Magic Moments: The Definitive Burt Bacharach
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:56 pm
Our friends at Rhino UK are issuing on October 20 a new Burt box set (albeit in standard CD digipak size) with 75 very interesting tracks. Check out the lineup:
CD1:
1. Jackie DeShannon - What The World Needs Now Is Love
2. The Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You
3. BJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
4. Nancy Wilson - Reach Out For Me
5. The Shirelles - Baby It's You
6. Dionne Warwick - Walk On By
7. Dusty Springfield - The Look Of Love
8. Tommy Hunt - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
9. Doris Day - Send Me No Flowers
10. Frankie Avalon - Gotta Get A Girl
11. Jack Jones - Wives And Lovers
12. Cilla Black - Alfie
13. Herb Alpert - This Guy's In Love With You
14. Tom Jones - Promise Her Anything
15. Cliff Richard It's Wonderful To Be Young - Alternate Take
16. Gene Vincent - Crazy Times
17. Charlie Gracie - I Looked For You
18. The Five Blobs - The Blob
19. Jackie DeShannon - So Long Johnny
20. Shirley Bassey - A House Is Not A Home
21. Burt Bacharach - Nikki
22. Andy Williams - Don't You Believe It
23. Jimmy Radcliff - (There Goes) The Forgotten Man
24. Billy J Kramer - Trains And Boats And Planes
25. Herb Alpert - Casino Royale
26. Dionne Warwick - Anyone Who Had A Heart
27. Bobbie Gentry - The Windows of the World
28. Nat King Cole - Once In A Blue Moon - Instrumental
CD2:
1. Perry Como - Magic Moments
2. Dionne Warwick - Do You Know The Way To San Jose
3. Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer
4. Dusty Springfield - Wishin' And Hopin'
5. Walker Brothers - Make It Easy On Yourself
6. Sandie Shaw - (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me
7. Burt Bacharach - Don't Go Breaking My Heart
8. Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Fall in Love Again
9. The Drifters - Please Stay
10. Gene McDaniels - Tower Of Strength
11. Marty Robbins - The Story Of My Life
12. Tom Jones - What's New Pussycat
13. Vi Velasco - That's Not The Answer
14. Dionne Warwick - Don't Make Me Over
15. Chuck Jackson - Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)
16. Gene Pitney - (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance
17. The Drifters - Mexican Divorce
18. Dean Barlow - Third Window From The Right
19. Adam Wade - Rain From The Skies
20. Della Reese - How About
21. Helen Shapiro - Keep Away From Other Girls
22. Trini Lopez - Made In Paris
23. The Merseybeats - It's Love That Really Counts (In The Long Run)
24. Manfred Mann - My Little Red Book
25. The Searchers - This Empty Place
26. Burt Bacharach - Pacific Coast Highway
CD3:
1. Dionne & Friends - That's What Friends Are For
2. Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello - God Give Me Strength
3. Will Young - What's In Goodbye
4. Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (The Best You Can Do)
5. Neil Diamond - Heartlight
6. Burt Bacharach & Rufus Wainwright - Go Ask Shakespeare
7. Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello - Who Are These People
8. Burt Bacharach - South American Getaway
9. BJ Thomas - Everybody's Out Of Town
10. Dionne Warwick - Odds And Ends
11. The Hammond Brothers - Thirty Miles Of Railway Tracks
12. Irma Thomas - Long After Tonight Is All Over
13. The Drifters - Let The Music Play
14. Dionne Warwick - Paper Mache
15. Keely Smith - One Less Bell To Answer
16. Anita Harris - London Life
17. Richard Chamberlain - Blue Guitar
18. The Drifters - The Land Of Make Believe
19. The Stylistics - You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart)
20. Carole Bayer Sager - Just Friends
21. Burt Bacharach - Hasbrook Heights
Congrats, Rhino UK! This looks to be a terrific set with a lot of rarities (the first CD appearance of Keely Smith's "One Less Bell To Answer", the alternate take of the Cliff Richard tune) and off-kilter choices (Carole Bayer Sager's "Just Friends", the very early stuff by the likes of Charlie Gracie, the Hammond Brothers, Frankie Avalon & Nat Cole). I'm surprised that some of these songs were recently included by Ace in their Bacharach anthology, but this looks to be a most welcome collection, in any event. Too bad the choices aren't chronological, though, like Rhino's past deluxe Burt box. Still, this one looks like a keeper.
