BURT BACHARACH - THE ART OF THE SONGWRITER: ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART

Burt Bacharach, one of the world’s most acclaimed, award-winning composer/songwriters, is celebrating his 85th birthday (May 12) with today’s publication of his new autobiography from HarperCollins and Universal Music Enterprises’ May 28 release of a career-spanning 2-CD collection of his best songwriting collaborations. The Art Of The Songwriter: Anyone Who Had A Heart – The Best Of Burt Bacharach collects 40 of Bacharach’s timeless songs, performed by music’s most influential artists of the twentieth century, including “I Say A Little Prayer” (Aretha Franklin), “Alfie” (Barbra Streisand), “Wishin’ And Hopin’” (Brenda Lee), “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” (Christopher Cross), “Let The Music Play” (Diana Ross & The Supremes), “Any Day Now” (Elvis Presley), “Overnight Success” (Gladys Knight & The Pips), “Walk On By” (Gloria Gaynor), “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again” (Isaac Hayes), “That’s What Friends Are For” (Kevin Eubanks), “Heartlight” (Neil Diamond), “On My Own” (Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald), “What’s New Pussycat” (Tom Jones), and many more.

For the past six decades, Burt Bacharach's songwriting has touched millions of devoted listeners all over the world. He has written more than seventy Top 40 hits and he has earned GRAMMY®, OSCAR®, and EMMY® Awards for his work. From his first pop hit on the charts, 1957’s “The Story of My Life” recorded by Marty Robbins, to his hit-making collaborations with longtime writing partner and lyricist Hal David, including “Alfie,” “A House Is Not A Home,” “Wishin’ And Hopin’,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” and “This Guy’s in Love with You,” to more recent songs co-written with Carole Bayer Sager, Elvis Costello and others, The Art Of The Songwriter: Anyone Who Had A Heart – The Best Of Burt Bacharach is a career-spanning overview of Bacharach’s creative best.

The Art Of The Songwriter: Anyone Who Had A Heart – The Best Of Burt Bacharach invites the listener to delve into many of Bacharach’s most legendary, career-defining songs, while his new autobiography (written with Robert Greenfield), Anyone Who Had A Heart: My Life and Music, offers a frank and riveting account of his life and the stories behind the hits.

The Art Of The Songwriter: Anyone Who Had A Heart – The Best Of Burt Bacharach

DISC 1
01. ARETHA FRANKLIN I Say A Little Prayer
02. B. J. THOMAS Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head
03. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself
04. ETTA JAMES Waiting For Charlie To Come Home
05. MARTY ROBBINS The Story Of My Life
06. SERGIO MENDES & BRASIL ‘66 The Look Of Love
07. BROOK BENTON A House Is Not A Home
08. CHRISTOPHER CROSS Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
09. SMITH Baby It’s You
10. GENE MCDANIELS Tower Of Strength
11. PERRY COMO Magic Moments
12. RICK NELSON Take A Broken Heart
13. BRENDA LEE Wishin’ And Hopin’
14. SYBIL Don’t Make Me Over
15. ELVIS PRESLEY Any Day Now
16. GENE PITNEY Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
17. ISAAC HAYES I’ll Never Fall In Love Again
18. RONALD ISLEY Love’s (Still) The Answer
19. DIONNE WARWICK Anyone Who Had A Heart
20. JACKIE DESHANNON What The World Needs Now

DISC 2
01. TOM JONES What’s New Pussycat?
02. BARBRA STREISAND Alfie
03. THE WALKER BROTHERS Make It Easy On Yourself
04. HERB ALPERT This Guy’s In Love With You
05. THE MARVELETTES Message To Michael
06. THE FIFTH DIMENSION One Less Bell To Answer
07. GLORIA GAYNOR Walk On By
08. ASTRUD GILBERTO Trains And Boats And Planes
09. DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES Let The Music Play
10. THE STYLISTICS You’ll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart)
11. JACK JONES Wives And Lovers
12. CHRIS DE BURGH Love Is My Decision
13. PATTI PAGE Keep Me In Mind
14. PATTI LABELLE and MICHAEL MCDONALD On My Own
15. BURT BACHARACH Nikki
16. MANFRED MANN My Little Red Book
17. GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS Overnight Success
18. ELVIS COSTELLO and BURT BACHARACH Toledo
19. KEVIN EUBANKS That’s What Friends Are For
20. NEIL DIAMOND Heartlight