The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

I've just read that yet another song has been added to the score of Promises, Promises: "A House Is Not a Home." Does anyone know if this is true? Or is it a rumor?

Thank you for your thoughts, Sara D. I've discovered that "Tick Tock" is a very infectious song. It seems like a cut song that might have been worth revisiting for the revival, just as "Happily Ever After" was reinstated in Company. And speaking of cut songs, I'm guessing that &q...

Hi, Sara D,do you recall where Tick Tock Goes the Clock was placed in the London Production?

Steven Sater is quoted as saying, "When you write with Burt, you're writing lyrics first . . ." Does anyone know if this the Bacharach and David working method? Or would Hal David provide the first few lines and then set words to the music? My apologies if this question has been asked befo...

Thanks nymusicalguy and BachtoBacharach.
Is it your understanding that "You'll Think of Someone" has been cut and replaced with "Prayer?"
Am I misreading your post, nymusicalguy?

Apparently, following the presentation of the show at Encores, "I Say a Little Prayer" has been shoe-horned into the revival of Promises, Promises. Does anyone know at which point in the show the song has been inserted, or how it is justified with regard to plot and character? I love the s...

mymusicalguy, many thanks for the additional information. I know it may seem perverse, but I've grown rather fond of "Let's Pretend We're Grown Up," after an extremely adverse reaction to it upon first, second, and third hearing. I guess fourth time was the charm---at least for me.

This background to the recordings is fascinating. Thank you for posting. I wonder if you would write a little more about the "tunes that Bacharach and Neil Simon did with Dionne in 1973-74." Or perhaps steer me in the direction where I could read about them. Many thanks.