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, and the musicians included Jimmy Page,

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, and members of the

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band. Originally issued by

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in 1965, it was reissued in 1968 as ''Burt Bacharach Plays His Hits''. After Kapp Records was consolidated with its co-owned labels into

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, it was reissued on the MCA label in 1973.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Burt Bacharach and

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. Side A # " Don't Make Me Over" – 2:57 # " Walk On By" – 2:52 # "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" – 2:26 # " Blue On Blue" – 2:01 # "The Last One to Be Loved" – 3:27 # "

(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" is a song written in the 1960s by songwriting team Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Originally recorded as a demo by Dionne Warwick in 1963, "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" first char ...

" – 2:58 Side B # "

Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and was originally a hit in 1963 for Gene Pitney. Production The song's lyrics tell of a traveling man who detours to a romance in a motel and ends up never retur ...

" – 2:34 # " Trains and Boats and Planes" – 2:43 # "

Wives and Lovers "Wives and Lovers" is a 1963 song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It has been recorded by numerous male and female vocalists, instrumentalists and ensembles, most notably by Jack Jones in 1963. That recording earned the 1964 Grammy Award for ...

" – 2:50 # "Saturday Sunshine" – 2:10 # " A House Is Not a Home" – 3:31 # " Anyone Who Had a Heart" – 3:30

References

1965 debut albums MCA Records albums Burt Bacharach albums Albums produced by Burt Bacharach {{1960s-pop-album-stub