Burt Bacharach Biography (1928?-)

Born May 12, 1928 (some sources cite 1929), in Kansas City, MO; raised in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, NY; son of Bert (a columnist) and Irma (maiden name, Freeman) Bacharach; married Paula Stewart (a singer and actress), 1953 (divorced, 1958); married Angie Dickinson (an actress), 1965 (some sources cite 1966; divorced, 1980); married Carole Bayer Sager (a songwriter), March 30,1982 (divorced, 1990); married Jane Hanson, 1993; children: (second marriage) Lea Nikki; (third marriage) Cristopher Elton; (fourth marriage) Oliver, Raleigh. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, One William Morris Place, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 and 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.; Manager: Kraft-Engel Management, 15233 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, ShermanOaks, CA 91403.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer, conductor, arranger, performer, producer
Birth Details: May 12, 1928?; Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Himself, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, New Line Cinema, 1997
Himself, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (also known as Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me), New Line Cinema, 1999
Himself, Listen with Your Eyes, Universal, 2000
Himself, Jazz Seen: The Life and Times of William Claxton (documentary), EuroArts Entertainment, 2001
Himself, Austin Powers in Goldmember (also known as Austin Powers: Goldmember), New Line Cinema, 2002
Himself, The Road, 2004
Film Conductor
After the Fox (also known as Caccia alla volpe), United Artists, 1965
Casino Royale (also known as Charles K. Feldman's "Casino Royale"), Columbia, 1967
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
Lost Horizon, Columbia, 1973
Film Song Producer
Arthur, Orion, 1981
Arthur 2: On the Rocks, Warner Bros., 1988
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (also known as Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me), New Line Cinema, 1999
Stuart Little, Sony Pictures Releasing, 1999
Film Work
Other
Music director, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
Singer ("I'll Never Fall in Love Again"), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (also known as Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me),New Line Cinema, 1999
Television Appearances
Specials
Host, The Bacharach Sound, Granada Television, 1965
The Dionne Warwick Special, CBS, 1969
Movin', CBS, 1970
Himself, Singer Presents Burt Bacharach, 1971
Host, The Burt Bacharach Special, CBS, 1971
Himself, Chevrolet Presents Burt Bacharach, ABC, 1972
Host, Burt Bacharach!, ABC, 1972
Host, Burt Bacharach: Close to You, ABC, 1972
Host, The Magical Music of Burt Bacharach, syndicated, 1972
Himself, Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La, ABC, 1973
Himself, Burt Bacharach: Opus No. 3, ABC, 1973
Himself, Bacharach 74, 1974
Host, The Burt Bacharach Special, NBC, 1974
American Bandstand's 33 1/3 Celebration, 1985
"Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1987
Evening at Pops, PBS, 1988
That's What Friends Are For: AIDS Concert '88, Showtime, 1988
The Songwriters Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary ... The Magic of Music, CBS, 1989
That's What Friends Are For, CBS, 1990
Himself, Burt Bacharach ... This Is Now (documentary), PBS, c. 1996
Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters (documentary), PBS, 1997
Himself, Bacharach: One Amazing Night, TNT, 1998
Himself, Definitely Dusty (documentary), PBS, 1999
The Rhythm of Life (documentary), PBS, 2000
Hitmakers: The Teens Who Stole Pop Music (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song (documentary), TCM, 2001
Words and Music by Lieber & Stoller (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Himself, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies, CBS, 2004
Himself, There We Were ... Now Here We Are: The Making of "Oasis"(documentary), Channel 4 (England), 2004
Himself, Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile (documentary), Showtime, c. 2004
Awards Presentations
Himself, The 42nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1970
Presenter, The 43rd Annual Academy Awards, NBC, 1971
Presenter, The 46th Annual Academy Awards, NBC, 1974
Presenter, The 48th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1976
Himself, The 54th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1982
The 24th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1982
Himself, The 25th Annual Grammy Awards, 1983
The 29th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1987
America's All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor, ABC, 1989
Presenter, The 39th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1997
The 1997 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1997
The 26th Annual American Music Awards, 1999
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 2000
Episodic
Himself, Ready, Steady, Go! (also known as Ready Steady Goes Live!), Associated Rediffusion, 1964, 1965
Himself, The Hollywood Palace, ABC, 1967
Himself, The Andy Williams Show, NBC, 1968
Himself, "The Sound of Burt Bacharach," The Kraft Music Hall, NBC,1969
Himself, The Kraft Music Hall, NBC, multiple episodes in 1970
This Is Tom Jones, ABC, 1970
Himself, "The Cantor Show," The Nanny, CBS, 1995
Himself, Karen Carpenter: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1997
Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1997, 1998
Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998, 2003
"Angie Dickinson: Tinseltown's Classiest Broad," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Himself, "Atlantic Crossing," Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (documentary), 2001
Himself, "Burt Bacharach," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Himself, "Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over," Biography, Arts andEntertainment, 2001
Himself, "Producer Pop," Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (documentary), BBC and ABC, 2001
Popular Song: Soundtrack of the Century, Bravo, 2001
Himself, Intimate Portrait: Angie Dickinson (documentary), Lifetime, 2003
Celebrity guest, American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (also known as American Idol and American Idol 2), Fox, 2003
Himself, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellen and The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2004
Himself, Intimate Portrait: Dionne Warwick (documentary), Lifetime, 2004
Also appeared in Soundstage, PBS; and Sessions at West 54th, PBS.
