rich Taja Sevelle	AKA I Et Kort Sekund First recorded by Sos Fenger
1994-07-05	Way You Say You Love Me (the)	John Bettis
1994-10-11	Mobbin' My Old School	Hal David Bruce Thurman Marvin Whitemon
1994-11-08	By Your Side	Michael Narada Walden Sally Jo Dakota
1994-11-08	Tryin' to Find the Sun Again	Narada Michael Walden Sally Jo Dakota
1994-11-08	With a Smile	John Bettis	First recorded by Burt Bacharach and Jene Miller
1994-11-11	There Is No Love Unless We Make It	Will Jennings
1994-11-15	I Love You	Mary J. Blige Sean Combs Duane Burress Percy Jackson Hal David	Samples The Look of Love

BURT BACHARACH RECORDING SESSIONS

Produced "This Doesn't Feel Like Love Anymore" for Klymaxx.

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Highland Park, IL		1994-06-21

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1995: BURT BACHARACH: THE 30-YEAR COLLABORATION WITH ELVIS COSTELLO BEGINS

There were two things I kind of had to learn. One was to listen really attentively to the music.
And not compete with it. But to serve. And the second was the telegrammatic phrasing of some of Burt’s melodies.
[Sings …] The Look. [Pause] Of Love. You can’t write doggerel for Burt Bacharach songs. So you have to really find valuable words to say..
He has ears and nuance and detail attention that I’ve never encountered.
--Elvis Costello, The Washington Post, March 3, 2023

Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello first collaborated on "God Give Me Strength" for the film "Grace Of My Heart."

When The Beatles version of "Baby It's You" charted in 1995, it was more than 37 years since Bacharach's first song "The Story Of My Life" charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957. (Billboard April 22, 1995)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 25th Anniversary Edition was released on laserdisc. It included interviews fro 1994 with the actors, director, Bacharach and Hal David.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1995

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1995-01-01	Best We Ever Had (the)	B. A. Robertson
1995-01-01	Change My Mind	Steve Krikorian	Appeared in the television show The Nanny. Exact publication date unknown
1995-01-01	Find the Answer Within	Martin Carr Hal David	Exact publication date unknown BRITAIN POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- Boo Radleys: 5/13/1995 to 6/3/1995--37
1995-01-01	Hollis Goes to Hollywood	Hal David James Smith Samuel Barnes	Samples The Look of Love Exact publication date unknown
1995-01-01	La Raza Part II	Hal David Julio Gonzalez Arturo Molina Alvin Trivette	Exact publication date unknown
1995-01-01	La Methode	Hal David Arnaud Codet Cedric Belise Dehbi Khalid Fabian Philetas Georges Nubul Meludi Felcite Samuel Adebiyi Silver Johnson	Exact publication date unknown
1995-01-01	Stand Strong	Smif-N-Wessun Hal David	Samples The Look of Love Exact publication date unknown
1995-01-01	We Can Make It Better	Hal David Kamaal Fareed Talib Green Lonnie Lynn Che Smith Kanye West	Exact publication date unknown
1995-01-01	You Save Me	Jerry Leiber Jed Leiber	Exact publication date unknown
1995-04-03	After All	Paul Anka	First recorded by Paul Anka
1995-04-04	If I Want To	Will Jennings	First recorded by Sandi Patti
1995-04-11	Me Against the World	Tupac Shakur Hal David Minnie Riperton Richard Rudolph Leon Ware Kenneth Karlin Karston Shock	Samples Walk on By
1995-06-05	Twiggy	Hal David Nanako Sato Lalo Schifrin Morton Steven
1995-08-04	Warning	Ostin Harvey Christopher Wallace Hal David	Samples Walk on By Award: RIAA Gold Single US POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Notorious B.I.G.: 1/14/1995 to 7/1/1995--6 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Notorious B.I.G.: 2/11/1995 to 5/13/1995--
1995-08-28	Only God Knows	Hal David Bryan Ross Clement Burnett	Samples Walk on By
1995-10-30	I'll Never Be The Same	Wendy Waldman John Bettis

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BURT BACHARACH: GOD GIVE ME STRENGTH 1996

Bacharach and David received the Songwriter's Hall of Fame Johnny Mercer Award on June 12.

Bacharach was a guest on "TFI Friday" on March 22, 1996.
Burt made a guest star appearance on the television show "The Nanny" on April 29, 1996.

At A&M Records, Ltd. in London, they released The Best Of Burt Bacharach and saw sales of more than 100,000 units of The Look Of Love album that was advertised on television. Bacharach was also the subject of a British TV documentary.

Billboard July 27, 1996

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1996

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1996-01-01	Can I Live	Hal David Sean Carter Irv Lorenzo	Samples The Look of Love Exact publication date unknown
1996-01-01	Choices	Floyd Howard Ewart Wilson Glenn Mosley Hal David	Samples The Look of Love Exact publication date unknown
1996-01-01	Dear God	Arby Quinn Robert Briggs Shyheim Franklin Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
1996-01-01	G'z Up, Hoes Down	Snoop Dogg Hal David	Samples The Look of Love Exact publication date unknown
1996-01-01	Is This the Part?	Ostin Harvey Terrance Kelly Hal David Carl McIntosh	Samples The Look of Love Exact publication date unknown
1996-01-01	Letha Brains Blo	Sean Price Paul Hendricks Hal David Jamal Bush	Exact publication date unknown
1996-01-01	Long Story	Kingpin Skinny Pimp Hal David	Samples Walk on By Exact publication date unknown
1996-01-01	Uneasy Skanking	Hal David Glyn Bush Richard Wittingham	Samples Do You Know the Way to San Jose Exact publication date unknown
1996-01-01	Up Against the Wall	Group Home Hal David	Samples The Windows of the World Exact publication date unknown
1996-04-19	Friends Forever	Sonja Poorman Carole Bayer Sager et al	BRITAN POP CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Thunderbugs: 9/18/1999 to 11/20/1999--5 Thunderbugs: 12/11/1999 to 12/18/1999--71
1996-05-17	Da Streets Ain't Right	Hal David Jermaine Dupri	Samples Walk on By
1996-08-12	Gangsta's Boogie	Lawrence Sanders Austin Patterson Hal David Tommie Mundy Robert Bacon	Samples The Look of Love
1996-08-14	No Doubt	Hal David Heather Gardner Kenny Parker Christopher Wallace Ostin Harvey	Samples Walk on By
1996-09-23	Back at You	Hal David Albert Johnson Kejuan Muchita	Samples The Look of Love
1996-10-22	Do You Like Criminals?	Jackson O'Shea Dedrick Rolison Steven Anderson William Calhoun Darrell Johnson Hal David	Samples Walk on By
1996-11-21	Trippin'	Hal David Lee Drakeford Tom Jefferson	Samples The Look of Love
1996-11-29	Love Made Me Wait	Dave Loggins Steven Krikorian

Billboard September 14, 1998

RECORDING SESSIONS 1996

Produced and performed "God Give Me Strength" with Elvis Costello for the motion picture soundtrack of Grace of My Heart.

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
London, England	Royal Festival Hall	1996-07-01
Moline, IL	Mark Of the Quad Cities	1996-10-14

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BURT BCHARACH: IF I HAD YOU 1997

Working with new writers is like a blind date. You think it will be OK, and then afterward you don't want to go out with them anymore. But it went positively [with Elvis Costello], and we felt that whether or not it was successful we should do it again. The writing process with Elvis was very different because he's a music man as well as a great, great word man. He basically accounted for the lyrics--as he should. But he has this whole musical musical sense having written both music and lyrics....this was much more intense--and a real labor of love."--Burt Bacharach Billboard August 25, 1998

Bacharach and Costello had only written "God Give Me Strength" together in 1995. In early 1997, they got together to write.

Grammy Trustees Award with Hal David in February. "God Give Me Strength" was nominated for Best Collaboration with Vocals.

Bacharach received the Trailblazer Award from the American Society of Young Musicians on February 18 in Hollywood, CA

Bacharach was a guest on "The Late Show with David Letterman" on February 25, 1997.

Bacharach appeared in the E! True Hollywood Story episode on Karen Carpenter that aired on April 13, 1997.

On May 17, Bacharach appeared on the television show "Great Performances." The episode was titled "Burt Bacharach...This Is Now."

Burt made a cameo appearance in the motion picture Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery. Remakes of hiis songs were integral to the motion picture My Best Friend's Weddings.

Rhino issued a Burt Bacharach 3 CD box set in September.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1997

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1997-01-01	If I Had You	Hal David Carl Thompson Cecile Ward	Exact publication date unknown
1997-01-01	Sad Chuck	No cowriter	Exact publication date unknown
1997-01-01	Walk Under a Full Moon's Light	Kanabis Hal David	Samples Walk on By Exact publication date unknown
1997-02-24	You've Got It All Wrong	Hal David	From Promises, Promises First recorded by Burt Bacharach
1997-03-19	Danger: Pt. 2	Hal David Martell Ellis Felix Rovira	Sample of Warning
1997-03-19	True Gangstas	Hal David Keenan Isaac Dow Brain Brad Young	Samples Warning
1997-04-16	Let Me Be the One	Taja Sevelle Denise Rich	From Take Me with You First recorded by Marilyn Scott
1997-04-16	Never Take That Chance Again	Steven Krikorian	First recorded by Diane Schuur
1997-04-29	What's Beef	Nashiem Myrick Christopher Wallace Sean Combs Carlos Broady	Samples They Long to Be Close to You
1997-07-10	Everything Is Gonna Be Alright	Hal David Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis	AKA It's Gonna Be Alright Samples Walk on By CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Sounds of Blackness: 8/20/1994 to 10/22/1994--29
1997-07-24	You're Gonna Love Me	Hal David George Pearson Mary J. Blige La Tonya Blige Samuel Barnes Jean Claude Olibier	Samples The Look of Love
1997-09-09	Let Me Sing It 2 U	Hal David Duval Clear Schea Boatwright	Samples The Look of Love
1997-12-17	2 Wicky	Hal David Alex Callier Raymond Geerts

RECORDING SESSIONS 1997

With The Posies, performed "What the World Needs Now Is Love" on the Austin Powers International Man of Mystery soundtrack.

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Myrtle Beach, SC		1997-08-05
Westbury, NY	Music Fair	1997-08-07
Atlantic City, NJ		1997-08-08
Atlantic City, NJ		1997-08-09
Atlantic City, NJ		1997-08-10
Dallas, TX		1997-11-09

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BURT BACHARACH: PAINTED FROM MEMORY 1998

Painted From Memory was recorded in the summer. Mercury Records released Painted From Memory. Mercury's VP of marketing told Billboard, "A record like this comes around every 1o years. The collaboration of two people whom so many hold so closely to their hearts makes the album an event." Mercury promoted the album with coverage internationally in major print newspapers, magazines, trade publications plus television and a satellite media tour, in-store appearances, TV special with interviews and production footage. The album was also targeted to college, modern rock, triple-A and adult contemporary radio stations.

Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, "I Still Have That Other Girl" with Elvis Costello. "God Give Me Strength" was nominated in the same category.

Costello and Bacharach gave "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" a new arrangement for the second Austin Powers film The Spy Who Shagged Me. They also had a cameo in the movie.

Daily Variety's American Music Legend award.

Bacharach appeared on "The American Music Awards" on January 26, 1998.
On April 15 "Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night" debuted on television.

Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night television show ad

On September 22, 1998, with Elvis Costello on "Virtual House Of Blues"
The "Late Show with David Letterman" had Bacharach as a guest on September 28, 1998.
On September 29, 1998, Burt was a guest on "Live! with Kelly."
In October, Bacharach and Costello were on the PBS series "Sessions At West 54th."
On October 6, 1998, Burt appeared on "The Late Show with Conan O'Brien"

On November 3, Rhino Records released The Look Of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection with 75 songs by 36 artists covering the years 1957 through 1995. It was promoted with a 16-song CD sampler. Standees were made of the box set's cover photo of Bacharach for in-store displays, plus posters and postcard campaign in time for holiday gift sales.

On November 21, 1998 Burt appeared on Sessions at West 54th St. and on the 25th he performed "This House Is Empty Now" on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien."

On December 3, 1998 Bacharch appeared on the television show "The View."

Billboard also reported that Bacharach and David were writing two new songs for the film Isn't She Great to star Bette Midler.

Fred Bronson reported in Billboard that with "What the World Needs Now" by Dionne Warwick and Hip Hop Nation on the Billboard Hot 100, Bacharach and David's chart span was now 40 years and six months. Bacharach's chart span on the Billboard 200 for albums was 31 years.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1998

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1998-01-01	Isn't It Bliss?	B. A. Robertson	Exact publication date unknown
1998-01-01	Neva Go Back	Special Ed Hal David	Samples The Look of Love Exact publication date unknown
1998-01-01	Reservations for Four	B. A. Robertson	Exact publication date unknown
1998-01-01	There Is Beauty in the World	Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
1998-01-01	Who'll Speak for Love	Tim Rice	Exact publication date unknown
1998-01-02	Call My Name	Hal David Eric Milteer Alexander Richbourg Surena Lowe	Samples Walk on By
1998-02-02	Silicone	Hal David Virgo Martin Siobhan Meehan Roy Budd	Samples Walk on By
1998-02-23	If I Should Ever Lose You	Steve Krikorian	First recorded by Chicago
1998-02-23	No Other Love	Sean Combs Faith Evans Hal David	Samples Walk on By
1998-02-23	Sweet Believing	Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman
1998-04-20	Sun Don't Shine	Rodney Argent Michael Colon Mack David Matt Noble Anthony Treglia Barney Williams	Samples Baby, It's You
1998-04-27	God Give Me Strength	Elvis Costello	From Grace of My Heart Nominee Golden Satellite Award First recorded by Kristen Vigard
1998-04-30	Whatt U Know	Hal David Louis Freese Lawrence Muggerud	Samples Walk on By
1998-05-14	I Love You This Way	Denise Rich Taja Sevelle
1998-05-14	There Will Never Be Another	Denise Rich Taja Sevelle
1998-10-06	Talk Show Shhh!	Montel Jordan Anthony Crawford"	Samples A House Is Not a Home US POP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Shae Jones: 1/2/1999 to 3/6/1999--88 US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Shae Jones: 11/21/1998 to 3/13/1999--17
1998-10-09	Long Division (the)	Elvis Costello	First recorded by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach
1998-10-09	Sweetest Punch (the)	Elvis Costello	First recorded by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach
1998-10-09	Tears at the Birthday Party	Elvis Costello	First recorded by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach
1998-10-09	This House Is Empty Now	Elvis Costello	First recorded by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach
1998-10-27	Hype-Nitis	Hal David Jerry Duplessis Germaine Williams	Samples The Look of Love

Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Sheryl Crow, Elvis Costello

Billboard May 2, 1998

RECORDING SESSIONS 1998

Produced, played piano and sang "Alfie" on One Amazing Night.

