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"One Less Bell to Answer" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid. Originally written in 1967 for #KeelySmith, the song was rediscovered in late 1969 by #BonesHowe, the producer for #the5thDimension, and the song was included on the group's 1970 debut album for #BellRecords, #Portrait. Lead vocals on the single were sung by #MarilynMcCoo. "One Less Bell to Answer" was a #platinumRecord.
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"Make It Easy on Yourself" is a #popular song #written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid which was initially a top 20 Pop and R&B hit for #JerryButler in 1962. The best-known version is the 1965 recording by #theWalkerBrothers, for whom it was a No. 1 UK and Canadian hit. #DionneWarwick, who made a #demo of the song in early 1962, later had a hit with it in 1970.
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@tc_morekindness Originally recorded by Jerry Butler... on Vee Jay:
Jerry Butler: Message to Martha (1963)
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"Make It Easy on Yourself" is a #popular song #written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid which was initially a top 20 Pop and R&B hit for #JerryButler in 1962. The best-known version is the 1965 recording by #theWalkerBrothers, for whom it was a No. 1 UK and Canadian hit. #DionneWarwick, who made a #demo of the song in early 1962, later had a hit with it in 1970.
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Another old favorite that fits this week's #JukeboxFridayNight theme, #Waiting.
Etta James: Waiting for Charlie to Come Home (1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cb_HqqDbpEThis Bob Hilliard / Burt Bacharach composition was originally issued as the flip side of "Something's Got a Hold On Me",
#EttaJames #BurtBacharach #BobHilliard #RileyHampton #soulmusic
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Okay, so I *had* seen him in "Austin Powers" but I did not connect the spelling of his name to the name said my Mike Myers, and my thought at the time was "WHO IS THAT DUDE ON THE PIANO? OH WELL, OKAY"
(Clearly, WAY BEFORE my time.)
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"That's What Friends Are For" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #CaroleBayerSager. It was first recorded by #RodStewart in 1982 for the soundtrack of the film #NightShift, but it is best known for the 1985 version by #DionneWarwick, #EltonJohn, #GladysKnight, and #StevieWonder. This recording, billed as being by Dionne Warwick & Friends, was released as a charity single for #AIDS research and prevention. It was a massive hit.
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"Baby It's You" is a song written by #BurtBacharach (music), #LutherDixon (credited as Barney Williams), and #MackDavid (lyrics). It was recorded by #theShirelles and #theBeatles and was a hit for both. The highest-charting version of "Baby It's You" was by the band #Smith, who took the track to No.5 on the US charts in 1969.
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"Make It Easy on Yourself" is a #popular song #written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid which was initially a top 20 Pop and R&B hit for #JerryButler in 1962. The best-known version is the 1965 recording by #theWalkerBrothers, for whom it was a No. 1 UK and Canadian hit. #DionneWarwick, who made a #demo of the song in early 1962, later had a hit with it in 1970.
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"(They Long to Be) Close to You" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid. First recorded in 1963 by #RichardChamberlain, the song had its biggest success in 1970, in a version recorded by American duo #theCarpenters for their second studio album #CloseToYou and produced by #JackDaugherty. A #softPop ballad, the song expresses a woman's appreciation that her romantic partner symbolically attracts the attention of birds and falling stars.
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On June 24, 2015: Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: #KanyeWest, and The Who headline; other performers include #LionelRichie, Motörhead, #BurtBacharach, The Libertines, and #PharrellWilliams.
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"Love Power" is a song by American singers #DionneWarwick and #JeffreyOsborne. It was written and produced by #BurtBacharach and #CaroleBayerSager for Warwick's studio album, #ReservationsForTwo (1987), and features an appearance by #KennyG playing the #altoSax solo. Released as its lead single, it became Warwick's sixth number-one hit on the US Billboard #AdultContemporary chart. The track also reached number 12 on the #Billboard Hot 100.
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"Alfie" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid to promote the 1966 film #Alfie. The song was a major hit for #CillaBlack (UK) and #DionneWarwick (US). At the 10th Annual Grammy Awards in 1968, #BurtBacharach won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement.