Television Work
Specials
Conductor and arranger, Magic of Marlene, Seven Network, 1965
Music arranger, Marlene Dietrich: I Wish You Love, CBS, 1973
Song performer, music arranger, and executive producer, Bacharach: OneAmazing Night, TNT, 1998
Orchestrator and music director, The 72nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 2000
Stage Appearances
Appeared at various venues, including Royal Festival Hall, London, 1996.
Stage Work
Arranger and conductor, Marlene Dietrich (series of concerts), Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1967, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1968
RECORDINGS
Singles
(As Burt and the Backbeats) "Move It on the Backbeat," Big Top, 1963
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"/"Trains and Boats and Planes," Kapp, 1965
"What's New, Pussycat?"/"My Little Red Book," Kapp, 1965
"Nikki"/"Juanita's Place," Liberty, 1966
"Alfie"/"Bond Street," A&M, 1967
"The Bell That Wouldn't Jingle"/"What the World Needs Now Is Love," A&M, 1968
"Message to Michael"/"Are You There (with Another Girl)," A&M, 1968
"Come Touch the Sun"/"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," A&M, 1969
"I'll Never Fall in Love Again"/"Pacific Coast Highway," A&M, 1969
"Any Day Now"/"A House Is Not a Home," A&M, 1970
"All Kinds of People"/"She's Gone Away," A&M, 1971
"Freefall"/"One Less Bell to Answer," A&M, 1971
(With Barbra Streisand) "(They Long to Be) Close to You," Columbia, 1971
"Something Big"/"Living Together, Growing Together," A&M, 1973
"Living Together, Growing Together"/"Reflections," A&M, 1974
"Futures"/"No One Remembers My Name," A&M, 1977
"I Took My Strength from You"/"Time and Tenderness," A&M, 1977
"New York Lady"/"Riverboat," A&M, 1979
Albums
Hit Maker, The Man! Burt Bacharach and His Songs (also known as Burt Bacharach Plays His Hits!), Kapp, 1965
What's New, Pussycat? (soundtrack), Rykodisc, 1965
After the Fox (soundtrack), United Artists, 1966
Reach Out, A&M, 1967
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid (soundtrack), A&M, 1969
Make It Easy on Yourself, A&M, 1969
Burt Bacharach, A&M, 1971
Living Together, A&M, 1973
Burt Bacharach's Greatest Hits (also known as Greatest Hits), A&M, 1974
In Concert, A&M, 1974
Futures, A&M, 1977
Woman, A&M, 1979
Classics, Vol. 23, A&M, 1987
Walk on By, Universal, 1987
I'll Never Fall in Love Again, Spectrum Music, 1993
Songbook, Alex, 1995
The Best of Burt Bacharach, PolyGram, 1996
Easy Loungin' Collection, Universal, 1996
The Look of Love: The Classic Songs of Burt Bacharach, A&M, 1996
The Magic of Burt Bacharach, Charly, 1996
Burt Bacharach Plays His Hits, MCA, 1997
I'll Never Fall in Love Again, PolyGram, 1998
The Look of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection, Rhino, 1998
A Man & His Music, Spectrum Music, 1998
One Amazing Night, N2K, 1998
(With Elvis Costello) Painted from Memory (includes song "I StillHave That Other Girl"), Mercury, 1998
The Instrumental Side, Varese Sarabande, 1999
(With Elvis Costello and Bill Frisell) The Sweetest Punch, Decca,1999
The Greatest Hits of Burt Bacharach, Metro, 2001
What the World Needs Now: Burt Bacharach Classics, A&M, 2003
Album Work
Orchestra director, What Now My Love, Phonodisc, Ltd., 1962
Arranger and conductor, Blue on Blue, Epic, 1963
Producer, Lost Horizon (soundtrack), Bell, 1973
Conductor, The Best of Bacharach, I.J.E., 1977
Song Work
Arranger of horns and strings, "Mexican Divorce," Atlantic, 1962
Arranger of horns and strings for the song "Please Stay," Atlantic.
