BURT BACHARACH 100 ESSENTIAL SONGS. . This post: #8. Continues: tomorrow.

Caffè Lattè presents:

THE 100 MOST ESSENTIAL SONGS CO/WRITTEN BY

BURT

BACHARACH

Burt Bacharach has had a major impact on popular music with a catalogue spanning many decades. His songbook boasts some of the most elegant and unforgettable songs of all time. His compositions have been recorded by a vast array of acts ranging from The Beatles, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Luther Vandross, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Elvis Costello, Tom Jones and Carpenters. He is best remembered for his collaborations with Hal David that were brought to life with Dionne Warwick’s vocal skills.

Burt Bacharach died in his home in February 2023. He was 94 years old. This special countdown pays tribute to Bacharach’s immense talent and impressive legacy, celebrating 100 of his best compositions…

 

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DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE

Dionne Warwick (1968)

Burt Bacharach and Hal David created many fine recordings for a variety of artists, but when they recruited Dionne Warwick, they discovered the perfect vehicle for their musical output. At first, she was asked to work on some demos. The writers brought Warwick’s talent to the attention of Florence Greenberg of Scepter Records. Her demo was so impressive that she was signed up to the label. Bacharach and David composed and produced her first single “Don’t Make Me Over”. The disc was issued in 1962. For the rest of the decade, they delivered other great pop songs that Warwick applied her magic to, including “Do You Know The Way To San Jose”. The single became her seventh US Top 10 hit and her highest charting disc to date in Britain. It remains one of Warwick’s signature songs.