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Caffè Lattè presents:

THE 100 MOST ESSENTIAL SONGS WRITTEN BY

BURT

BACHARACH

Burt Bacharach was born in 1928 in Kansas City. He went on to have a major impact on popular music with a catalogue that has spanned over seven decades. His songbook boasts some of the most elegant and unforgettable songs of all-time. Bacharach’s compositions have been recorded by a vast array of acts ranging from The Beatles, Dionne Warwick, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Carpenters, Elton John, Elvis Costello to Neil Diamond, The Shirelles, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, Roberta Flack, Luther Vandross, Gene Pitney, The Drifters and Perry Como. We mourned his loss in February 2023. Bacharach died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 94. This countdown celebrates his immense legacy…

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LET ME GO TO HIM

Dionne Warwick (1970)

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ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART

Gene Pitney (1962)

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THE LONG DIVISION

Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach (1998))

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SEND ME NO FLOWERS

Doris Day (1964)

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LOVE ALWAYS

El DeBarge (1986)

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MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF

Jerry Butler (1962)

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WHAT’S HER NAME TODAY?

Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach (1998)

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ARE YOU THERE (WITH ANOTHER GIRL)

Dionne Warwick (1965)

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HEARTLIGHT

Neil Diamond (1982)

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TOWER OF STRENGTH

Gene McDaniels (1961)

Follow the countdown on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1nYjYdZQeXUUOLLnkehRj7?si=e59ccbc1478941d2&pt=9ec37b80ca51d84ae05f5e213a516e37