Burt Bacharach is one of the most prolific, inventive and celebrated pop composers of all time, responsible for a staggering fifty-two Top 40 hits throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Bacharach's songs have been hugely successful while challenging the norm of what a popular song should be. In this new album the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates the genius of Bacharach, performing specially written arrangements of favorite Bacharach songs and joined by leading vocalists from London's West End. "The RPO do sensuousness uncommonly well." the Guardian.
12 South American Getaway/Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
13 Promises, Promises
14 I'll Never Fall in Love Again
15 Wishin' and Hopin'/A House Is Not a Home
16 Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa
17 Casino Royale
18 The Look of Love/This Girl's in Love with You
19 Make It Easy on Yourself
20 Alfie
21 That's What Friends Are for
22 Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
23 What the World Needs Now Is Love
Burt Bacharach is one of the most prolific, inventive and celebrated pop composers of all time, responsible for a staggering fifty-two Top 40 hits throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Bacharach's songs have been hugely successful while challenging the norm of what a popular song should be. In this new album the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates the genius of Bacharach, performing specially written arrangements of favorite Bacharach songs and joined by leading vocalists from London's West End. "The RPO do sensuousness uncommonly well." the Guardian.
