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February 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Theatre: The Look of Love

The Look Of Love Direction: Musical Arranger – Tom Rainey, Musical Director – Tom McLeod, Performer – Ali Harper Circa Theatre; Circa One (January 23 – February 20) [Ali-Cat Productions Ltd] I last saw the wonderful, multi-talented Ali Harper as the lead and only person on stage in Songs For Nobodies – she played a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2021, Ali Cat Productions Ltd, Ali Harper, Bacharach, Burt, Burt Bacharach, Circa, Circa One, Circa Theatre, January 23 – February 20, Music, Musical, Play, The Look of Love, Theatre, Theatre Review, Theatre: The Look of Love, Tom McLeod, Tom Rainey, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 38: Carpenters – “Close To You”

I am a born-again Carpenters fan – the tribute album If I Were A Carpenter probably made more of an impact on me than the original songs (first time around). That changed rather quickly though…those original recordings by the Carpenters – pretty special. Maybe more so with the passing of time. As we get older […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1001, 1001 Albums, 1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, 1970, 1970s, Another Song, Beatles, Burt Bacharach, Carpenters, Carpenters – “Close To You”, Close To You, Karen Carpenter, Las Vegas, Mr. Guder, Paul Williams, Richard Carpenter, Seventies, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 38, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 38: Carpenters – “Close To You”, The Carpenters, We've Only Just Begun, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 14: Dusty Springfield – “A Girl Called Dusty”

I’ve always loved Dusty Springfield – right from when I first heard her, Bacharach compilations, and then finding out it was her that was the voice on that Pet Shop Boys song and from there to classic Dusty compilations, of course the Dusty in Memphis album – a masterpiece; a revelation – and not that […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1001, 1001 Albums, 1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, 1964, A Girl Called Dusty, Bacharach, Burt Bacharach, Dusty In Memphis, Dusty Springfield, Dusty Springfield – “A Girl Called Dusty”, Sixties, Stay Awhile – I Only Want To Be With You (1964), Stay Awhile I Only Want To Be With You, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 14:, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 14: Dusty Springfield – “A Girl Called Dusty”, Tom Petty, Warren Zanes ·

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June 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 676

Paul Williams, Classics (1977) For a long time, I’m sure, it wasn’t cool to say you liked Paul Williams – but I remember the songs from childhood. And then I found out he not only wrote Rainbow Connection but that first Muppet Movie film soundtrack which is one of the totems of my lifetime. And […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1970s, 1977, Actor, Burt Bacharach, Classics, Compilation, Composer, Greatest Hits, Hal David, Harry Nilsson, Just An Old Fashioned Love Song, LP, Muppets, Paul Williams, Record, Soundtrack, The Muppet Movie, The Vinyl Countdown # 676, Vinyl, You And Me Against The World ·

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May 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 689

Naked Eyes, Burning Bridges (1983) This was a recent find – and a good one – because I love Naked Eyes. By which I really mean I love their cover of Always Something There To Remind Me – so good you don’t (quite) process it (straight away) as a cover. I’ve just thought of this […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 80s, A Very Hard Act To Follow, Always Something There To Remind Me, Burt Bacharach, Cover, Covers, LP, Naked Eyes, Naked Eyez, New Wave, Pop, Record, The Vinyl Countdown # 689, Vinyl, Voices In My Head ·

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January 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 766

Dusty Springfield, Stay Awhile – I Only Want To Be With You (1964) Here’s a nice find – one found recently, and in that best possible way: you know, when I wasn’t even (really) looking for it. Eyes open just enough to spot it because it was there, but busy hustling the store for almost […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1964, 24 Hours From Tulsa, American Debut, Burt Bacharach, Dusty Sprinfield, I Only Want To Be WIth You, LP, Record, Stay Awhile, Stay Awhile I Only Want To Be With You, The Vinyl Countdown # 766, U.S.A, US Debut, Vinyl ·

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December 1, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 784

Burt Bacharach & Hal David, Lost Horizon [OST] (1973) By all accounts it’s a fucking atrocious film – but I’m loving this soundtrack album, found it recently…lured in by the cover…and then when I saw what it actually was I remembered that in his autobiography there was some concern by Burt Bacharach about this album […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], 1973, Burt Bacharach, Film, Hal David, Lost Horizon, LP, Movie, Record, Shawn Phillips, Soundtrack, The Vinyl Countdown # 784, Vinyl ·

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August 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Cilla Black

Cilla Black has died of natural causes at her Spanish villa. She was 72. She rose to fame as a pop singer in the 1960s – one of a handful of British female singers (think Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark, Lulu, Helen Shapiro) who performed cover versions, who created signature hits from working with a talented […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Singer", Alfie, Anyone Who Had A Heart, Apple, British, Burt Bacharach, Cilla, Cilla Black, Eulogy, Hal David, Paul McCartney, Phil Spector, R.I.P., R.I.P. Cilla Black, Radio, The Beatles, TV, UK ·

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December 3, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Painted From Memory

You could cry all night alone in the room. A soft breeze blowing in and the songs of Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach wafting through the lonely spaces. Such beautiful music, lilting melodies, wondrous harmonies… You could cry all night alone in the room – writing on into the next day inspired and touched and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello, Painted From Memory, Poem, Writing ·

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July 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1082

V/A, Arthur – The Album [OST] (1981) I remember when the film was a bit of a big deal – remember watching it as a kid. And the big song from it was everywhere. I do like a bit of Christopher Cross, can’t deny that. Wouldn’t want to. And then this soundtrack also features Nicolette […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], 1981, Arthur, Arthur's Theme, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross, Dudley Moore, LP, Money, Movie Soundtrack, Nicolette Larson, Stephen Bishop, The Best That You Can Do, Vinyl ·

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March 3, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Webster Wraight Ensemble: No Lucky Days

Webster Wraight Ensemble No Lucky Days Miso Charles Webster was something of a pioneer of deep house in the UK and has worked across electronic musical genres under various names. Peter Wraight has created music for video games and has collaborated with the Matthew Herbert Big Band – a project not dissimilar to the Webster […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Burt Bacharach, Charles Webster, Jaga Jazzist, John Barry, Matthew Herbert Big Band, No Lucky Days, Peter Wraight, Webster Wraight Ensemble ·

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September 13, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Burt Bacharach: Anyone Who Had A Heart

Anyone Who Had A Heart: My Life And Music Burt Bacharach with Robert Greenfield HarperLuxe All those wonderful songs – and there are some great stories about them in here, about singers being demanding, getting jealous (Dionne Warwick), about some of the classic tunes being tossed off as obligation, filler-material. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Angie Dickinson, Anyone Who Had A Heart, Autobiography, Book Review, Burt Bacharach, Carol Bayer Sager, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Costello, Hal David, Marlene Deitrich, Memoir ·
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