Videos
Himself, Behind the Scenes of "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (documentary short), New Line Home Video, 1999
Himself, The Songmakers Collection (documentary), Arts and Entertainment Home Video, 2001
WRITINGS
Film Scores
Forever My Love, Paramount, 1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Paramount, 1962
Wives and Lovers, Paramount, 1963
A House Is Not a Home, Embassy Pictures, 1964
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?, Paramount, 1964
Casino Royale (also known as Charles K. Feldman's "Casino Royale"), Columbia, 1967
The April Fools, National General, 1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
The Making of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Robert L. Crawford Productions, 1970
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You, 1970
Bang, Bang, 1973
(American version) Together? (also known as I Love You, I LoveYou Not and Amo non amo), 1979
Night Shift, Warner Bros., 1982
Best Defense, Paramount, 1984
Baby Boom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
Arthur 2: On the Rocks, Warner Bros., 1988
Love Hurts, Vestron Video, 1992
Isn't She Great? (also known as Ist sie nicht grossartig?),Universal, 2000
Peluca (short film), 2003
Film Songs
"I Cry More," Don't Knock the Rock (also known as Hi Fi andRhythm and Blues), Columbia, 1956
Title song, Sad Sack (also known as The Sad Sack), Paramount, 1957
(As Burt P. Bacharach) "Warm and Tender," Lizzie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
(Uncredited) Title song, The Blob (also known as The Glob, The Glob That Girdled the Globe, The Meteorite Monster, TheMolten Meteorite, and The Night of the Creeping Dead), Paramount,1958
Country Music Holiday, Paramount, 1958
Title song, Love in a Goldfish Bowl, Paramount, 1961
"Another Tear Falls," Ring-a-Ding Rhythm, 1962
Title song, Send Me No Flowers, Universal, 1964
Title song, What's New, Pussycat? (also known as Quoi de Neuf,Pussycat?), United Artists, 1965
Title song, After the Fox (also known as Caccia alla Volpe), United Artists, 1966
Title song, Alfie, Paramount, 1966
Title song, Made in Paris, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
Title song, Promise Her Anything, Paramount, 1966
Title song, Something Big, National General, c. 1967

Title song, Long Ago Tomorrow (also known as The Raging Moon), 1971
Title song, Lost Horizon, Columbia, 1973
(With others) "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)," Arthur, Orion, 1981
Theme song, Making Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
Title song, Baby It's You, Paramount, 1983
"They Don't Make Them Like They Used To," Tough Guys, Buena Vista,1986
"Everchanging Times," Baby Boom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
"Love Is My Decision," Arthur 2: On the Rocks, Warner Bros., 1988
"Windows of the World," 1969, Atlantic Releasing, 1988
(With Elvis Costello) "God Give Me Strength," Grace of My Heart, Gramercy Pictures, 1996
Various songs, My Best Friend's Wedding, Columbia/TriStar, 1997
"2Wicky," Permanent Midnight, Artisan Entertainment, 1998
(With Tim Rice) "Walking Tall," Stuart Little, Sony Pictures Releasing, 1999
"Alfie (What's It All About, Austin?)," Austin Powers in Goldmember (also known as Austin Powers: Goldmember), New Line Cinema, 2002
Film Lyrics
Sad Sack (also known as The Sad Sack), Paramount, 1957
(With others) "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)," Arthur, Orion, 1981
Television Scores
Series
Mont-Joye, Societe Radio-Canada (Canada), 1970-75
Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1998-2002
Television Theme Songs
Series
Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1998-2002