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"Tower of Strength" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #BobHilliard and performed by #GeneMcDaniels. The record was produced by #SnuffGarrett and featured #theJohnnyMannSingers and #EarlPalmer on drums. It appeared on his 1961 album, Tower of Strength.
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"Message to Michael" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid, that has been a hit for several different artists under several different titles. The song was first recorded as "Message to Martha" by #JerryButler in 1962. In 1964, singer #LouJohnson had a minor US hit with the song, with the title "#Kentucky Bluebird". British singer #AdamFaith also recorded the song as "A Message to Martha (Kentucky Bluebird)" in 1965.
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"Only Love Can Break a Heart" is a popular song from 1962, performed by the American singer-songwriter #GenePitney. The song was written by #HalDavid (words) and #BurtBacharach (music) and appears on Pitney's second album #OnlyLoveCanBreakAHeart.
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"Do You Know the Way to San Jose" is a 1968 popular song written and composed for singer #DionneWarwick by #BurtBacharach. #HalDavid wrote the lyrics. The song was Warwick's biggest international hit to that point, selling several million copies worldwide and winning Warwick her first #GrammyAward. David's lyrics tell the story of a native of #SanJoseCalifornia, who, having failed to break into the entertainment field in Los Angeles, is set to return to her hometown.
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"Tower of Strength" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #BobHilliard and performed by #GeneMcDaniels. The record was produced by #SnuffGarrett and featured #theJohnnyMannSingers and #EarlPalmer on drums. It appeared on his 1961 album, Tower of Strength.
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"I Say a Little Prayer" is a song #written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid for American singer #DionneWarwick, originally peaking at number four on the US #Billboard #Hot100 pop singles chart in December 1967. On the #RAndBSingles chart it peaked at number eight. The following year, it was a top ten hit for another American singer, #ArethaFranklin.
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"Baby It's You" is a song written by #BurtBacharach (music), #LutherDixon (credited as Barney Williams), and #MackDavid (lyrics). It was recorded by #theShirelles and #theBeatles and was a hit for both. The highest-charting version of "#BabyItsYou" was by the band #Smith, who took the track to No.5 on the US charts in 1969.
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"On My Own" is a duet by American singers #PattiLaBelle and #MichaelMcDonald. It was written and produced by #BurtBacharach and his then-wife #CaroleBayerSager and originally recorded by singer #DionneWarwick for inclusion on her album #Friends (1985). The song was eventually recorded by LaBelle and McDonald for her eighth studio album, #WinnerInYou (1986). It was released as the album's lead single on March 22, 1986, by #MCARecords. Lyrically.
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"Make It Easy on Yourself" is a #popular song #written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid which was initially a top 20 Pop and R&B hit for #JerryButler in 1962. The best-known version is the 1965 recording by #theWalkerBrothers, for whom it was a No. 1 UK and Canadian hit. #DionneWarwick, who made a #demo of the song in early 1962, later had a hit with it in 1970.
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On May 12th, 1928: #BurtBacharach, American Grammy and Academy Award-winning #composer ("I'll Never Fall in Love Again"; "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"; "Promises, Promises"), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2023).
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This week's #TuneTuesday theme is #WindowsAndDoors. Although this tune isn't one of my top Jackie DeShannon or Bacharach/David favorites, it is an obvious choice for this theme:
Jackie DeShannon: Windows And Doors (1966)
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On the 12th of May 2012: American songwriters #BurtBacharach and Hal David receive Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the White House in Washington, D.C.
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Herb Alpert
This Guy's in Love With You ...
Damn he was smooth! The song was written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David. Released in May of 1968, it went all the way to #1
#herbalpert #thisguysinlovewithyou #burtbacharach #the60s #thesixties #music #nowplaying #nowhearthis #listenup #mixtape #randomplay
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"That's What Friends Are For" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #CaroleBayerSager. It was first recorded by #RodStewart in 1982 for the soundtrack of the film #NightShift, but it is best known for the 1985 version by #DionneWarwick, #EltonJohn, #GladysKnight, and #StevieWonder. This recording, billed as being by Dionne Warwick & Friends, was released as a #charitySingle for #AIDS research and prevention. It was a massive hit.
