BURT BACHARACH 100 ESSENTIAL SONGS. . This post: #30-21. 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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♭30♭

WIVES AND LOVERS

Jack Jones (1963)

♭29♭

ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER

The 5^th Dimension (1970)

♭28♭

THIS HOUSE IS EMPTY NOW

Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach (1998)

♭27♭

MESSAGE TO MICHAEL

Dionne Warwick (1966)

♭26♭

THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE

Gene Pitney (1962)

♭25♭

PROMISES. PROMISES

Dionne Warwick (1968)

♭24♭

YOU’LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN

(IF YOU BREAK MY HEART)

The Stylistics (1972)

♭23♭

ON MY OWN

Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (1986)

♭22♭

I STILL HAVE THAT OTHER GIRL

Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach (1998)

♭21♭

DON’T MAKE ME OVER

Dionne Warwick (1962)

Follow the countdown on Spotify:

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