Definitive Collection

Burt Bacharach | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 14, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B000E0OF84
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,771,100 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Two CD set that collects 50 of Burt Bacharach's finest songs performed by those that made them hits! Bacharach remains one of the few songwriters that remains just as popular, if not more so, than those that took his songs to the top of the charts! Includes tracks from Dionne Warwick, The Carpenters, Elvis Costello, The Pretenders, Aretha Franklin, Tom Jones, Gene Pitney, The Drifters and more. UMTV. 2006. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars THE DEFINITIVE BURT BACHARACH SONGBOOK 50 TRACKS 2 CD'S AN INTERCONTINENTAL LOVE AFFAIR, February 13, 2009

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The Definitive Burt Bacharach Songbook, 2 discs, 2006, Universal and WMTV.

Hal David and Burt Bacharach have done a sensational job licensing and releasing welcome new items for fans like me with an insatiable appetite for anything that I can get my hands on.

I encourage customers to purchase anything on the Universal label, it is sure to have our composer's indelible stamp.

The makers are really pushing the envelope releasing two disc sets like this, all kinds of gems pop up.

The Pretenders The Windows Of The World

The lead singer of The Pretenders, Miss Chrissie Hynde, is a huge fan of Hal David and Burt Bacharach, it's nice to see the manufacturer take note.

There are number of cuts on the Definitive Burt Bacharach Songbook that display Dusty Springfield growing and expanding as an artist.

Look for Gene Pitney's version of Only Love Can Break A Heart.

Songs from both sides of the Atlantic, This Empty Place The Searchers, Be True To Yourself Bobby Vee.

A lot of bang for your money.

50 Tracks total.

Songs that would sound great on any system, lots of fun built into these recordings.

THE DEFINITIVE BURT BACHARACH (2 disc set)

DISC 1-TRK# TITLE/ARTIST

1957
2 Songs

1-03 MAGIC MOMENTS Perry Como
1-15 THE STORY OF MY LIFE Marty Robbins

1961
3 Songs

1-08 BABY IT'S YOU The Shirelles
1-14 MEXICAN DIVORCE
1-11 TOWER OF STRENGTH Gene Mcdaniels

1962
4 Songs

1-24 ANY DAY NOW Chuck Jackson
1-25 ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART Gene Pitney
1-09 PLEASE STAY The Drifters
1-13 THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALENCE Gene Pitney

1963
3 Songs

1-18 BLUE ON BLUE Bobby Vinton
1-10 DON'T MAKE ME OVER Dionne Warwick
1-12 (THERE GOES) THE FORGOTTEN MAN Jimmy Radcliff

1964
3 Songs

1-06 I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF Dusty Springfield
1-04 (THERE'S) ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME
Sandy Shaw
1-19 THIS EMPTY PLACE The Searchers

1965
1 Song

1-21 A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME Burt Bacharach

1967
1 Song

1-01 THE LOOK OF LOVE Dusty Springfield

1968
1 Song

1-07 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE Dionne Warwick

1969
3 Songs

1-20 ODDS & ENDS Dionne Warwick
1-17 PROMISES, PROMISES Burt Bacharach
1-05 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD B.J. Thomas

1971
1 Song

1-22 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER Burt Bacharach

1972
1 Song

1-23 YOU'LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN IF YOU BREAK MY HEART
The Sylistics

1996
1 Song

1-02 WALK ON BY Gabrielle

THE DEFINITIVE BURT BACHARACH (2 disc set)

DISC 2- TRK# TITLE/ARTIST

1961
1 SONG

2-15 I WAKE UP CRYING Chuck Jackson

1962
2 Songs

2-21 IT'S LOVE THAT REALLY COUNTS The Shirelles
2-11 TWENTY FOUR HOURS FROM TULSA Gene Pitney

1963
2 Songs

2-18 BE TRUE TO YOURSELF Bobby Vee
2-10 WIVES & LOVERS Jack Jones

1964
4 Songs

2-13 ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART Cilla Black
2-20 LET THE MUSIC PLAY The Drifters
2-09 REACH OUT FOR ME Nancy Wilson
2-07 WISHIN' & HOPIN' Dusty Springfield

1965
5 Songs

2-08 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART Burt Bacharach
2-04 MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF The Walker Brothers
2-12 TRAINS, BOATS & PLANES Burt Bacharach
2-05 WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT Tom Jones
2-05 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE Jackie DeShannon

1966
1 Song

2-19 ALFIE Cilla Black

1967
1 Song

2-01 (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU Dusty Springfield

1968
2 Songs

2-21 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Aretha Franklin
2-16 THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH YOU Dusty Springfield

1969
1 Song

2-06 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Dionne Warwick

1973
1 Song

2-17 LIVING TOGETHER, GROWING TOGETHER The 5th Dimension

1981
1 Song

2-22 ARTHUR'S THEME (THE BEST THAT YOU CAN DO)
Christopher Cross

1985
1 Song

2-24 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne & Friends

1988
1 Song

2-23 THE WINDOWS OF THE WORLD The Pretenders

1996
1 Song

2-25 GOD GIVE ME STRENGTH Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello