Back to Bacharach

Album Description:
Steve Tyrell, whose appearances in the two "Father Of The Bride" movies, and whose albums "A New Standard" and "Standard Time" established him as a premier contemporary interpreter of the Great American Songbook, now turns his attention to one of the legendary composers in all of pop music: Burt Bacharach.

Steve has a personal stake in these classic songs. As a young man breaking into the record business in the 1960s, he became head of A&R and Promotion at Scepter Records, the history-making independent label that released the famous hits written by Bacharach and his lyricist partner Hal David, and recorded by the great Dionne Warwick. Tyrell was present at the creation of standards like "Walk On By," "Alfie," "I Say A Little Prayer," and many others. Moreover, he produced B.J. Thomas' Oscar-winning recording of Bacharach-David's "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head."

One can only categorize Tyrell's performances on "Back To Bacharach" as definitive. His supporting cast includes the top session players on two coasts, as well as guest collaborators Herb Alpert, Patti Austin, Dionne Warwick, James Taylor, Rod Stewart, and Martina McBride. Steve's own singular vocal style, drenched in the Texas tones of his sophisticated R&B approach, is perfectly suited to these great hits. He sings the songs exactly the way everyone wants to hear them. To top it all of, Maestro Bacharach himself appears on three tracks as a performer and two as co-producer.

Steve Tyrell's "Back To Bacharach" makes the case for adding Burt Bacharach to the roster of all-time great creators of the previous generation of American Songbook immortals---Porter, Gershwin, Berlin, Kern, and Ellington. And it does so with supreme style, taste, and expertise.

Album Description:
Steve Tyrell brings Bacharach back to the airwaves with his 2008 album Back to Bacharach! This classic album chimes with 'Walk on By', 'The Look of Love', 'This Guy's in Love' featuring Herb Alpert,'What the World Needs Now' featuring Dionne Warwick/James Taylor/Martina McBride/Rod Stewart/Burt Bacharach, 'One Less Bell to Answer','I Say a Little Prayer' and more. 14 tracks.

Disc 1:

1. Walk On By
2. The Look Of Love
3. This Guy's In Love (featuring HERB ALPERT)
4. What The World Needs Now (featuring ROD STEWART, JAMES TAYLOR, MARTINA MC BRIDE, DIONNE WARWICK, and BURT BACHARACH)
5. Reach Out For Me
6. One Less Bell To Answer
7. I Say A Little Prayer (with PATTI AUSTIN)
8. I Just Don't know What To Do With Myself (featuring BURT BACHARACH)
9. Always Something There To Remind Me
10. Don't Make Me Over (featuring PATTI AUSTIN)
11. Close To You
12. A House Is Not A Home
13. Alfie
14. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

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Customer Reviews

Rating: - memories
I really enjoy Steve's voice and his engaging musical style. This cd is very restful. If you love Bacharach music, you'll enjoy this.
Rating: - Back to Bacharach by Steve Tyrell
I was truly disappointed with this Steve Tyrell CD.It is his worst, by far.
Rating: - Steve Tyrell "Back to Bacharach" CD
This is a great CD.If you have not heard Steve Tyrell sing, you are in for a treat.If you have his standards albums, you already know what a great voice he has.The songs of Bacharach are wonderful.The musical arrangements are great, too."What the World Needs Now" features Rod Stewart, Dionne Warwick, James Taylor, Martina McBride, and Burt Bacharach singing along with Steve.It's phenomenal!I highly recommend this CD!
Rating: - The Guys In Love with the Music
Tyrell, a great entertainer--Bacharach great sound. You know that. Did you know he started in the biz as a go-fer for Mr. B? A Staff Producer at 19--his first job in the biz. He learned carressing a "This Guys In Love With You" from the ground up.In Back to B we hear dedication, effort and a 40 year journey from the studio behind Bacharach, up the industry ladder, and back into the studio beside Bacharach, Warwick, McBride, Taylor, Austin.Great friends. Hearing these greats do these songs you ... Read More
Rating: - He Coulda Been a Contenduh!
This collection of Burt Bacharach tunes sounds so much like the famous originals from the 1960's and 1970's that the album begs the question:If Steve Tyrell had been around then and known-of enough to come to the attention of Bacharach or Herb Alpert, could he have been the one to make any of these songs famous?

And the answer is:absolutely.The proof is in "What the World Needs Now," where he trades the melody and harmonies off with the more famous Bacharach, James Taylor, Rod Stewart, ... Read More