The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

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The newly-titled SOME LOVERS will make its premiere in California at the Old Globe this November:

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/15 ... n-2011-12-

Hey all, Thought you might like to know that Sony's upcoming PLAYLIST: THE VERY BEST OF DIONNE WARWICK will feature one new-to-CD track, Dionne's duet with Isaac Hayes on "I Just Don't Know What To Do WIth Myself/Walk On By." Check out details and a full track listing here: http://thesecon...

No fear, THE GIFT OF THE MAGI is still in development, but unfortunately the normal period to bring a musical to fruition can be years rather than months. Word is that the last readings/workshop went well, and hopefully there will be more progress this fall, even as Steven Sater has his hands in oth...

Hi friends, Over at The Second Disc, we've dedicated the latest installment of our Friday Feature to the often-overlooked soundtrack to NIGHT SHIFT, and of course, to Burt's contributions to the film's music. http://theseconddisc.com/2011/04/22/friday-feature-night-shift/ Check it out!! :D All best,...

I'm surprised that it's been underplayed that Dionne has recorded a Bacharach song on her new album: "Keep Me in Mind," introduced by Patti Page in 1955 and co-written with Jack Wolf, one of the two songwriters Dionne is celebrating on this disc. (Sammy Cahn, of course, is the other.) From...

Soulmusic.com Records this month is reissuing in one package Dionne's 1990s Arista albums SINGS COLE PORTER and AQUARELA DO BRASIL, the latter containing Burt's song "Captives of the Heart" written with John Bettis. Details at: http://theseconddisc.com/2011/02/01/dionne-natalie-nancy-reiss...

Record producer Phil Ramone, of course, worked extensively with both Bacharach and Sondheim. In his fine autobiography MAKING RECORDS, he describes the musical sophistication of Bacharach and Sondheim: Of Sondheim, "Only Burt Bacharach's rhythmic complexities compare to Sondheim's." No sur...

New article on CASINO ROYALE, with lots of Bacharach-related content, up today at:

http://theseconddisc.com/2011/01/14/fri ... 1967-2006/

Enjoy!

THE GIFT OF THE MAGI inches one step closer to a full production...fingers crossed, all!

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/14 ... f-the-Magi

Hi there, All of the titles you mention have been released on CD individually (in addition to being part of the SOMETHING BIG box set) but can indeed be hard to find and expensive. In the current climate, a major-label reissue for these titles may be unlikely, but I would encourage you to write Woun...

A limited edition CASINO ROYALE, with bonus tracks and more, will be arriving on Monday...news at:

http://theseconddisc.com/2010/12/18/exc ... oyale-due/

Don't miss out!!

--nym

Well, we know it's not true that "Some Lovers" is Burt's first recording or new song in five years, but its release is a special occasion nonetheless...Rumer's album has rarely left my CD player since it arrived, and her voice should be a perfect match for one of Burt's compositions. I can...

Burt and Hal did write "You've Got It All Wrong" at director Rob Marshall's behest for the 1997 revival. Other PROMISES songs not in the original score, for the record: Let's Pretend We're Grown Up (not used; appears on demo) Tick Tock Goes the Clock (cut out-of-town; appears on demo) What...

Well, Lou Reed did take a number of liberties with his covers of Weill's "September Song" and Arlen's "One For My Baby"... :wink: If you're interested, check out the Feinstein CD and hear the song as Gershwin intended it, then listen to Wilson's "take" on the theme. (It...

I have to humbly disagree with our good friend Blair. The Brian Wilson album is not misbegotten, nor being passed off as something it isn't. As far as the "collaborations" go, Wilson was provided with over 100 song fragments by the Gershwin estate. He took two of those melodic fragments an...