BURT BACHARACH 100 ESSENTIAL SONGS. . This post: #90-81. Continues: tomorrow.

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 BE LONELY

The Sweet Inspirations (1969)

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THE STORY OF MY LIFE

Marty Robbins (1957)

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DON’T SAY GOODBYE GIRL

Tevin Campbell (1993)

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ANY OLD TIME OF DAY

Dionne Warwick (1964)

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(THERE GOES) THE FORGOTTEN MAN

Jimmy Radcliffe (1962)

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PLEASE STAY

The Drifters (1961)

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THE WINE IS YOUNG

Dionne Warwick (1970)

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TRUE LOVE NEVER RUNS SMOOTH

Gene Pitney (1963)

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THIS EMPTY PLACE

Dionne Warwick (1964)

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MY LITTLE RED BOOK

Manfred Mann (1965)

Follow the countdown on Spotify:

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