Burt Bacharach, the debonair pop composer, arranger, conductor, record producer and occasional singer whose hit songs in the 1960s distilled that decade’s mood of romantic optimism, died on February 8th 2023. He was 94. The iconic songs he wrote with lyricist Hal David and others are an indelible part of our culture. This compilation presents my favourite versions of some of his greatest songs including Dionne Warwick, Nina Simone, The Beatles, Bobbie Gentry, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Love, and Tony Joe White.
