Happy Birthday,Burt

[Marky B]

Legendary songsmith,Burt Bacharach,will be 80 on 12 May. Bacharach,along with former partner Hal David,wrote many songs which have and still remain memorable by all generations.



Bacharach Hits



Ta Ta

Marky B

[Mr Cosmo]

Totally agree - and if you see his 2005 album AT THIS TIME you should buy it as it is the best thing he ever did.

From my soon-to-disappear web page I WAS A TEENAGE CHART FREAK - this is just the 60s stuff he did that made the charts in the UK...

BURT BACHARACH

Born in Kansas City on 12th May 1928, Burt became one of America’s best known songwriters, writing (usually in partnership with Hal David) number one hits in the 50s (“Magic Moments” for Perry Como, “Story Of My Life” for Michael Holliday) and working tirelessly as a composer of film themes, arranger, and he even managed to do a musical “Promises Promises” before falling temporarily from favour in the 1970s.

His career picked up again in the 80s and in the 21st century he is acknowledged as one of the greatest pop composers of all time with many of his songs acknowledged as classics. He was married to fellow songsmith Carole Bayer-Sager from 1982 to 1991 and in the 1990s he appeared in the first “Austin Powers” movie as himself, worked with Elvis Costello and in November 2005 he issued a new album "At This Time", which included contributions from Elvis and Dr Dre and was an album of protest songs concerned about the presidency of George Bush Jr and America's involvement in Iraq.

He is still working and doing the odd gig.



1 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

FRANKIE VAUGHAN - TOWER OF STRENGTH

Entered 08 November 1961 for 11 weeks. Chart Action ;

17 - 9 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 – 14 – 23



2 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

GENE PITNEY - 24 HOURS FROM TULSA

Entered 06 December 1963 for 13 weeks. Chart Action ;

18 – 10 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 7 - 5 - 8 – 12 – 17 – 26



3 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

CILLA BLACK - ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART

Entered 05 February 1964 for 11 weeks. Chart Action ;

18 - 5 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 8 – 11 – 14 – 26



4 Writer (with HAL DAVID) / Producer

DIONNE WARWICK - WALK ON BY

Entered 15 April 1964 for 10 weeks. Chart Action ;

18 – 14 – 10 - 9 - 9 – 10 – 11 – 13 – 16 - 22



5 Writer (with MACK DAVID AND BARNEY WILLIAMS)

DAVE BERRY - BABY IT’S YOU

Entered 29 April 1964 for 1 week. Chart Action ;

30



6 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF

Entered 01 July 1964 for 9 weeks. Chart Action ;

29 – 14 - 5 - 3 - 4 - 4 - 5 – 11 - 22



7 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

THE MERSEYBEATS - WISHIN’ AND HOPIN’

Entered 08 July 1964 for 7 weeks. Chart Action ;

22 – 19 – 15 – 12 – 15 – 16 - 25



8 Writer (with HAL DAVID) / Producer

DIONNE WARWICK - YOU’LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN

Entered 29 July 1964 for 5 weeks. Chart Action ;

26 – 14 – 17 – 23 – 24



9 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

SANDIE SHAW - ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME

Entered 07 October 1964 for 8 weeks. Chart Action ;

12 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 6 – 15 - 18



10 Writer (with HAL DAVID) / Producer

DIONNE WARWICK - REACH OUT FOR ME

Entered 07 October 1964 for 4 weeks. Chart Action ;

26 – 22 – 25 – 30



11 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

ADAM FAITH - MESSAGE TO MARTHA

Entered 25 November 1964 for 8 weeks. Chart Action ;

25 – 14 – 11 – 12 – 15 – 17 – 18 – 27



12 Writer (with HAL DAVID) / Performer / Producer

TRAINS AND BOATS AND PLANES 2.43 / WIVES AND LOVERS (LONDON)

Vocals by The Breakaways who were one of the UK's top session groups.