Television Scores
Specials
"On the Flip Side," Stage 67 (also known as ABC Stage 67),ABC, 1967
Singer Presents Burt Bacharach, 1971
Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La, ABC, 1973
Burt Bacharach: Opus No. 3, ABC, 1973
Bacharach 74, 1974
Himself, Burt Bacharach ... This Is Now (documentary), PBS, c. 1996
Bacharach: One Amazing Night, TNT, 1998
Television Songs
Episodic
"Rome Will Never Leave You," Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1964
Stage Composer
Marlene Dietrich (series of concerts), Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NewYork City, 1967, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1968
Promises, Promises, Shubert Theatre (some sources cite Majestic Theatre), New York City, 1968-72, also produced at other venues
(With others) Harlem Nocturne (revue; also known as Andre DeShield's "Harlem Nocturne"), Latin Quarter, New York City, 1984
Back to Bacharach and David, Club 53, New York City, 1993
The Look of Love: The Songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David (revue; also known as What the World Needs Now: The Look of Love), Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 2003, also produced at other venues
Additional music, The Boy from Oz (musical), Imperial Theatre, NewYork City, 2003-2004
Song Composer
"Another Time, Another Place," 1956
"I Cry More," Coral, 1956
"Sad Sack," Decca, 1957
"The Story of My Life," Columbia, 1957
"Warm and Tender," Columbia, 1957
"The Bell That Wouldn't Jingle," Kapp, 1957, Epic, 1964, A&M, 1980
"The Blob," Columbia, 1958
"Christmas Day," Columbia, 1958
"Sittin' in the Tree House," Columbia, 1958
"Magic Moments," RCA, 1958, also recorded in 1995
"Faithfully," Columbia, 1959
"Heavenly," Columbia, 1959
"With Open Arms," 1959
"And This Is Mine," Warner Bros., 1961
"I Wake Up Cryin'," Wand, 1961
"Loneliness or Happiness," Atlantic, 1961
"Love in a Goldfish Bowl," Capitol, 1961
"One Part Dog, Nine Parts Cat," Jamie, 1961
"Tower of Strength," Liberty, 1961, Musicor, 1962
"Baby It's You," Scepter, 1961, Parlophone UK, 1963, Dunhill, 1969, alsorecorded in 1984
"Anonymous Phone Call," Liberty, 1962
"Don't Make Me Over"/"I Smiled Yesterday," Scepter, 1962
"Don't You Believe It," Columbia, 1962
"It's Love That Really Counts (in the Long Run)," Scepter, 1962
"Keep away from Other Girls," Columbia, 1962
"The Love of a Boy," Liberty, 1962
"(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance," Musicor, 1962
"Mexican Divorce," Atlantic, 1962
"Make It Easy on Yourself," Veejay, 1962, Smash, 1965
"Another Tear Falls," Liberty, 1962, Smash, 1966
"Only Love Can Break a Heart," Musicor, 1962, also recorded in 1967 and 1977
"I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself," Scepter, 1962, also recordedin 1966 and 1970, Stiff, 1978
"Any Day Now," Wand, 1962, also recorded in 1966, RCA, 1969, 1982, and 1984
"Don't Make Me Over," Columbia, 1962, also recorded in 1970, Next Plateau, 1989
"Be True to Yourself," Liberty, 1963
"Big Top"/"(They Long to Be) Close to You," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
"Blue on Blue," Epic, 1963
"The Breaking Point," Wand, 1963
"Call off the Wedding (without a Groom There Can't Be a Bride)"/"Keep away from Other Girls," Kapp, 1963
"If I Never Get to Love You," Big Top, 1963
"Let the Music Play," Atlantic, 1963
"Make the Music Play"/"Please Make Him Love Me," Scepter, 1963
"Move It on the Backbeat"/"A Felicidade," Big Top, 1963
"Reach out for Me"/"Magic Potion," Big Top, 1963
"Saturday Sunshine"/"And So Goodbye My Love," Kapp, 1963
"This Empty Place"/"Wishin' and Hopin'," Scepter, 1963
"True Love Never Runs Smooth," Wand, 1963
"Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa," Musicor, 1963
"Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?," Congress, 1963
"Wives and Lovers," 1963
"Look in My Eyes, Maria," United Artists, 1963, Columbia, 1965
"Anyone Who Had a Heart," Capitol, 1964
"Anyone Who Had a Heart"/"Love of a Boy," Scepter, 1964
"Forever Yours I Remain," Epic, 1964
"From Rocking Horse to Rocking Chair," RCA, 1964
"Here Comes the Forgotten Man," Musicor and Liberty, 1964
"A House Is Not a Home," Mercury, 1964
"I Cry Alone," Wand, 1964, Kapp, 1964
"Kentucky Bluebird (Send a Message to Martha)"/"The Last One to Be Loved," Big Hill, 1964
"Long after Tonight Is Over," Imperial, 1964
"Message to Martha," Veejay and Amy, 1964
"Reach out for Me"/"How Many Days of Sadness," Scepter, 1964
"Rome Will Never Leave You," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
"Send Me No Flowers," Columbia, 1964
"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me"/"Magic Potion (Instrumental)," Big Hill, 1964
"To Wait for Love"/"Accept It," Epic, 1964
"Walk on By"/"Any Old Time of Day," Scepter, 1964
"Wishin' and Hopin'," Philips, 1964
"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"/"A House Is Not a Home," Scepter, 1964
"To Wait for Love," United Artists, 1964, A&M, 1968
"Love Was Here before the Stars," Kapp, 1964, Parrot, 1969
"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me," Reprise, 1964, also recorded in 1970, EMI America, 1983
"Me, Japanese Boy I Love You" (also known as "Me, Japanese Boy"), UnitedArtists, 1964, Matador, 1994
"Are You There (with Another Girl)"/"If I Ever Make You Cry," Scepter, 1965
"Don't Say I Didn't Tell You So," Scepter, 1965
"Fool Killer," Musicor, 1965
"Here I Am," Scepter, 1965
"A Lifetime of Loneliness," Imperial, 1965
"Live Again," Imperial, 1965
"Looking with My Eyes"/"Only the Strong, Only the Brave," Imperial, 1965
"Trains and Boats and Planes," Imperial, 1965
"What's New, Pussycat?," Parrot, 1965
"What's New, Pussycat?"/"My Little Red Book," Kapp, 1965
"What the World Needs Now Is Love," Imperial, 1965
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"/"Trains and Boats and Planes," Kapp, 1965, Scepter, 1966
"My Little Red Book," Kapp, 1965, Elektra, 1966
"After the Fox," United Artists, 1966
"Alfie," Imperial, 1966
"Another Night"/"Go with Love," Scepter, 1966
"Come and Get Me," Imperial, 1966
"Made in Paris," Reprise, 1966
"Message to Michael"/"Here Where There Is Love," Scepter, 1966
"Nikki"/"Juanita's Place," Liberty, 1966
"Promise Her Anything," Parrot, 1966
"Windows and Doors"/"So Long Johnny," Imperial, 1966
"Alfie"/"The Beginning of Loneliness," Scepter, 1967
"Alfie"/"Bond Street," A&M, 1967
"Casino Royale," A&M, 1967
"I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself"/"In between the Heartaches," Scepter, 1967
"Reach out for Me"/"The Look of Love," A&M, 1967
"The Windows of the World"/"Walk Little Dolly," Scepter, 1967
"The Look of Love," Philips, 1967, A&M, 1968, also recorded in 1971
"I Say a Little Prayer," Scepter, 1967, Atlantic, 1968, also recorded in1977, Rhythm King/Mute, 1988
"The Bell That Wouldn't Jingle"/"What the World Needs Now Is Love," A&M, 1968
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose"/"Let Me Be Lonely," Scepter, 1968
"Message to Michael"/"Are You There (with Another Girl)," A&M, 1968
"Promises, Promises"/"Whoever You Are, I Love You," Scepter, 1968
"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me"/"Who Is Gonna Love Me?,"Scepter, 1968
"This Guy's in Love with You," A&M, 1968
"The April Fools," Scepter, 1969
"Come Touch the Sun"/"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," A&M, 1969
"I'll Never Fall in Love Again"/"Pacific Coast Highway," A&M, 1969
