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Burt Bacharach Plays His Hits

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When I think of Burts, I don't think of Ernie's friend on Sesame street, or Burt Reynolds; I don't wish them any specific harm of course but -- as this album proves -- the only Burt for me is Bacharach. His soothing sounds and punchy lyrics lift me up in the elevator of his song to the 777th floor of heavenly bliss. "Don't go breaking my heart" is an undoubted classic, of course, but the real gem here is "Saturday Sunshine," previously unreleased due to a hideous, unpardonable offense by the otherwise mostly benign music industry.

Remember, "Bach-" means "Good" and "-arach" means "Even Better," and this album proves it.

Burt Bacharach composed some really nice songs back in his time and this is a compilation of "instrumental" versions of some of his songs.

However, part of the magic in his songs were teh lyrics that accompanied them. I'm not saying that this CD is bad. If you know the songs, you can sing along as if it were a karaoke disc. I enjoy it as background when words are too distracting in music.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Burt Bacharach is the best musician ever. He really should be called Bach, when you listen to the magnificent beats, the glorious strums of goiters, I mean guitars, haha, and the drum beats performed by the Maestro of drums, you will understand what I am talking about. Burt is so incredible, when I first heard this album I thought I was dreaming, I was so amazed at the depth and validity every one of his songs CONTAINS. Burtie will certainly knock your socks off if you've never heard him.

This album is lovely, in specially for contain Walk On By (original instrumental), and I love "What's new Pussycat". And look I'm 34 years old! I respect your point of view of who gave one star, but I disagree completelly. Here are sensitive music and great arrangement. For me it brings the essence of Burt Bacharach such as it is! And who search for that old spirit, that old magic that Burt evokes this will be Pure Pleasure.

If the music of Burt Bacharach is like an elegant, gleeming '65 Lincoln Continental then this CD is a rusted-out clunker with the fine Corinthian leather cracked and peeling...

At times you can actually hear the beauty of Bacharach's music spilling out from the undercarriage of this heavy, lumbering recording. Mostly though, listening to this collection is as pleasant as being trapped in a stalled elevator for 30 minutes with the only other passenger badly singing and humming along to the canned music! "What's New Pussycat" and "My Little Red Book", especially, will make most anyone cry "GET ME OUTTA HERE!!!!"

Buyer beware. Unless you plan on getting tanked on Rob Roys first, this CD will certainly NOT be easy listening...