Anyone Who Had A Heart - The Art Of The Songwriter (Best Of Burt Bacha [2 CD];

This year, legendary composer and songwriter Burt Bacharach celebrates his 85th birthday with the release of a biography and this 40-song, 2-CD set with various artists performing his memorable writing collaborations! Dating from his first pop hit on the charts and especially his work with longtime writing partner and lyricist Hal David, who helped the duo create an amazing streak of classics, to those songs of recent years when Bacharach ventured out on his own to write with Carole Bayer Sager and Elvis Costello among others, the collection celebrates the work of Bacharach and how the combined efforts of talented songwriters, majestic melodies, unforgettable lyrics and great vocalists can yield timeless pop classics and be interpreted in unique ways.