"I'll Never Fall in Love Again"/"What the World Needs Now is Love," Scepter, 1969
"I'm a Better Man," Parrot, 1969
"In the Land of Make Believe," Atlantic, 1969
"Odds and Ends"/"As Long as There's an Apple Tree," Scepter, 1969
"This Girl's in Love with You"/"Dream Sweet Dreamer," Scepter, 1969
"Walk on By," 1969 and 1975, Epic, 1978, Polydor, 1989, Next Plateau, 1990
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," Scepter, 1969, also recorded in 1995
"Any Day Now"/"A House Is Not a Home," A&M, 1970
"Everybody's out of Town," Scepter, 1970
"The Green Grass Starts to Grow"/"They Don't Give Medals (to Yesterday'sHeroes)," Scepter, 1970
"I'll Never Fall in Love Again," Scepter, 1970
"Let Me Go to Him"/"Loneliness Remembers (What Happiness Forgets)," Scepter, 1970
"Make It Easy on Yourself"/"Knowing When to Leave," Scepter, 1970
"One Less Bell to Answer," Bell, 1970
"Paper Mache"/"The Wine Is Young," Scepter, 1970
"Send My Picture to Scranton, PA," Scepter, 1970
"(They Long to Be) Close to You," A&M, 1970, Columbia, 1971, also recorded in 1972, 1976, and 1993, A&M, 1994
"All Kinds of People"/"She's Gone Away," A&M, 1971
"Don't Say I Didn't Tell You So," Warner Bros., 1971
"Freefall"/"One Less Bell to Answer," A&M, 1971
"Long Ago Tomorrow," Scepter, 1971
"Something Big," Columbia, 1971
"I Just Have to Breathe," Warner Bros., 1972
"All Kinds of People," Bell, 1973
"Living Together, Growing Together," Bell, 1973
"Lost Horizon," A&M, 1973
"Something Big"/"Living Together, Growing Together," A&M, 1973
"The Windows of the World," 1973
"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)," Avco, 1973
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart," Atlantic, 1974
"I Might Frighten Her Away," A&M, 1974
"Living Together, Growing Together"/"Reflections," A&M, 1974
"Futures"/"No One Remembers My Name," A&M, 1977
"I Took My Strength from You"/"Time and Tenderness," A&M, 1977
"New York Lady"/"Riverboat," A&M, 1979
"I Don't Need You Anymore," RCA, 1980
"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)," Warner Bros., 1981
"Just Friends," Boardwalk, 1981
"Stronger Than Before," Boardwalk, 1981
"Heartlight," Columbia, 1982
"Making Love," Atlantic, 1982
"That's What Friends Are For," Warner Bros., 1982, Arista, 1985
"Maybe," Capitol, 1983
"Finder of Lost Loves," Arista, 1984
"Sleep with Me Tonight," Columbia, 1984
"Love Always," Gordy, 1986
"They Don't Make Them Like They Used To," RCA, 1986
"On My Own," MCA, 1986, also recorded in 1995
"Love Is Fire (Love Is Ice)," MCA, 1987
"Love Power," Arista, 1987
"Overnight Success," MCA, 1987
"Love Light," Columbia, 1988
"One More Time Around," Columbia, 1988
"Need a Little Faith," MCA, 1989
"Take Good Care of You and Me," Arista, 1989
"Are You There with Another Girl," RCA, 1991
"Everchanging Times," Arista, 1991
"Hang Your Teardrops up to Dry," Amherst, 1991
"A Higher Place," 1991
"Someone Else's Eyes," Arista, 1991
"Anyone Who Had a Heart"/"I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself," Elektra, 1993
"Don't Say Goodbye," Warner Bros., 1993
"Once before You Go," Solar/Epic, 1993
"Sing for the Children," Warner Bros., 1993
"This Doesn't Feel Like Love," Solar/Epic, 1993
"This Is the Night," Warner Bros., 1993
"Two Hearts," Reprise, 1993
"If I Want To," Word Incorporated/Epic, 1994
"This Girl's in Love with You," Teen Beat, 1994
"Knowing When to Leave"/"Promises, Promises," Varese Sarabande, 1995
"Please Stay," Warner Bros., 1995, also appears on an Atlantic recording
(With Elvis Costello) "God Give Me Strength," 1996
Composer of other songs, including "Tick Tock Goes the Clock," "Turkey Lurkey Time," and "What am I Doing Here." Bacharach's songs have been recordednumerous times.
