At the request of several people, I’ve decided to start featuring a few “rare” Bacharach MP3 files on a rotating basis. I say “rare” because these tracks are fairly well known to the more devoted Bacharach aficionados, although to many more fans, these tracks will be new.

First up are three cuts from a Japanese Bacharach collection entitled Burt Bacharach Songbook (MCA 1997).

Saturday Sunshine–Burt Bacharach (this vocal version is different from the one that appears on “Burt Bacharach Plays His Hits”)

Forgive Me (For Giving You Such a Bad Time)–Babs Tino

I Cry More–Alan Dale