Composed, arranged, conducted, played piano and produced Painted from Memory album with Elvis Costello. The album was released on September 29, 1998. It peaked on Billboard's album chart at #78.

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Clinton, MI	Macomb Center	1998-01-16
Clinton, MI	Macomb Center	1998-01-17
Las Vegas, NV	Harrah’s	1998-05-08
Las Vegas, NV	Harrah’s	1998-05-09
Las Vegas, NV	Harrah’s	1998-05-10
Chicago, IL	Chicago Theatre	1998-07-30
New York, NY	Radio City Music Hall	1998-10-13
Washington, DC	DAR Constitution Hall	1998-10-15
Chicago, IL	Chicago Theatre	1998-10-16
Los Angeles, CA	Universal Amphitheatre	1998-10-20
London, England	Royal Festival Hall	1998-10-29

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Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night backstage pass

BURT BACHARACH: WALKING TALL 1999

Bacharach and Elvis Costello appeared on "The American Music Awards" on January 11, 1999.

Bacharach was the subject of a "60 Minutes" interview that aired on February 14, 1999.

Bacharach appeared on Biography Channel's episode "Angie Dicinson: Tinseltown's Classiest Broad." It aired on October 26, 1999.

Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello 1999 Grammy Awards

Billboard March 6, 1999

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 1999

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
1999-01-01	Chyna Whyte	Foxy Brown Hal David	Samples The Look of Love Exact publication date unknown
1999-01-01	Dead Bent	MF Doom Hal David	First recorded by MF Doom Samples Walk on By Exact publication date unknown
1999-01-01	I Still Remember	Steven Krikorian	Exact publication date unknown
1999-01-01	I'd Do Anything	Steven Krikorian	Exact publication date unknown
1999-01-01	Production	Gabriel Jose Theo Keating Miguel Rodriguez T. Ossorio R. Ossorio	Exact publication date unknown
1999-03-02	Open Your Heart	Hal David	From Isn't She Great First recorded by Vanessa Williams
1999-03-08	I Still Have That Other Girl	Elvis Costello	First recorded by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach
1999-03-08	In the Darkest Place	Elvis Costello	First recorded by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach
1999-03-08	Painted From Memory	Elvis Costello	First recorded by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach
1999-03-08	Toledo	Elvis Costello	First recorded by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach: 5/1/1999 to 5/8/1999--72
1999-03-12	Don't Rush the Night	Hal David Aaron Hall
1999-03-31	Love Comes Back Again	Steven Krikorian
1999-03-31	Never Gonna Be Another You	Denise Rich Taja Sevelle
1999-03-31	Tell It to Your Heart	Steven Krikorian	First recorded by Randy Crawford
1999-03-31	Untitled	Steven Krikorian
1999-03-31	Where Love Survives	Bernie Taupin
1999-05-26	I'm on My Way	Hal David
1999-09-23	My Thief	Elvis Costello	First recorded by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach
1999-09-23	Such Unlikely Lovers	Elvis Costello	First recorded by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach
1999-09-23	What's Her Name Today	Elvis Costello	First recorded by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach
1999-10-25	Everybody Wanna Know	Hal David Tiffany Lane Nyshiem Myrick Sean 'Puffy' Combs Christopher Wallace Carlos Broady Chris Martin	Samples What's Beef
1999-10-25	Nothing But Love	Ann Dustin Wilson

RECORDING SESSIONS 1999

BURT BACHARACH RECORDING SESSIONS

Composed, orchestrated, played keyboards, conducted and produced the soundtrack for Isn't She Great.

With Elvis Costello, produced and performed "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" on the Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me soundtrack.

Dave Koz: produced and played piano on "Don't Give Up" from The Dance.

Produced :Walking Tall" by Lyle Lovett for the soundtrack to Stuart Little.

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Rochester Hills, MI	Meadowbrook	1999-07-11

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Burt Bacharach: Painted From Memory 1999 Poster

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

BURT BACHARACH: ISN'T SHE GREAT 2000

Served as the co-musical director for the Academy Awards and appeared on the broadcast on March 26, 2000.

In Britain, the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Lifetime Achievement Award with Hal David and the Ray Coleman Special Achievement Award. In July, at the Royal Albert Hall, A Tribute to Burt Bacharach and Hal David concert happened. Bacharach performed at the event with Elvis Costello and Dionne Warwick. The event was broadcast in Britain on July 1 and available internationally for broadcast.

Received the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Special Achievement Award.

Burt Bacharach, Andrew Lloyd webber, Dave Stewart, Hal David

Billboard July 22, 2000

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2000

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2000-01-01	#1 Bestseller	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	#2 Bestseller	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	About Expectations	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Anthem	No cowriters	Instrumental Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Are You My Friend?	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Beginnings	Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Big Pitch (the) (Pitching Book)	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Blessed Event	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Book Tour (On My Way) (the)	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Can't Get You Off My Mind	Hal David Traci Nash Paula Pierre Lamont Porter	Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Dingle Blowingtits	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	For Mimsy	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Guy with Blocks	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Guy's Theme (Guy's Different)	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Heartache Revisited	No cowriters	AKA Guy Revisited From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Irv Leaves Party	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Irv Reads	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Irv Wurn, Onassis Tag	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Isn't She Great	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Isn't She Great Cues	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	J. in Duck Pond	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Late Lunch (the)	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Love Theme (the Falling in Love)	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Lunch at Lindy's	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Makeup	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Mass Love	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Niggaz Strugglin	Aaron Tyler Alaric Simon Hal David	Samples The Look of Love Exact publication date unknown
2000-01-01	Overture 2000	No cowriters	From 72nd Oscars March 29, 2000 Exact publication date unknown
2000-02-18	Don't Give Up	David Koz	First recorded by Dave Koz
2000-03-03	Hood Took Me Under	Aaron Tyler Michael Bryant Hal David	Samples Walk on By
2000-04-04	Beautiful Ones	Hal David Mary J. Blige Cecil Ward Chucky Thompson Rich Harrison	Samples The April Fools
2000-05-16	What You Think All the Guns Is For	Rodney Terence Argent Michael Colon Mack David Matt Noble Anthony Treglia Barney Williams	Samples Warning
2000-06-05	Walking Tall	Tim Rice	From Stuart Little First recorded by Lyle Lovett
2000-06-06	Do What I Gotta Do	Darren Lighty Clifton Lighty Edward O. Ferrell, III Bale'wa M. Muhammad Jamie Wilson Hal David	Samples The Look of Love
2000-08-16	More Dangerous	James Lloyd Nashiem Myrick Ostin Harvey Christopher Wallace Jamel Fisher Travell Coleman Julian Garfield Hal David	Samples Warning

Billboard Janruary 29, 2000

RECORDING SESSIONS

Co-produced "Platinum Date" for Zeebra's Based On a True Story album.

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Leicester, England	De Montfort Hall	2000-06-22
Manchester, England	Bridgewater Hall	2000-06-23
Cardiff, Wales	St. David's Hall	2000-06-27
London, England	Royal Albert Hall	2000-06-30
Dublin, Ireland	National Concert Hall	2000-07-22
Denver, CO	Paramount Theatre	2000-09-10
San Francisco, CA	Palace Of Fine Arts	2000-10-04
Phoenix, AZ	Celebrity Theatre	2000-10-05

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BURT BACHARACH: CANDY 2001

Bacharach received the 10th Polar Music Prize for lifetime achievement in music from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Bacharach performed at the after-awards banquet with Carola Haggvast, Elvis Costello and Anne Sofie Von Otter.

On April 7 and 14, 2001, Bacharach was interviewed on "Walk on By: the Story of Popular Song."

Featured in the A&E Network "Biography" seres "Hitmakers: the Teens Who Stole Pop Music." A one hour special "Burt Bacharach" was show on August 31.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2001

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2001-01-01	Better Than Expected	B. A. Robertson	Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Big in Chicago, Big in Japan	B. A. Robertson	Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Candy	Tim Wheeler Hal David	Samples Make It Easy on Yourself BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Ash: 10/13/2001 to 11/3/2001--20
2001-01-01	Drive to Connecticut	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Hello Connecticut (Drive to Connecticut)	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Henry's Fanfare	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Her Name Is Charlotte	No cowriters	Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	In My Dreams	Steven Krikorian	Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Tonio K.
2001-01-01	Leave It to the Girls	Steven Krikorian	Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Leave It Up to the Girls	Steven Krikorian	Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Tonio K.
2001-01-01	Montage Book #2	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Morning Mist	No cowriters	Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Nothing in This World	Nigel Lowis	Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck
2001-01-01	On My Way	Hal David	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Dionne Warwick
2001-01-01	Pitching Book	No cowriters	Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Pressteamsters	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Proposal	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Radio City	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Senorita	Justin Langlands David Henley Hal David	Samples The Look of Love Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Sexual Me, Sexual You	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Shake It Daddy	Hal David Winston Rogers	Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	So Easy	Hal David Royskopp	Samples Blue on Blue BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Royskopp: 8/17/2002 to 9/7/2002--21
2001-01-01	Someday	Steven Krikorian	Exact publication date is unknown First recorded by Carola
2001-01-01	They Eat	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Tree (the)	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Valley Premiere	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Victory	No cowriters	Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Victory at a Price	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Visit Guy	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	Yes, They Said Yes!	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	You and I	Steven Krikorian	Exact publication date unknown
2001-01-01	You Wouldn't Use	No cowriters	From Isn't She Great Exact publication date unknown
2001-04-19	I Can't Go to Sleep	Hal David Robert Diggs Dennis Coles Isaac Hayes	Samples Walk on By

BURT BACHARACH RECORDING SESSIONS

May 11, with Carola Haggvist in Stockholm, Sweden. Played piano on "Someday."

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Tulsa, OK		2001-05-18
Kettering, OH	Fraze Pavilion	2001-06-23
Atlantic City, NJ	Hilton	2001-10-19
Atlantic City, NJ	Hilton	2001-10-20
Portland, OR		2001-11-10
Portland, OR		2001-11-11
Portland, OR		2001-11-12
Salem, OR	Willamette University	2001-11-13
Tiffin, OH	Ritz Theatre	2001-11-17
Mentor, OH	Performing Arts Center	2001-11-18

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BURT BACHARACH: ALWAYS 2002

Bacharach, Hal David and Dionne Warwick were honored by the National Academy Of Recording Arts and Sciences New York Heroes Award on December 11.

July 27, 2002, the film Austin Powers in Goldmember went into national release. Bacharach made a cameo appearance and "Alfie" became "What's it All About Austin." Burt participated in the film's promotion by doing an interview with VH1 in early July.

August 13, 2002, Burt Bacharach appeared on the television show "American Idol."

NARAS New York Heroes Award

Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Hal David 2002

Billboard December 28, 2002

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2002

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2002-01-01	Always	Hal David	From Luv Exact publication date unknown
2002-01-01	City Expanse	Lewis Parker Hal David
2002-01-01	Feel the Love	Gerry Goffin Carole Bayer Sager	Exact publication date unknown
2002-01-01	Get Back to Detroit	B. A. Robertson	Exact publication date unknown
2002-01-01	Love's (Still) the Answer	Steven Krikorian	Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Ornella Vanoni
2002-01-01	Napsack	Hal David Shyheim Franklin Arby Quinn	Exact publication date unknown
2002-01-01	Pussycat	Jerry Duplessis Jeal Nel Wycliff Hal David"	Samples What's New Pussycat? Exact publication date unknown
2002-01-01	Pussycat (Street Mix)	Jerry Duplessis Marvin Craig Hal David Thomas Sherby et al	Samples What's New Pussycat? Exact publication date unknown
2002-01-01	What's in Goodbye	Cathy Dennis	Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Will Young
2002-01-01	Who Needs Enemies	Kieron Mahon Hal David David Hammond Jonathan Harper Ben Gautry Daniel Fisher Tom Bellamy	Exact publication date unknown BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Cooper Temple Clause: 5/18/2002 to 6/1/2002--22

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Kansas City, MO		2002-01-11
Kansas City, MO		2002-01-12
Fort Wayne, IN		2002-03-08
Fort Wayne, IN		2002-03-09
San Diego, CA		2002-03-15
San Diego, CA		2002-03-16
Escondido, CA		2002-03-17
Biloxi, MS	Grand Casino	2002-04-25
Atlanta, GA		2002-05-17
Atlanta, GA		2002-05-18
Rochester, NY	NULL	2002-05-25
Detroit, MI	Music Hall	2002-06-28
London, England	Hammersmith Apollo	2002-07-27
Liverpool, England	Kings Dock	2002-07-28
Liverpool, England	Kings Dock	2002-07-28
Edinburgh, Scotland	Playhouse	2002-07-29
Seattle, WA		2002-08-15
Denver, CO	Universal Lending Pavilion	2002-08-16
Saratoga, CA	Mountain Winery	2002-08-17
Glenside, PA	Keswick Theatre	2002-10-18
Allentown, PA	Symphony Hall	2002-10-20
Green Bay, WI	Oneida Casino	2002-11-16
West Palm Beach, FL	Kravis Center	2002-12-15

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Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Dionne Warwick NY Heroes Awards

Burt Bacharach Denver, CO 2002 concert poster

BURT BACHARACH: SLOW JAMZ 2003

I found out during concerts that you have to be very careful, when you have so much known material, [about] how much new material you can get away with--and where you can get away with it.--Burt Bacharach Billboard May 3, 2003

Our style probably has more to do with originality than formula.--Hal David Billboard May 3, 2003

Billboard May 24, 2003

On May 4, 2003, "The Look of Love—The Songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David" opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Broadway. It was initially set for a limited run through June 15, 2003. "So many of the songs were born with the sound—the instruments and arrangements—going along with them. That's the record mentality, and Don (Sebesky) had that foundation. I made some suggestions: I fought real hard for the size of the band, which was influenced by economics and the size of the orchestra pit."

