Thomas) вЂњ(They Long To Be) Close To YouвЂќ (the Carpenters) вЂњBaby ItвЂ™s YouвЂќ (the Shirelles) вЂњOnly Love Can Break A Heart,вЂќ вЂњThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,вЂќ вЂњTwenty-Four Hours From TulsaвЂќ and вЂњTrue Love Never Runs SmoothвЂќ (Gene Pitney) вЂњ(ThereвЂ™s) Always Something There To Remind MeвЂќ (Sandie Shaw, Naked Eyes) вЂњWhatвЂ™s New PussycatвЂќ (Tom Jones) вЂњThe Look Of LoveвЂќ and вЂњWishinвЂ™ And Hopin'вЂќ (Dusty Springfield) вЂњOne Less Bell To AnswerвЂќ (Fifth Dimension) вЂњThis GuyвЂ™s In Love With YouвЂќ (Herb Alpert) вЂњMagic MomentsвЂќ (Perry Como) вЂњAny Day NowвЂќ (Chuck Jackson) вЂњTower Of StrengthвЂќ (Gene McDaniels) вЂњMake It Easy On YourselfвЂќ (Jerry Butler) вЂњBlue On BlueвЂќ (Bobby Vinton) вЂњWives And LoversвЂќ (Jack Jones) and вЂњMy Little Red BookвЂќ (Manfred Mann). Other hits written by Bacharach & David include: вЂњWhat The World Needs Now Is LoveвЂќ (Jackie DeShannon) вЂњRaindrops Keep FallinвЂ™ On My HeadвЂќ (B.J. But before starting the Q&A interview below, here is a brief discography of the classic hits that he has co-written (and in many cases produced), and the major awards he has receivedДЇor Dionne Warwick he co-wrote (with lyricist Hal David): вЂњAlfie,вЂќ вЂњWalk On By,вЂќ вЂњAnyone Who Had A HeartвЂќ (also a hit for Luther Vandross) вЂњDonвЂ™t Make Me Over,вЂќ вЂњMessage To Michael,вЂќ вЂњTrains And Boats And Planes,вЂќ вЂњI Just DonвЂ™t Know What To Do With Myself,вЂќ вЂњI Say A Little PrayerвЂќ (also a hit for Aretha Franklin) вЂњ(Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls,вЂќ вЂњPromises, Promises,вЂќ вЂњDo You Know The Way To San Jose,вЂќ вЂњThis GirlвЂ™s In Love With You,вЂќ вЂњIвЂ™ll Never Fall In Love Again,вЂќ and вЂњYouвЂ™ll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart)вЂќ (also a hit for the Stylistics). It was an honor to do a new interview with the legendary Bacharach. At This Time also includes lead vocal performances by John Pagano, Josie James and Donna Taylor. Dre contributes drum and bass loops on three of the songs. Costello and Wainright perform lead vocals on separate cuts, and Dr. Notably, the new album features contributions from a diverse group of top artists, including Elvis Costello, Rufus Wainright, Dr. Instead of typical pop-song formats, Bacharach has created an adventurous, liberating approach, where he uniquely intertwines different music segments and vocal passages into cohesive music pieces. The album comprises musical pieces which have more free-form, unorthodox structures. Secondly, At This Time is cutting-edge from a musical standpoint. administration, and to reflect upon the state of the world and society today. Bacharach was inspired to write lyrics which are often topical or political, to express his indignation with the current U.S. It marks the first time Bacharach has written the lyrics for his songs, teaming up with hit writer Tonio K. 1 on Columbia Records), is one of his most ambitious, innovative works to date.ДЄt This Time is unique in two, significant ways. However, he remains a vital and creative music force, and his new album At This Time (which will be released Nov. Now at age 77, Bacharach could have already retired as one of the all-time greats. He has won multiple Oscar and Grammy awards, and he has written an astounding 48 Top 10 pop hits, including nine songs which reached #1. Burt Bacharach is renowned for being one of pop musicвЂ™s most acclaimed, chart-topping composers & producers for over four decades.

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