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TRACKS OF MY YEARS - BURT BACHARACH 10.02.23 (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 10th February 2023
A very special Tracks of My Years another chance to hear the choices of legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach after his recent death. Back in 2005, Ken Bruce was joined by Burt, who had just released his album At This Time.
Plus, we'll hear from TV Presenter Dawn O'Porter, singers Dionne Warwick, Rumer and John Legend, and fellow songwriters, Graham Gouldman, Trevor Horn and Mike Rutherford who have all chosen Burt Bacharach and Hal David tracks and share with us why they were such a huge influence on their musical careers.
Earth, Wind & Fire - After The Love Has Gone
The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
Barbra Streisand - People
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
Quincy Jones (feat. James Ingram) - Just Once
The Beatles - The Long And Winding Road
Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is?
Dionne Warwick - Walk On By
Cilla Black - Anyone Who Had A Heart
Cilla Black - Alfie
Dusty Springfield - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer
THE LOOK OF LOVE: THE BURT BACHARACH STORY (320kbs-m4a/262mb/1hr54mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 10th & 17th February 2023
In a two-part documentary, Michael Ball tells the story of Burt Bacharach, one of the greatest songwriters of the latter half of the 20th century.
Burt Bacharach's success in the 60s, particularly with Dionne Warwick, was phenomenal, with tracks penned by him including Walk On By, Do You Know The Way to San José, Anyone Who Had a Heart, Always Something There to Remind Me and The Look of Love. In the UK, Sandie Shaw, Dusty Springfield, Frankie Vaughan and Cilla Black also had success with Burt and lyricist Hal David.
This documentary tells Burt Bacharach's life story focusing especially on the complexities of his music, the content and context of his songs and the changing perceptions of them over the years.
THE LOOK OF LOVE: THE BURT BACHARACH STORY - EPISODE 1 (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 10th February 2023
Susanna Hoffs - The Look Of Love
Dionne Warwick - Walk On By
Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You
Gene Pitney - Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
Dionne Warwick - Do You Know The Way To San Jose
Cilla Black - Alfie
Michael Ball - A House Is Not A Home
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - San Jose
Deacon Blue - Message To Michael
Elvis Costello - Please Stay
The Cranberries - (They Long To Be) Close To You
Dusty Springfield - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
Cliff Richard & The Shadows - (It's) Wonderful To Be Young
Tom Jones - I Wake Up Crying
Shirley Bassey - A House Is Not A Home
Frankie Vaughan - Tower Of Strength
Sandie Shaw - (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me
Perry Como - Magic Moments
Vanessa Williams - Open Your Heart
Dionne Warwick - What The World Needs Now Is Love
Jimmy Radcliffe - Long After Tonight Is Over
Burt Bacharach - This Guy's In Love With You (Live)
Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra - Algo Bueno (Woody 'N' You)
Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montreal & Nadine Pelle - 6 Chants Populaires Hebraiques, Op. 86: III. Berceuse
The Burt Bacharach Orchestra & Chorus - Nikki
The Ames Brothers - The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane
Patti Page - Keep Me In Mind
Johnny Mathis - Warm And Tender
Marty Robbins - The Story Of My Life
The Remo Four - Magic Potion
Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer
The Drifters - Mexican Divorce
Marlene Dietrich - Sag Mir Die Blumen Sind
Marlene Dietrich - Ich Bin Von Kopf Bis Fuss Auf Liebe Eingestellt
Jerry Butler - Make It Easy On Yourself
Dionne Warwick - Don't Make Me Over
Doris Day - Send Me No Flowers
Tom Jones - What's New Pussycat?
THE LOOK OF LOVE: THE BURT BACHARACH STORY - EPISODE 2 (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 17th February 2023
Susanna Hoffs - The Look Of Love
Dionne Warwick - Make It Easy On Yourself
Cilla Black - Anyone Who Had A Heart
Lou Johnson - Kentucky Bluebird (Send A Message To Martha)
Dionne Warwick - Message To Michael (Message To Martha)
Dionne Warwick - You'll Never Get To Heaven If You Break My Heart
Tom Jones - What's New Pussycat?
Dionne Warwick - Here I Am
Peter Sellers & The Hollies - After The Fox
Cher - Alfie
B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
Dusty Springfield - The Look Of Love
Sandra Bernhart - The Look Of Love
Herb Albert & The Tijuana Brass - This Guy's In Love With You
David Merrick - Promises, Promises
David Merrick - I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Ross Hunter - Lost Horizon
Burt Bacharach - The World Is A Circle
Burt Bacharach - Bond Street (Live)
Dionne Warwick (feat. Elton John & Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) - That's What Friends Are For
Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
Tony Orlando - To Wait For Love
Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - God Give Me Strength
Dionne Warwick - On My Way
Will Young - What's In Goodbye
Ronald Isley - Love's (Still) The Answer
Ronald Isley - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
Jack Jones - Wives And Lovers
Herb Albert & The Tijuana Brass - Casino Royale
BURT BACHARACH AT THE BBC (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 9th February 2023
In celebration of the life the great composer, arranger, producer and performer, here is a compilation of the many insightful interviews he gave to the BBC, talking in depth to Paul Gambaccini, Steve Wright, Nicky Campbell, Pete Murray, Paul Sexton and Graham Norton over many decades.
These inspiring conversations feature alongside many of the landmark recordings with artists such as Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Cilla Black, Tom Jones, Carpenters, Christopher Cross, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Gene Pitney, Gladys Knight and Luther Vandross.
We also hear Burt's own inside observations about his writing partnerships and friendships with Hal David, Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss.
Burt Bacharach - Trains And Boats And Planes
Herb Albert & The Tijuana Brass - This Guy's In Love With You
Dionne Warwick - Anyone Who Had A Heart
Dionne Warwick - Don't Make Me Over
Herb Albert & The Tijuana Brass - Casino Royale
Tom Jones - What's New Pussycat?
Dusty Springfield - The Look Of Love
Cilla Black - Alfie
B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
Dionne Warwick - Walk On By
Gene Pitney - Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
Dionne Warwick - I Say A Little Prayer
Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You
Luther Vandross - A House Is Not A Home
Dionne Warwick (feat. Elton John & Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) - That's What Friends Are For
SOUL MUSIC: SERIES 8 - 2. THE LOOK OF LOVE (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 20th May 2016
Series exploring famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal.
Hal David discusses writing The Look of Love with Burt Bacharach, for the soundtrack of the spoof 1967 James Bond film Casino Royale. This classic track, sung by Dusty Springfield, provided the musical backdrop for a love scene between Peter Sellers and Ursula Andress.
Dusty Springfield's former backing singer, Simon Bell, remembers being on stage at the Albert Hall when Dusty laughed her way through a performance of the song, and musician Jonathan Cohen describes how the samba rhythm underscoring Dusty's smooth vocals combine to make this an enduringly popular love song.
It has been covered many times by artists including Isaac Hayes, Gladys Knight and the French singer Mirielle Mathieu. This programme hears from people whose personal memories of love and loss are forever linked with The Look of Love.
