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Hal David
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| David was not Burt Bacharach's first collaborator, but Hal is particularly remembered because of the tremendously rich body of work that he and Burt created, beginning in the late '50s and cresting with hit after hit after hit in the 1960's.
The Bacharach/David influence has resulted, not only in countless revivals of their classic ballads, but in familiar moments of recent motion pictures such as "My Best Friend's Wedding".
Rhino released a 3-CD retrospective called "The Look Of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection". Included in the package are some of the EMI-published songs which Burt & Hal wrote for motion picture projects.
The following is a selective list of their film compositions which EMIMP controls plus some other classic songs on which Hal collaborated with John Barry and with Albert Hammond:
HERE I AM (HD/Burt Bacharach)
Performed by Dionne Warwick
on the soundtrack of "What's New Pussycat?" (UA: 1965)
Dionne Warwick (Scepter: 1965) #11 AC, #65 Pop
Other versions include: Diana Ross (Motown)
THE LOOK OF LOVE (HD/Burt Bacharach)
Performed by Dusty Springfield
on the soundtrack of "Casino Royale" (Columbia: 1967)
Performed by Susanna Hoffs on the soundtrack of "Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery" (New Line: 1997)
Dusty Springfield (Philips: 1967) #22 Pop, #31 AC
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (A&M: 1968) #4 Pop, #2 AC
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise: 1971) #79 Pop
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul: 1973) UK #21
Deacon Blue (on their "Four Bacharach & David Songs" EP) (Columbia: 1990) UK #2
T-empo (ffrr: 1996) UK #71
Other versions include: The Four Tops (Motown), Anita Baker (Elektra), Johnny Mathis (Columbia), Liza Minnelli (A&M), Bobby Womack (UA), Dionne Warwick (Scepter). Nina Simone (RCA), Earl Klugh (Blue Note), Andy Williams (Columbia), Burt Bacharach (A&M), Shirley Bassey (UA), Tony Bennett (Columbia), Grover Washington Jr. (Columbia), Nancy Wilson (Capitol), Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Columbia), Eydie Gorme (ABC-Paramount)
THE LOOK OF LOVE remains one of the most enduring Bacharach/David romantic ballads; it has not only been used in several movies but also in the fashion world, where Dusty Springfield's version was chosen to open the Gucci collection in 1996.
[Messrs. Bacharach & David also delivered the title tune CASINO ROYALE which became a Top 30 hit in 1967 for Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass on A&M.]
MOONRAKER (HD/John Barry)
Performed by Shirley Bassey on the soundtrack of "Moonraker" (UA: 1979)
Other versions include: Ettore Stratta (K-Tel)
MY LITTLE RED BOOK (ALL I DO IS TALK ABOUT YOU)
(HD/Burt Bacharach)
aka LITTLE RED BOOK
Performed by Manfred Mann
on the soundtrack of "What's New Pussycat?" (UA: 1965)
Manfred Mann (Ascot: 1965)
Love (Elektra: 1966) #52 Pop
Other versions include: Ted Nugent (Atlantic), Pandora's Box (Virgin), Burt Bacharach (Kapp), The Greg Kihn Band (EMI America), The Standells
99 MILES FROM L.A. (HD/Albert Hammond)
Albert Hammond (Mums: 1975) #1 AC
Johnny Mathis (Columbia: 1975) #91 Pop
Other versions include: Art Garfunkel (Columbia)
TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE (HD/Albert Hammond)
Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson (Columbia: 1984) #1 Country,
#5 Pop, #3 AC, UK #17
Other versions include: Albert Hammond (Mums), Anthony Newley (unreleased EMI-owned UA master)
WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD (HD/John Barry)
Performed by Louis Armstrong
on the soundtrack of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"
(UA: 1969); Louis Armstrong (UA: 1969)
Louis Armstrong (EMI: 1994 UK re-issue) UK #3
Other versions include: John Barry & His Orchestra (Columbia), Shirley Bassey (Tring), Tindersticks (Clawfist), Fun Lovin' Criminals (EMI), My Bloody Valentine (Creation).
[For the soundtrack of the same James Bond "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" movie, Burt & Hal also wrote DO YOU KNOW HOW CHRISTMAS TREES ARE GROWN which was originally sung by one of that movie's co-stars, Nina; it was then recorded as a single on Imperial by Jackie DeShannon]
WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT (HD/Burt Bacharach)
Performed by Tom Jones
on the soundtrack of "What's New Pussycat?" (UA: 1965)
Tom Jones (Parrot: 1965) #3 Pop, UK #11
Other versions include: k.d. lang (Sire), Barbra Streisand (Columbia), Burt Bacharach (A&M), The Four Seasons (Philips), The Chipmunks (Liberty).
Also recommended is THE WORLD IS A CIRCLE from the score which Burt & Hal wrote for "Lost Horizon" (Columbia: 1973). This ballad was memorably recorded by The Sandpipers on A&M.
FYI: The soundtrack album of "What's New Pussycat?" has been re-released by Rykodisc.
Biography courtesy of Alan Warner |
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| Here I Am |
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| The Look Of Love |
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| My Little Red Book |
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| 99 Miles From L.A. |
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| To All The Girls I've Loved Before |
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| We Have All Time In The World |
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| What's New Pussycat |
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| The World Is A Circle |
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