LP - 180g Audiophile Black Vinyl. 20-track compilation featuring Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Gene Pitney, The Drifters, Etta James, Mel Tormé, The Shirelles and Jack Jones amongst others!
Considered one of the greatest composers in popular music, this superb LP contains 20 of Burt Bacharach's most essential and enduring songs, performed here by such celebrated stars as Dionne Warwick, Jerry Butler, The Shirelles, Chuck Jackson, The Drifters, Jack Jones, Timi Yuro, Del Shannon, Etta James, Gene Pitney, and others.
'The songs of Burt Bacharach occupy the same brain space as nursery rhymes and Beatles tracks: you don't remember not knowing them.' - The Guardian
'These songs played a big part in shaping my tastes in music.' - Elvis Costello
Tracklist:
Side A
1. Burt Bacharach - Rosanne
2. Mel Tormé - These Desperate Hours
3. Jack Jones - Dreamin All The Time
4. Gene Pitney - Only Love Can Break A Heart
5. Timi Yuro - The Love Of A Boy
6. Chuck Jackson - Any Day Now (My Wild, Beautiful Bird)
7. Etta James - Waitin For Charlie (To Come Home)
8. The Shirelles - It's Love That Really Counts
9. Jerry Butler - Make It Easy On Yourself
10. Dionne Warwick - I Smiled Yesterday
Side B
1. Gene McDaniels - Tower Of Strength
2. Dionne Warwick - Wishing And Hoping
3. Jimmy Radcliffe - Long After Tonight Is All Over
4. Dionne Warwick - This Empty Place
5. The Drifters - Mexican Divorce
6. The Shirelles - Baby It's You
7. Del Shannon - The Answer To Everything
8. Michael Holliday - The Story Of My Life
9. Tommy Hunt - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
10. Dionne Warwick - Don't Make Me Over