Tribute to Burt Bacharach & Hal David [Import]

Burt Bacharach (Artist), Petula Clark (Performer), Dionne Warwick (Performer), Elvis Costello (Performer), Paul Carrack (Performer), Brian Conley (Performer), Edwin Starr (Performer), Linda Lewis (Performer), Yazz (Performer), Kenny Lynch (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 9, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Superior
• ASIN: B000060MF5
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #468,915 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. This Guy's in Love With You

2. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head [From Butch Cassidy and The Sundance

3. A House Is Not a Home

4. Wishin' and Hopin'

5. (They Long to Be) Close to You

6. Don't Make Me Over

7. Alfie [From Alfie]

8. What's New Pussycat?

9. 24 Hours from Tulsa

10. I Just Have to Breathe

11. Wives and Lovers

12. Do You Know the Way to San Jose?

13. Make It Easy on Yourself

14. One Less Bell to Answer

15. The Look of Love

16. Reach Out for Me

17. I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself

18. Walk on By

19. Say a Little Prayer

20. Do You Know the Way to San Jose?

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hit or miss collection, April 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Tribute to Burt Bacharach & Hal David (Audio CD)

This live album recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in London gathers a large group of performers to celebrate the amazing Bacharach and David catalog. With the mix of artists, the results vary wildly, but when it's good, it's very good. High points include the incomparable Irish singer Brian Kennedy, who creates an absolutely shimmering version of "Reach Out For Me;" soul singer Paul Carrack, bourbon smooth on "This Guy's in Love With You;" and Petula Clark, who lends a distinct theatricality to three cuts here. Those three artists do outstanding work, making the cuts sound like their own rather than trying to copy the original vocals.

Some of the other tracks just lie there, including two by Brian Conley (he sounds like a third-rate Tom Jones) and Kenny Lynch, who just can't swing on "Wives and Lovers." Even Dionne Warwick, who gets three cuts here, doesn't seem to be in particularly good voice. The overall result is uneven -- there are better Bacharach compilations out there -- but this disc does have its moments.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Music, Great artists!, May 10, 2007

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Michael S. Balzer "michael balzer" (san diego, ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tribute to Burt Bacharach & Hal David (Audio CD)

I was lucky enough to attend this historic concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London and it was an amazing night of music I will never forget. This was an very interesting variety of mainly British artists who performed these Bacharach/David songs with style and enthusiasm. The standout performances were Petula Clark (wish she would have recorded even more Bacharach/David songs on her albums), Elvis Costello, Dionne Warwick (what Bacharach/David tribute is complete without her), Paul Carrack, and Brian Conley (a big West End and UK TV star), and Brian Kennedy (discovered by Van Morrison and the vocalist for Riverdance on Broadway). A must for fans of Bacharach/David songs.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Jolly Goodtime..., May 20, 2006

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vmzfla "vince819" (Orlando, Fl.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tribute to Burt Bacharach & Hal David (Audio CD)

This live London, Royal Albert Hall, June 2000 concert tribute recording is not the conventional type. It is comprised mostly of Brits performing uncharacteristcally various Bacharach-David selections. Petula Clark, Dionne Warwick, and Burt Bacharach himself are the anchor for the program. Elvis Costello gives a sensitive take on " I Just Don't No What To Do With Myself" that underated song of heartbreak after a break up. Irish singer Brian Kennedy does a good low key job on the supportive ballad "Reach Out For Me" As much as Yazz tries she can't match Dionne Warwick with "Do You Know The Way to San Jose" a few tracks down the disc. A couple of the interpretors weren't even born when Burt was in his hay day. This kind of makes it interesting for the overall rating of this CD. British TV star Brian Conley does a luke-warm version(when compared to Tom Jones)on "Whats New Pussycat?". He fares better on "24 Hours to Tulsa"! When your not totally familiar with the performers on such an album of American Pop classics; the whole can be compared to just nicely done karaoke. The anonymous recording is first rate. Minimal audience noise. Some brief but helpful notes on the performers are included.