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"(They Long to Be) Close to You" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid. First recorded in 1963 by #RichardChamberlain, the song had its biggest success in 1970, in a version recorded by American duo #theCarpenters for their second studio album #CloseToYou and produced by #JackDaugherty. A #softPop ballad, the song expresses a woman's appreciation that her romantic partner symbolically attracts the attention of birds and falling stars.
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mirrormask / dave mckean. 2005
When Jim Henson Productions and Sony wanted to make something along the lines of Jim Henson’s “The Dark Chrystal” or “Labyrinth” they approached graphic novelist Neil Gaiman and illustrator Dave McKean, who had previously collaborated on the graphic novel series “Black Orchid” (1988), “The Sandman” (1989-1996) and children’s book “Coraline” (2002). The result was this very artful journey through a fantasy world. Almost every scene is chock-full of imaginative designs and special effects for which about 15 young animators were hired, almost all of them just graduated from the local art school.
The songs in the soundtrack are “(They Long To Be) Close to you” (a cover of the classic written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David), sung by Josefine Cronholm, and “If I Apologise” (written by Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman) sung by Josefine Cronholm & Ashley Slater.
#animation #animazione #art #arte #AshleySlater #BurtBacharach #DaveMcKean #experimentalMovie #film #HalDavid #highlights #JimHensonProductions #JosefineCronholm #MirrorMask #MirrorMask #movie #NeilGaiman #Sony #video -
"Walk On By" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid for singer #DionneWarwick in 1963. Warwick's recording of the song peaked at number six on the US #Billboard #Hot100 and number one on the #CashBox Rhythm and Blues Chart In June 1964 and was nominated for a 1965 Grammy Award for the Best Rhythm and Blues Recording. #IsaacHayes recorded the song five years later, in 1969, and his version reached number 30 on the Hot 100 chart.
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"(They Long to Be) Close to You" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid. First recorded in 1963 by #RichardChamberlain, the song had its biggest success in 1970, in a version recorded by American duo #theCarpenters for their second studio album #CloseToYou and produced by #JackDaugherty. A #softPop ballad, the song expresses a woman's appreciation that her romantic partner symbolically attracts the attention of birds and falling stars.
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"Wishin' and Hopin'" is a #song, written by #HalDavid and #BurtBacharach, which was a US #Top10 hit for #DustySpringfield in 1964.
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"I Say a Little Prayer" is a song #written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid for #DionneWarwick, originally peaking at number four on the U.S. #Billboard #Hot100 pop singles chart in December 1967. On the #RAndBSingles chart it peaked at number eight. The following year, it was a top ten hit for #ArethaFranklin.
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"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid for the 1969 film #ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid. The uplifting lyrics describe somebody who overcomes his troubles and worries by realizing that "it won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me." The single by #BJThomas reached No. 1 on charts in the United States, Canada and Norway, and reached No. 38 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" is a song written by American songwriting duo #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid. Originally recorded as a #demonstrationTape by #DionneWarwick in 1963, "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" first charted for #LouJohnson, whose version reached number 49 on the #Billboard #Hot100 in mid-1964. #SandieShaw took the song to number one in the UK that same year.
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"What the World Needs Now Is Love" is a 1965 song with lyrics by #HalDavid and music composed by #BurtBacharach. First recorded and made popular by #JackieDeShannon, it was released on April 15, 1965, on the Imperial label after a release on sister label Liberty records the previous month was canceled. It peaked at number seven on the US #Hot100 in July of that year. In Canada, the song reached number one. In 2008.
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"Any Day Now" is a popular song written by #BurtBacharach and #BobHilliard in 1962. It has been recorded by numerous artists over the years, including notable versions by #ChuckJackson in 1962, #AlanPrice in 1965, #ElvisPresley in 1969, #ScottWalker in 1973 and #RonnieMilsap in 1982. In the lyrics, the singer predicts the imminent demise of a romantic relationship and describes the sadness this will leave.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3re_xqu4ycQ