Essential Recordings 1955–62

~ Release by Burt Bacharach (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Don’t Make Me Over recording of: Don’t Make Me Over lyricist: Hal David composer: Burt Bacharach publisher: Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation), JAC Music Co., Inc., MCA Music Ltd., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2) part of: Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)	Dionne Warwick		3:28
2	The Breaking Point	Chuck Jackson		2:23
3	Tower of Strength recording of: Tower of Strength lyricist: Bob Hilliard composer: Burt Bacharach	Gene McDaniels		2:20
4	Keep Away From Other Girls	Helen Shapiro		2:27
5	Forgive Me (For Giving You Such a Bad Time)	Babs Tino		2:09
6	I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself recording of: I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself lyricist: Hal David composer and arranger: Burt Bacharach publisher: Belinda Canada Music, Quartet Music, US Songs and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) adaptations: Ne vem kaj naj storim (I Just Don’t Know What to Do)	Tommy Hunt		2:53
7	Only Love Can Break a Heart	Gene Pitney		2:50
8	The Story of My Life cover recording of: The Story of My Life lyricist: Hal David composer: Burt Bacharach	Michael Holliday		2:17
9	Dream Big	Sonny James		2:12
10	Crazy Times	Gene Vincent		2:14
11	Sea of Heartbreak recording of: Sea of Heartbreak lyricist: Hal David composer: Paul Hampton (US singer/songwriter composer and actor) publisher: Sonet Music AB	Don Gibson		2:34
12	The Blob	The Five Blobs		2:42
13	The Answer to Everything recording of: The Answer to Everything writer: Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard	Del Shannon		2:47
14	Three Friends (Two Lovers)	The Turbans		2:53
15	Baby It’s You recording of: Baby It’s You lyricist: Barney Williams (in 1961-11) and Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1961-11) composer: Burt Bacharach (in 1961-11) publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dolfi Music Inc., EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fuji Pacific Music SBK Department (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2, Ludix Music Ltd., Mary Jane Pub. Co. Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Windswept Music (London) Ltd. and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) part of: Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)	The Shirelles		2:42
16	Mexican Divorce recording of: Mexican Divorce lyricist: Bob Hilliard composer: Burt Bacharach	The Drifters		2:36
17	Sittin’ in a Tree House recording of: Sittin' in a Tree House lyricist: Hal David composer: Burt Bacharach	Marty Robbins		2:20
18	I Looked for You	Charlie Gracie		2:14
19	Wishing and Hoping recording of: Wishin’ and Hopin’ lyricist: Hal David composer: Burt Bacharach publisher: Casa David Music, New Hidden Valley Music Co. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)	Dionne Warwick		2:58
20	Magic Moments	Perry Como		2:43

2▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Warm and Tender	Johnny Mathis		2:24
2	Long After Tonight Is All Over	Jimmy Radcliffe		2:24
3	Anonymous Phone Call	Bobby Vee		2:17
4	We’re Only Young Once (Yeh, Yeh, Yeh)	The Avons		2:04
5	The Miracle of St. Marie	The Four Coins		2:44
6	Loving Is a Way of Living	Steve Lawrence		2:27
7	Waitin’ for Charlie (To Come Home)	Etta James		2:10
8	Love in a Goldfish Bowl	Tommy Sands		2:08
9	Hot Spell	Margaret Whiting		1:59
10	The Love of a Boy	Timi Yuro		2:27
11	Make It Easy on Yourself	Jerry Butler		2:39
12	That’s Not the Answer	Vi Velasco		2:21
13	Wastin’ Away for You	The Russells		2:29
14	(You Don’t Have to Be) A Tower of Strength	Gloria Lynne		2:15
15	Any Day Now (My Wild, Beautiful Bird)	Chuck Jackson		3:22
16	My Heart Is an Open Book recording of: My Heart Is an Open Book writer: Hal David and Lee Pockriss	Carl Dobkins Jr.		2:10
17	Donne‐moi ma chance (Too Late to Worry)	Sophia Loren		2:25
18	This Empty Place recording of: This Empty Place lyricist: Hal David composer: Burt Bacharach	Dionne Warwick		2:54
19	Loneliness or Happiness	The Drifters		2:38
20	(It’s) Wonderful to Be Young	Cliff Richard		2:21

3▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	With Open Arms	Jane Morgan		2:18
2	You’re Telling Our Secrets	Dee Clark		2:07
3	Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind recording of: Sag mir wo die Blumen sind lyricist: Max Colpet composer: Pete Seeger translated version of: Where Have All the Flowers Gone	Marlene Dietrich		3:39
4	Don’t Envy Me	Joey Powers		2:25
5	Three Wheels on My Wagon	Dick Van Dyke		3:00
6	Along Came Joe	Merv Griffin		2:12
7	Dreamin’ All the Time	Jack Jones		2:18
8	Johnny Get Angry	Joanie Sommers		2:31
9	Paradise Island	The Four Aces		2:30
10	Moon Man	Gloria Lambert		2:26
11	These Desperate Hours	Mel Tormé		2:16
12	Faker, Faker	The Eligibles		1:58
13	(There Goes) The Forgotten Man	Jimmy Radcliffe		2:57
14	Deeply	The Shepherd Sisters		2:30
15	Manpower	The Exotics		2:16
16	Take Me to Your Ladder (I’ll See Your Leader Later)	Buddy Clinton		2:17
17	Wild Honey	Cathy Carr		2:22
18	Rosanne cover recording of: Rosanne writer: Marty Manning, Edna Osser and Glenn Osser	Burt Bacharach		2:56
19	Errand of Mercy	George Hamilton		2:17
20	I Smiled Yesterday recording of: I Smiled Yesterday lyricist: Hal David composer: Burt Bacharach	Dionne Warwick		2:40

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