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The Look of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection
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Artist(s)Burt Bacharach
StudioRhino / Wea
Release DateNovember 3, 1998
UPC Code081227533922
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About Burt Bacharach - The Look of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection

The greatest expression of Burt Bacharach's composing and arranging talents is the marvelous string of productions he made with Dionne Warwick and lyricist Hal David for a decade or so starting in 1962. Many of their triumphs are included in this three-CD box (also see the single disc The Dionne Warwick Collection), along with dozens of other tracks made between 1957 (Marty Robbins's "Story of My Life") and 1996 (Bacharach's collaboration with Elvis Costello on "God Give Me Strength"). The master's blend of froth, deep emotion, and challenging musicality provides many masterpieces and a few unfortunate moments: he doesn't have much to show for the '80s aside from "That's What Friends Are For" and "Arthur's Theme." Its handful of missteps aside, though, The Look of Love is an essential trove of great pop things. --Rickey Wright Amazon.com essential recording

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. The Story of My Life
  2. Magic Moments
  3. The Blob
  4. Please Stay
  5. I Wake Up Crying
  6. Tower of Strength
  7. Baby It's You
  8. Mexican Divorce
  9. (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance
  10. Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)
  11. Make It Easy on Yourself
  12. I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
  13. It's Love That Really Counts (In the Long Run)
  14. Only Love Can Break a Heart
  15. (There Goes) The Forgotten Man
  16. Don't Make Me Over
  17. Let the Music Play
  18. Blue on Blue
  19. True Love Never Runs Smooth
  20. Blue Guitar
  21. Reach Out for Me
  22. Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
  23. Anyone Who Had a Heart
  24. A House Is Not a Home
  25. Wives and Lovers
  26. Wishin' and Hopin'
Disc 2
  1. Walk on By
  2. (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
  3. Me Japanese Boy I Love You
  4. To Wait for Love
  5. Kentucky Bluebird (Send a Message to Martha)
  6. Land of Make Believe
  7. The Last One to Be Loved
  8. Fool Killer
  9. Don't Go Breaking My Heart
  10. What the World Needs Now Is Love
  11. Trains and Boats and Planes
  12. What's New Pussycat?
  13. My Little Red Book
  14. Here I Am
  15. A Lifetime of Loneliness
  16. Made in Paris
  17. Promise Her Anything
  18. Are You There (With Another Girl)
  19. Come and Get Me
  20. Alfie
  21. In Between the Heartaches
  22. Nikki
  23. So Long Johnny
  24. The Windows of the World
  25. Take a Broken Heart
  26. I Say a Little Prayer
  27. Casino Royale
Disc 3
  1. The Look of Love
  2. Do You Know the Way to San José
  3. This Guy's in Love With You
  4. Knowing When to Leave
  5. Promises, Promises
  6. Pacific Coast Highway
  7. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
  8. Odds and Ends
  9. Everybody's out of Town
  10. I'll Never Fall in Love Again
  11. (They Long to Be) Close to You
  12. Paper Maché
  13. One Less Bell To Answer - The 5th Dimension
  14. Check Out Time
  15. Hasbrook Heights
  16. The Balance of Nature
  17. Living Together, Growing Together
  18. You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)
  19. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
  20. On My Own
  21. That's What Friends Are For
  22. God Give Me Strength

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User Reviews

Average user review: 5.0 (44 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteThe best...Quote
Without a doubt, this is the best album that I have ever owned...well maybe next to Steely Dan's Aja, which was the first I ever owned. I love the lyrics, the tempo changes and the genius that is Burt Bacharach and Hal David. This album is even more haunting for me since the untimely death of Burt's daughter Nikki. Nikki was one of my favorite songs, even before I ever knew who it was written for, but even more so now. All the Dionne Warwick hits plus Tom Jones, Trini Lopez, Bobby Goldsboro, Dusty Springfield et al, this is a must have for any true Bacharach afficianado. June 7, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteWingtips, Telstar, Rotary, 1964 Worlds Fair...Quote
Fantastic Voyage, Ursula Andress, AM Radio, Sean Connery, Paisley, Man From Uncle...

In short, Burt Bacharach represents pop culture of the 1960's. At it's apogee. Like a moon shot Bacharach's gorgeous melodies and Hal David's brilliant lyrics spanning the decade from the Blob to Movie of The Week. From Bobby Vinton to the Age of Aquarius. Sock Hop to Woodstock.

Essential: Frankie Valli, Beach Boys, Beatles, Stones, Airplane, Sinatra... Bacharach.

Great music of... and beyond... it's era. Timeless... as long as Anyone Has A Heart and The World Needs Love.

This is MUSIC. Not hip hop. Orchestral, composed, inspired.

Genius. April 5, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteBurt's BeaneryQuote
WOW. This series of albums is wonderful PLUS A whole CD of Dionne Warwick doesn't hurt!

I'm amazed at how many of these songs i've forgotten but when I hear a few notes I recall the entire song... sort of like I had amnesia or something! Its amazing that so many of the songs in this list are in the mainstream ... still after as much as 40 years!

This is a definite BUY March 27, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteDIG THAT BACH-AH-RACHQuote
my late uncle hipped me to ole burt. i love what he did with a track.........those percussive horns, man!!!!! i dig this. although i do not like all the joints on here, it's a good thing to have. what stands out for me on here are the lou johnson joints. i especially love REACH OUT FOR ME. more standouts for me are IT'S LOVE THAT REALLY COUNTS (IN THE LONG RUN) by the shirrelles and PLEASE STAY by the drifters. now i like some of the dionne warwick songs on here, but in the liner notes, i think her reasons for doing some of those songs were ridiculous. i thought it was her on WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE. i had no idea that it was a white lady. amazing vocal arrangement. another that just came to mind is DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART. actually, that is like my fave on here. i wished that they would've put dionne warwick's version of YOU'LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN IF YOU BREAK MY HEART ON HERE though. the stylistics did their thing, but i prefer the original. all in all, it is wonderful, but then again, it is another reason i am a skeptic whenm it comes to box sets. January 25, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteSuperb historical box setQuote
This is not a "greatest hits" set, though many of Bacharach's greatest hits are contained here. Rather, it's a fascinating historical view of the progression of the songwriter(s) through four decades. It is truly instructive to listen to some of the less well-known pieces. The book that is included in the box set is an essential component: The writers really knew what they were talking about, and I've spent hours reading along with the (very detailed) descriptions of each song's history.

Highly recommended. September 20, 2006

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