The Reel Burt Bacharach (1999)

About this title: No doubt trying to cash in on the Bacharach craze of the late '90s, Hip-O released this compilation of the Brill Building vet's celluloid themes. Taken from soundtracks cut from 1962's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance to 1988's Arthur 2: On the Rocks, the 17 tracks include original hit versions (Dusty Springfield's "The Look of Love" and Tom Jones' "What's New Pussycat?"), Bacharach's instrumental interpretations ("Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," "A House Is Not a Home"), and then some original performances that thankfully never really plagued the airwaves ("Love Is My Decision," "Finder ... read more

Tracks:

1. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head [Bacharach/David]
2. The Look of Love [From Casino Royale] [Bacharach/David]
3. Lost Horizon [Bacharach/David]
4. Something Big [Bacharach/David]
5. The April Fools [Hamlisch/Bacharach/]
6. Finder of Lost Loves [Bacharach/Sager]
7. What's New Pussycat? [Bacharach/David]
8. A House Is Not a Home [Bacharach/David]
9. Rome Will Never Leave You [from Dr. Kildare] [Bacharach/David]
10. (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance [Bacharach/David]
11. Casino Royale [Bacharach/David]
12. Made in Paris [Bacharach/David]
13. Long Ago Tomorrow [Bacharach/David]
14. Seconds [From Promises, Promises] [Bacharach/Simon]
15. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) [Allen/Bacharach/Cro]
16. Love Is My Decision [Theme from Arthur 2: On the Rocks] [Bacharach/Sager/DeB]
17. The Best of Times [From Arthur 2: On the Rocks] [Bacharach]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.