I’m a huge fan of Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s songs so when I heard Rumer had released an all Bacharah/David CD, I had to have it. Rumer had a hit album with Seasons of My Soul back in 2010. This new album mixes familiar Bacharach/David hits with some more obscure songs. Delightful music! What’s your favorite Bacharach & David song? GRADE: A
TRACK LIST:
1 The Look Of Love 4:17
2 Balance Of Nature 4:06
3 One Less Bell To Answer 3:20
4 Are You There (With Another Girl) 3:15
5 (They Long To Be) Close To You 4:05
6 You’ll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) 4:04
7 Land Of Make Believe 3:29
8 A House Is Not A Home 3:47
9 Walk On By 3:16
10 The Last One To Be Loved 3:41
11 This Girl’s In Love With You 4:54
12 What The World Needs Now Is Love 3:48
Probably Walk On By. Dislike a couple on here-Look of Love and One Less Bell to Answer. A couple I am not familiar with-Balance of Nature, Land of Make Believe and Last One to be Loved.
Steve, there’s a blend of familiar and unfamiliar songs on Rumer’s CD. She’s clearly a fan.
WALK ON BY or THE LOOK OF LOVE.
Patti, I must have a dozen different artists singing WALK ON BY. They’re all great! I always liked Dusty Springfield’s version of THE LOOK OF LOVE.
Too many I like to pick a favorite. There’s also some I’m unfamiliar with. When I saw the name, I thought it was Rumer Willis. I am also unfamiliar with the singer.
Maggie, Rumer is a British singer. I really like her music CDs.
I like the way Brazil ’66 did “The Look of Love”. Not familiar with this singer.
Rick, Rumer’s first CD came out in 2010. I really like THIS GIRL’S IN LOVE. Great music!
I agree with you and Rick – I like The Look of Love in the Dusty Springfield and Sergio Mendes versions. Also a lot of the Dionne Warwick songs, like Walk on By and Anyone Who Had a Heart. Also Baby, It’s You (Shirelles), Only Love Can Break a Heart (Gene Pitney), and many others.
I found their songs too “formulaic” – except the Dionne Warwick song Walk on By, that has been among my favourites (but only when I’m in a romatic mood … 🙂
They must have produced hundreds of songs, didn’t they?
Wolf, I’m been listening a box set of 60 Bacharach/David hits. They were a hit machine!
Jeff, I was surprised (as a kid) to find out Hal David and Burt Bacharach were behind Gene Pitney’s hit “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.”
And “24 Hours From Tulsa.” Gene Pitney was a very talented guy. He wrote “He’s a Rebel” for Phil Spector, as well as “Rubber Ball” for Bobby Vee and “Hello Mary Lou” for Ricky Nelson.
Are the songs in that box set by the artists who made them hits, or…?
Rick, all the songs are sung in the Bacharach/David box set are sung by various singers and groups. Here’s the TRACK LIST:
 1. The Story Of My Life – Michael Holliday
 2. A House Is Not A Home – Shirley Bassey
 3. Only Love Can Break A Heart – Gene Pitney
 4. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head – B J Thomas
 5. Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) – Chuck Jackson
 6. 24 Hours From Tulsa – Gene Pitney
 7. (Theres) Always Something There To Remind Me – Sandie Shaw
 8. What The World Needs Now Is Love – Jackie Deshannon
 9. Trains And Boats And Planes – Billy J Kramer And The Dakotas
 10. Alfie – Cilla Black
 11. The Look Of Love- Shirley Bassey
 12. Be True To Yourself – Bobby Vee
 13. Baby Its You – The Shirelles
 14. Everybodys Out Of Town – B J Thomas
 15. I Wake Up Crying – Chuck Jackson
 16. Anyone Who Had A Heart – Cilla Black
 17. Ill Never Fal In Love Again – Bobbie Gentry
 18. Close To You (Thaey Long To Be) – Englebert Humperdink
 19. This Guys In Love With You – Al Martino
 20. Whats New Pussycat – Tom Jones
 21. Keep Me In Mind – Alma Cogan
 22. Long Ago Tomorrow – B J Thomas
 23. Make It Easy On Yourself – Cilla Black
 24. True Love Never Runs Smooth – Gene Pitney
 25. Keep Away From Other Girls – Helen Shapiro
 26. Long After Tonight Is All Over – Jimmy Redcliff
 27. My Little Red Book (All I Do Is Talk About You)- Manfred Man
 28. Blame It On Me – Peabo Bryson
 29. Please Stay – The Drifters
 30. After The Fox – The Hollies Ft Peter Sellers
 31. Sandy – The Swinging Blue Jeans
 32. If I Never Get To Love You – Timi Yuro
 33. Tower Os Strength – Gene Mcdaniels
 34. Wives And Loafers – Julie London
 35. I Just Dont Know What To Do With Myself – Tommy Hunt
 36. Magic Potion – The Searchers
 37. Come On And Get Me – Jackie Deshannon
 38. They Dont Give Medals (To Yesterdays Heroes) – Chuck Jackson
 39. You Belong In Someone Elses Arms – David Whitfield
 40. Long Day Short Night – The Shirelles
 41. (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance – Gene Pitney
 42. Dont Make Me Over – Tommy Hunt
 43. Crazy Times – Gene Vincent
 44. Maybe – Peabo Bryson And Roberta Flack
 45. The Love Of A Boy – Timi Yuro
 46. Walk On By – Helen Shapiro
 47. Its Love That Really Counts – The Shirelles
 48. Reach Out For Me – Nancy Wilson
 49. This Empty Place – The Searchers
 50. (There Goes) The Forgotten Man – Jimmy Radcliffe
 51. Anonymous Phone Call – Frank Ifield
 52. Another Tear Falls – Gene Mcdaniels
 53. Lifetime Of Loneliness – Jackie Deshannon
 54. Live Agin – Irma Thomas
 55. Me Japanese Boy I Love You – Bobby Goldsboro
 56. The Answer To Everything – Del Shannon
 57. The Breaking Point – Chuck Jackson
 58. Windows And Doors – Jackie Deshannon
 59. Wishin Snd Hopin – Merseybeats
 60. Magic Moments – Jula De Palma
Out of this series I remember a few which were really “catchy” – that’s the closest translation for the German “eingängig”, once heard it stays in your mind …
Wishin and Hopin
What The World Needs Now Is Love
I Just Dont Know What To Do With Myself
From more than 50 years ago …
Wolf, I’m a fan of “Reach Out For Me” and “I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself.”
Weird. Just looking at the posts and have the 2nd episode of I’m Dying Up Here playing on tv which is right now playing Walk On By over the closing scene.
Thanks for the list, Jeff. I like Baby, It’s You and prefer the Beatles’ version.
I’ve got the Bacharach box set as well as his more recent album with Elvis Costello which I really liked, especially “God Give Me Strength”. WALK ON BY is probably the one that does it for me, but sorry to see RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD is not included in this new recording.
Sergio, if THIS GIRL’S IN LOVE sells enough, there might be a sequel with more Bacharach and David songs…like RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD.
My favorites are “Anyone Who Had a Heart” and “Walk on By” as sung by Dionne Warwick.
Jim, I’m a big fan of Dionne Warwick. She may have been the best singer of Bacharach/David songs ever.