Writers: Burt Bacharach / Hal David

Producer : Burt Bacharach

Entered 19 May 1965 for 7 weeks. Chart Action ;

17 - 9 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 7 – 15



13 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

BILLY J KRAMER & THE DAKOTAS - TRAINS AND BOATS AND PLANES

Entered 19 May 1965 for 6 weeks. Chart Action ;

24 – 19 – 12 – 10 – 18 – 28



14 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

TOM JONES - WHAT’S NEW PUSSYCAT

Entered 11 August 1965 for 7 weeks. Chart Action ;

30 – 18 – 13 – 10 – 12 – 15 – 27



15 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

THE WALKER BROTHERS - MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF

Entered 18 August 1965 for 11 weeks. Chart Action ;

25 – 14 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 7 – 15 – 27



16 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

THE SWINGING BLUE JEANS - DON’T MAKE ME OVER

Entered 16 February 1966 for 1 week. Chart Action ;

30



17 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

CILLA BLACK - ALFIE

Burt was also the arranger on this George Martin production

Entered 30 March 1966 for 10 weeks. Chart Action ;

21 – 14 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 9 - 9 – 18 – 21 – 26



18 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

THE WALKER BROTHERS - ANOTHER TEAR FALLS

Entered 21 September 1966 for 5 weeks. Chart Action ;

23 – 18 – 13 – 17 – 18



19 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

HERB ALPERT – CASINO ROYALE

Entered 10 May 1967 for 5 weeks. Chart Action ;

27 – 23 – 22 - 21 - 27



20 Writer (with HAL DAVID) / Producer

DIONNE WARWICK - DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE

Entered 08 May 1968 for 9 weeks. Chart Action ;

24 – 29 – 16 – 15 - 9 - 8 - 9 – 12 - 21



21 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

HERB ALPERT – THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU

Entered 10 July 1968 for 13 weeks. . Chart Action ;

18 – 13 – 9 - 5 - 7 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 4 - 8 - 9 – 12 - 25



22 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

ARETHA FRANKLIN – I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER

Entered 14 August 1968 for 11 weeks. Chart Action ;

16 – 13 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 8 – 11 – 21 – 22



23 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK - I’M A BETTER MAN

Entered 06 August 1969 for 7 weeks. Chart Action ;

29 – 24 – 24 – 23 – 25 – 23 – 21



24 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

BOBBIE GENTRY - I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN

Entered 03 September 1969 for 11 weeks. Chart Action ;

24 – 15 – 10 – 4 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 7 – 17

[batman]

HERB ALPERT – CASINO ROYALE

HERB ALPERT – THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU

THE WALKER BROTHERS - MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF

DIONNE WARWICK - WALK ON BY

BOBBIE GENTRY - I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN



What great music .... the above are among my all-time favourite songs.

Happy Birthday Burt!

[moonfleet]

What do you get when you fall in love, .............pneumonia, very humourus too Mr Baccharach & David !! Sorry but I don't remember the words between...

M.

[Steve Crook]

name='moonfleet']What do you get when you fall in love, .............pneumonia, very humourus too Mr Baccharach & David !! Sorry but I don't remember the words between...

M.

That was to get the wonderful rhyme of "pneumonia" and "phone yer"

What do you get when you fall in love?

You get enough germs to catch pneumonia.

After you do, he'll never phone yer.



Steve

[moonfleet]

Thanks, Steve, for this last words before going away, have a good night .

Moon.

[Marky B]

name='Mr Cosmo']Totally agree - and if you see his 2005 album AT THIS TIME you should buy it as it is the best thing he ever did.

From my soon-to-disappear web page I WAS A TEENAGE CHART FREAK - this is just the 60s stuff he did that made the charts in the UK...

