RECORD RESEARCH REPORT
February 9, 2023
Remembering Burt Bacharach, 1928-2023, & His Best-Known Compositions on the Charts
1958
Magic Moments – Perry Como
The Story Of My Life – Marty Robbins
Another Time, Another Place – Patti Page
The Blob – The Five Blobs
1959
With Open Arms – Jane Morgan
1961
Tower Of Strength – Gene McDaniels
Please Stay – The Drifters
1962
Only Love Can Break A Heart – Gene Pitney
(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance – Gene Pitney
Baby It’s You – The Shirelles (later Smith)
Make It Easy On Yourself – Jerry Butler
Any Day Now – Chuck Jackson (later Ronnie Milsap)
1963
Blue On Blue – Bobby Vinton
Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa – Gene Pitney
Don’t Make Me Over – Dionne Warwick
1964
Wishin’ And Hopin’ – Dusty Springfield
Walk On By – Dionne Warwick
Anyone Who Had A Heart – Dionne Warwick
Wives And Lovers – Jack Jones
1965
What’s New Pussycat? – Tom Jones
What The World Needs Now Is Love – Jackie DeShannon
1966
Message To Michael – Dionne Warwick
Trains And Boats And Planes – Dionne Warwick
1967
I Say A Little Prayer – Dionne Warwick
Alfie – Dionne Warwick
The Look Of Love – Dusty Springfield (also Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66)
1968
This Guy’s In Love With You – Herb Alpert
Do You Know The Way To San Jose – Dionne Warwick
Promises, Promises – Dionne Warwick
1970
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head – B.J. Thomas
(They Long To Be) Close To You – Carpenters
One Less Bell To Answer – 5th Dimension
I’ll Never Fall In Love Again – Dionne Warwick
Everybody’s Out Of Town – B.J. Thomas
1981
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) – Christopher Cross
Stronger Than Before – Carole Bayer Sager
1982
Heartlight – Neil Diamond
Making Love – Roberta Flack
1983
Always Something There To Remind Me – Naked Eyes (& others prior)
1986
That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne & Friends
On My Own – Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
1987
Love Power – Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne