Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach , born the May 12th 1928 with Kansas City (Missouri) is a Pianiste and American Compositeur .

Its work is regarded as characteristic of the Easy listening.

Biography

Some recorded works

  • Dietrich in Rio
  • Reach Out
  • Make it Easy one Yourself
  • Painted From Memory (with Elvis Costello 1998)
  • Isley Meets Bacharach (with Ronald Isley 2003)

Success

This song was nominated with the Academy Award in 1965.
  • Alfie (Cilla Black, 1966, extracted the film éponyme)
This song was nominated in Academy Award in 1966, and was worth to him a Grammy in 1967. This song was nominated in Academy Award in 1967.
  • Do You Know the Way to San Jose? (Dionne Warwick, 1968, then Frankie Goes To Hollywood in 1984)
  • Promised, Promises (Jill O' Hara, 1968 and Dionne Warwick, 1968)
the soundtrack of Broadway was worth to him a Grammy in 1969.
  • Raindrops Keep Falling one My Head (B.J. Thomas 1969, of the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid )
This song gained Academy Award for the original song in 1969. Also, Bacharach gained Academy Award and Grammy for the original partition of film.
  • I' L Never Fall in Coils Again (Dionne Warwick 1969, at the origin of musical the Promises, Promises )
  • Close to You (The Carpenters 1970)
  • One Less Beautiful to Answer (the 5th Dimension 1970)
  • Arthur' S Theme (The Best That You Can C) (Christopher Cross, 1981, of the film Arthur)
This song gained Academy Award for the original song in 1981.
  • One My Own (Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald (1986)
  • That' S What Friends Are For (1982)
This song was at the made up origin for the film Night Shift and on the soundtrack, was sung by Rod Stewart. In 1986, a version of tribute, sung by Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, and Elton John became an enormous success, and made it possible to collect million dollars for associations fighting against the AIDS. Moreover, the song gained a Grammy with the title of the song of the year.

External bond

  • Biography

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