Burt Bacharach – Essential Recordings 1955-62

Name: Burt Bacharach - Essential Recordings 1955-62
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

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Label:	Valentine Records (6) – 47773
Format:	3 x CD, Compilation, Remastered
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Released:	2017
Genre:	Pop
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Tracklist

1-1	Dionne Warwick–	Don't Make Me Over	3:28
1-2	Chuck Jackson–	The Breaking Point	2:23
1-3	Gene McDaniels*–	Tower Of Strength	2:20
1-4	Helen Shapiro–	Keep Away From Other Girls	2:27
1-5	Babs Tino–	Forgive Me (For Giving You Such A Bad Time)	2:09
1-6	Tommy Hunt–	I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself	2:53
1-7	Gene Pitney–	Only Love Can Break A Heart	2:50
1-8	Michael Holliday–	The Story Of My Life	2:17
1-9	Sonny James–	Dream Big	2:12
1-10	Gene Vincent–	Crazy Times	2:14
1-11	Don Gibson–	Sea Of Heartbreak	2:34
1-12	The Five Blobs–	The Blob	2:42
1-13	Del Shannon–	The Answer To Everything	2:47
1-14	The Turbans–	Three Friends (Two Lovers)	2:53
1-15	The Shirelles–	Baby It's You	2:42
1-16	The Drifters–	Mexican Divorce	2:36
1-17	Marty Robbins–	Sittin' In A Tree House	2:20
1-18	Charlie Gracie–	I Looked For You	2:14
1-19	Dionne Warwick–	Wishing And Hoping	2:58
1-20	Perry Como–	Magic Moments	2:43
2-1	Johnny Mathis–	Warm And Tender	2:24
2-2	Jimmy Radcliffe–	Long After Tonight Is All Over	2:24
2-3	Bobby Vee–	Anonymous Phone Call	2:17
2-4	The Avons–	We're Only Young Once (Yeh, Yeh, Yeh)	2:04
2-5	The Four Coins–	The Miracle Of St. Marie	2:44
2-6	Steve Lawrence (2)–	Loving Is A Way Of Living	2:27
2-7	Etta James–	Waitin' For Charlie (To Come Home)	2:10
2-8	Tommy Sands–	Love In A Goldfish Bowl	2:08
2-9	Margaret Whiting–	Hot Spell	1:59
2-10	Timi Yuro–	The Love Of A Boy	2:27
2-11	Jerry Butler–	Make It Easy On Yourself	2:39
2-12	Vi Velasco–	That's Not The Answer	2:21
2-13	The Russells–	Wastin' Away For You	2:29
2-14	Gloria Lynne–	(You Don't Have To Be) A Tower Of Strength	2:15
2-15	Chuck Jackson–	Any Day Now (My Wild, Beautiful Bird)	3:22
2-16	Carl Dobkins, Jr.*–	My Heart Is An Open Book	2:10
2-17	Sophia Loren–	Donne-Moi-Ma Chance (Too Late To Worry)	2:25
2-18	Dionne Warwick–	This Empty Place	2:54
2-19	The Drifters–	Loneliness Or Happiness	2:38
2-20	Cliff Richard–	(It's) Wonderful To Be Young	2:21
3-1	Jane Morgan–	With Open Arms	2:18
3-2	Dee Clark–	You're Telling Our Secrets	2:07
3-3	Marlene Dietrich–	Sag Mir Wo De Blumen Sind	3:39
3-4	Joey Powers–	Don't Envy Me	2:25
3-5	Dick Van Dyke (2)–	Three Wheels On My Wagon	3:00
3-6	Merv Griffin–	Along Came Joe	2:12
3-7	Jack Jones–	Dreamin' All The Time	2:18
3-8	Joanie Sommers–	Johnny Get Angry	2:31
3-9	The Four Aces–	Paradise Island	2:30
3-10	Gloria Lambert–	Moon Man	2:26
3-11	Mel Tormé–	These Desperate Hours	2:16
3-12	The Eligibles–	Faker, Faker	1:58
3-13	Jimmy Radcliffe–	(There Goes) The Forgotten Man	2:57
3-14	The Shepherd Sisters–	Deeply	2:30
3-15	The Exotics (8)–	Manpower	2:16
3-16	Buddy Clinton–	Take Me To Your Ladder (I'll See Your Leader Later)	2:17
3-17	Cathy Carr–	Wild Honey	2:22
3-18	Burt Bacharach–	Rosanne	2:56
3-19	George Hamilton–	Errand Of Mercy	2:17
3-20	Dionne Warwick–	I Smiled Yesterday	2:40

Credits

Written-By – Abe Osser (tracks: 3-18), Barney Williams (2) (tracks: 1-15), Bob Hilliard (tracks: 1-3, 1-4, 1-13, 1-16, 2-5, 2-15, 3-5, 3-7, 3-15, 3-16), Burt Bacharach (tracks: 1-1 to 1-20, 2-1 to 2-15, 2-17 to 2-20, 3-1, 3-2, 3-4 to 3-7, 3-9 to 3-17, 3-19, 3-20), Dick Manning (tracks: 3-18), Edna Osser (tracks: 3-18), Hal David (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-8, 1-12, 1-14, 1-17 to 1-20, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-6 to 2-14, 2-16 to 2-20, 3-1, 3-2, 3-4, 3-6, 3-8 to 3-10, 3-12, 3-13, 3-17, 3-19, 3-20), Lee Pockriss (tracks: 2-16), Mack David (tracks: 1-15), Max Colpet (tracks: 3-3), Norman Gimbel (tracks: 3-14), Paul Hampton (tracks: 1-9 to 1-11, 3-9), Pete Seeger (tracks: 3-3), Robert Colby (2) (tracks: 2-4), Sherman Edwards (tracks: 3-8), Wilson Stone (tracks: 3-11)

Notes

60 Tracks on a 3-CD set - 24-BIT Digitally Remastered

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 8436563181405
Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): 47773 CD1
Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): 47773 CD2
Matrix / Runout (Disc 3): 47773 CD3

Other Versions (1)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	The Songs Of Burt Bacharach - The Story Of My Life (2×CD, Compilation, Remastered)	Hoodoo Records	263506	Europe	2015

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Reviews

livro.nuvem Jun 20, 2023
At least five of the 60 tunes here are not composed by Bacharach, though I don't know if he was involved in the arrangement or production of these five recordings. If you are looking for Bacharach rarities, you will find several here, but beware that you might mistake some non-Bacharach material for a rare Bacharach tune if you don't do a little research before you buy.