BURT BACHARACH

Born in Kansas City on 12th May 1928, Burt became one of America’s best known songwriters, writing (usually in partnership with Hal David) number one hits in the 50s (“Magic Moments” for Perry Como, “Story Of My Life” for Michael Holliday) and working tirelessly as a composer of film themes, arranger, and he even managed to do a musical “Promises Promises” before falling temporarily from favour in the 1970s.

His career picked up again in the 80s and in the 21st century he is acknowledged as one of the greatest pop composers of all time with many of his songs acknowledged as classics. He was married to fellow songsmith Carole Bayer-Sager from 1982 to 1991 and in the 1990s he appeared in the first “Austin Powers” movie as himself, worked with Elvis Costello and in November 2005 he issued a new album "At This Time", which included contributions from Elvis and Dr Dre and was an album of protest songs concerned about the presidency of George Bush Jr and America's involvement in Iraq.

He is still working and doing the odd gig.



1 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

FRANKIE VAUGHAN - TOWER OF STRENGTH

Entered 08 November 1961 for 11 weeks. Chart Action ;

17 - 9 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 – 14 – 23



2 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

GENE PITNEY - 24 HOURS FROM TULSA

Entered 06 December 1963 for 13 weeks. Chart Action ;

18 – 10 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 7 - 5 - 8 – 12 – 17 – 26



3 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

CILLA BLACK - ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART

Entered 05 February 1964 for 11 weeks. Chart Action ;

18 - 5 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 8 – 11 – 14 – 26



4 Writer (with HAL DAVID) / Producer

DIONNE WARWICK - WALK ON BY

Entered 15 April 1964 for 10 weeks. Chart Action ;

18 – 14 – 10 - 9 - 9 – 10 – 11 – 13 – 16 - 22



5 Writer (with MACK DAVID AND BARNEY WILLIAMS)

DAVE BERRY - BABY IT’S YOU

Entered 29 April 1964 for 1 week. Chart Action ;

30



6 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF

Entered 01 July 1964 for 9 weeks. Chart Action ;

29 – 14 - 5 - 3 - 4 - 4 - 5 – 11 - 22



7 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

THE MERSEYBEATS - WISHIN’ AND HOPIN’

Entered 08 July 1964 for 7 weeks. Chart Action ;

22 – 19 – 15 – 12 – 15 – 16 - 25



8 Writer (with HAL DAVID) / Producer

DIONNE WARWICK - YOU’LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN

Entered 29 July 1964 for 5 weeks. Chart Action ;

26 – 14 – 17 – 23 – 24



9 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

SANDIE SHAW - ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME

Entered 07 October 1964 for 8 weeks. Chart Action ;

12 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 6 – 15 - 18



10 Writer (with HAL DAVID) / Producer

DIONNE WARWICK - REACH OUT FOR ME

Entered 07 October 1964 for 4 weeks. Chart Action ;

26 – 22 – 25 – 30



11 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

ADAM FAITH - MESSAGE TO MARTHA

Entered 25 November 1964 for 8 weeks. Chart Action ;

25 – 14 – 11 – 12 – 15 – 17 – 18 – 27



12 Writer (with HAL DAVID) / Performer / Producer

TRAINS AND BOATS AND PLANES 2.43 / WIVES AND LOVERS (LONDON)

Vocals by The Breakaways who were one of the UK's top session groups.

Writers: Burt Bacharach / Hal David

Producer : Burt Bacharach

Entered 19 May 1965 for 7 weeks. Chart Action ;

17 - 9 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 7 – 15



13 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

BILLY J KRAMER & THE DAKOTAS - TRAINS AND BOATS AND PLANES

Entered 19 May 1965 for 6 weeks. Chart Action ;

24 – 19 – 12 – 10 – 18 – 28



14 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

TOM JONES - WHAT’S NEW PUSSYCAT

Entered 11 August 1965 for 7 weeks. Chart Action ;

30 – 18 – 13 – 10 – 12 – 15 – 27



15 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

THE WALKER BROTHERS - MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF

Entered 18 August 1965 for 11 weeks. Chart Action ;

