Sunny Weather Lover

The Burt Bacharach Forum is a board to discuss the music and career of composer Burt Bacharach and performers associated with his songs.

Moderator: mark

Post Reply
steveoreno
Posts: 11
Joined: Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:21 am

Sunny Weather Lover

Post by steveoreno »

Sunny Weather Lover was written by Burt and Hal for Dionne's Friends Can Be Lovers CD. Hal's lyrics were beautiful..the end result..dissapointing for such an opportunity. Was this Burt's and Hal's last song together?
ron hertel
Posts: 479
Joined: Tue Mar 16, 2004 7:08 pm

Re: Sunny Weather Lover

Post by ron hertel »

steveoreno;
When you say "end result .. disappointing" - are you referring to the song or the minimal commercial success of the single and the album? ........... I personally have always liked the song. I recall the single being favorably reviewed by Billboard and other publications.
Burt and Hal worked together 5 years later (1999) on the "Isn't She Great" (Bette Midler film) soundtrack which included the song "On My Way" performed by Dionne (another inimitable performance which I like as well!)
BachtoBacharach
Posts: 529
Joined: Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:32 pm

Re: Sunny Weather Lover

Post by BachtoBacharach »

I believe the last tunes Burt and Hal did together were the Dionne title tune and the Vanessa Williams tune in Bette Midler's "Isn't She Great movie. This was around 1999 or 2000, I believe.
nymusicalsguy
Posts: 272
Joined: Fri May 05, 2006 10:39 am

Re: Sunny Weather Lover

Post by nymusicalsguy »

Post-ISN'T SHE GREAT, they also reunited to pen "Beginnings," which was originally intended as the closing number for the ill-fated Broadway revue THE LOOK OF LOVE. When the show's director scuttled "Beginnings" in favor of the familiar "What The World Needs Now," the song was rescued by Cilla Black, who recorded it on her album of the same name. It's currently available on iTunes along with a remix, I believe, via the current round of digital Cilla reissues. (Would that they were all released physically...but that's another thread, for another day!)
BachtoBacharach
Posts: 529
Joined: Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:32 pm

Re: Sunny Weather Lover

Post by BachtoBacharach »

Thanks for the update. Had no idea they got together for that.
Post Reply