RIP Burt Bacharach
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Popularized by BJ Thomas, but it's Burt's song.
Grew up with Mom playing Dionne Warwick records. Sad, but he had a good long time above ground!
From Wikipedia...only hits and notable songs which is why it is only a list of 115:
Year Song[1] Original artist[1] Co-writer(s) with Bacharach[1]
1952 "Once In A Blue Moon" Nat King Cole
1957 "The Story of My Life" Marty Robbins Hal David
1958 "Magic Moments" Perry Como Hal David
"Wendy Wendy" The Four Coins
"The Blob" The Five Blobs Mack David
1959 "Crazy Times" Gene Vincent Paul Hampton
"With Open Arms" Jane Morgan Hal David
1960 "I Looked For You" Charlie Gracie Hal David
"We're Only Young Once" The Avons Robert Colby
1961 "Gotta Get A Girl" Frankie Avalon Hal David
"Mexican Divorce" The Drifters Hal David
"Please Stay" The Drifters Bob Hilliard
"I Wake Up Crying" Chuck Jackson Hal David
"Tower of Strength" Gene McDaniels Bob Hilliard
"You're Following Me" Perry Como Bob Hilliard
"Three Wheels on My Wagon" Dick Van Dyke Bob Hilliard
"Baby It's You" The Shirelles Mack David, Luther Dixon
"You Don't Have To Be A Tower of Strength" Gloria Lynne Hal David
1962 "Another Tear Falls" Gene McDaniels Hal David
"Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)" Chuck Jackson Bob Hilliard
"(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" Gene Pitney Hal David
"I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" Tommy Hunt Hal David
"(It's) Wonderful to Be Young" Cliff Richard Hal David
"Make It Easy on Yourself" Jerry Butler Hal David
"Don't You Believe It" Andy Williams Bob Hilliard
"Only Love Can Break a Heart" Gene Pitney Hal David
"Keep Away from Other Girls" Helen Shapiro Bob Hilliard
"(There Goes) The Forgotten Man" Jimmy Radcliffe Hal David
"The Love of a Boy" Timi Yuro Hal David
"Don't Make Me Over" Dionne Warwick Hal David
1963 "This Empty Place" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Wishin' and Hopin'" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Blue on Blue" Bobby Vinton Hal David
"Be True to Yourself" Bobby Vee Hal David
"True Love Never Runs Smooth" Gene Pitney Hal David
"In The Land Of Make Believe" The Drifters Hal David
"Saturday Sunshine" Burt Bacharach Hal David
"Make the Music Play" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Blue Guitar" Richard Chamberlain Hal David
"(They Long to Be) Close to You" Richard Chamberlain Hal David
"Reach Out for Me" Lou Johnson Hal David
"Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa" Gene Pitney Hal David
"Wives and Lovers" Jack Jones Hal David
"Anyone Who Had a Heart" Dionne Warwick Hal David
1964 "Send me no Flowers" Doris Day Hal David
"Any Old Time Of The Day" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed" Linda Scott Hal David
"Walk On By" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"A House Is Not a Home" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Me Japanese Boy I Love You" Bobby Goldsboro Hal David
"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" Lou Johnson Hal David
"A Message to Martha (Kentucky Bluebird)" Lou Johnson Hal David
"Rome Will Never Leave You" Richard Chamberlain Hal David
1965 "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Long After Tonight Is All Over" Jimmy Radcliffe Hal David
"Trains and Boats and Planes" Burt Bacharach Hal David
"What the World Needs Now Is Love" Jackie DeShannon Hal David
"What's New Pussycat?" Tom Jones Hal David
"My Little Red Book" Manfred Mann Hal David
"Here I Am" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"A Lifetime of Loneliness" Jackie DeShannon Hal David
"Looking with My Eyes" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Are You There (With Another Girl)" Dionne Warwick Hal David
1966 "Alfie" Cilla Black Hal David
"Come and Get Me" Jackie DeShannon Hal David
"Another Night" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Go With Love" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Nikki" Burt Bacharach Hal David
"Promise Her Anything" Tom Jones Hal David
"So Long Johnny" Jackie DeShannon Hal David
1967 "The Beginning of Loneliness" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Casino Royale" Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
"The Look of Love" Dusty Springfield Hal David
"The Windows of the World" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"I Say a Little Prayer" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"One Less Bell to Answer" Keely Smith Hal David
1968 "Knowing When to Leave" Sue Raney Hal David
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"This Guy's in Love with You" Herb Alpert Hal David
"Let Me Be Lonely" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Who Is Gonna Love Me?" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"To Wait for Love" Herb Alpert Hal David
"Promises, Promises" Dionne Warwick Hal David
1969 "The April Fools" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" Burt Bacharach Hal David
