VA — Let The Music Play (Black America Sings Bacharach & David) (2014)

FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) | Soul | 1h 14 min | 392 MB

2014 collection. The Black America Sings brand of Ace\’s acclaimed Songwriter Series continues with a volume that salutes the songwriting genius of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The most prolific performer of Bacharach/David songs is Dionne Warwick and it\’s no surprise that so many other black American artists should also have dipped into their catalog down the years. LET THE MUSIC PLAY offers an engrossing cross-section of these, rag from the Drifters, Jerry Butler and Dionne herself to \’70\’s Soul superstars such as Bobby Womack, Gloria Gaynor and Isaac Hayes. The tracks featured provide a remarkable tribute to two men who, for more than a decade, wrote classic after classic.

01. Dionne Warwick — Make It Easy On Yourself

02. The Burt Bacharach Orchestra & Chorus feat. Tony Middleton — My Little Red Book

03. Irma Thomas — Long After Tonight Is All Over

04. Marv Johnson — Another Tear Falls

05. Aretha Franklin — I Say A Little Prayer

06. Jerry Butler — Message To Martha

07. Cissy Houston — This Empty Place

08. The Drifters — In This Land Of Make Believe

09. Ruby And The Romantics — I Cry Alone

10. Roy Hamilton — Let The Music Play

11. Patti LaBelle And The Bluebells — Always Something There To Rd Me

12. Lou Johnson — The Last One To Be Loved

13. Willie Tee — Reach Out For Me

14. The Delfonics — Alfie

15. Gene McDaniels — (There Goes) The Forgotten Man

16. Nina Simone — The Look Of Love

17. The Orlons — Anyone Who Had A Heart

18. James Carr — What The World Needs Now Is Love

19. Gloria Gaynor — Walk On By

20. Bobby Womack — (They Long To Be) Close To You

21. Gladys Knight And The Pips — One Less Bell To Answer

22. Isaac Hayes — I Just Don\’t Know What To Do With Myself

23. Brenda & The Tabulations — Don\’t Make Me Over

24. Mavis Staples — A House Is Not A Home