On May 29, Burt Bacharach presented Elvis Costello with ASCAP's highest honor, the Founders Award.

On November 11, Here I Am: Isley Meets Bacharach was released. Bacharach arranged, conducted and produced the album. When the album made the Billboard Hot 200 chart, the magazine reported it was Bacharach's seventh album to chart and that it had been 36 years and one month since Reach Out charted in October 1967.

On November 12, the duo appeared on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien."

I'd play the piano and listen to Ronnie [Isley] sing "This Guy's In Love With You" and think 'Look where this could go.' Just see where the singer leads you because the guy's a great, great singer. So I'd listen to a work tape on a boom box and hear a lick he sang and make a notation ajd just write it into the arrangement. You've got to give Ronnie room. You don't overwrite or get too busy. That's why we couldn't have done 'God Give Me Strength." It's too restrictive--too many words. I wanted him to have a reson to move away from the melody....You're privileged if you're good enough to depart from the origial versions, and he's more than good enough--and you want him to! --Burt Bacharach Billboard October 11, 2003

Reissues of Bacharach's recordings for the year included What the World Needs Now: Bacharach Classics and Rare Bacharach I.

Bacharach appeared on the television show American Idol. with the show's ten finalists. The song they worked on was "What the World Needs Now." It was recorded and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also licensed for television commercials for Sandals Resorts and the perfume Calvin Klein's Eternity.

Ashanti's song "Rain On Me" that sampled "The Look Of Love" made the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The last Bacharach-David Top 10 was "Warning" that sampled "Walk On By" in March 1995.

Bacharach guested on Chris Botti's album A Thousand Kisses Deep with "The Look Of Love."

December 20, 2003, "McCormick Presents Burt Bacharach Tribute on Ice" aired. It was taped in September. Aretha Franklin, James Ingram and Michael McDonald added their talent to the music.

Billboard May 31, 2003

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2003

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2003-01-01	Fall in Love	Hal David Garry Glenn Osten Harvey Emmanuel Riggins Christopher Wallace Erica Wright	AKA Your Funeral Exact publication date unknown
2003-01-01	Find It in Your Heart	Mark Cawley Eliot John Kennedy	Exact publication date unknown
2003-01-01	Hearts Don't Lie	Kristian Carl Marcus Lundin Andreas Michael Carlsson	Exact publication date unknown
2003-01-01	Hungry Years (the)	Christian Perrins	Exact publication date unknown
2003-01-01	I Ain't Done Loving You Yet	Todd Cheek Cherrese Y. Arrington Foster Bradley Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
2003-01-01	Quand Ils Rentraient Chez Eux	Hal David Phillippe Tristan Fragione Geoffrey Mussard Abdelmale K. Brahimi	Samples I Wake Up Crying Exact publication date unknown
2003-01-01	Rest in Peace	Hal David Dean Mouton	Exact publication date unknown
2003-01-01	Slow Jamz	Hal David Kanye West Carl Mitchell	Samples A House Is Not a Home Exact publication date unknown US R&B CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Twista: 1/29/2003 to 5/15/2004--1
2003-01-01	Thug By Heart	Hal David Michael Bell Tokina Ellis Steven Howse	Exact publication date unknown
2003-01-01	Wholesome Windfall	George Hatvani Grant Hanrahan Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
2003-01-01	Without You	Hal David Nahum Grymes Rodney Jerkins Taurian Shropshire Mitchah Williams	Exact publication date unknown
2003-02-02	Forget the Goodbyes	Leslie Mills
2003-07-28	Trouble	Chiara Civello
2003-08-11	Rain on Me	Andre Parker Irving Lorenzo Ashanti Douglas	Samples The Look of Love US ADULT CONTEMP. CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Ashanti: 8/30/2003 to 1/31/2004--2 BRITAIN CHART HISTORY ARTIST NAME -- CHART DATES -- PEAK Ashanti: 11/1/2003 to 11/29/2003--19
2003-08-14	If Love Was That Way	Denise Rich Taja Sevelle	First recorded by Nana Mouskouri
2003-09-09	Paint It Blue	Steven Krikorian
2003-10-07	Last Three Minutes (the)	Andre Romell Young
2003-10-31	Walk Away	Carly Simon Carole Bayer Sager
2003-11-11	Count on Me	Steve Krikorian	First recorded by Tonio K.
2003-11-18	Falling Out of Love	Jerry Leiber Jed Leiber
2003-12-05	Southern Fried Intro	James Brown Fred Wesley Lyn Collins Charles Bobbit Hal David Christopher Bridges	Samples Walk on By

BURT BACHARACH RECORDING SESSIONS 2003

Co-produced, arranged, conducted Here I Am: Isley Meets Bacharach album released on November 11, 2003.

Aretha Franklin: arranged and produced "Falling Out Of Love" on the album So Damn Happy released September 16.

Produced American Idol Season 2: All-time Classic American Love Songs released April 29.

Carly Simon: piano, vocal on "White Christmas"

Steve Tyrell: arranged "This Guy's In Love With You" and "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself" on the album This Guy's In Love.

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Houston, TX	Jones Hall for the Performing Arts	2003-05-24
Los Angeles, CA		2003-11-06
Pittsburgh, PA	Heinz Hall	2003-11-13
Baltimore, MD	Meyerhoff Symphony Hall	2003-11-28
Baltimore, MD	Meyerhoff Symphony Hall	2003-11-29
Baltimore, MD	Meyerhoff Symphony Hall	2003-11-30

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Burt Bacharach: The Look Of Love Playbill 2003

BURT BACHARACH: ON THE CHARTS 2004

On March 6, Fred Bronson reported in Billboard: (1) "Slow Jamz" by Twista peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Jamz" sampled "A House Is Not a Home." It was Bacharach's seventh No.1. Billboard reported that between Bacharach's first No. 1 in 1968 with "This Guy's In Love With You" to date was 35 years and eight months. (2) Cyndi Lauper's recording of "Walk On By" was a club play hit on the Billboard Dance Chart. (3) The White Stripes recording of "I Just Don't What to Do With Myself" marked Bacharach and David's first single on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Chart. (4) Steve Tyrell's This Guy's In Love album was No. 3 on the Top Jazz Album chart.

On June 10 the Songwriters Hall of Fame Towering Song Award included "What the World Needs Now Is Love."

On June 22 the American Film Institutes "AFI's 100 Years...100 songs: American's Greatest Music In the Movies" aired on television with a Bacharach interview.

Janet Jackson recorded "I Want You" that sampled "Close to You." The song was released on February 22. It was RIAA certified as a platinum single.

Bacharach was a guest on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on January 15, 2004.
On November 5, 2004, Universal released Something Big: the Complete A&M Years...And More. This was a five disc set with booklet discussing the 110 tracks in the set.

BURT BACHARACH CONCERT SETLISTS 2004

What the World Needs Now Is Love
MEDLEY: Don't Make Me Over
   Walk on By
   Reach Out for Me
   This Guy's in Love with You
   I Say a Little Prayer
   Trains and Boats and Planes
   Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa
   Wishin' and Hopin'
   Always Something There to Remind Me
One Less Bell to Answer
You'll Never Get to Heaven
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Bond Street
Message to Michael
MEDLEY: Blue on Blue
   Only Love Can Break a Heart
   Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
Anyone Who Had a Heart
MEDLEY: Magic Moments
   Story of My Life
   The Blob
   Tower of Strength
God Give Me Strength
They Long to Be Close To You
MEDLEY: The Look of Love
   Arthur's Theme
   What's New Pussycat?
   April Fools
   Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
   The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
   Making Love
   Wives and Lovers
   Alfie
   A House is Not a Home
That's What Friends Are For
Windows of the World
What the World Needs Now Is Love
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Knoxville, TN	Civic Coliseum	2004-03-12
Toronto, Canada	Roy Thomson Hall	2004-04-02
Long Island, NY		2004-06-26
Jacksonville, OR	Britt Festival Pavilion	2004-07-01
Jacksonville, OR	Britt Festival Pavilion	2004-07-02
Saratoga, CA	Mountain Winery	2004-07-03
Moderna, Italy	MuVi	2004-07-13
Pescara, Italy	Teatro Gabriele D’Annunzio	2004-07-15
Umbria, Italy		2004-07-16
Lucca, Italy		2004-07-17
Lucca, Italy		2004-07-19
San Diego, CA		2004-08-27
Charlotte, NC	Belk Theatre	2004-10-01

RECORDING SESSIONS

Kenny G: piano on "Alfie" on At Last...the Duets Album

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BURT BACHARACH: AT THIS TIME 2005

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Pop Album, At This Time. "In Out Time" was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Album At This Time.

At This Time was released on November 1. Unique to this album was Bacharach wrote lyrics to his songs. With his lyricists, he only offered ideas or suggestions but did not write the overall lyric.

This is coming from a guy who's written love songs all his life. I've never rocked the boat, never been political. But there's no other way: I had to speak my heart with my music and words, too.-...I was working with structures that weren't like a normal song...no vocal starting at the top and going to the end....Dre gave me these loops, and as confining and challenging as they are, the sound is extraordinary and they're a great foundation to work over....There's always an underlying hope. Even at the end, love is always there, "always taking aim."-Burt Bacharach, Billboard November 12, 2005

October 21, 2005, Burt Bacharach and Rufus Wainwright were guests on Later with Jools Holland in Great Britain.
November 11, 2005, Bacharach appeared on The Tavis Smiley Show.

"Slow Jamz" won at ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Award in the R&B/Hip Hop category.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2005

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2005-01-01	College Park	Hal David Lamon Brown Dana Greenhow Laron Johnson Lee McCallum	Exact publication date unknown
2005-01-01	Crashing Body	No cowriters	Exact publication date unknown
2005-01-01	Feu de Paille Feu de Joi	No cowriters	Exact publication date unknown
2005-01-01	Fragments en Dessous	No cowriters	Exact publication date unknown
2005-01-01	Go Go Dancer	Hal David Yashuharu Konishi	Exact publication date unknown
2005-01-01	How Does It Feel to Look Like Candy?	Adam Franklin Hal David Jimmy Hartridge	Exact publication date unknown
2005-01-01	I'm Gonna Love You This Way	Denise Rich Taja Sevelle	Exact publication date unknown
2005-01-01	In Your Dream	Steven Krikorian	Exact publication date unknown
2005-11-01	Always Taking Aim	Steven Krikorian	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
2005-11-14	Can't Give It Up	Steven Krikorian	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
2005-11-14	Danger	No cowriters	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
2005-11-14	Dreams	Chris Botti Steven Krikorian	AKA Dreams Will Come
2005-11-14	Fade Away	No cowriters	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
2005-11-14	Go Ask Shakespeare	Steven Krikorian	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
2005-11-14	Is Love Enough?	Steven Krikorian	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
2005-11-14	Please Explain	Denaun Porter Steven Krikorian	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
2005-11-14	Where Did It Go?	Printz Board Steven Krikorian	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
2005-11-14	Who Are These People?	Steven Krikorian	First recorded by Burt Bacharach
2005-12-20	Beef	Carlos Broady Sean Combs Nashiem Myrick Christopher Wallace Hal David Phil Hurtt Kaz Tabata Kejuan Waliek Muchita Bunny Sigler Albert J. Johnson
2005-12-21	In Our Time	No cowriters	First recorded by Burt Bacharach

RECORDING SESSIONS 2005

Composed, arranged, wrote lyrics, played keyboards and produced At This Time album released November 1, 2005

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Dallas, TX	Myerson Symphony Center	2005-03-05
Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun	2005-05-08
Los Angeles, CA	The Grove	2005-11-20

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BURT BACHARACH: SAMPLED RECORDINGS 2006

On May 24, 2006, Burt appeared on the television show "American Idol."

In August, some 13 years since it last appeared, Back to Bacharach and David had an engagement in San Diego, CA. Of this production Bacarch said, "I saw this show...and was quite impressed with the presentation and the musicality. I have always been very particular about how my music is presented on stage and have had some disappointments in the past. Steve Gunderson's musicality and Kathy Najimy's direction makes this a very exciting prospect for me." (Playbill, April 19, 2009) Hal David also saw the San Diego production.

On September 12, Bacharach was one of the performers saluting Johnny Mathis as he received the Society of Singers' Ella Award.

On October 24, 2006, Bacharach appeared on Nip/Tuck.

November 16, Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder and Elton John received the Black AIDS Institutes's Heoroes in the Struggle Award.