25 – 14 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 7 – 15 – 27



16 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

THE SWINGING BLUE JEANS - DON’T MAKE ME OVER

Entered 16 February 1966 for 1 week. Chart Action ;

30



17 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

CILLA BLACK - ALFIE

Burt was also the arranger on this George Martin production

Entered 30 March 1966 for 10 weeks. Chart Action ;

21 – 14 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 9 - 9 – 18 – 21 – 26



18 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

THE WALKER BROTHERS - ANOTHER TEAR FALLS

Entered 21 September 1966 for 5 weeks. Chart Action ;

23 – 18 – 13 – 17 – 18



19 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

HERB ALPERT – CASINO ROYALE

Entered 10 May 1967 for 5 weeks. Chart Action ;

27 – 23 – 22 - 21 - 27



20 Writer (with HAL DAVID) / Producer

DIONNE WARWICK - DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE

Entered 08 May 1968 for 9 weeks. Chart Action ;

24 – 29 – 16 – 15 - 9 - 8 - 9 – 12 - 21



21 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

HERB ALPERT – THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU

Entered 10 July 1968 for 13 weeks. . Chart Action ;

18 – 13 – 9 - 5 - 7 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 4 - 8 - 9 – 12 - 25



22 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

ARETHA FRANKLIN – I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER

Entered 14 August 1968 for 11 weeks. Chart Action ;

16 – 13 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 8 – 11 – 21 – 22



23 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK - I’M A BETTER MAN

Entered 06 August 1969 for 7 weeks. Chart Action ;

29 – 24 – 24 – 23 – 25 – 23 – 21



24 Writer (with HAL DAVID)

BOBBIE GENTRY - I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN

Entered 03 September 1969 for 11 weeks. Chart Action ;

24 – 15 – 10 – 4 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 7 – 17

Thanks for that,Mr Cosmo - well detailed.

Ta Ta

Marky B

[Marky B]

Was Adam Faith's Message To Martha the spear side to Message To Michael?

Ta Ta

Marky B

[dremble wedge]

Herb Alpert's version of This Guy's in Love with You is pretty much perfect.



The Look of Love by Dusty Springfield is my favourite Bond song (when I'm being truculent).



I always preferred The Stranglers' version of Walk on By...



BB's a genius.

[billy bentley]

A Supreme Team for sure. I think I once heard Burt in a radio interview concede that Aretha's version of "I Say A Little Prayer"was superior to his/Diionne's version. Hal's lyric to "Do You Know The Way To San Jose" is probably the finest on the subject of would be stars' dreams dashed. There's a great version of "Trains, Boats and Planes" by The Box Tops and a very interesting version of "Walk On By" by Kevin Coyne.

[batman]

name='dremble wedge']Herb Alpert's version of This Guy's in Love with You is pretty much perfect.



The Look of Love by Dusty Springfield is my favourite Bond song (when I'm being truculent).



I always preferred The Stranglers' version of Walk on By...



BB's a genius.

I totally agree with all three points DW .... TLOL wouldn't be out of place in a 'proper' Bond film (not sure about the truculent bit ).... and as for The Stranglers, I saw them do it live, awesome!

[stevie boy]

I once worked in San Jose, and was always whistling that song. BB & HD were great colloborators and have given us some great music. Was BB married to Angie Dickinson at some stage???

[dremble wedge]

name='stevie boy']I once worked in San Jose, and was always whistling that song. BB & HD were great colloborators and have given us some great music. Was BB married to Angie Dickinson at some stage???

Certainly was, the lucky chap!

[stevie boy]

name='dremble wedge']Certainly was, the lucky chap!

cheers Dremble

[Marky B]

name='batman'](not sure about the truculent bit )

I've looked it up - it's okay,he can use it.

Ta Ta

Marky B

[Marky B]

I've often wondered where Gene Pitney was when he was "24 hours from Tulsa." I really must get out more.

Ta Ta

Marky B