The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

Sounds like early Bacharach-David, "Rumors" by Johnny Crawford":



"Rumors" hit #12 in 1962 in USA, capitalizing on Mr. Crawford's co-starring status as Chuck Conners' son on the tv show "The Rifleman".

geoff85,
Here's Bette Midler, lyrics that are hard to forget..."they called you a mistake", she sings this from the "Bathhouse Betty" cd, "Lullaby In Blue":



(there's also a Youtube clip of her singing this song on David Lettermen)

Hi geoff85, Julie London: Singer/actor, both films and t.v. primarily in the 50's and 60's. In the 70's she was on "Emergency", a popular tv show in US, married first to Jack Webb ("Dragnet") and then to Bobby Troup ("Route 66"). Her biggest hit, "Cry Me A River&qu...

Hi geoff85

Love, love this version of "Stoned Soul Picnic" by Julie London:

Dear geoff85,
The 5th Dimension were so instrumental in bringing the magic of Laura Nyro to a wider audience. Here, with each member taking a solo, in a great jazz-inflected arrangement (gorgeous sax solo from jazz great Bill Perkins), "Black Patch":

My favorite Laura Nyro, "Billy's Blues":



and Ms. Streisand's glorious version of "I Never Meant to Hurt You":

Have never heard this until I found it on a Drifters greatest hits. Was it a "hit" and if so, when? I'm not sure it's really the Drifters or least all of the group, as the background vocals are (mostly) female. An unusual track for them. I am unaware of any other versions of this song (doe...

Thank you Blair N. Cummings and An Enormous BB Fan, for your valuable insight. I just came from a record store that has listening stations and I found a used copy of "Sometimes Late At Night" and yes, Blair, the cd duplicates the original vinyl version. All this time I assumed otherwise, t...

Pljms, thank you for that clip from Mavis Staples, which is availabe on the 2 disc, "The Rare Bacharach 1" from Raven Records, out of Australia.

Just listened to Carole Bayer Sager's "Sometimes Late At Night" on cd and was surprised to hear a different listening experience than the vinyl version. On cd, the songs flow one to another with no "dead space", there is musical "continuity", sometimes one song is fadin...

Dear blueonblue, thank you for that clip. That Paddy McAloon is quite a talent, how about a change of pace, a toe-tapping, barn burner, "Cowboy Dreams":



(Sorry, but I could go on and on with Prefab Sprout clips!)

Dear blueonblue, a truly gifted artist, Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout ("Steve McQueen", whew!!). Here, with influences from Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound", one of their best, "A Prisoner of the Past":

Tony Bennett (another musical treasure) first charted in 1951 (#1) with "Because of You" and in 2011 (#87) with "Body and Soul" (a duet with the late Amy Winehouse).

Here's the original version of Randy Edelman's "You Are The Sunlight...I Am the Moon" from his great 1974 album "Prime Cuts". He produced, arranged & conducted Ms. Warwick's version from the cd "We Need To Go Back". On Randy's version the late Nick De Caro arranged ...

For Linda Ronstadt fans, the latest edition of "Record Collector" magazine (December 2013) has an informative and a very moving interview with her. Quoting Ms. Ronstadt: "At the height of my ability, I think I could have sung "I Stil Have That Other Girl" really well. I'd re...