"Odds and Ends" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"I'm a Better Man (For Having Loved You)" Engelbert Humperdinck Hal David
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" B. J. Thomas Hal David
1970 "Everybody's Out of Town" B. J. Thomas Hal David
"Let Me Go To Him" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Paper Mache" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"The Wine Is Young" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"The Green Grass Starts to Grow" Dionne Warwick Hal David
1971 "All Kinds Of People" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Who Gets the Guy" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Long Ago Tomorrow" B. J. Thomas Hal David
1973 "Living Together, Growing Together" The 5th Dimension Hal David
"Lost Horizon" Shawn Phillips Hal David
1980 "I Don't Need You Anymore" Jackie DeShannon Paul Anka
1981 "Stronger Than Before" Carole Bayer Sager Bruce Roberts, Carole Bayer Sager
"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" Christopher Cross Christopher Cross, Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen
"Making Love" Roberta Flack Bruce Roberts, Carole Bayer Sager
1982 "Night Shift" Quarterflash Carole Bayer Sager, Marvin Ross
"Heartlight" Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager, Neil Diamond
"That's What Friends Are For" Rod Stewart Carole Bayer Sager
1983 "Front Page Story" Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager, Neil Diamond
1984 "A Chance for Heaven" Christopher Cross Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross
"Turn Around" Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager, Neil Diamond
1986 "On My Own" Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald Carole Bayer Sager
"Love Always" El DeBarge Bruce Roberts, Carole Bayer Sager
1987 "Love Power" Dionne Warwick and Jeffrey Osborne Carole Bayer Sager
"Over You" Ray Parker Jr. Carole Bayer Sager, Ray Parker Jr.
1994 "Don't Say Goodbye Girl" Tevin Campbell Sally Jo Dakota, Narada Michael Walden
1998 "Toledo" Elvis Costello Elvis Costello
Year Song[1] Original artist[1] Co-writer(s) with Bacharach[1]
1952 "Once In A Blue Moon" Nat King Cole
1957 "The Story of My Life" Marty Robbins Hal David
1958 "Magic Moments" Perry Como Hal David
"Wendy Wendy" The Four Coins
"The Blob" The Five Blobs Mack David
1959 "Crazy Times" Gene Vincent Paul Hampton
"With Open Arms" Jane Morgan Hal David
1960 "I Looked For You" Charlie Gracie Hal David
"We're Only Young Once" The Avons Robert Colby
1961 "Gotta Get A Girl" Frankie Avalon Hal David
"Mexican Divorce" The Drifters Hal David
"Please Stay" The Drifters Bob Hilliard
"I Wake Up Crying" Chuck Jackson Hal David
"Tower of Strength" Gene McDaniels Bob Hilliard
"You're Following Me" Perry Como Bob Hilliard
"Three Wheels on My Wagon" Dick Van Dyke Bob Hilliard
"Baby It's You" The Shirelles Mack David, Luther Dixon
"You Don't Have To Be A Tower of Strength" Gloria Lynne Hal David
1962 "Another Tear Falls" Gene McDaniels Hal David
"Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)" Chuck Jackson Bob Hilliard
"(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" Gene Pitney Hal David
"I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" Tommy Hunt Hal David
"(It's) Wonderful to Be Young" Cliff Richard Hal David
"Make It Easy on Yourself" Jerry Butler Hal David
"Don't You Believe It" Andy Williams Bob Hilliard
"Only Love Can Break a Heart" Gene Pitney Hal David
"Keep Away from Other Girls" Helen Shapiro Bob Hilliard
"(There Goes) The Forgotten Man" Jimmy Radcliffe Hal David
"The Love of a Boy" Timi Yuro Hal David
"Don't Make Me Over" Dionne Warwick Hal David
1963 "This Empty Place" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Wishin' and Hopin'" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Blue on Blue" Bobby Vinton Hal David
"Be True to Yourself" Bobby Vee Hal David
"True Love Never Runs Smooth" Gene Pitney Hal David
"In The Land Of Make Believe" The Drifters Hal David
"Saturday Sunshine" Burt Bacharach Hal David
"Make the Music Play" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Blue Guitar" Richard Chamberlain Hal David
"(They Long to Be) Close to You" Richard Chamberlain Hal David
"Reach Out for Me" Lou Johnson Hal David
"Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa" Gene Pitney Hal David
"Wives and Lovers" Jack Jones Hal David
"Anyone Who Had a Heart" Dionne Warwick Hal David
1964 "Send me no Flowers" Doris Day Hal David
"Any Old Time Of The Day" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed" Linda Scott Hal David
"Walk On By" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"A House Is Not a Home" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Me Japanese Boy I Love You" Bobby Goldsboro Hal David
"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" Lou Johnson Hal David
"A Message to Martha (Kentucky Bluebird)" Lou Johnson Hal David
"Rome Will Never Leave You" Richard Chamberlain Hal David
1965 "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Long After Tonight Is All Over" Jimmy Radcliffe Hal David
