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Feb 9, 2023 · 1. The Drifters, “Mexican Divorce” (1962) After crafting a witty arrangement to illustrate Bob Hilliard’s lyric about “an old adobe house where you leave your past behind,” Bacharach met...
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- 'The Look of Love' Dusty Springfield -Look of Love-live and rare! Read more: Dusty Springfield's best 10 songs. Bacharach wrote this with Hal David, and it was used in the 1967 James Bond spoof Casino Royale and made famous by Dusty Springfield.
- 'Make It Easy on Yourself' The Walker Brothers - Make It Easy On Yourself. Bacharach and David wrote this song in the early 1960s, and Jerry Butler first had a hit with it in 1962.
- 'Magic Moments' Perry Como - Magic Moments. Written in 1957, this was one of Bacharach and David's first ever songs together. Perry Como scored the most famous version of it a year later, achieving his biggest UK hit with a number one single.
- 'I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself' Dusty Springfield - I Just Don't Know What To Do. Tommy Hunt first recorded this Bacharach/David song, before Dusty Springfield scored the biggest hit with it in 1964.
Song Original artist Co-writer(s) with Bacharach U.S. Pop UK Singles Chart Other charting versions, and notes 1952 "Once In A Blue Moon" Nat King Cole - - - His first professionally written song 1957 "The Story of My Life" Marty Robbins: Hal David: 15 - 1958: Michael Holliday, #1 UK 1958: Gary Miller, #14 UK 1958: Dave King, #20 UK
YearSong [1]Original Artist [1]1952"Once In A Blue Moon"195719581958"Wendy Wendy"People also ask
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- "Walk on By," Dionne Warwick (1964) "Walk on By" wasn't Bacharach and David's first hit - it wasn't even their first hit with Dionne Warwick - but it is their most eternal.
- "I Say a Little Prayer," Aretha Franklin (1968) Dionne Warwick recorded "I Say a Little Prayer" a year earlier and even scored the bigger hit, but Aretha Franklin's cover is the definitive version of the Bacharach and David classic.
- "What the World Needs Now Is Love," Jackie DeShannon (1965) Jackie DeShannon was an accomplished songwriter who had penned songs like "Needles and Pins" and "When You Walk in the Room" in the early '60s but hadn't broken through as a recording artist.
- "Baby It's You," The Shirelles (1961) One of Bacharach's earliest hits, "Baby It's You" included lyrics by Luther Dixon (credited as Barney Williams) and Mack David.
Feb 9, 2023 · Cilla Black “Alfie” (1966) — One of Bacharach’s most famous songs had an unpromising start: Written for the Michael Caine film of the same name, it was turned down by Sandie Shaw and ...
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Feb 9, 2023 · Among Bacharach and David’s trademarks was applying uplifting melody to heart-rending lyrics, which they did in fine style on this Hot 100 No. 1 song for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. But ...
Those that topped the Billboard Hot 100 include "This Guy's in Love with You" ( Herb Alpert, 1968), "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (Thomas, 1969), "(They Long to Be) Close to You" ( the Carpenters, 1970), "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" ( Christopher Cross, 1981), "That's What Friends Are For" (Warwick, 1986), and "On My Own" (Carol...
