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Burt Bacharach's best-loved songs
American composer and pianist Burt Bacharach, who has died aged 94, wrote dozens of songs with lyricist Hal David which have gone down in pop/soul history.
Here are some of the most famous:
- "Baby It's You" (1961) - with its "Sha-la-la-la-la, Sha-la-la-la-la" refrain, it was recorded by both American girl group The Shirelles and The Beatles.
- "24 Hours from Tulsa" (1963) - a hit for pop baladeer Gene Pitney.
- "(They long to be) Close to you" (1963) - the breakthrough hit of the American brother-and-sister duo "The Carpenters".
- "Walk On By" (1964) - one of soul legend Dionne Warwick's best-loved songs, which lurches between stoicism and anguish.
- "What the World Needs Now is Love" (1965) - first made popular by Jackie DeShannon, reached the top ten of the US Hot 100.
- "Alfie" (1966) - theme song of the movie of the same name starring Michael Caine. It was a major hit for Britain's Cilla Black and later Dionne Warwick.
- "I Say a Little Prayer" (1967) - first recorded by Warwick but Aretha Franklin made the definitive version a year later.
- "The Look of Love" (1967) - a favourite of husky-voiced divas Dusty Springfield and Diana Krall.
- "Do You Know the Way to San José?" (1968) - another Warwick hit which won her her first Grammy.
- "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (1969) - Bacharach won an Oscar for this cheerful ditty for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", which topped the US charts for four weeks.
- "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (1969) - both Warwick and Jones scored with this heartbreak tune.
- "Arthur's Theme (Best that you can do)" (1981) - one of the most recognisable movie theme songs of all time, which won Bacharach another Oscar.
- "That's What Friends Are For" (1982) - first recorded by Rod Stewart but better known for the AIDS charity cover made by Dionne Warwick & Friends, including Elton John and Stevie Wonder, in 1985.
- "On My Own" (1986) - a love song Bacharach composed with ex-wife Carole Bayer Sager which was a power duet for Patti La Belle and Michael McDonald.
L.Davis--AMWN