The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

Blair, here's a beauty, written by Williams and Nichols, from the late Eydie Gorme, "Somebody Waiting":



Steve Lawrence also recorded the Williams/Nichols collaboration, "The Drifter":

Dear An Enormous BB Fan, oh yes, Carol Kaye's impact on popular music cannot be overstated, just like the rest of the "Crew"!! In the book, Ms. Kaye says that on Ike & Tina Turner's, 'River Deep-Mountain High", Phil Spector used 3 bass players: Carol Kaye, Lyle Ritz and an unnamed...

Dear Blair, Here's part of Carol Kaye's response to the book, "The Wrecking Crew" by Kent Hartman, in her own words: Please don't buy this phony book by a "writer" who made false promises of the "truth" (for a magazine article, never a book!) he changed my words, and ot...

Dear Blair, If the book you're refrencing is "The Wrecking Crew" by Kent Hartman, published in 2013, please check out bass player and original Wrecking Crew member, Carol Kaye's response/opinion about that book. Yikes!!!

I'm now reading an absolutely amazing book, "Sound Explosion Inside L.A.'s Studio Factory with the Wrecking Crew", 258 pages, most in color, of the history of those many musicians (Hal Blaine, Joe Osborn, Larry Knechtel, etc) who contributed to a glorious sound beginning in the early 60s. ...

Dear nowmedical, here's Ms. Khan, "Stronger Than Before" (1984):



AND "Alfie":

Peggy Lipton (those of a certain age will remember her as Julie Barnes on "The Mod Squad", she married Quincy Jones, she appparently was the "inspiration" for the Michael Jackson song "PYT" on Thriller!!) singing "Wanting Things":

"Hasbrook Heights" is a bonus track on Rumer's latest cd. Here is a live duet with Dionne Warwick:

Three versions of "I Say A Little Prayer/By The Time I Get To Phoenix": Dee Irwin and Mamie Galore (1968): https://youtu.be/wGKlR1Ag4Yc Glen Campbell & Anne Murray (1971): https://youtu.be/X_EvpnLKK84 Glen Campbell & Dionne Warwick (1986): https://youtu.be/jIypWAj-ACM Thank you, Bl...

Dear blueonblue, The Bacharach/Jene Miller song, "With A Smile" is from a Japan Nippon Colulmbia Triad cd "Tribute to Burt Bacharach" (1994). Nine tracks: "I'll Nver Fall In Love Again" by 5th Garden, "The Look of Love" by Soul Bossa Trio, "Are You There ...

Not released on any album until it's inclusion as one of the bonus tracks on the "The First Time Ever (I saw Your Face)" expanded reissue cd, here's Vikki Carr, "Reflections" (from "Lost Horizon") from 1972:

From her latest cd, "It's The Girls", here's Bette Midler, "Baby It's You":

From the 1982 Donna Summer "State of Independence" recording session, interesting to see who is shown smoking among these giants: Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Dionne Warwick, Christopher Cross, James Ingram, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Lionel Richie and I think that's...

Eydie Gorme, "What Am I Doing Here":



Are there other versions of this?? Is this an early or late B/D composition??

I read that this is Hal David's last lyric. It's also one of the great Joe Sample's last recordings, from Melissa Manchester's new cd, "You Gotta Love The Life", here's Melissa Manchester, Dionne Warwick & Joe Sample, "Other End of The Phone": http://youtu.be/IxDG-FhyiLg This...