Editing Burt Bacharach (section)

===1960s===
Despite Bacharach's early success with Hal David, he spent several years in the early 1960s writing songs with several other lyricists in addition to continuing his work with David. During this period, Bacharach found the most success with songs written with lyricist [[Bob Hilliard]], including "[[Please Stay (Burt Bacharach song)|Please Stay]]" ([[The Drifters]], 1961), "[[Tower of Strength (Gene McDaniels song)|Tower of Strength]]" ([[Gene McDaniels]], 1961), "[[Any Day Now (Burt Bacharach song)|Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)]]" ([[Chuck Jackson]], 1962), and "Mexican Divorce" (The Drifters, 1962).<ref>{{cite web |last=Unterberger |first=Richie |title=The Look of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-look-of-love-the-burt-bacharach-collection-mw0000214412 |work=AllMusic |access-date=October 25, 2021}}</ref> In 1961, Bacharach was credited as arranger and producer, for the first time on both label and sleeve, for the song "[[Three Wheels on My Wagon]]", written jointly with Hilliard for [[Dick Van Dyke]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The New Christy Minstrels - Three Wheels On My Wagon |url=http://www.45cat.com/record/ep6057 |via=45cat.com}}</ref><ref name=BB/>

Bacharach's career received a boost when singer [[Jerry Butler]] asked to record "[[Make It Easy on Yourself]]" and also wanted him to direct the recording sessions. It became the first time Bacharach managed the entire recording process for one of his own songs.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave |last=Simpson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/21/30-minutes-with-burt-bacharach-interview |title=Burt Bacharach: Marlene Dietrich's music sucked! But I liked her  |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=May 21, 2015 |access-date=November 9, 2015}}</ref>

In 1961 Bacharach discovered singer [[Dionne Warwick]], who was working as a [[Session musician|session backup singer]] at the time. That year the two, along with Dionne's sister [[Dee Dee Warwick]], released the single "Move It on the Backbeat" under the name Burt and the Backbeats.<ref name=Leszczak>Leszczak, Bob. [https://books.google.com/books?id=3u7iBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA12 "Burt Bacharach"]. ''Encyclopedia of Pop Music Aliases, 1950&ndash;2000''. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield (2015), page 12. From [[Google Books]]. Retrieved June 7, 2019.</ref> The lyrics for this Bacharach composition were provided by Hal David's brother [[Mack David]].<ref name=Backbeats>[http://www.45cat.com/record/453087 "Burt and the Backbeats - Move It on the Backbeat / A Felicidade"]. ''45cat''. Retrieved June 7, 2019.</ref> 

Bacharach and Hal David were both excited by Warwick's singing and decided to form a production company, Blue JAC Productions, so they could write for Warwick and produce her recordings. Warwick signed with Bacharach and David's new company, and the team subsequently secured a recording contract with [[Scepter Records]] for Warwick's recordings. Warwick made her solo recording debut in 1962 with "[[Don't Make Me Over (song)|Don't Make Me Over]]", which also became her first hit.<ref name=Warwick>{{Cite web|date=2013-03-30|title=Dionne Warwick: dizzying downfall of a bankrupt diva|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/9962594/Dionne-Warwick-dizzying-downfall-of-a-bankrupt-diva.html|access-date=2024-01-13|website=The Telegraph|language=en}}</ref> As business partners, Bacharach and David began writing almost exclusively with each other from 1962 until the dissolution of their partnership in the mid-1970s.

Bacharach and David's partnership with Warwick became one of the most successful teams in popular music history.<ref name="collection">{{citation| title=The Look of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection-Liner Notes| date=November 3, 1998| medium=Audio CD| publisher=Rhino/WEA}}</ref> Over the next 20 years, Warwick's recordings of Bacharach and David songs sold over 12 million copies,<ref name=Lohof>Lohof, Bruce. ''American Commonplace: Essays on the Popular Culture of the United States'', Popular Press (1982).</ref>{{rp|23}} with [[Dionne Warwick discography#Singles|38 singles]] making the charts and 22 in the Top 40. Among the hits were "[[Walk On By (song)|Walk On By]]", "[[Anyone Who Had a Heart (song)|Anyone Who Had a Heart]]", "[[Alfie (Burt Bacharach song)|Alfie]]", "[[I Say a Little Prayer]]", "[[I'll Never Fall in Love Again]]", and "[[Do You Know the Way to San Jose]]".

