The Art of BURT BACHARACH

I first heard about Burt Bacharach when he made onscreen performance at Austin Powers movies. Since then, he was one of my favorite oldie singers. Here's an article/release material from MCA about Mr. Bacharach.

The Legendary Composer & Songwriter

Celebrates his 85^th Birthday with the release of

“Anyone Who Had a Heart: The Art of the Songwriter”

This year, legendary composer and songwriter Burt Bacharach celebrates his 85th birthday with the release of a “Anyone Who Had A Heart: The Art of the Songwriter” --- a 40-track, 2-CD set with various artists performing his memorable writing collaborations. The complete collection is also available on iTunes --- http://smarturl.it/artofthesongwriterph.

Dating from his first pop hit on the charts and especially his work with longtime writing partner and lyricist Hal David, who helped the duo create an amazing streak of classics, to those songs of recent years when Bacharach ventured out on his own to write with Carole Bayer Sager and Elvis Costello among others, the collection celebrates the work of Bacharach and how the combined efforts of talented songwriters, majestic melodies, unforgettable lyrics and great vocalists can yield timeless pop classics and be interpreted in unique ways.

Along with Lennon and McCartney, Burt Bacharach is one of the most celebrated and legendary song-writers of the twentieth century. His work is recognized around the globe and the respect he has from his peers and fans alike has made him a true living legend.

      TRACKLISTING:

DISC 1 1. I Say A Little Prayer (Aretha Franklin)  2. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (B.J. Thomas)  3. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Dusty Springfield)  4. Waiting For Charlie To Come Home (Etta James)  5. The Story Of My Life (Marty Robbins)  6. The Look Of Love (Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66)  7. A House Is Not A Home (Brook Benton)  8. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)(Christopher Cross)  9. Baby It's You (Smith)  10. Tower Of Strength (Gene McDaniels)  11. Magic Moments (Perry Como)  12. Take A Broken Heart (Rick Nelson)  13. Wishin' And Hopin' (Brenda Lee)  14. Don't Make Me Over (Sybil)  15. Any Day Now (Elvis Presley)  16. Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa (Gene Pitney)  17. I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Isaac Hayes)  18. Love's (Still) The Answer (Ronald Isley)  19. Anyone Who Had A Heart (Dionne Warwick)  20. What The World Needs Now (Jackie Deshannon

DISC 2 1. What's New Pussycat? (Tom Jones)  2. Alfie (Barbara Streisand)  3. Make It Easy On Yourself (The Walker Brothers)  4. This Guy's In Love With You (Herb Alpert)  5. Message To Michael (The Marvelettes)  6. One Less Bell To Answer (The Fifth Dimension)  7. Walk On By (Gloria Gaynor)  8. Trains And Boats And Planes (Astrud Gilberto)  9. Let The Music Play (Diana Ross & The Supremes)  10. You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart)(The Stylistics)  11. Wives And Lovers (Jack Jones)  12. Love Is My Decision (Chris De Burgh)  13. Keep Me In Mind (Patti Page)  14. On My Own (Patti Labelle And Michael McDonald)  15. Nikki (Burt Bacharach)  16. My Little Red Book (Manfred Mann)  17. Overnight Success (Gladys Knight & The Pips)  18. Toledo (Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach)  19. That's What Friends Are For (Kevin Eubanks)

"Anyone Who Had a Heart: The Art of the Songwriter" is now available in CDs at Astroplus, Odyssey Music & Video and Fully Booked or online via iTunes http://smarturl.it/artofthesongwriterph | For more information about this release, visit www.facebook.com/mcamusic.ccj  

RONAN KEATING & BURT BACHARACH TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM 'WHEN RONAN MET BURT'

Ronan Keating has teamed up with legendary composer Burt Bacharach to record his brand new solo album, 'When Ronan Met Burt', was released via MCA Music.

A long time fan of Burt's staggering back catalogue, Ronan is thrilled to be working with one of his all-time musical heroes on this very special collaboration. The Irish superstar first contacted Burt last year; he was ecstatic when the iconic composer and producer agreed for them to work together.

Backed by a full orchestra, the result was a spectacular album recorded by the duo earlier this year. All the tracks featured are classics composed by Burt over the course of his impressive fifty year career and include instantly recognisable hits such as 'Walk On By', 'The Look Of Love', 'What The World Needs Now Is Love' and 'I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself'.  All the tracks were recorded live with a full orchestra, ensuring that the grandeur and stature of these timeless classics was captured and conserved.

"It has been a dream come true to work with Burt on this album," Ronan says of the collaboration. "I grew up listening to his songs and the tracks we've chosen to record for the album are simply some of the greatest pop masterpieces ever written, so it was an honour to sing them alongside the man himself."

Speaking about the recording session Ronan said, 'It was one of the hardest sessions I've done.  It's hard enough trying to do justice to such legendary tunes but to record them with the man himself was another level of pressure'.

Burt said of the process, 'To do these songs with a different slant and approach on them made it very interesting for me.  And too be able to work with Ronan and expose these songs to maybe a younger audience as well as my fan base. Then to be able to record it in the legendary Capitol recording studio - full orchestra live. Quite a trip we were on Ronan.'

'When Ronan Met Burt' is Ronan's seventh solo album in the UK and is his first solo release in this country since 2009's 'Winter Songs'. He has since spent time in Australia working as a judge on the Australian version of 'The X Factor' and went on to win the competition with one of the acts he mentored. He will again return as a judge on the new series of the show later this year.

Tracklisting:

The Look Of Love

Walk On By

I'll Never Fall In Love Again

Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)

My Little Red Book

What The World Needs Now

Something Big

I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself

This House Is Empty Now

Make It Easy On Yourself

AVAILABLE NOW IN MUSIC STORES