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When Burt Bacharach collaborated with Ronald Isley in 2003, there was a promotional vinyl 12" record released. Side one had four selections: "Make It Easy On Yourself", "Anyone Who Had A Heart", "Alfie" and "Close To You" all sung by Ronald Isley. Side tw...

From her album, "Stars", produced, arranged & conducted by Jimmy Webb, with the only song on the album written by Jimmy Webb (all the others were versions of songs by Jackson Browne, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, etc.), here is Cher, "Just This One Time": http://youtu.be/D4UBXAhn...

Karen Phillip also wrote the lyrics to Artie Butler's music for "I Didn't Mean To Love You" which Dionne Warwick recorded.

LInda Ronstadt has just announced that she has Parkinson's Disease saying "No one with Parkinson's can sing". Hard to imagine that legendary, once-you-hear-it, you know it's her voice, being silenced. What a career, encompassing so many different genres, few have even attempted. Her album,...

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Did anyone else have trouble logging on, for about a week I was "denied" access here. Any other problems for anyone??

A beautiful version of the Paul Williams and Roger Nichols song "Somebody Waiting":

Ms. Eydie Gorme recorded several BB/HD coompositions, "The Look of Love", "Knowing When to Leave", among others and, here, in an arrangement by Peter Matz: "This Girl's In Love With You": http://youtu.be/imAUwL-0Z1A She was 84 and passed in Las Vegas. Well known for doi...

One of my favorite BB/HD compostiions (in a loooong list of favorites), George Duke "In Between The Heartaches":

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Dear spanisheyes, the female vocalist on "I've Got My Mind Made Up" is Mortonette Jenkins. Additional background vocalists: Venetta Fields, Maxine Willard, Julia Tillman, Jackie De Shannon and Paul Anka. I was surprised to see Paul Anka listed as co-producer, I wonder how that actually wor...

Here is Ms. Ronstadt (with Branford Marsalis on sax) singing "Anyone Who Had A Heart":

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I appreciate all this info, thank you!
Art

What's the story behind this version (?) of "Make It Easy On Yourself" by the Isley Brothers?

Are You Lonely By Yourself:

Bruce, Would love to hear those extended versions of yours, esp. Hall & Oates "I Can't Go For That", one of their best and Bowie's "Let's Dance'. Does that Motown cd have any songs from Kim Weston?? She was so overlooked by them, what a great voice. The cd reissue label, HIp-O Sel...