Burt Bacharach: At The Top of His Game
Episode 4
Episode date - July 5, 2013
In the mid-sixties, Burt Bacharach was at the absolute top of his game.
It was unprecedented for a songwriter to achieve a level of fame comparable to the performer, but that is precisely what happened; Burt Bacharach was a star in his own right, composing hit songs and movie themes virtually ‘on demand’.
Here is a selection of songs featured from this portion of his career;
1) What the World Needs Now Is Love - Jackie DeShannon
2) What’s New Pussycat? - Tom Jones
3) My Little Red Book - Love
4) I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself - Dionne Warwick
5) Alfie - Dionne Warwick
6) The Look of Love - Dusty Springfield
7) The Look of Love - Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66
8) Casino Royale - Herb Alpert
9) The Windows of the World - The Pretenders
10) I Say a Little Prayer - Dionne Warwick
11) I Say a Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
12) Do You Know the Way to San Jose - Dionne Warwick