HAL DAVID (May 25, 1921- September 1, 2012)
A lyricist noted for collaborations with Burt Bacharach from New York's Brill Building. Dionne Warwick hopefully was at his funeral as she owed her career to the two. Met Bacharach in 1957 and wrote hits for the Carpenters, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, Gene Pitney, Tom Jones and Jackie DeShannon among others.
His songs Oscar nominated: What's New Pussycat, Alfie, The Look of Love and Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head. Don't Make Me Over, (They Long to Be) Close to You and Walk On By are in the Grammy Hall of Fame. Just these songs alone would make him a favorite songwriter of mine.
But, here are just some of the others he had a part in:
Sea of Heartbreak
To All the Girls I've Loved Before
This Guy's in Love With You
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Do You Know the Way to San Jose
What the World Needs Now
I Say a Little Prayer for You
(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
Wishin' and Hopin'
Promises Promises
One Less Bell to Answer
24 Hours from Tulsa
Blue on Blue
Johnny Get Angry
Message to Michael
You'll Never Get to Heaven
Gone, But Never Forgotten. These Are Some Great Songs
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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