"Trains and Boats and Planes" Burt Bacharach Hal David
"What the World Needs Now Is Love" Jackie DeShannon Hal David
"What's New Pussycat?" Tom Jones Hal David
"My Little Red Book" Manfred Mann Hal David
"Here I Am" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"A Lifetime of Loneliness" Jackie DeShannon Hal David
"Looking with My Eyes" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Are You There (With Another Girl)" Dionne Warwick Hal David
1966 "Alfie" Cilla Black Hal David
"Come and Get Me" Jackie DeShannon Hal David
"Another Night" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Go With Love" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Nikki" Burt Bacharach Hal David
"Promise Her Anything" Tom Jones Hal David
"So Long Johnny" Jackie DeShannon Hal David
1967 "The Beginning of Loneliness" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Casino Royale" Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
"The Look of Love" Dusty Springfield Hal David
"The Windows of the World" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"I Say a Little Prayer" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"One Less Bell to Answer" Keely Smith Hal David
1968 "Knowing When to Leave" Sue Raney Hal David
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"This Guy's in Love with You" Herb Alpert Hal David
"Let Me Be Lonely" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Who Is Gonna Love Me?" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"To Wait for Love" Herb Alpert Hal David
"Promises, Promises" Dionne Warwick Hal David
1969 "The April Fools" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" Burt Bacharach Hal David
"Odds and Ends" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"I'm a Better Man (For Having Loved You)" Engelbert Humperdinck Hal David
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" B. J. Thomas Hal David
1970 "Everybody's Out of Town" B. J. Thomas Hal David
"Let Me Go To Him" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Paper Mache" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"The Wine Is Young" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"The Green Grass Starts to Grow" Dionne Warwick Hal David
1971 "All Kinds Of People" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Who Gets the Guy" Dionne Warwick Hal David
"Long Ago Tomorrow" B. J. Thomas Hal David
1973 "Living Together, Growing Together" The 5th Dimension Hal David
"Lost Horizon" Shawn Phillips Hal David
1980 "I Don't Need You Anymore" Jackie DeShannon Paul Anka
1981 "Stronger Than Before" Carole Bayer Sager Bruce Roberts, Carole Bayer Sager
"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" Christopher Cross Christopher Cross, Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen
"Making Love" Roberta Flack Bruce Roberts, Carole Bayer Sager
1982 "Night Shift" Quarterflash Carole Bayer Sager, Marvin Ross
"Heartlight" Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager, Neil Diamond
"That's What Friends Are For" Rod Stewart Carole Bayer Sager
1983 "Front Page Story" Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager, Neil Diamond
1984 "A Chance for Heaven" Christopher Cross Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross
"Turn Around" Neil Diamond Carole Bayer Sager, Neil Diamond
1986 "On My Own" Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald Carole Bayer Sager
"Love Always" El DeBarge Bruce Roberts, Carole Bayer Sager
1987 "Love Power" Dionne Warwick and Jeffrey Osborne Carole Bayer Sager
"Over You" Ray Parker Jr. Carole Bayer Sager, Ray Parker Jr.
1994 "Don't Say Goodbye Girl" Tevin Campbell Sally Jo Dakota, Narada Michael Walden
1998 "Toledo" Elvis Costello Elvis Costello
Really talented composer and artist. If the NFL had any balls they would cancel the planned half time show for Sunday and replace it with a memorial to Bacharach. Such a half time show would showcase infinitely more talent than the one planned.
Am I the "on;y" one here who immdeidatley thought 'what was Angie like?'Am I the *only* one here who immediately thought "Martini & Rossi, on the rocks
I may be in the minority here, but I always thought her face had way more mileage than her body and never really found her that hot.
IDK, but when you are 10 yrs old and you see a pantless women named Angie Dickinson in your brothers Esquire magazine, it burns a hole in your memory!!!
Burt Bacharach’s Wives: Meet The Women He Loved Through The Years, Including Angie Dickinson
The songwriter was wed to four different women throughout his life. Find out everything you need to know about each of Burt Bacharach’s marriages.
hollywoodlife.com
I haven’t heard all of these but the ones I know by him I don‘t like very much. They always sound awkward and offkey.
RIP anyway.
Lol. That's an amazingly bad take, but thanks for chiming in.
I can’t imagine there was a more prolific writer of great popular music who ever lived.
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