Burt Bacharach Official Biography

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2006

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2006-01-01	Everyday	No cowriters	Exact publication date unknown
2006-01-01	For Once in My Life	No cowriters	Exact publication date unknown
2006-01-01	He Say She Say	Hal David Lupe Fiasco	Samples The Last One to Be Loved Exact publication date unknown
2006-01-01	Knocking Pictures Off the Wall	Ostin Harvey Jermaine Dupri Hal David Christopher Wallace Walter Palamarchuk, et al	Exact publication date unknown
2006-01-01	Last Day of the Miner's Strike	Jarvis Cocker Candida Doyle Mark Weber Steve Mackey Nick Banks Richard Hawley	Exact publication date unknown
2006-01-01	Life Walker	Steven Krikorian Jerry Leiber Mori Masakazu	Exact publication date unknown
2006-01-01	R.A.G.U. (Ghostface Killah)	Hal David Dennis Coles Peter Phillips Corey Woods	Samples The Look of Love Exact publication date unknown
2006-01-01	This Is the Mob for Life	Messy Marv San Quinn Husaah & the Jacka Hal David">	Samples The Look of Love Exact publication date unknown
2006-01-01	Up the Punks	Hal David Hughes Benton Ben Horner Barry Smith	AKA Sister Woo Exact publication date unknown
2006-01-01	Your Eyes of Gold	Hal David Jason Nesmith	Exact publication date unknown

Burt Bacharach 2006 Grammy Awards (Billboard March 4, 2006)

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Raleigh, NC		2006-02-25
Vancouver, Canada	Orpheum	2006-03-06
San Francisco, CA	Palace Of Fine Arts	2006-03-09
Pala, CA	Pala Casino Spa & Resort	2006-03-19
New Brunswick, NJ	State Theatre	2006-04-01
New York, NY	B.B. King Blues Club & Grill	2006-04-03
New York, NY	B.B. King Blues Club & Grill	2006-04-04
Ravenna, Italy	Pala de Andre	2006-07-12
San Diego, CA	Embarcadero Marina Park	2006-08-20
Cerritos, CA	Center for Performing Arts	2006-08-27
Denver, CO	Paramount Theatre	2006-09-16
Austin, TX	Austin Theatre	2006-10-04
Coachella, CA	Spotlight 29 Casino	2006-11-04

RECORDING SESSIONS

Trijntje Oosterhuis: liner notes for The Look Of Love (Burt Bacharach Songbook); piano on "This House Is Empty Now" and "Waiting For Charlie (to Come Home)"

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BURT BACHARACH: AMERICAN IDOL 2007

Bacharach appeared in the finale of American Idol.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2007

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2007-01-01	Crash	Hal David Evan Bogart Jonathan Rotem Lucy Walsh	Samples Always Something There to Remind Me Exact publication date unknown
2007-01-01	Freestyle	J.R. Writer Hal David	Samples The Look of Love First recorded by J. R. Writer Exact publication date unknown
2007-01-01	It's You	Hal David Barnaby Williams	Exact publication date unknown
2007-01-01	Little Sleep, a Little Slumber (a)	B. A. Robertson	Exact publication date unknown
2007-01-01	On the Grind	Hal David Paul Slayton Leslie Pridgen Latrice Slayton Leroy Williams	Sample Exact publication date unknown
2007-01-01	Pretty World	No cowriters	Exact publication date unknown
2007-01-01	Waltzing Goodbye	Cathy Dennis	Exact publication date unknown
2007-07-07	It Was You	Steven Krikorian

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Los Angeles, CA	Walt Disney Concert Hall	2007-02-27
Los Angeles, CA	Walt Disney Concert Hall	2007-06-05
Perth, Australia	Burswood Theatre	2007-07-01
Brisbane, Australia	Convention & Exhibit Centre	2007-07-06
Brisbane, Australia	Convention & Exhibit Centre	2007-07-07
Sydney, Australia	Sydney Opera House	2007-07-10
Sydney, Australia	Sydney Opera House	2007-07-11
Sydney, Australia	Sydney Opera House	2007-07-12
Sydney, Australia	Sydney Opera House	2007-07-13
Sydney, Australia	Sydney Opera House	2007-07-14
Auckland, New Zealand	Vector Arena	2007-07-20
Richmond, Canada	River Rock Casino	2007-09-15
Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun	2007-10-25
Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun	2007-10-26
Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun	2007-10-27
Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun	2007-10-28
Aspen, CO	Wheeler Opera House	2007-12-27

RECORDING SESSIONS

Trijntje Oosterhuis: piano on In Between the Heartaches," "Whoi'll Speak For Love," "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself" on Who'll Speak For Love (Burt Bacharach Songbook II)

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BURT BACHARACH: FOR THE CHILDREN 2008

Bacharach received NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys.

On July 12 Bacharach performed at the Grammy Foundation Benefit Starry Night tribute. The honoree was Sir George Martin.

Burt Bacharach Live at the Sydney Opera Housewas debuted on October 7, 2008. Bacharach supported the CD by debuting it on QVC with performance and interview. Official release date was set for October 20.

On October 23, 2008, Bacharach appeared on The One Show.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2008

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2008-01-01	Hawaii	Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
2008-01-01	Llave del Amor	No cowriters	Exact publication date unknown
2008-01-01	Lost and Found	B. A. Robertson	Exact publication date unknown
2008-01-01	Love	Hal David	AKA Love Theme Exact publication date unknown
2008-01-01	Platinum Date	Takako Asahina Ryosuke Imai Youn Jee Zeefdruk Zeebra	First recorded by Zeebra Exact publication date unknown
2008-01-01	What Love Can Do	Steven Krikorian Brian Wilson	Exact publication date unknown
2008-06-08	Look at Me	Hal David
2008-06-18	Ready to Be Done with You	Steven Sater	From Some Lovers
2008-06-18	Welcome to My World	Steven Sater	From Some Lovers
2008-06-30	New York, I Love You	Steven Sater
2008-08-12	What Can I Do	Steven Krikorian
2008-10-27	For the Children	No cowriters

RECORDING SESSIONS 2008

Produced, played piano, conducted, sang on Burt Bacharach Live at the Sydney Opera House.

Official Biography 2008

Steve Tyrell: arranged, piano, produced "This Guy's In Love," "What the World Needs Now," "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself,"and arranged "One Less Bell to Answer,"

Burt Bacharach 2008 Japan concert leaflet

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Honolulu, HI	Blaisdell Center	2008-01-04
Honolulu, HI	Blaisdell Center	2008-01-05
Honolulu, HI	Blaisdell Center	2008-01-06
Sydney, Australia	Sydney Opera House	2008-01-31
Sydney, Australia	Sydney Opera House	2008-02-01
Dalwood, Australia	Wyndham Estate Winery	2008-02-02
Melbourne, Australia	Hamer Hall	2008-02-06
Melbourne, Australia	Hamer Hall	2008-02-07
Melbourne, Australia	Hamer Hall	2008-02-08
Melbourne, Australia	Hamer Hall	2008-02-09
Tokyo, Japan	Kokusai Forum	2008-02-16
Tokyo, Japan	Kokusai Forum	2008-02-17
Sagamihara, Japan	Green Hall Sagami-Oono	2008-02-20
Osaka, Japan	Festival Hall	2008-02-22
Tacoma, WA	Hotel Murano	2008-03-08
Las Vegas, NV	Westgate Las Vegas Resort	2008-05-08
Las Vegas, NV	Westgate Las Vegas Resort	2008-05-09
Las Vegas, NV	Westgate Las Vegas Resort	2008-05-10
Las Vegas, NV	Westgate Las Vegas Resort	2008-05-11
Princeton, NJ	McCarter Theatre	2008-06-07
North Bethesda, MD	Strathmore	2008-06-08
San Diego, CA	Embarcadero Marina Park	2008-07-20
Denver, CO	Boettcher Concert Hall	2008-09-27
Phoenix, AZ	Orpheum Theatre	2008-09-28
Montreal, Canada	Eglise St. Jean Baptiste	2008-10-01
Rama, Canada	Casino Rama	2008-10-02
Montreal, Canada	Eglise St. Jean Baptiste	2008-10-03
Utica, NY	Stanley Theatre	2008-10-05
London, England	Roundhouse	2008-10-22
London, England		2008-10-24
Rome, Italy	Auditrium Concilazione	2008-10-28
Newport News, Va	Ferguson Center	2008-11-13

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BURT BACHARACH CONCERT SETLISTS 2008

What the World Needs Now Is Love
Walk on By
This Guy's in Love with You
I Say a Little Prayer
Trains and Boats and Planes
Wishin' and Hopin'
Always Something There to Remind Me
One Less Bell to Answer
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Only Love
Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
Stop
Are You Falling Out of Love?
God Give Me Strength
Magic Moments
Who Are These People?
They Long to Be Close to You
For the Children
The Look of Love
Arthur's Theme
What's New Pussycat?
The April Fools
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Making Love
Alfie
Who'll Speak for Love?
That's What Friends Are For
Any Day Now
What the World Needs Now Is Love
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

MEDLEY: Don't Make Me Over
   Walk on By
   This Guy's in Love with You
   I Say a Little Prayer
   Trains and Boats and Planes
   Wishin' and Hopin'
   Always Something There to Remind Me
MEDLEY: One Less Bell to Answer
   I'll Never Fall in Love Again
   Only Love Can Break a Heart
   Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
Anyone Who Had a Heart
God Give Me Strength
MEDLEY: Magic Moments
   The Story of My Life
   The Blob
   Tower of Strength

Go Ask Shakespeare
In Our Time
They Long to Be Close to You
For the Children
Falling Out of Love
Who'll Speak for Love
MEDLEY: The Look of Love
   Arthur's Theme
   What's New Pussycat?
   The World Is a Circle
   The April Fools
   Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
   The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
   Making Love
   Wives and Lovers
   Alfie
   A House Is Not a Home
That's What Friends Are For
Any Day Now
What the World Needs Now Is Love

What the World Needs Now Is Love
MEDLEY: Don't Make Me Over
   Walk on By
   This Guy's in Love with You
   I Say a Little Prayer
   Trains and Boats and Planes
   Wishin' and Hopin'
   Always Something There to Remind Me
New York Lady
MEDLEY: One Less Bell to Answer
   I'll Never Fall in Love Again
   Only Love Can Break a Heart
   Do You Know the Way to San Jose
Anyone Who Had a Heart
Make It Easy on Yourself
They Long to Be Close to You
Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa
Baby, It's You
MEDLEY: The Look of Love
   Arthur's Theme
   What's New Pussycat?
   The World Is a Circle
   April Fools
   Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
   The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
   Alfie
   A House Is Not a Home
MEDLEY: Any Day Now
   Magic Moments
   The Story of My Life
   The Blob
   Tower of Strength
What the World Needs Now Is Love
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

What the World Needs Now Is Love
MEDLEY: Don't Make Me Over
   Walk on By
   This Guy's in Love with You
   I Say a Little Prayer
   Trains and Boats and Planes
   Wishin' and Hopin'
   Always Something There to Remind Me
MEDLEY: One Less Bell to Answer
   I'll Never Fall in Love Again
   Only Love Can Break a Heart
   Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
Anyone Who Had a Heart
Heart Light
God Give Me Strength
MEDLEY: Magic Moments
   The Story of My Life
   The Blob
   Tower of Strength
Go Ask Shakespeare
In Our Time
They Long to Be Close to You
For the Children
Falling Out of Love
Who'll Speak for Love
MEDLEY: The Look of Love
   Arthur's Theme
   What's New Pussycat?
   The World Is a Circle
   The April Fools
   Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
   The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
   Making Love
   Wives and Lovers
   Alfie
   A House Is Not a Home
That's What Friends Are For
Any Day Now
What the World Needs Now Is Love

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BURT BACHARACH: SOME LOVERS 2009

From April 19 through May 17 Back to Bacharach and David was on stage at the Music Box @ Fonda on Hollywood Boulevard.

Warner/Chappell now administered New Hidden Valley Music in the U.K. and Ireland, the U.S., Canda, Scandinavia, Israel, Italy, and Greece.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2009

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2009-01-01	Another Start	Steven Sater	From Some Lovers Exact publication date unknown
2009-01-01	Aren't We?	Steven Sater	From Some Lovers Exact publication date unknown
2009-01-01	Every Other Hour	Steven Sater	From Some Lovers Exact publication date unknown
2009-01-01	Girl Who Sang My Songs (the)	Steven Sater	From Some Lovers Exact publication date unknown
2009-01-01	Hit for You (a)	Steven Sater	From Some Lovers Exact publication date unknown
2009-01-01	Hold Me	Steven Sater	From Some Lovers Exact publication date unknown
2009-01-01	It's All Good	Hal David Trevor Smith	Exact publication date unknown
2009-01-01	Living With a Ghost	Steven Sater	From Some Lovers Exact publication date unknown
2009-01-01	Lot Of You Left In My Day (a)	Steven Sater	From New York Animals Exact publication date unknown
2009-01-01	Love Me for An Hour	Steven Sater	From Some Lovers Exact publication date unknown
2009-01-01	Magic	Julee Cruise Hal David Wilhelm Leeb Benjamin Muhoberac Carman Rizzo, Jr.	Exact publication date unknown
2009-01-01	Molly	Steven Sater	From Some Lovers Exact publication date unknown
2009-01-01	Only Music I Understand (the)	Steven Sater	From Some Lovers Exact publication date unknown
2009-01-01	Thousand Things That Were You (a)	Steven Sater	From Some Lovers Exact publication date unknown
2009-01-01	Another Start	When I Was You	From New York Animals Exact publication date unknown
2009-01-01	Window Shoppin' and Dreamin' Dreams	Steven Sater	From Some Lovers Exact publication date unknown
2009-01-27	Oh the Way You Love Me	Steven Sater
2009-02-02	How the Heart Knows	Steven Sater
2009-02-02	Something That Was Beautiful	Steven Sater
2009-02-02	This Christmas	Steven Sater	From Some Lovers
2009-04-07	Hush	Steven Sater	From Some Lovers
2009-04-07	Just Walk Away	Steven Sater	From Some Lovers

RECORDING SESSIONS

Produced "This Guy's In Love With You" and "Any Day Now" for John Pagano's album Pure Imagination.

