Burt Bacharach is one of the most prolific, inventive and celebrated pop composers of all time, responsible for a staggering fifty-two Top 40 hits throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Bacharach's songs have been hugely successful while challenging the norm of what a popular song should be. In this new album the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates the genius of Bacharach, performing specially written arrangements of favorite Bacharach songs and joined by leading vocalists from London's West End. "The RPO do sensuousness uncommonly well." the Guardian.

Tracklist:

Overture (After B. Bacharach)
Magic Moments (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocals And Orchestra)
Do You Know The Way To San Jose? (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocals And Orchestra)
Don't Make Me Over (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocals And Orchestra)
Anyone Who Had A Heart (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocals And Orchestra)
Wives And Lovers (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocals And Orchestra)
I Say A Little Prayer (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocal Ensemble And Orchestra)
There's Always Something There To Remind Me (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocals And Orchestra)
Walk On By (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocals And Orchestra)
Close To You (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocals And Orchestra)
What's New, Pussycat? (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocals And Orchestra): What's New, Pussycat?: Theme (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vo
South American Getaway - Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid: Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocal E
Promises, Promises (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocals And Orchestra): Promises, Promises: Promises, Promises (Arr. R. Balcombe For Voc
Promises, Promises (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocals And Orchestra): Promises, Promises: I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Arr. R. B
Wishin' And Hopin' - A House Is Not A Home (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocals And Orchestra)
Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocals And Orchestra)
Casino Royale Theme (Arr. R. Balcombe For Orchestra): Casino Royale: Theme (Arr. R. Balcombe For Orchestra)
Casino Royale: The Look Of Love - This Girl's In Love With You (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocals And Orchestra)
Make It Easy On Yourself (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocals And Orchestra)
Alfie (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocals And Orchestra)
Night Shift: That's What Friends Are For (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocal Ensemble And Orchestra)
Arthur (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocal Ensemble And Orchestra): Arthur: Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (Arr. R. Balcombe
What The World Needs Now Is Love (Arr. R. Balcombe For Vocal Ensemble And Orchestra)

UPC: 5060310640032
Label: Rpo
Release Date: 6.25.13
Format: CD

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - What the World Needs Now: Music of Bacharach (CD)