Burt Bacharach

Burt Freeman Bacharach (/ˈbækəræk/ BAK-ə-rak; May 12th 1928 – February 8th 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Grammy Award winner and three-time Academy Award winner, Bacharach's songs have been recorded by more than 1,000 different artists"Burt Bacharach interview: what was it all about?", The Telegraph U.K., June 1st 2013.. As of 2014, he had written 73 US and 52 UK Top 40 hits. He was one of the most important composers of 20th-century popular music.
Most of Bacharach and David's hits were written specifically for and performed by Dionne Warwick. He arranged, conducted, and produced much of his recorded output.
The songs Bacharach and David wrote that Sandie Shaw covered are:
* "Anyone Who Had a Heart", which was also covered by Cilla Black
* "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me", which became Shaw's first UK No. 1 hit
* "Trains and Boats and Planes", which Shaw sang on an episode of The Sandie Shaw Supplement
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