BURT BACHARACH CONCERT SETLIST 2009

What the World Needs Now Is Love
MEDLEY: Don't Make Me Over
   Walk on By
   This Guy's in Love with You
   I Say a Little Prayer
   Trains and Boats and Planes
   Wishin' and Hopin'
   Always Something There to Remind Me
MEDLEY: One Less Bell to Answer
   I'll Never Fall in Love Again
   Only Love Can Break a Heart
   Do You Know the Way to San Jose
MEDLEY: Magic Moments
   The Story of My Life
   The Blob
   Tower of Strength
Anyone Who Had a Heart
Make It Easy on Yourself
On My Own
Go Ask Shakespeare
God Give Me Strength
They Long to Be Close to You
MEDLEY: The Look of Love
   Arthur's Theme
   What's New Pussycat?
   The World Is a Circle
   The April Fools
   Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
   The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
   Making Love
   Wives and Lovers
   Alfie
Baby It's You
A House Is Not a Home
Any Day Now
That's What Friends Are For
What the World Needs Now Is Love
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
San Remo, Italy	Teatro Arison	2009-02-19
Curitiba, Brazil	Teatro Positivo	2009-04-11
Porto Alegre, Brazil	Teatro do Sesi	2009-04-13
Sao Paulo, Brazil	Via Funchal	2009-04-15
Sao Paulo, Brazil	Via Funchal	2009-04-16
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Vivo Rio	2009-04-18
Antwerp, Belgium	Elisabeth Center	2009-07-09
Rotterdam, Netherlands	Ahoy	2009-07-11
Rotterdam, Netherlands	Ahoy	2009-07-12
Oslo, Norway		2009-07-13
Langesund, Norway		2009-07-14
Umbria, Italy	Stadio Comunale	2009-07-16
Lucca, Italy	Piazza Napoleone	2009-07-18
Taormina, Italy	Teatro Greco	2009-07-20
Rome, Italy	Auditorium Parco della Musica	2009-07-24
Malaga, Spain	Teatro Cervantes	2009-07-26
Madrid, Spain	Escenario Puerta del Angel	2009-07-29
San Diego, CA	Bayside Performance Park	2009-08-16
Milan, Italy	Piazza del Duomo	2009-12-19

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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

BURT BACHARACH: WHERE DOES LOVE GO 2010

Broadway revival of Promises, Promises starred Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth. It added "I Say a Little Prayer" and "A House Is Not a Home" to the original score.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2010

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2010-01-01	Just Walk on By	Hal David Lionel Cole E Jay Randy Jackson Coscelyn Stoker	Exact publication date unknown
2010-01-01	Kaleidoscope Skies	Hal David Rolf Ellmer Markus Loeffel Plavka Lonich	Exact publication date unknown
2010-01-01	Krazy Wit Da Books	Hal David Christopher Charity Willie Hines Derek Lynch Andre Weston	Exact publication date unknown
2010-01-01	Make It Better	Hal David Kanye West	Exact publication date unknown
2010-01-01	Make It Easy	Hal David A. Smith C. Calica Daniel Harrison P. J. Stennett	Exact publication date unknown
2010-01-01	Marriage	No cowriters	Exact publication date unknown
2010-01-01	Midnight Massacre	Marlon Lu'ree Williams Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
2010-01-01	Morto	Daniel Joao	Exact publication date unknown
2010-01-01	On the Flip Side	Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
2010-01-01	Revelations 2010	Hal David Shawn Carter Raheem DeVaughn Irving Lorenzo	Samples The Look of Love Exact publication date unknown
2010-01-01	Where Does Love Go	Steven Krikorian	Exact publication date unknown
2010-08-24	Thrill Is Gone (the)	Hal David James Ho Kawan Prather Jessyca Wilson Thomas Callaway	Samples The Look of Love
2010-12-21	If I Fall in Love Again	Hal David Keyshia Cole Osten Harvey Christopher Wallace Wytony Dillon Mario Myers	Samples Warning

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
West Palm Beach, FL	Kravis Center	2010-01-09
Sydney, Australia	Sydney Opera House	2010-03-04
San Diego, CA	Embarcadero Marina Park	2010-08-08
Auckland, New Zealand	Spark Arena	2010-11-05
Christchurch, New Zealand	Arena	2010-11-07
Sydney, Australia	Sydney Opera House	2010-11-11
Sydney, Australia	Sydney Opera House	2010-11-12
Sydney, Australia	Sydney Opera House	2010-11-13
Adelaide, Australia	Entertainment Centre	2010-11-23

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Burt Bacharach: Solana Beach 2010 concert poster

BURT BACHARACH SONGS AND CONCERTS IN 2011

On March 29, When Ronan Met Burt was released. Bacharach was one of the album's producers.

On October 13, 2011, Bacharach appeared on the television show TMZ on TV.

December 7, 2011, Bacharach's new musical "Some Lovers" premiered in San Diego, CA. Steven Sater created the book and lyrics for the show.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2011

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2011-01-01	Once Upon a Time	B. A. Robertson	Exact publication date unknown
2011-01-01	One Woman's Insanity	Ultra Nate Sean Spencer Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
2011-01-01	Play This Joint	Hal David Aaron Durst Isaac Hayes Marquis Lenox Daniel Taylor	Exact publication date unknown
2011-01-01	Shark Ridden Waters	Hal David Gruffudd Rhys	Samples It Doesn't Matter Anymore Exact publication date unknown First recorded by Gruff Rhys

Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Hal David

Billboard November 5, 2011

BURT BACHARACH RECORDING SESSIONS 2011

Produced, conducted, played keyboards, the Ronan Keating album When Ronan Met Burt released on March 31, 2011.

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Riverside, CA	Fox Performing Arts Center	2011-02-12
Solana Beach, CA	Belly Up	2011-02-14
Rome, Italy	Auditorium Parco della Musica	2011-07-03
Lucca, Italy	Piazza Napoleone	2011-07-05
Milan, Italy	Arena Civica	2011-07-06
Aosta, Italy	Forte de Bard	2011-07-08
Lucca, Italy	Piazza Napoleone	2011-07-10
Taormina, Italy	Teatro Greco	2011-07-12
San Diego, CA	Embarcadero Marina Park	2011-08-07

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BURT BACHARACH: 2012

March 13, Bacharach appeared on L.A. Tonight with Roy Firestone.

On May 8 and 9 the Library of Congress Gershwin Award was given to Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The celebration included receiving the award at The White House during a tribute concert. The concert was broadcast on May 21, 2012.

RIAA and NEA's Top 365 Songs of the 20th Century included these Bacharach songs:
171. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head by B. J. Thomas
193. (They Lone to Be) Close to You by Carpenters
208. What the World Needs Now Is Love by Jackie DeShannon
261. Walk on By by Dionne Warwick
292. That's What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick and Friends

Among the million-selling songs:
Alfie
Always Something There to Remind Me (There's)
Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
I Say a Little Prayer
The Look of Love
One Less Bell to Answer
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
This Guy's in Love with You
Walk on By
What the World Needs Now Is Love

Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick Grammy Museum

Billboard April 21, 2012

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2012

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2012-01-01	Night Plane to Heaven	No cowriters	Instrumental
2012-01-01	No L.O.V.E.	Hal David Teron Beal David Burrill Keir Gist Osten Harvey Sylvester Jordan Bale'wa Muhammad John Pate Christopher Wallace	Exact publication date unknown
2012-01-01	No Love Anywhere	Norman Gimbel	Exact publication date unknown
2012-01-01	Pennies in a Jar	Nicholle Leary	Exact publication date unknown
2012-01-01	Rebecca	Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
2012-01-01	Real People	Hal David	Exact publication date unknown
2012-01-01	When You Lose Somebody	Steven Krikorian	Exact publication date unknown
2012-01-01	When You Love Somebody	Andreas Carlsson	Exact publication date unknown
2012-12-21	Raindrops	Hal David Zsuzanna Ward Evan Bogart Peter Phillips	Samples Raindrops Keep Fallin' On MY Head

Burt Bacharach, Eunice Davis Gershwin Prize

Billboard May 28, 2012

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Adelaide, Australia	Festival Theatre	2012-04-16
Melbourne, Australia	Regent Theatre	2012-04-19
Melbourne, Australia	Regent Theatre	2012-04-20
Perth, Australia	Riverside Theatre	2012-04-23
Sydney, Australia	Sydney Opera House	2012-04-26
Sydney, Australia	Sydney Opera House	2012-04-27
Sydney, Australia	Sydney Opera House	2012-04-28
Broadbeach, Australia	Jupiters Theatre	2012-05-01
Los Angeles, CA	Geffen Playhouse	2012-05-22
Louisville, KY	Exposition Center	2012-06-22
San Diego, CA	Bayside Performance Park	2012-08-05
Tokyo, Japan	Kokusai Forum	2012-09-06
Tokyo, Japan	Billboard Live Tokyo	2012-09-11

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BURT BACHARACH CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2013

On May 7, Bacharach appeared on Sirius XM's Town Hall in discussion moderated by Elvis Costello.

RECORDING SESSIONS 2013

British 6-CD box set "The Best of Burt Bacharach Anyone Who Had a Heart." On May 28, the U.S. 2-CD set of the same title was released.

Burt Bacharach's memoir, Anyone Who Had a Heart: My Life and Music released on May 7.

In June PBS debuted "Burt Bacharach's Best" as part of its My Music series. the 90-minute television show was a series of video clips of Bacharach and other artists performing his songs.

What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined debuted in New York.

Bacharach and Universal Music Group Publishing (UMPG) reached an agreement that he would write with UMPG's Nashville songwriters. UMPG also administered the entire Bacharach song catalog.

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
San Francisco, CA	Davies Symphony Hall	2013-01-13
San Francisco, CA	Davies Symphony Hall	2013-01-14
Las Vegas, NV	Smith Center	2013-03-28
Ivins, Utah	Tuacahn Amphitheatre	2013-03-29
Curitiba, Brazil	Teatro Positivo	2013-04-16
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Vivo Rio	2013-04-18
Sao Paulo, Brazil	Tom Brasil	2013-04-20
Malmo, Sweden	Malmo Opera	2013-06-14
Copenhagen, Denmark	Koncerthuset	2013-06-15
Bergen, Norway	Ole Bull Scene	2013-06-17
Oslo, Norway	Folketeateret	2013-06-18
Cremona, Italy	Piazza del Comune	2013-06-20
Ravenna, Italy	Pala de Andre	2013-06-22
Rome, Italy	Auditorium Parco della Musica	2013-06-23
London, England	Royal Festival Hall	2013-06-26
Glasgow, Scotland	Royal Concert Hall	2013-06-28
Edinburgh, Scotland	Usher Hall	2013-06-29
Binyamina, Israel	Mivtzar Shuni	2013-07-02
Bournemouth, England	Pavilion	2013-07-05
London, England	Royal Festival Hall	2013-07-07
San Diego, CA	Embarcadero Marina Park	2013-08-04
Kiawah Island, SC	Kiawah Island Golf Resort	2013-11-09
Indio, CA	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino	2013-11-23
San Francisco, CA	Davies Symphony Hall	2013-12-13
San Francisco, CA	Davies Symphony Hall	2013-12-14
Colorado Springs, CO	Pikes Peak Center	2013-12-19
Aspen, CO	Wheeler Opera House	2013-12-21
Avon, CO	Vilar Performing Arts Center	2013-12-22

BURT BACHARACH CONCERT SET LISTS

What the World Needs Now Is Love
Don't Make Me Over/Walk On By/This Guy's in Love with You/I Say a Little Prayer/Trains and Boats and Planes/Wishin' & Hopin'/(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
One Less Bell to Answer/I'll Never Fall in Love Again/Only Love Can Break a Heart/Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
Anyone Who Had a Heart
I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
God Give Me Strength
Waiting for Charlie to Come Home
My Little Red Book
Magic Moments / The Story Of My Life / The Blob / Tower of Strength Make It Easy on Yourself
(They Long to Be) Close to You
The Look of Love / Arthur's Theme / What's New Pussycat / The World Is a Circle / April Fools / Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head / The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance / Making Love / Wives and Lovers / Alfie
A House Is Not a Home
That's What Friends Are For
Every Other Hour
Remember?
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

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BURT BACHARACH 2014

Bacharach and Elvis Costelllo were adapting Painted From Memory into a stage production. They were also working on a second musical for Broadway with Mike Myers based on characters from his Austin Powers movies.

One new song was published. "Live to See Another Day" with lyrics by Rudy Perez. The song was written as a response to the school shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL. Recorded with the Miami Symphony Orchestra it became a charity recording with proceeds benefiting Sandy Hook Promise.

Hal David's share the Bacharach-David catalog was sold to BMG Rights Management for a reported $42 million.

