BURT BACHARACH 100 ESSENTIAL SONGS. . This post: #20-11. 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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♭20♭

MAKING LOVE

Roberta Flack (1982)

♭19♭

ALFIE

Barbra Streisand (1969)

♭18♭

WISHIN’ AND HOPIN’

Dusty Springfield (1964)

♭17♭

WHAT’S NEW PUSSYCAT?

Tom Jones (1965)

♭16♭

ANY DAY NOW

Chuck Jackson (1962)

♭15♭

REACH OUT FOR ME

Dionne Warwick (1964)

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GOD GIVE ME STRENGTH

Alison Moyet (2004)

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I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF

Marcia Hines (1976)

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I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN

Bobby Gentry (1969)

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ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART

Cilla Black (1964)

Follow the countdown on Spotify:

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