Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach – Painted From Memory (1998) [MFSL 2017]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 52:13 minutes | Scans included | 2,12 GB
or FLAC (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 1,02 GB
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab # UDSACD 2193 | Genre: Jazz, Easy Listening
Painted from Memory is a collaboration between Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach. The collaboration commenced with “God Give Me Strength”, a commission for the 1996 film “Grace of My Heart”. Apparently pleased with the result, the pair expanded the project to this full album, the first for Costello after an absence of two years, and for Bacharach after an absence of 21 years. Lyrics and music are co-credited to both Bacharach and Costello. “I Still Have That Other Girl” won a Grammy Award in 1998 for “Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” for Bacharach and Costello.
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Burt Bacharach – Reach Out (1967/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 33:53 minutes | 775 MB | Genre: Pop, Lounge
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © A&M
Universal Music, is proud to present a new reissue of the stunning second album by the Oscar, Emmy and Grammy-winning artist Burt Bacharach. Reach Out marked his debut on the soft-jazz and pop-oriented label A&M, where he managed to accommodate his elegant and sophisticated pop style.
Like his previous album, Reach Out was composed, arranged and conducted by Bacharach, and featured such classic readings of his celebrated works as “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “The Look of Love,” “Windows of the World,” and “A House Is Not a Home,” (while Bacharach plays piano on several tracks on the LP, he only sings on the latter tune). If you’re familiar with Bacharach-David songs you probably know all the tracks contained on this album, but you may not know the arrangements, which are superb and quite different from the more famous vocal versions you’ve probably heard ad infinitum.
These tracks were recorded at a level that brought a whole new magic and majesty to ‘60s pop. An essential record for any fan of groovy ‘60s pop, on which listeners can discover something new with each hearing!
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Burt Bacharach – Make It Easy On Yourself (1969/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 35:51 minutes | 830 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © A&M
Make It Easy on Yourself is a puzzling record. Some tracks are instrumental, some feature session vocalists, and Bacharach himself sings only one track. Still, the album is a lesson in great songwriting. Bacharach’s charm is his skill in dealing with abstracts. Songs that aren’t immediately pleasing to the ear grow on the listener. “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again,” and “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” are great songs that solidify Bacharach as a master of quirk.
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