Ronald Isley (of The Isley Brothers) sings a batch Bacharach/David songs on this 2003 CD. His velvet voice fits these types of songs well. Isley includes a couple of obscure Bacharach/David songs like “Here I Am” and “In Between the Heartaches.” Burt Bacharach died last week at age 94, but twenty years ago he could still produce, arrange, and conduct on Isley Meets Bacharach as well as play the piano on all the songs on this album. The sound on this CD is great!
The Look of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection presents a cross-section of Bacharach/David songs sung by Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, the Carpenters, Elvis Costello, B. J. Thomas, Gene Pitney, Aretha Franklin, Nancy Wilson, The Drifters, The Shirelles, and many more artists. I listened to all of these songs growing up in the Sixties.
My favorite Bacharach/David song is “I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself” and my favorite version is on Disc 1 of this set sung by Tommy Hunt. Do you have a favorite Bacharach/David song? GRADE: A (for both CDs)
TRACK LIST:
Alfie | 3:47 | ||
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head | 5:14 | ||
In Between The Heartaches | 3:34 | ||
Make It Easy On Yourself | 5:34 | ||
A House Is Not A Home | 4:38 | ||
The Look Of Love | 4:32 | ||
Count On Me | 3:54 | ||
This Guy’s In Love With You | 4:32 | ||
Close To You | 3:44 | ||
Anyone Who Had A Heart | 4:26 | ||
Love’s (Still) The Answer | 4:04 | ||
Here I Am | 4:19 | ||
Windows Of The World | 4:18 |
TRACK LIST:
Carpenters– | (They Long To Be) Close To You | 3:45 | |
Dionne Warwick– | Do You Know The Way To San Jose? | 2:46 | |
Perry Como– | Magic Moments | 2:42 | |
Marty Robbins– | The Story Of My Life | 2:33 | |
B.J. Thomas– | Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head | 3:00 | |
Aretha Franklin– | I Say A Little Prayer | 3:33 | |
The Shirelles– | Baby It’s You | 2:43 | |
The Drifters– | Please Stay | 2:18 | |
Tom Jones– | What’s New Pussycat? | 2:20 | |
Gene McDaniels*– | Tower Of Strength | 2:17 | |
Gene Pitney– | (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance | 3:01 | |
Tommy Hunt– | I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself | 2:52 | |
Dionne Warwick– | I’ll Never Fall In Love Again | 3:00 | |
The Burt Bacharach Orchestra* & Chorus*– | Nikki | 2:23 | |
The Drifters– | Mexican Divorce | 2:35 | |
Jimmy Radcliff*– | (There Goes) The Forgotten Man | 2:49 | |
Bobby Vinton– | Blue On Blue | 2:26 | |
The Searchers– | This Empty Place | 2:09 | |
The Drifters– | Let The Music Play | 2:39 | |
Dionne Warwick– | Anyone Who Had A Heart | 3:13 | |
Brook Benton– | A House Is Not A Home | 3:02 | |
The Stylistics– | You’ll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) | 3:40 | |
Gene Pitney– | Only Love Can Break A Heart | 2:50 | |
Chuck Jackson– | Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) | 3:23 | |
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass– | Casino Royale | 2:36 | |
Dusty Springfield– | The Look Of Love | 4:11 | |
Dionne Warwick– | Walk On By | 2:57 | |
Burt Bacharach– | Don’t Go Breaking My Heart | 2:29 | |
Sandie Shaw– | (There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me | 2:41 | |
Jackie DeShannon– | What The World Needs Now Is Love | 3:16 | |
Nancy Wilson– | Reach Out For Me | 2:28 | |
Jack Jones– | Wives And Lovers | 2:31 | |
Gene Pitney– | Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa | 3:00 | |
Jackie Trent– | Make It Easy On Yourself | 2:46 | |
Dionne Warwick– | Don’t Make Me Over | 3:26 | |
Anita Harris– | Trains And Boats And Planes | 2:51 | |
Bobby Vee– | Be True To Yourself | 2:06 | |
Trini Lopez– | Made In Paris | 2:23 | |
Cilla Black– | Alfie | 2:40 | |
Dusty Springfield– | Wishin’ And Hopin’ | 2:56 | |
Petula Clark– | This (Girl’s) In Love With You | 3:32 | |
The 5th Dimension*– | Living Together, Growing Together | 3:52 | |
Dionne Warwick– | Odds And Ends | 3:28 | |
Chuck Jackson– | I Wake Up Crying | 2:18 | |
Tony Orlando– | To Wait For Love | 2:23 | |
The Shirelles– | It’s Love That Really Counts (In The Long Run) | 2:17 | |
Christopher Cross– | Arthur’s Theme (The Best That You Can Do) | 3:54 | |
The Pretenders– | The Windows Of The World | 2:58 | |
Dionne & Friends– | That’s What Friends Are For | 4:17 | |
Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello– | God Give Me Strength | 6:08 |