BURT BACHARACH CONCERT SETLIST 2014

What the World Needs Now Is Love
MEDLEY: Don't Make Me Over
   Walk on By
   This Guy's in Love with You
   I Say a Little Prayer
   Trains and Boats and Planes
   Wishin' and Hopin'
   Always Something There to Remind Me
MEDLEY: One Less Bell to Answer
   I'll Never Fall in Love Again
   Only Love Can Break a Heart
   Do You Know the Way to San Jose
Anyone Who Had a Heart
I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself
Waiting for Charlie to Come Home
My Little Red Book
MEDLEY: Magic Moments
   The Story of My Life
   The Blob
   Tower of Strength
They Long to Be Close to You
Make It Easy on Yourself
On My Own
MEDLEY: The Look of Love
   Arthur's Theme
   What's New Pussycat?
   The World Is a Circle
   The April Fools
   Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
   The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
   Making Love
   Wives and Lovers
   Alfie
   A House Is Not a Home
Every Other Hour
Hush
Any Day Now
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Biloxi, MS	Hard Rock Live	2014-01-11
Snoqualmie, WA	Snoqualmie Casino	2014-01-23
Brooks, CA	Cashe Creek Casino	2014-01-25
Costa Mesa, CA	Segerstrom Center	2014-02-13
Costa Mesa, CA	Segerstrom Center	2014-02-14
Costa Mesa, CA	Segerstrom Center	2014-02-15
Santa Ynez, CA	Chumash Casino Resort	2014-03-06
Scottsdale, AZ	Talking Stick Resort	2014-03-08
Tokyo, Japan	NHK Hall	2014-04-10
Tokyo, Japan	Billboard Live Tokyo	2014-04-11
Tokyo, Japan	Billboard Live Tokyo	2014-04-12
Tokyo, Japan	Billboard Live Tokyo	2014-04-14
Osaka, Japan	NHK Hall	2014-04-16
Kyoto, Japan	ROHM Theatre	2014-04-18
Henley-On-Thames, England	Festival Grounds	2014-07-11
Lyon, France	Grand Theatre Romain	2014-07-14
Ravello, Italy		2014-07-16
Brescia, Italy	Teatro Il Vittoriale	2014-07-18
Venice, Italy	Venezia Jazz Festival Grounds	2014-07-20
London, England	Royal Festival Hall	2014-07-23
London, England	Royal Festival Hall	2014-07-26
Birmingham, England	Symphony Hall	2014-07-28
Edinburgh, Scotland	Playhouse	2014-07-30
Manchester, England	Bridgewater Hall	2014-08-01
Liverpool, England	Empire	2014-08-03
Manchester, England	Bridgewater Hall	2014-08-05
Oxford, England	NULL	2014-08-07
Charibury, England	Cornbury Park	2014-08-09
San Diego, CA	Bayside Performance Park	2014-08-17
Beverly Hills, CA	Saban Theatre	2014-09-05
Mission Viejo, CA	Lake Mission Viejo Park	2014-09-06
Kansas City, MO	Kauffman Center	2014-11-21
Austin, TX	Long Center	2014-11-23
San Francisco, CA	Davies Symphony Hall	2014-12-10
San Francisco, CA	Davies Symphony Hall	2014-12-11

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BURT BACHARACH: 2015

Bacharach agreed to score the film Po, the story of a father raising an autistic son.

Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater created an off-Broadway show "New York Animals." The show opened on November 29 for a limited engagement through December 20 at the New Ohio Theather.

BBC4 aired Burt Bacharach: a Life in Song on November 27.The pgram was avarious artist concert at Royal Festival Hall with Bacharach and his band closing the show.

Bacharach and David were #32 on Rolling Stone's Greatest Songwriters Of All Time.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2015

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2015-12-09	Heart Is Full	Bob Hilliard Christian L+Karlsson Pontus Winnberg Andrew Wyatt Vincent Pontare	Samples Waiting for Charlie to Come Home

Billboard June 27, 2016

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Tucson, AZ	Fox Tucson Theatre	2015-01-28
Las Vegas, NV	Smith Center	2015-01-30
Indio, CA	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino	2015-02-21
Indio, CA	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino	2015-02-22
Durham, NC	Carolina Theatre	2015-03-04
Red Bank, NJ	Count Basie Center	2015-03-06
Englewood, NJ	Bergen Performing Arts Center	2015-03-07
Surrey, England	Hampton Court Palace	2015-06-23
London, England	Royal Festival Hall	2015-06-26
Pilton, England	Worthy Farm	2015-06-27
Manchester, England	Bridgewater Hall	2015-06-30
Birmingham, England	Symphony Hall	2015-07-01
Nottingham, England	Royal Concert Hall	2015-07-03
Cardiff, Wales	Millennium Centre	2015-07-05
Llangollen, England	Royal Pavilion	2015-07-06
Bristol, England	Colston Hall	2015-07-08
Pescara, Italy	Teatro Gabriele D’Annunzio	2015-07-10
Rome, Italy	Auditorium Parco della Musica	2015-07-11
Tortona, Italy	Piazza Duomo	2015-07-13
San Diego, CA	Embarcadero Marina Park	2015-08-15
Adelaide, Australia	Entertainment Centre	2015-10-24
Perth, Australia	Crown Theatre	2015-10-26
Melbourne, Australia	Palais Theatre	2015-10-28
Canberra, Australia	Royal Theatre	2015-10-30
Sydney, Australia	State Theatre	2015-11-01
Sydney, Australia	State Theatre	2015-11-02
Gold Coast, Australia	Star Gold Coast	2015-11-04
Auckland, New Zealand	Spark Arena	2015-11-07

BURT BACHARACH CONCERT SET LISTS

What the World Needs Now Is Love Don't Make Me Over/Walk On By/This Guy's in Love with You/I Say a Little Prayer/Trains and Boats and Planes/Wishin' & Hopin'/(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me Do You Know the Way to San Jose? Mexican Divorce Waiting for Charlie to Come Home I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself Any Day Now Are You There (With Another Girl) Anyone Who Had a Heart Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa Baby It's You Message to Michael On My Own Make It Easy on Yourself Something Big (They Long to Be) Close to You The Look of Love/Arthur's Theme/What's New Pussycat/The World Is a Circle/April Fools/Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head/The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance/Making Love/Wives and Lovers/Alfie A House Is Not a Home Hush Carry On That's What Friends Are For Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head	What the World Needs Now Is Love Don't Make Me Over/Walk On By/This Guy's in Love with You/I Say a Little Prayer/Trains and Boats and Planes/Wishin' & Hopin'/(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me Do You Know the Way to San Jose? I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself Waiting for Charlie to Come Home Come Touch the Sun My Little Red Book The Windows of the World Magic Moments/Tower Of Strength Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa Baby It's You Make It Easy on Yourself On My Own Are You There (With Another Girl) (They Long to Be) Close to You The Look of Love/Arthur's Theme/What's New Pussycat/The World Is a Circle/April Fools/Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head/The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance/Making Love/Wives and Lovers/Alfie A House Is Not a Home Hush Any Day Now That's What Friends Are For
What the World Needs Now Is Love Don't Make Me Over/ Walk On By/ This Guy's in Love With You/ I Say a Little Prayer/ Trains and Boats and Planes/ Wishin' and Hopin'/ (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me I'll Never Fall in Love Again Only Love Can Break a Heart Do You Know the Way to San Jose? Anyone Who Had a Heart Any Day Now My Little Red Book The Look of Love/Arthur's Theme/What's New Pussycat/The World Is a Circle/April Fools/Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head/The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance/Making Love/Wives and Lovers/Alfie A House Is Not a Home That's What Friends Are For Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

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BURT BACHARACH IN 2016

Burt Bacharach received the Newport Beach Film Festival's Legends Award. The award acknowledged his film, television and theater work.

Bacharach wrote the score for the film Po, the story of a single father caring for a son with autism.

"What the World Needs Now" was performed by Broadway for Orlando to support the shooting victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting. Released on June 20, the next day it was #1 on iTunes. The charity recording supports the LGBT Community Center of Central Florida. Some 60 vocalists plus orchestra contributed.

Burt Bacharach's 10-piece band: keyboardists Bill Cantos and David Joyce, bassist David Coy, percussionist John Ferraro, violinist Elizabeth Chorley, trumpeter/flugelhornist Thomas Ehlen, woodwinds player Dennis Wilson, and vocalists Josie James, John Pagano, and Donna Taylor.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2016

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2016-10-24	Weekend (the)	Hal David, Beyonce Knowles, Abeel Tesfaye	Samples Walk On By

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Nashville, TN	Schermerhorn Symphony Center	2016-03-10
London, England	London Palladium	2016-06-25
Bristol, England	Colston Hall	2016-06-27
Liverpool, England	Liverpool Philharmonic Hall	2016-06-29
Glynde, England	Glynde Place	2016-07-01
Glynde, England	Glynde Place	2016-07-02
Glynde, England	Glynde Place	2016-07-03
London, England	Royal Festival Hall	2016-07-04
Southend-on-Sea, England	Cliffs Pavilion	2016-07-06
Monte Carlo, Monaco	Sporting Club and Casino	2016-07-09
Copenhagen, Denmark		2016-07-10
Reykjavik, Iceland	Harpa Eldborg Hall	2016-07-12
Solana Beach, CA	Belly Up	2016-08-21
Solana Beach, CA	Belly Up	2016-08-22
Halden, Norway	Brygga Kultursal	2016-09-01
Los Angeles, CA	UCLA	2016-10-01
Seattle, WA	Jazz Alley	2016-10-20
Seattle, WA	Jazz Alley	2016-10-21
Seattle, WA	Jazz Alley	2016-10-22
Seattle, WA	Jazz Alley	2016-10-23
San Francisco, CA	Davies Symphony Hall	2016-11-11

RECORDING SESSIONS

Rumer: piano, vocal "This Girl's In Love With You" on This Girl's In Love (a Bacharach & David Songbook)

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Burt Bacharach: Cloe to You Bacharach Reimagined

Burt Bacharach: Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined ad

BURT BACHARACH'S MUSIC IN 2017

Promises, Promises was on stage in London for the first time since 1969.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2017

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2017-06-28	Shining	Hal David Jahron Braithwaite Shawn C. Carter Beyonce Knowles Floyd Hills, Khaled Mohammaed Khaled	DJ Khaled
2017-09-01	Airport Kiss	No co-writers	From A Boy Called Po
2017-09-01	Amelia Says Goodbye	No co-writers	From A Boy Called Po
2017-01-01	Dad Packing	No co-writers	From A Boy Called Po Exact publication date unknown
2017-01-01	Dancing With Your hadow	Billy Mann	From A Boy Called Po Exact publication date unknown
2017-01-01	Drawing	No co-writers	From A Boy Called Po Exact publication date unknown
2017-01-01	Family Time	No co-writers	From A Boy Called Po Exact publication date unknown
2017-02-01	Fish Tank	No co-writers	From A Boy Called Po Exact publication date unknown
2017-02-01	Goodbye Dad	No co-writers	From A Boy Called Po Exact publication date unknown
2017-02-01	Land Of Color	No co-writers	From A Boy Called Po Exact publication date unknown
2017-01-01	Magic Garden	No co-writers	From A Boy Called Po Exact publication date unknown
2017-01-01	Nurses Office	No co-writers	From A Boy Called Po Exact publication date unknown
2017-01-01	Pier (the)	No co-writers	From A Boy Called Po Exact publication date unknown
2017-01-01	Pirate (the)	No co-writers	From A Boy Called Po Exact publication date unknown
2017-01-01	Rainbow On the Wall	No co-writers	From A Boy Called Po Exact publication date unknown
2017-01-01	Schooltime	No co-writers	From A Boy Called Po Exact publication date unknown
2017-01-01	Sherwood Forest	No co-writers	From A Boy Called Po Exact publication date unknown
2017-01-01	Supermarket Love	No co-writers	From A Boy Called Po Exact publication date unknown

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Los Angeles, CA	UCLA	2017-01-13
Pittsburgh, PA	Heinz Hall	2017-04-10
Los Angeles, CA	UCLA	2017-06-01
San Francisco, CA	Davies Symphony Hall	2017-06-07
Seattle, WA	Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley	2017-07-13
Seattle, WA	Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley	2017-07-14
Seattle, WA	Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley	2017-07-15
Seattle, WA	Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley	2017-07-16
Las Vegas, NV	Smith Center	2017-08-04
Honolulu, HI	Blue Note Hawaii	2017-10-12
Honolulu, HI	Blue Note Hawaii	2017-10-13
Honolulu, HI	Blue Note Hawaii	2017-10-14
Honolulu, HI	Blue Note Hawaii	2017-10-15

BURT BACHARACH CONCERT SET LIST

What the World Needs Now Is Love
Don't Make Me Over/ Walk On By/ I Say a Little Prayer/ Wishin' and Hopin'/ (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
Anyone Who Had a Heart
I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Mexican Divorce
Something Big
Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
Any Day Now
Baby It's You
Message to Michael
Make It Easy on Yourself
On My Own
The Windows of the World
(They Long to Be) Close to You
The Look of Love/Arthur's Theme/What's New Pussycat/The World Is a Circle/April Fools/Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head/The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance/Making Love/Wives and Lovers/Alfie
A House Is Not a Home
This Guy's in Love With You
That's What Friends Are For
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

RECORDING SESSIONS

Burt Bacharach & Tonio K. Original Demos piano, keyboards, vocal

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BURT BACHARACH 2018

“He doesn’t need to collaborate on music. It speaks of his generosity and curiosity to see what happens.”
--Elvis Costello, billboard September 29, 2018

BURT BACHARACH SONGS FROM 2018

One new song was written and performed by Bacharach in concert. It was "With a Voice" with lyrics by Billy Mann. The exact publication date is unknown..

Bacharach co-wrote "Live to See Another Day" with Rudy Perez after the school shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL. The song was made into a charity recording to support the victims, survivors and families affected by school gun violence. Proceeds went to Sandy Hook Promise. The exact publication date is unknown. In 2018 the song was turned into a music video filmed at Westchester High School in Los Angeles.

BURT BACHARACH RECORDING SESSIONS

Bacharach arranged and played piano on "Don't Look Now" and "Photographs Can Lie" foe Elvis Costello's album Look Now.

