The Look of Love ( 1967 song ) - wikipedia The Look of Love ( 1967 song ) For other songs of the same name, see The Look of Love. `` The Look of Love '' Song by Dusty Springfield from the album Casino Royale Soundtrack Released January 29, 1967 Studio Philips Studios, London Genre Pop, jazz Length 4 : 11 Label Colgems Composer ( s ) Burt Bacharach Lyricist ( s ) Hal David Producer ( s ) Phil Ramone Audio sample file help `` The Look of Love '' is a popular song composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and sung by English pop singer Dusty Springfield, which appeared in the 1967 spoof James Bond film Casino Royale. In 2008, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. It also received a Best Song nomination in the 1968 Academy Awards. Contents 1 Songwriters 2 Recordings 2.1 Early recordings 2.2 Notable cover versions 3 References 4 External links Songwriters The music was written by Burt Bacharach, and was originally intended to be an instrumental. But later Hal David added the lyrics, and the song was published in 1967. According to Bacharach, the melody was inspired by watching Ursula Andress in an early cut of the film. Recordings Early recordings The first recording is by Stan Getz as an instrumental in December 1966. The song with lyrics was originally recorded by Dusty Springfield for the Casino Royale soundtrack, receiving an Oscar nomination and reaching the US Top 40. Phil Ramone, the soundtrack 's engineer, recorded the song separately from the rest of the film tracks. Springfield re-recorded the song the same year in London, featuring a throaty saxophone solo, and released it as the B - side of `` Give Me Time ''. Claudine Longet recorded the song on her 1967 album of the same title. Lainie Kazan also recorded `` The Look of Love '' ( arranged by Pat Williams ) on her 1967 album Love is Lainie. Nina Simone also recorded `` The Look of Love '' in 1967 on her album Silk & Soul. Morgana King recorded `` The Look of Love '' on her 1967 album Gemini Rising. `` The Look of Love '' Single by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ' 66 from the album Look Around B - side `` Like a Lover '' Released 1968 ( 1968 ) Format 7 - inch single Genre Bossa nova Length 3 : 03 Label A&M Songwriter ( s ) Burt Bacharach, Hal David Sérgio Mendes ' hit rendition on the Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ' 66 album Look Around reached # 4 on the pop charts after their performance in the Academy Awards telecast in April 1968. The lead vocal on this single was handled by Janis Hansen, not Lani Hall, a rarity in the early Brasil ' 66 canon. Andy Williams released a version in 1967 on his album, Love, Andy. Soul group The Delfonics also covered the song in 1968 on their album La La Means I Love You, while the legendary Motown quartet Four Tops gave the song a sweeping Broadway - like treatment on their 1969 album Soul Spin. Brazilian threesome Som Três recorded an early instrumental version on their album Show ( Odeon, 1968 ). Dorothy Ashby included the song in her 1968 album Afro - Harping. An instrumental version of the song was included on the 1967 Burt Bacharach album Reach Out, which was also featured on the soundtrack for the film The Boys in the Band. Notable cover versions Dionne Warwick, who recorded a number of Burt Bacharach / Hal David songs, performed her own cover version for her 1969 album Dionne Warwick 's Greatest Motion Picture Hits. In 1969, American rock band Vanilla Fudge released an experimental version of the song, as the band was famous for innovative rock arrangements of contemporary hit songs of the time. Isaac Hayes covered the song for his 1970 album... To Be Continued. While Hayes used the same lyrics, his cover includes a unique instrumental which has been heavily sampled on R&B and hip - hop records. His version of the song was also featured in Dead Presidents. A version performed by Susanna Hoffs was featured in the 1997 film Austin Powers : International Man of Mystery, and was included on the film 's soundtrack. In, 2001 Canadian jazz singer Diana Krall recorded the song as the title track of her album The Look of Love. The song is covered by Mari Wilson on her 2016 release Pop Deluxe and is a regular feature of her live shows. References Jump up ^ `` Grammy Hall of Fame Award. Grammy.org. Retrieved 21 December 2012 Jump up ^ Dominic, Serene ( 2003 ). Burt Bacharach, Song by Song : The Ultimate Burt Bacharach Reference for Fans, Serious Record Collectors, and Music Critics. Music Sales Group. p. 182. ISBN 978 - 0 - 8256 - 7280 - 4. Retrieved 2 December 2014. Jump up ^ Churchill, Nicholas ( 15 December 2004 ). Stan Getz : An Annotated Bibliography and Filmography, with Song and Session Information for Albums. McFarland. p. 224. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7864 - 1949 - 4. Retrieved 2 August 2015. Jump up ^ AllMusic Jump up ^ AllMusic External links Sérgio Mendes interview by Pete Lewis, ' Blues & Soul ' July 2008 James Bond music Themes `` James Bond Theme '' ( Monty Norman ) `` James Bond Is Back '' ( John Barry ) `` 007 Theme '' ( John Barry ) `` On Her Majesty 's Secret Service '' ( John Barry ) `` Bond 77 '' ( Marvin Hamlisch ) `` James Bond Theme '' ( Moby ) Soundtracks Dr. No From Russia with Love Goldfinger Thunderball You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty 's Secret Service Diamonds Are Forever Live and Let Die The Man with the Golden Gun The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only Octopussy A View to a Kill The Living Daylights Licence to Kill GoldenEye Tomorrow Never Dies The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day Casino Royale Quantum of Solace Skyfall Spectre Composers Monty Norman John Barry George Martin Marvin Hamlisch Bill Conti Michael Kamen Éric Serra David Arnold Thomas Newman Eon themes `` Kingston Calypso '' `` From Russia with Love '' `` Goldfinger '' `` Thunderball '' `` You Only Live Twice '' `` We Have All the Time in the World '' `` Diamonds Are Forever '' `` Live and Let Die '' `` The Man with the Golden Gun '' `` Nobody Does It Better '' `` Moonraker '' `` For Your Eyes Only '' `` All Time High '' `` A View to a Kill '' `` The Living Daylights '' `` Where Has Everybody Gone ? '' `` Licence to Kill '' `` If You Asked Me To '' `` GoldenEye '' `` Tomorrow Never Dies '' `` The World Is Not Enough '' `` Die Another Day '' `` You Know My Name '' `` Another Way to Die '' `` Skyfall '' `` Writing 's on the Wall '' Non-Eon themes `` Casino Royale '' `` The Look of Love '' `` Never Say Never Again '' Compilations Shaken and Stirred The Incredible World of James Bond The Best of Bond... 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Question: who sang the song the look of love
Answer: Dusty Springfield