Album Composer
What Now My Love, Phonodisc, Ltd., 1962
Blue on Blue, Epic, 1963
Presenting Dionne Warwick, Scepter, 1963
Anyone Who Had a Heart, Scepter, 1964
Make Way for Dionne Warwick, Scepter, 1964
Here I Am, Scepter, 1965
Hit Maker, The Man! Burt Bacharach and His Songs (also known as Burt Bacharach Plays His Hits!), Kapp, 1965
The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick, Scepter, 1965
What's New, Pussycat? (soundtrack), Rykodisc, 1965
After the Fox (soundtrack), Rykodisc, 1966
Are You Ready for This?, Imperial, 1966
Dionne Warwick in Paris, Scepter, 1966
Here Where There Is Love, Scepter, 1966
Casino Royale (soundtrack), Colgems, 1967
Dionne Warwick's Golden Hits, Part One, Scepter, 1967
On Stage and in the Movies, Scepter, 1967
On the Flip Side, Decca, 1967
Reach Out, A&M, 1967
"The Windows of the World," The Windows of the World, Scepter, 1967
The Valley of the Dolls, Scepter, 1968
Promises, Promises, Scepter, 1968, soundtrack released by United Artists, 1969
The April Fools (soundtrack), 1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (soundtrack), A&M, 1969
Dionne Warwick's Golden Hits, Part Two, Scepter, 1969
Dionne Warwick's Greatest Motion Picture Hits, Scepter, 1969
Film Festival, Colgems, 1969
Make It Easy on Yourself, A&M, 1969
Very Dionne, Scepter, 1970
Burt Bacharach, A&M, 1971
The Dionne Warwick Story, Scepter, 1971
Dionne, Warner Bros., 1972
Ellis Larkins Plays the Bacharach and McKuen Songbook, Stanyan Records, 1972
Living Together, A&M, 1973
Lost Horizon (soundtrack), Bell, 1973
Burt Bacharach's Greatest Hits (also known as Greatest Hits), A&M, 1974
In Concert, A&M, 1974
Live in Japan, A&M, 1974
The Best of Bacharach, I.J.E., 1977
Futures, A&M, 1977
Together? (soundtrack), RCA, 1979
Woman, A&M, 1979
Arthur (soundtrack), 1981
Night Shift (soundtrack), Warner Bros., 1982
That's What Friends Are For, 1986
Reservations for Two, Arista, 1987
Walk on By, Universal, 1987
Arthur 2: On the Rocks (soundtrack), A&M, 1988
Friends Can Be Lovers (includes song "Sunny Weather Love"), Arista, 1989
The Dionne Warwick Collection, Her All-Time Greatest Hits, Rhino,1993
I'll Never Fall in Love Again, Spectrum Music, 1993
Aquanetta de Brasil, Arista, 1994
Songbook, Alex, 1995
Great Jewish Music: Burt Bacharach, 1997
My Best Friend's Wedding (soundtrack), Work, 1997
(And author of liner notes) The Look of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection, Rhino, 1998
A Man & His Music, Spectrum Music, 1998
One Amazing Night, N2K, 1998
(With Elvis Costello) Painted from Memory (includes song "I StillHave That Other Girl"), Mercury, 1998
(With Elvis Costello and Bill Frisell) The Sweetest Punch, Decca,1999
The Greatest Hits of Burt Bacharach, Metro, 2001
What the World Needs Now: Burt Bacharach Classics, A&M, 2003
Composer of other albums, including Burt Bacharach and Friends andSuperpak--The Best of Burt Bacharach, Rhino.
Songbooks
(With Hal David) What the World Needs Now is Love: The Burt Bacharach-Hal David Songbook, Polydor, 1972
Poetry
(With Hal David) What the World Needs Now Is Love: Poetic Selections from the Songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, edited by Susan Polis Schutz, Blue Mountain Press, 1979

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Musicians, Volume 49, Gale Group, 2005
Encyclopedia of World Biography Supplement, Volume 22, Gale Group,2002
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers: Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, Fourth edition, St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

Boston Phoenix, August, 1997
Entertainment Weekly, April 16, 1993, p. 31; May 23, 1997, p. 65;August 8, 1997, pp. 42-45; December 26, 1997, p. 65
Guitar Player, September, 1999, p. 20
Interview, February, 1996, pp. 84-87
Newsweek, October 5, 1998, pp. 80-81
New York Times, July 24, 1997
NME, October 3, 1998, pp. 23-24
People Weekly, November 13, 1995, p. 31; May 10, 1999, p. 126; December 15, 2003, p. 41
Playbill, May 31, 2003, p. 18
Time, September 9, 1996, p. 75; July 21, 1997, p. 72
TV Guide, April 11, 1998, pp. 5-6

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