BURT BACHARACH CONCERTS 2018

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Solana Beach, CA	Belly Up	2018-01-17
Rancho Mirage, CA	Agua Caliente Casino	2018-01-20
Chandler, AZ	Wild Horse Pass Casino	2018-03-17
Seattle, WA	Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley	2018-03-22
Seattle, WA	Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley	2018-03-23
Seattle, WA	Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley	2018-03-24
Seattle, WA	Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley	2018-03-25
Pittsburgh, PA	Heinz Hall	2018-04-10
Los Angeles, CA	Dolby Theatre	2018-04-21
London, England	Royal Festival Hall	2018-07-06
London, England	Royal Festival Hall	2018-07-07
Brighton, England	Brighton Dome Concert Hall	2018-07-09
Oxford, England	New Theatre Oxford	2018-07-11
Berlin, Germany	Admiralspalast Berlin	2018-07-14
Aarhus, Denmark	Jazz Festival Grounds	2018-07-16
Pori, Finland	Kirjurinluoto Arena	2018-07-19
Milan, Italy	Teatro degli Arcimboldi	2018-07-23
Rome, Italy	Teatro Romano di Ostia Anticl	2018-07-25
Liverpool, England	Bolesworth Castle	2018-07-27
San Diego, CA	Embarcadero Marina Park	2018-08-03
Willemstad, Curacao	Sea Jazz Festival Grounds	2018-09-01
Cerritos, CA	Center for Performing Arts	2018-09-14
Modesto, CA	Gallo Center for the Arts	2018-09-22
Carmel, CA	Sunset Center	2018-09-29

BURT BACHARACH CONCERT SET LISTS

What the World Needs Now Is Love
Don't Make Me Over/Walk On By/This Guy's in Love with You/I Say a Little Prayer/Trains and Boats and Planes/Wishin' & Hopin'/(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
Do You Know the Way to San Jose
Anyone Who Had a Heart
I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Falling Out of Love
My Little Red Book
Make It Easy on Yourself
On My Own
With a Voice
The Look of Love/Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)/What's New Pussycat?/The World is a Circle/The April Fools/Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head/The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance/Making Love/Wives & Lovers/Alfie
A House Is Not a Home
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

What the World Needs Now Is Love
Don't Make Me Over/Walk On By/This Guy's in Love with You/I Say a Little Prayer/Trains and Boats and Planes/Wishin' & Hopin'/(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
Anyone Who Had a Heart
I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Mexican Divorce
My Little Red Book
(They Long to Be) Close to You
Make It Easy on Yourself
On My Own
The Windows of the World
The Look of Love/Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)/What's New Pussycat?/The World is a Circle/The April Fools/Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head/The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance/Making Love/Wives & Lovers/Alfie
A House Is Not a Home
Hush
Any Day Now
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

What the World Needs Now Is Love
Don't Make Me Over/Walk On By/This Guy's in Love with You/I Say a Little Prayer/Trains and Boats and Planes/Wishin' & Hopin'/(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
Anyone Who Had a Heart
I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Mexican Divorce
Something Big
Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
Baby It's You
Message to Michael
Make It Easy on Yourself
On My Own
The Windows of the World
(They Long to Be) Close to You
The Look of Love/Arthur's Theme/What's New Pussycat/The World Is a Circle/April Fools/Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head/The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance/Making Love/Wives and Lovers/Alfie
A House Is Not a Home
Remember?
That's What Friends Are For
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

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BURT BACHARACH 2019

Burt Bacharach and Daniel Tashian began their songwriting collaboration, In June they recorded the Blue Umbrella iEP n Nashville, TN. Bacharach played piano on the recording.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS 2019

Only one song was published in 2019, It was "Blanket Capes" co-written with Melody Federer. The exact publication date is unknown.

BURT BACHARACH IN CONCERT 2019

CITY	VENUE	DATE
Rancho Mirage, CA	Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa	2019-01-12
Pala, CA	Pala Casino Spa & Resort	2019-02-23
Seattle, WA	Benaroya Hall	2019-03-15
Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Lewis Family Playhouse	2019-06-14
Hamburg, Germany	Elbphilharmonie Hamburg	2019-07-07
Munich, Germany	Philharmonie at the Gasteig	2019-07-09
Rotterdam, Netherlands	Moseley Park	2019-07-12
Birmingham, England	Moseley Park	2019-07-14
London, England	Eventim Apollo	2019-07-16
London, England	Eventim Apollo	2019-07-17
London, England	Eventim Apollo	2019-07-19
Dublin, Ireland	Iveagh Gardens	2019-07-20
Galway, Ireland	Galway International Arts Festival	2019-07-22
Glasgow, Scotland	Kelvingrove Bandstand	2019-07-26
Beverly Hills, CA	Saban Theatre	2019-12-13

BURT BACHARACH CONCERT SET LISTS

What the World Needs Now Is Love
Don't Make Me Over/Walk On By/This Guy's in Love With You/I Say a Little Prayer/Trains and Boats and Planes/Wishin' & Hopin'/(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
Anyone Who Had a Heart
Something Big
Falling Out of Love
I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Mexican Divorce
Magic Moments
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Make It Easy on Yourself
On My Own
Bridges
Blanket Capes
Live to See Another Day
Any Day Now
(They Long to Be) Close to You
The Look of Love/Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)/What's New Pussycat?/The World Is a Circle/The April Fools/Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head/The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance/Making Love/Wives & Lovers/Alfie
A House Is Not a Home
That's What Friends Are For
The Bell That Couldn't Jingle
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

What the World Needs Now Is Love
Wishin' and Hopin'
In Between the Heartaches I'll Never Fall in Love Again
A House Is Not a Home
I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
(They Long to Be) Close to You
I Say a Little Prayer
The Look of Love
This Guy's in Love With You
This House Is Empty Now
With a Voice
Falling Out of Love
Make It Easy on Yourself/On My Own
Anyone Who Had a Heart
Live to See Another Day
Alfie
That's What Friends Are For
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

What the World Needs Now Is Love
Don't Make Me Over/Walk On By/This Guy's in Love with You/I Say a Little Prayer/Trains and Boats and Planes/Wishin' & Hopin'/(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
Anyone Who Had a Heart
This House Is Empty Now
Mexican Divorce
Falling Out of Love
My Little Red Book
Stronger Than Before
Live to See Another Day
Baby It's You/Message to Michael
Make It Easy on Yourself/On My Own
With a Voice
(They Long to Be) Close to You
The Look of Love/Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)/What's New Pussycat?/The World Is a Circle/The April Fools/Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head/The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance/Making Love/Wives & Lovers/Alfie
A House Is Not a Home
Hush
Any Day Now
That's What Friends Are For
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

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BURT BACHARACH: BLUE UMBRELLA 2020

Blue Umbrella was nominated in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category at the Grammy Awards. Bacharach and co-writer Daniel Tashian supported it with an NPR Tiny Desk Concert on September 3, 2020.

Primary Wave Music became Bacharach's music publisher in a 50-50 deal. According to the L.A. Times on March 20, the deal was "valued in the high eight figures."

Melody Federer: piano on "Bridges" and "The Sun Also Rises."

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2020

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2020-01-01	Bridges	Melody Federer	Exact publication date unknown
2020-01-01	Sun Also Rises	Melody Federer	Exact publication date unknown
2020-06-12	Bells Of St. Augustine	Daniel Tashian	From Blue Umbrella
2020-07-09	Midnight Watch	Daniel Tashian
2020-07-31	Blue Umbrella	Daniel Tashian	From Blue Umbrella
2020-07-31	We Go Way Back	Daniel Tashian	From Blue Umbrella
2020-07-31	Whistling In the Dark	Daniel Tashian	From Blue Umbrella
2020-12-04	21st Century Man	Daniel Tashian
2020-12-04	Quiet Place	Daniel Tashian

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BURT BACHARACH 2021

Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello record "You Can Have Her" and "Look Up Again" at Capitol Studios in September.

Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album, Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater's Some Lovers.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2021

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2021-01-29	Can't Go Wrong	Daniel Tashian
2021-01-29	Can't Go Wrong	Daniel Tashian
2021-03-10	Midnight Watch	Daniel Tashian	From Blue Umbrella

Musical supervisor for Trijntje Oosterhuses album Everchanging Times Burt Bacharach Songbook III released November 26, 2021.

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BURT BACHARACH 2022

Bacharach's last music video appearance was for Trijntje Oosterhuis performing "A Thousand Things That Were You."

BURT BACHARACH SONGS PUBLISHED IN 2022

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2022-04-01	Heartbreak Storms	Daniel Tashian
2022-04-01	Moon Over Wichita	Daniel Tashian

Bacharach performed one concert in Melbourne, Australia at the Royal Botanic Gardens on February 14, 2022.

With Richard Marx, co-produced "Always" for Marx's Songwriter album released on September 30, 2022.

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BURT BACHARACH 2023

On February 8, 2023, Burt Bacharach passed away.

On February 10, 2023 "You Can Have Her" was released without publicity.

The Songs Of Bacharach and Costello contained all of the published works by the two including a remastering of Painted From Memory plus songs written for that album that were never released, and Taken From Life. The package was released on March 3, 2023 in three configurations: 4CDs and 2 vinyl album box set (Super Deluxe Edition); double vinyl album., and 2 CD set.

BURT BACHARACH SONGS EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED IN 2023

PUBLICATION	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES & MUSIC CHARTS
2023-01-01	Miro 1	B. A. Robertson	Exact publication date unknown
2023-01-01	Who Am I	B. A. Robertson	Exact publication date unknown

SONGWRITERS REMEMBER BURT BACHARACH

I believe Burt Bacharach to be the heir to Richard Rodgers in the continuity of American songwriting. On the one occasion when I persuaded Burt to play a song by another composer, he played the Rodgers and Hart song Little Girl Blue. It sounded as if it might have been one of his own compositions.--Elvis Costello, The Guardian, December 20, 2023

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Before The Beatles, and before we all popped up and stuck our heads out there, it was Burt Bacharach. He was the reason I started writing songs. The Story Of My Life which he wrote for Marty Robbins, shocked me to my roots. How simple yet sophisticated. I've sung that song a million times.
I realised early on that Burt had a rare genius. He had so much knowledge, but he understood the heart. He would change keys without you knowing it, slip in extra bars, change time - it was all subliminal and brilliant. He dominated what you thought as you went through a song and I just couldn't help but be inspired.
For me, if I have an idea for a song, it has to ferment. If you wait long enough, the song will be completed in your head or your heart. And that sounds like what Burt and Hal were doing. They would take their time. I understand Burt's preference for getting away from the instrument. I do it too. It gives you total freedom. Emotional freedom, mental freedom, the freedom to bring the melody wherever you want it to go in your head without having a guitar or a piano to establish chords. You want to go somewhere you'd never imagine you would go melodically, and that was Burt's gift.--Barry Gibb

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Dear Burt Bacharach has passed away. His songs were an inspiration to people like me. I met him on a couple of occasions and he was a very kind and talented man who will be missed by us all. His songs were distinctive and different from many others in the '60s and '70s and when we met not too long ago he reminded me that he had been the musical director for Marlene Dietrich when The Beatles shared the bill with her at the London Palladium. He was a lovely man.--Paul McCartney

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“Baby It’s You” by The Shirelles is one of the first songs I remember that Burt Bacharach composed. His music deeply affected me. I could hear his classical training in the cadences, polyrhythms, and arrangements. I was 15 and I was hooked on Burt. He was my school. Bacharach and David were the pinnacle I aspired to.
I studied him and them. I learned about chords from listening to Burt’s songs on the radio. I tried to write like him (listen to my song “The Girl’s Song” by The Fifth Dimension). He was integral to my informal songwriting education.
When I was 22 years old and had several hits under my belt, I sent Burt a letter and told him that my songwriting success was born from listening to him. I told in that letter how much I respected him and owed him.
Years later, an acquaintance of mine visited Burt in his NYC apartment; he shared that my letter was hanging by the fireplace in the living room! My hero, my teacher had my letter framed!
Not too long ago, in LA at a George Martin tribute, I was backstage along with Burt as we waited to go on. I asked, “Is it true you have my letter over your fireplace?” He answered, “I sure do”. I put my arm around him, and we sat quietly in our world of song. We were kindred souls that traveled the same road. It was a moment of peaceful silent sharing.
. As life model, a fellow traveler in this creative world, he was something stable and important that I could hold onto. I am bereft at the thought that he isn’t with us anymore. But in the same breath, what a mark he--and Hal and Dionne--made on the world!"--Jimmy Webb

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BURT BACHARACH: UNPUBLISHED SONGS

Following are over 125 songs that Burt Bacharach wrote or co-wrote. When dates are included, they represent the year that the song was most likely written.

