Сomposer: Burt Bacharach (b.1928)
Title: Burt Bacharach - A Life In Song
Release Date: 2016
Genre: Pop, R&B, AM Pop, Baroque Pop, Jazz, Easy Listening, Stage & Screen, Film Music
Director: Richard Valentine
Artist: Burt Bacharach, Alfie Boe, Justin Hayward, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Rebecca Ferguson, Laura Mvula, Joss Stone, Michael Kiwanuka, Shaun Escoffery, Josie James, Donna Taylor, John Pagano, The Burt Bacharach Band, Senbla Concert Orchestra
• A unique concert staged at the Royal Festival Hall celebrating the music of the legendary songwriter and performer Burt Bacharach. A six-time Grammy and three-time Oscar-winning composer, songwriter, record producer, pianist, singer and general hit factory for half a century, beloved and worshipped and interpreted by every new generation of stars and singers and still going strong at 87. Some of Burt's most famous songs are performed by a stellar line-up of artists including Alfie Boe, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Shaun Escoffery, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Hayward, Michael Kiwanuka, Laura Mvula and Joss Stone. Burt himself also performs accompanied by his band. During the concert Burt chats to Michael Grade about the art of songwriting and shares the stories behind some of his best-loved hits.Tracklist: 1. Introduction by Michael Grade
2. Walk On By - Rebecca Ferguson
3. Do You Know The Way To San Jose - Laura Mvula
4. What The Worlds Needs Now - Justin Hayward
5. I Say A Little Prayer - Rebecca Ferguson
6. The Windows Of The World - Michael Kiwanuka
7. I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Sophie Ellis-Bextor
8. In Between The Heartaches - Joss Stone
9. (They Long To Be) Close To You - Sophie Ellis-Bextor
10. Anyone Who Had A Heart - Josie James
11. If I Could Go Back - Alfie Boe
12. Movie Medley: The Look of Love / Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do) /
/ What's New Pussycat / The World is a Circle / The April Fools /
/ Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head / (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance /
/ Making Love/ Wives and Lovers / Alfie - Burt Bacharach & Band
13. A House Is Not A Home - Shaun Escoffery
14. That's What Friends Are For - Ensemble
Bonus:• Bonus Songs (1080i; 22:17) include "Be Aware" (one of the most curiously underrated classics in Bacharach's oeuvre) by Josie James, "Waiting for Charlie" by Donna Taylor and "God Give Me Strength" by John Pagano. These also include the interstitial interview sequences with Burt talking about his music.