Joe
CD1:
1. Jackie DeShannon - What The World Needs Now Is Love
2. The Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You
3. BJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
4. Nancy Wilson - Reach Out For Me
5. The Shirelles - Baby It's You
6. Dionne Warwick - Walk On By
7. Dusty Springfield - The Look Of Love
8. Tommy Hunt - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
9. Doris Day - Send Me No Flowers
10. Frankie Avalon - Gotta Get A Girl
11. Jack Jones - Wives And Lovers
12. Cilla Black - Alfie
13. Herb Alpert - This Guy's In Love With You
14. Tom Jones - Promise Her Anything
15. Cliff Richard It's Wonderful To Be Young - Alternate Take
16. Gene Vincent - Crazy Times
17. Charlie Gracie - I Looked For You
18. The Five Blobs - The Blob
19. Jackie DeShannon - So Long Johnny
20. Shirley Bassey - A House Is Not A Home
21. Burt Bacharach - Nikki
22. Andy Williams - Don't You Believe It
23. Jimmy Radcliff - (There Goes) The Forgotten Man
24. Billy J Kramer - Trains And Boats And Planes
25. Herb Alpert - Casino Royale
26. Dionne Warwick - Anyone Who Had A Heart
27. Bobbie Gentry - The Windows of the World
28. Nat King Cole - Once In A Blue Moon - Instrumental
CD2:
1. Perry Como - Magic Moments
2. Dionne Warwick - Do You Know The Way To San Jose
3. Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer
4. Dusty Springfield - Wishin' And Hopin'
5. Walker Brothers - Make It Easy On Yourself
6. Sandie Shaw - (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me
7. Burt Bacharach - Don't Go Breaking My Heart
8. Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Fall in Love Again
9. The Drifters - Please Stay
10. Gene McDaniels - Tower Of Strength
11. Marty Robbins - The Story Of My Life
12. Tom Jones - What's New Pussycat
13. Vi Velasco - That's Not The Answer
14. Dionne Warwick - Don't Make Me Over
15. Chuck Jackson - Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)
16. Gene Pitney - (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance
17. The Drifters - Mexican Divorce
18. Dean Barlow - Third Window From The Right
19. Adam Wade - Rain From The Skies
20. Della Reese - How About
21. Helen Shapiro - Keep Away From Other Girls
22. Trini Lopez - Made In Paris
23. The Merseybeats - It's Love That Really Counts (In The Long Run)
24. Manfred Mann - My Little Red Book
25. The Searchers - This Empty Place
26. Burt Bacharach - Pacific Coast Highway
CD3:
1. Dionne & Friends - That's What Friends Are For
2. Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello - God Give Me Strength
3. Will Young - What's In Goodbye
4. Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (The Best You Can Do)
5. Neil Diamond - Heartlight
6. Burt Bacharach & Rufus Wainwright - Go Ask Shakespeare
7. Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello - Who Are These People
8. Burt Bacharach - South American Getaway
9. BJ Thomas - Everybody's Out Of Town
10. Dionne Warwick - Odds And Ends
11. The Hammond Brothers - Thirty Miles Of Railway Tracks
12. Irma Thomas - Long After Tonight Is All Over
13. The Drifters - Let The Music Play
14. Dionne Warwick - Paper Mache
15. Keely Smith - One Less Bell To Answer
16. Anita Harris - London Life
17. Richard Chamberlain - Blue Guitar
18. The Drifters - The Land Of Make Believe
19. The Stylistics - You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart)
20. Carole Bayer Sager - Just Friends
21. Burt Bacharach - Hasbrook Heights
Congrats, Rhino UK! This looks to be a terrific set with a lot of rarities (the first CD appearance of Keely Smith's "One Less Bell To Answer", the alternate take of the Cliff Richard tune) and off-kilter choices (Carole Bayer Sager's "Just Friends", the very early stuff by the likes of Charlie Gracie, the Hammond Brothers, Frankie Avalon & Nat Cole). I'm surprised that some of these songs were recently included by Ace in their Bacharach anthology, but this looks to be a most welcome collection, in any event. Too bad the choices aren't chronological, though, like Rhino's past deluxe Burt box. Still, this one looks like a keeper.
Joe