YEAR	SONG TITLE	CO-WRITER(S)	NOTES
	Again	No cowriters
	Always Be There	Tim Nichols
	Always Going to Be There	No cowriters
	And I Love You So	No cowriters
	And So Goodbye	Melody Federer
	Apartment	No cowriters
	Baby Bye Bye	No cowriters
	Back to the Drawing Board	No cowriters
	Beat and Bossa Nova	No cowriters
	Bergdorf Tie-Stealing Cue	No cowriters From Arthur
	Bully (the)	No cowriters
	Calliope Music	No cowriters
	Carry On	Tim Nichols
	Change Your Stars	Jason Saenz
	Come Along	Carole Bayer Sager, John Davis
	Daddy Is Lost	No cowriters
	Daddy’s a Wrastler	No cowriters
	Do You Still Remember Me	Rudy Perez
	Don’t Look Now	Elvis Costello From an unfinished musical	First recorded by Elvis Costello & the Attractions in 2018
	Don’t Make Me Cry	No cowriters
	Doors Closing	Tim Nichols
	Dream Your Dream	No cowriters
	Every Road Leads to You	Richard Marx
	Eyes Of a Lost Child	No cowriters
	Father’s Prayer (a)	Melody Federer, Rudy Perez
	FDR Drive	No cowriters
	Feels Like Me and You	Jason Saenz
	Fenix	No cowriters
	Fickle Hearts	Melody Federer
	Finding Out	Carole Bayer Sager
	Flower	No cowriters
	Flying Saucer	No cowriters
	Found Again	Carole Bayer Sager
	Frankie	No cowriters
2016	Frustration	No cowriters
2016	Giny Pan	No cowriters
2013	Give It a Try	No cowriters
2013	Goodbye Mom	No cowriters
	Goodbye Team	No cowriters
	Gurney: They Say Yes	No cowriters
	Happy Heart	No cowriters
	He Is Moving On	No cowriters
	He’s Given Me Things	Elvis Costello From an unfinished musical	First recorded by Elvis Costello & the Attractions in 2018
	Hello	Carole Bayer Sager
	Hello, Good Evening and Welcome	B. A. Robertson
	Hot Car	Carole Bayer Sager, John Davis
	House Party	No cowriters
	How Can You Tell	No cowriters
	I Can’t Get Over	Hal David
	I Miss You	No cowriters
	I Still Believe	Rudy Perez
	I Want Your Love	No cowriters
	I’ll Be Leaving	Carole Bayer Sager
	I’m From Missouri	Bob Hilliard
	I’ve Always Had Men	Elvis Costello
	If Only You Could Play	No cowriters
	If You Were Here	No cowriters
	It’s a Betrayal	B. A. Robertson
	It’s Long It’s There	No cowriters
	Joy	No cowriters
	Kiss Me In a Heartbeat	B. A. Robertson
	Let’s Find Some	Carole Bayer Sager
	Look Of Me	No cowriters
	Looking Through Your Eyes	Carole Bayer Sager
	Loss Of Contact	No cowriters
	Love Clown Love	No cowriters
	Love Hurts Cues	No cowriters From Love Hurts
	Love Is Love	No cowriters
	Love Knows	Lori McKenna
	Love Knows the Way	Steven Krikorian
	Love Train	No cowriters
	Love Was That Way	Denise Rich, Taja Sevelle
	Love Will Find Its Way	Melody Federer
	Midnight Samba	No cowriters
	Morty’s Theme	No cowriters
	My Name	Carole Bayer Sager
	New Look Baby	No cowriters
	Next Day Hill	Bob Hilliard
	Night Time At the	No cowriters
	No Clik	Carole Bayer Sagerv
	Office Love	No cowriters
	Office Time	No cowriters
	Oliver	No cowriters
	On the Swing	No cowriters
	One Day In Your Life	No cowriters
	Only Place For Me (the)	Lori McKenna
	Opening Night	Carole Bayer Sager
	Photographs Can Lie	Elvis Costello	First recorded by Elvis Costello & the Attractions in 2017
	Problems	Carole Bayer Sager
	Quite a Guy	Carole Bayer Sager
	Reservations For Two	No cowriters
	Rock and Rhythm	No cowriters
	Romantic Theme	No cowriters
	Ruby	No cowriters
	Say You Love Me	Hal David
	Silence Sound	No cowriters
	Sing Day Now	No cowriters
	So Bring It On	Victoria Shaw
	Sorry C Ma Lady	No cowriters
	Sorry Daddy	No cowriters
	Stack a Lee	No cowriters
	Starlight Hotel	Daniel Tashian Not completed when Bacharach died
	Stay Here With Me	Tim Nichols
	Step By Step	Carole Bayer Sager
	Stop Look Listen	No cowriters
	Suspense Cue 1	No cowriters
	Suspense Cue 2	No cowriters
	Sweet Love	No cowriters
	Then Came You	Hal David
	Very Good Year For	No cowriters
	Very Soon	Carole Bayer Sager, John Davis
	Very Special Lady	Carole Bayer Sager
	We’re Making a Movie	No cowriters
	What Do You Know	Steven Sater
	When I Think Of You Now	Tim Nichols
	When You’ve Got What It Takes	No cowriters
	Whispering Campaign	Edward Heyman
	White Fox	No cowriters
	Willie	No cowriters
	With Me	Tim Nichols
	Woman Left Lonely	No cowriters
2015	Wood Beer	Hal David
	Yes Sir Can Boo	No cowriters
	Yesterday’s Here	No cowriters
	You Can Learn How To	No cowriters
	You Smoke Too Much	No cowriters
	You Wear My Love	Don Smith
	You’ll Notice Me	No cowriters
	You’re In My Heart Now	Daniel Tashian Not completed when Bacharach died

BURT BACHARACH ON MUSIC

THE SONG

A song is a very compact form--probably the most compact form. It's supposed to create an emotional response from a listener in two to three minutes time, an emotional response that people can identify with. My idea was always to search for a new way, a fresh way of portraying the emotion. I've always thought of myself more as someone who writes from an emotional point of view rather than a cerebral one.--Bacharach and David, Almo Publications 1978

[A great song is] something that doesn't wear me out, doesn't beat me up. So it's not, you listen four or five times and you love it, and then you say, 'OK, enough with that.' If I get tired of it quicker than I should, I have to rethink it.--At 79, Bacharach Proves He's Got Staying Power. Stewart Oksenhorn. Aspen Times Weely. December 22, 2007.

I never intended to appear introspective. But then, I've never been a consistent writer of up tempo songs. I kind of veer toward ballads and melody. I'm seldom totally positive. Maybe that's because 'she loves you' or 'I'm so happy' don't make for such good songs.--Bacharach to the Future. Paul Lester. Melody Maker. October 21, 1995.

I don't look too much into my life for stuff. They're just melodic fragments. The autobiographical references are irrelevant. They're reflections, generalizations, not specific. I'm like a sponge. I absorb things.... When I'm really moved by something, by a beautiful view, I put that response into the melody. But that's it.--Bacharach to the Future. Paul Lester. Melody Maker. October 21, 1995.

You can't start out to write a song that will 'resonate the heart'. As a composer the style that's attracted me means you won't see a lot of uptempo tunes. Many of the songs are ballads. I think they're the things I can touch, or want to touch. I've always tried to create in a song form which will translate into a record. Making it like a four-minute movie with highs and lows.--Q&A. Select Magazine March 1996

SONGWRITING

The best way, for me [to write a song], always is to get away from the piano, sit in a place and hear it in my head. And that's where everything gets born.--NPR, July 3, 2008

People will tell me a song sounds great even if it's only mediocre. In the end you have to rely on your own ear. If something isn't right I know it and I have to start again. (B. Bacharach Is Hoping for First Oscar. Linda Deutsch. Associated Press, April 1, 1968.)

It's very hard for me to sit down and, as I'm writing at the piano, perceive this as a full song, knowing whether it's good or not good. It goes by in inches. If you get away from the piano and hear the melodic contour as well as the harmonisation in your head, you're hearing a long vertical line. I like to take a long look at the song.--Do You Know the Way to Monterey? Santa Fe? Whitley Bay?... Mojo Magazine. March 1996

I do that when I'm orchestrating too. I have to have a long-range picture of he whole scope of a piece. I get a sense of balance that I couldn't get if I was sitting at the piano. Your hands tend to go places because they've been there before. You'll write what your hands can play instead of what an orchestration can play.--Do You Know the Way to Monterey? Santa Fe? Whitley Bay?... Mojo Magazine. March 1996

What does happen with me is that I tinker, I fiddle, I've never had a song come to me fully formed in a blinding flash of inspiration. If it comes too easy I don't think it's any good. So I turn it upside down and look at it in the middle of the night. It's a short form, three and a half minutes, so everything counts. You can get away with murder in a forty-minute piece but not in three and a half. Some songs, you know, they beat you up. Too notey, too wordy, too much. You think, I don't wanna hear that again in a hurry.--See You Later, Elevator! Q. July 1996

TIME SIGNATURES

Occasionally there would be 'complaints.' With 'What's New, Pussycat?' someone said, 'This is in 3/4,' it's a waltz, how is somebody in a disco in Paris going to dance to this?' I said, 'They'll find a way. It feels right the way it is. They'll find a way to move to it.' You can't think about things like that. I never bothered counting the bars, about seeing whether or not there were eight bars in the first section. Sometimes there'd be nine bars, sometimes twelve. I never paid any attention. I never paid any attention to a changed time signature. I think it was Dionne who told me the turn-around bar on 'Anyone Who Had A Heart' was in 7/8. She counted it out, and I couldn't believe it. It wasn't intentional, that's just the way it came out.

Those things never bothered me. They bothered some people. An A&R man in the early days might say, 'Here's a three-bar phrase instead of a four-bar phrase, and it really makes me uncomfortable. If you'll make it a four-bar phrase l'll record the song, but the way it is now I won't.' And I did that a couple of times, and I ruined a couple of good songs.--Bacharach and David, Almo Publications 1978

ARRANGEMENTS

I started writing my own orchestrations as a kind of self-defense. No matter how good the words or the melody of a song, it has got to be showcased properly.--Hits. Lillian Ross. The New Yorker, September 14, 1968.

When any instrumentalist would have a singular statement to make on a record, I'd write a lyric underneath. It might be words that made no sense at all, but it would help them speak through their instrument. There are certain things that can't really be notated in orchestration. It's maybe two eighth notes, a 16th note and another eighth note, and that's the way it should be notated, but that's not the way it totally feels. But if you put words with it, or even vowel sounds, it does make a difference.--Do You KNow the Way to Monterey? Santa Fe? Whitley Bay?... Mojo Magazine. March 1996

STUDIO MAGIC

You need that certain magic to happen at a recording session. Much of the feeling of a record—my records—comes from the rhythm section.--Hits. Lillian Ross. The New Yorker, September 14, 1968.

PRODUCING RECORDS

I did it [produce records] out of total self-defense. I saw a lot of songs get distorted, butchered, or changed, and I had to make compromises to people who had the power to let an artist record my songs.--Billboard August 16, 1986.

BACHARACH ALBUMS

I would only sing part of a song. I was afraid to do more. Then the girls would sing the rest. Or I wouldn't have a whole instrumental. If there were key lines I'd use vocal dramatically. Or maybe an English horn, which I'd try to use as judiciously as possible. Then maybe two flugelhorns. There's only so much expression you're going to get out of a lead instrument, so I would try and keep it interesting.--Props for Burt Bacharach. Skip Heller. Pulse Magazine. October 1995.

THE AUDIENCE

The biggest thrill for me is being able to make a dent, even a small one, in somebody's life. The reward is when someone tells you one of your songs means something special to them. It might be the memory of a good time, or a love affair, or when their baby was born.--Billboard Jul 25, 1970

I found out doing concerts that you have to be very careful, when you have so much known material, [about] how much new material you can get away with--and where you can get away with it.--Billboard May 3, 2000

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BURT BACHARACH AND MARLENE DIETRICH

From 1957 to 1967, Bacharach worked with Marlene Dietrich as her arranger and conductor on recordings and on tour. He also played the piano for her in concert and worked with her on her vocal delivery.

The following table lists all of the songs Burt arranged, conducted and recorded Dietrich.
You can sort the table by clicking on any column heading.

SONG TITLE	YEAR	RELEASE TITLE/NOTES
Allein in Einer GroBen Stadt	1960	Wiedersehen mit Marlene Reissued in 1964 on Dietrich in London
Another Spring, Another Love	1957	single; B side of Near You
Bitte Geh'Nicht Fort (Ne Me Quitte Pas)	1963	Bitte Geh Nicht For EP
Blowin' in the Wind	1965	single; B side of Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Boys In the Back Room (the)	1959	Dietrich in Rio
Cherche La Rose	1962	B side of Qui Peut Ou Vout Les Fleurs? single
Das Lied Ist Aus	1959 1964	Dietrich in Rio Marie-Marie EP
Dejeuner Du Matin	1962	single; B side of Marie-Marie
Die Weit War Jung	1962	single
Falling In Love Again	1964	Dietrich in London
Fur Alles Kommit die Zeit	1963	Bitte Geh Nicht For EP
Go 'Way From My Window	1964	Dietrich in London
Honeysuckle Rose	1964	Dietrich in London
I Can't Give You Anything But Love	1964	Dietrich in London
I May Never Go Home Anymore	1957	single
I Will Come Back	1959	Dietrich in Rio
I Wish You Love	1964	Dietrich in London
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face	1959	Dietrich in Rio
Ich Bin Von Kopf Bis FuB Auf Liebe Eingestellt	1960	Wiedersehen mit Marlene
Ich Hab' Noch einen Koffer in Berlin	1960	Wiedersehen mit Marlene
Ich WeiB Nicht, Zu Wern Ich Gehore	1960	Wiedersehen mit Marlene
Je Tire Ma Reverence	1959	Dietrich in Rio
Johnny	1960	Wiedersehen mit Marlene Reissued in 1964 on Dietrich in London
Kinder, Heut Abend, Da Such Ich Mir Was Aus	1960	Wiedersehen mit Marlene
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine	1957	single; B side of I May Never Go Home Anymore
Kleine Treue Nach	1963	Bitte Geh Nicht For EP Song is Kentucky Blue Bird AKA Message to Martha
La Vie en Rose	1964	Dietrich in London
Laziest Gal In Town (the)	1964	Dietrich in London
Lili Marlene	1960	Wiedersehen mit Marlene Reissued in 1964 on Dietrich in London
Lola	1960 1964	Wiedersehen mit Marlene Dietrich in London
Look Me Over Closely	1959	Dietrich in Rio
Luar de Sertao	1959	Dietrich in Rio
Makin' Whoopee	1959	Dietrich in Rio
Marie-Marie	1960	Wiedersehen mit Marlene
Mein Blondes Baby	1960	Wiedersehen mit Marlene Reissued in 1962 as a single
My Blue Heaven	1959	Dietrich in Rio
Near You	1957	single
One For My Baby	1959	Dietrich in Rio
Peter	1960	Wiedersehen mit Marlene
Qui Peut Dire Ou Vout Les Fleurs?	1962	single
Sag Mir Wo Di Blumen Sind	1962	single
Shir Hatan	1964	Dietrich in London
Warum Tut Liebe Weht	1963	Bitte Geh Nicht For EP
Well, All Right, Okay, You Win	1959	Dietrich in Rio
Wenn Ich Mir Was Wunschen Durfte	1960	Wiedersehen mit Marlene
Wer Wird Denn Weinen	1960	Wiedersehen mit Marlene
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?	1964	Marie-Marie EP Reissued in 1965 as a single
You're The Cream In My Coffee	1959	Dietrich in Rio