180g virgin vinyl audiophile pressing, celebrating 95 years of Burt Bacharach.
Considered one of the greatest composers in popular music, this superb LP contains 20 of his 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
Track Listing:
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
11. Gene McDaniels - Tower Of Strength
12. Dionne Warwick - Wishing And Hoping
13. Jimmy Radcliffe - Long After Tonight Is All Over
14. Dionne Warwick - This Empty Place
15. The Drifters - Mexican Divorce
16. Baby It's You - The Shirelles
17. Del Shannon - The Answer To Everything
18. Michael Holliday - The Story Of My Life
19. Tommy Hunt - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
20 Dionne Warwick - Don't Make Me Over