Bacharach released his first solo album in 1965 on the [[Kapp Records]] label. ''[[Hit Maker!: Burt Bacharach Plays the Burt Bacharach Hits]]'' was largely ignored in the U.S. but rose to No. 3 on the UK album charts, where his version of "[[Trains and Boats and Planes]]" had become a top five single. In 1967, he signed with [[A&M Records]] both as an artist and a producer, recording several solo albums (all consisting in a mix of new material and rearrangements of his best-known songs) until 1978.<ref name="On A&M Records-1928">{{Cite web |title=Burt Bacharach |url=https://www.onamrecords.com/artists/burt-bacharach |access-date=February 16, 2023 |website=On A&M Records |date=May 12, 1928 |language=en}}</ref>

In addition to having his work recorded by pop and [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] acts, Bacharach's songs were occasionally recorded during these years by jazz and rock acts. The Bacharach/David composition "[[My Little Red Book]]", originally recorded by [[Manfred Mann]] for the film ''[[What's New Pussycat?]]'', was also recorded by the psychedelic rock band [[Love (band)|Love]] and released as the band's first single. The Love version of the song went to number 52 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] pop singles chart and is considered by some writers to be a 1960s rock classic.<ref>{{cite book| first=Robin| last=Platts| title=Burt Bacharach & Hal David: What the World Needs Now| year=2003| publisher=Collector's Guide Publishing| isbn=978-1-896522-77-7}}</ref> In 1968, jazz musician [[Stan Getz]] recorded twelve Bacharach and David songs for ''[[What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David]]''.<ref name="jazz" /> Bacharach expressed delight and surprise for this choice, saying quote, "I've sometimes felt that my songs are restrictive for a jazz artist. I was excited when [Stan] Getz did a whole album of my music".<ref name="jazz" /> His songs were also adapted by several other jazz artists of the time, such as [[Grant Green]], [[Wes Montgomery]], [[Bill Evans]], and [[Cal Tjader]]. 

Bacharach also continued to get commissions for film scores, including those for the 1966 heist comedy [[After the Fox]] and the 1967 [[James Bond]] spy parody ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]''. The music for ''Casino Royale'' included "[[The Look of Love (1967 song)|The Look of Love]]", performed by [[Dusty Springfield]], and the instrumental title song, which was a Top 40 single for [[Herb Alpert|Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass]]. The soundtrack album is widely considered to be one of the finest engineered vinyl recordings of all time, and is much sought after by [[audiophile]] collectors.<ref name="Burlingame-2012">{{cite book |last=Burlingame |first=Jon |date=2012 |title=The Music of James Bond |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |page=68 |isbn=9780199986767}}</ref><ref name="007magazine.co.uk">{{cite web |url=http://www.007magazine.co.uk/factfiles/factfiles_collectibles_casino_royale.htm |title=COLLECTING 007 – Original Soundtrack Recordings |website=007magazine.co.uk |access-date=February 10, 2023}}</ref>

Bacharach and David also collaborated with [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] producer [[David Merrick]] on the 1968 musical ''[[Promises, Promises (musical)|Promises, Promises]]'', which yielded two hits, including the title tune and "[[I'll Never Fall in Love Again]]". Bacharach and David wrote the latter song when the producer realized the play urgently needed another before its opening the next evening. Bacharach, who had just been released from the hospital after contracting [[pneumonia]], was still sick, but worked with David's lyrics to write the song which was performed for the show's opening. It was later recorded by Dionne Warwick and was on the charts for several weeks.<ref name="Lohof" />{{rp|28}} ''Promises, Promises'' was the second musical created by Bacharach and David who had earlier written the 1966 [[television musical]] ''[[On the Flip Side]]'' for the anthology program ''[[ABC Stage 67]]''; a work which starred [[Ricky Nelson]] and [[Joanie Sommers]].<ref>{{cite book| chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BUvTYfLP624C&dq=%22On+The+Flip+Side%22+%22Ricky+nelson%22&pg=PA286|chapter=On the Flip Side|page=286|title=Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012, 2d Ed.|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|isbn=9780786474448|author=Vincent Terrace|date=June 19, 2013 }}</ref> 

Also in 1968, the duo's song "[[This Guy's in Love with You]]" was recorded by [[Herb Alpert]], who was best known at the time as a fellow songwriter and a [[trumpet player]] as the leader of the [[Tijuana Brass]].<ref name="Blair-2023" /> The song went on to reach the top spot on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop singles chart later that year, becoming the first No. 1 hit for Alpert and his label, [[A&M Records]].<ref name="Blair-2023" />

The year 1969 marked, perhaps, the most successful Bacharach-David collaboration, the [[42nd Academy Awards#Winners and nominees|Oscar]]-winning "[[Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head]]", written for and prominently featured in the acclaimed film ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]''. The two were also awarded a [[12th Annual Grammy Awards#Musical show|Grammy]] for Best Cast album of the year for ''Promises, Promises''; the score was nominated for a [[Tony Awards|Tony Award]], as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/promises-promises-original-broadway-cast--mw0000244597 |title=Promises, Promises [Original Broadway Cast] Review by Jenna Woolford |website=AllMusic |access-date=February 10, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1969/category/musical/show/any/ |title=NOMINATIONS / 1969 / MUSICAL |website=tonyawards.com |access-date=February 10, 2023}}</ref>  
    
Bacharach and David's other Oscar nominations for Best Song in the latter half of the 1960s were for "[[The Look of Love (1967 song)|The Look of Love]]", "[[What's New Pussycat? (song)|What's New Pussycat?]]", and "[[Alfie (Burt Bacharach song)|Alfie]]".<ref name="Burt Bacharach">{{cite web|url=https://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/search/results|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|title=Burt Bacharach |access-date=October 25, 2021}}</ref>