Burt Bacharach – Essential LP

Burt Bacharach - Essential

Burt Bacharach was called the “greatest living composer” by the Grammy panel that gave him a lifetime achievement award in 2008. He has enjoyed major hits in a variety of musical genres, including Top-40, pop, soul, R&B, jazz, country, and movie soundtracks. He has also collaborated with a host of major lyricists, including Hal David and Bob Hilliard. On a list of post-1956 songwriters, Bacharach has had 133 hits and ranks No. 6 – right after Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and the Motown team of Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr. Put in perspective, Bacharach is a direct link to the great composers of the ‘30s and ‘40s – and author of the American Songbook’s final chapter. This splendid LP edition presents Burt Bacharach’s most essential and enduring works from the beginning of his career, gathering a variety of the great sides he composed (and in several cases, also arranged) for different labels, between 1955 and 1962. Included here are classics like Dionne Warwick’s “Don’t Make Me Over,” Gene Pitney’s “Only Love Can Break a Heart,” Tommy Hunt’s “I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself,” and The Shirelles’ “Baby It’s You,” to name a few. Our release also contains lesser-heard tracks, which are just as enjoyable as the hits, such as Jimmy Radcliffe’s “Long After Tonight Is All Over,” and Jack Jones’ “Dreamin’ All the Time,” as well as Bacharach himself at the piano performing “Rosanne”. All of this material represents a formidable slice of popular culture and allows you to experience some of the finest gems of the pop and soul genres.

Tracklist:
1. Dionne Warwick - Don't Make Me Over 1962
2. Tommy Hunt - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself 1962
3. Michael Holliday - the Story of My Life 1957
4. Del Shannon - the Answer To Everything 1961
5. The Shirelles - Baby It's You 1961
6. The Drifters - Mexican Divorce 1962
7. Dionne Warwick - This Empty Place 1962
8. Jimmy Radcliffe - Long After Tonight is All Over 1962
9. Dionne Warwick - Wishing and Hoping 1962
10. Gene McDaniels - Tower of Strength 1961
11. Dionne Warwick - I Smiled Yesterday 1962
12. Jerry Butler - Make It Easy On Yourself 1962
13. The Shirelles - It's Love That Really Counts 1962
14. Etta James - Waitin' For Charlie (To Come Home) 1962
15. Chuck Jackson - Any Day Now (My Wild, Beautiful Bird) 1962
16. Timi Yuro - the Love of a Boy 1962
17. Gene Pitney - Only Love Can Break a Heart 1962
18. Jack Jones - Dreamin' All the Time 1962
19. Mel Torme - These Desperate Hours 1955
20. Burt Bacharach (Piano) With String Orchestra - Rosanne 1958

Label: Wax Time
Released: 2023