Description: What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David pays tribute to the man who wrote lyrics for some of the most enduring songs in American popular music. This BRAND NEW CD contains vintage recordings by Dionne Warwick, Tom Jones and Jackie DeShannon, Dusty Springfield, and many more. These classic recordings are a companion to the television documentary and include David's Top-40 hits, many in original versions by the original artists. The nineteen tracks featured here Hal David wrote with Burt Bacharach and other composers, and together they span the career and illustrate the genius of one of America's greatest lyricists. CD TRACK LIST: American Beauty Rose by PAT BOONE The Story of My Life by MARTY ROBBINS Make It Easy on Yourself by JERRY BUTLER Don't Make Me Over by DIONNE WARWICK Wishin’ and Hopin’ by DUSTY SPRINGFIELD What the World Needs Now Is Love by JACKIE DESHANNON What’s New, Pussycat? by TOM JONES Alfie by CHER Do You Know the Way to San Jose? by DIONNE WARWICK The Look of Love by DUSTY SPRINGFIELD I Say a Little Prayer by DIONNE WARWICK Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head by B.J. THOMAS I'll Never Fall in Love Again by BOBBIE GENTRY (They Long to Be) Close to You by THE CARPENTERS One Less Bell to Answer/A House Is Not A Home by BARBRA STREISAND 99 Miles from LA by ALBERT HAMMOND It Was Almost Like a Song by RONNIE MILSAP To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before by JULIO IGLESIAS & WILLIE NELSON Walk on By by MELISSA MANCHESTER The great HAL DAVID wrote lyrics for some of the most enduring songs in American popular music. Working primarily with composer Burt Bacharach, and dominating the pop-music charts of the Sixties, David and Bacharach crafted dozens of Top 40 hits which are now timeless.
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Location: Falls Church, Virginia
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Artist: Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Burt Bacharach, Carpenters, Cher, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Julio Iglesias, Ronnie Milsap, Tom Jones, Willie Nelson
Type: Album
Format: CD
Record Label: Real Gone
Release Title: What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David
Style: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Pop R&B, Pop Rock
Genre: Blues, Country, Easy Listening, Folk, Gospel, Jazz, Oldies, Pop, R&B & Soul, Rock, Soul
Edition: Anthology, Collector's Edition, Greatest Hits, Limited Edition
