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November 6, 2021 By The Second Disc 1 Comment

Stream

While The Second Disc prides itself on connecting people to reissues and box sets they can keep on their shelves, it's no secret that listening audiences are also digital - catalogue music lovers, too - and our passion is connecting people to music from the past that they might adore. So we've introduced a new feature: The Weekend Stream, which focuses on hidden gems that recently made it to digital channels that might make your playlists a little brighter! Hank Williams, Sings / Moanin' the

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Categories: Features, The Weekend Stream Formats: Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Barry Mann, Billy Joel, Billy Preston, Blackstreet, Burt Bacharach, Dan Hill, Ed Ames, Hal David, Hank Williams, Lorde, Ozzy Osbourne, Sia, Sonic Youth, Syreeta

March 1, 2019 By The Second Disc 3 Comments

What the World Needs Now Words by Hal David

"Words by Hal David."  That credit graces many of the most cherished popular songs of the second half of the twentieth century, including "(They Long To Be) Close To You," "I Say a Little Prayer," "The Look of Love," and of course, "What the World Needs Now Is Love."  Beginning this weekend, Public Television stations nationwide will be celebrating the life and legacy of Hal David with a new special. What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David from John Paulson Productions is hosted by The

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Country, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Aretha Franklin, B.J. Thomas, Barbra Streisand, Burt Bacharach, Carpenters, Cher, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Frank Sinatra, Hal David, Jackie DeShannon, Tom Jones

August 17, 2018 By The Second Disc 45 Comments

Dionne Hits and Rarities

From the moment she burst onto the music scene in 1962 exhorting "Don't Make Me Over," Dionne Warwick has been a musical force with which to be reckoned.  The legendary singer blended elegant pop and deeply-felt soul in a fashion which remains unrivaled today for its sophistication and polish; her signature songs like "Walk On By," "I Say a Little Prayer," "Alfie," and "I'll Never Love This Way Again" have all become cornerstones of the new American songbook.   Dionne's remarkable life and

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Categories: News Formats: CD, DVD Genre: Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul Tags: Barry Manilow, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Hal David, Johnny Mathis

October 25, 2017 By Randy Fairman 9 Comments

Dionne Odds and Ends

We've already told you about Real Gone's reissue of Debby Boone's You Light Up My Life, coming on December 8.  Now, Real Gone has announced two other titles coming soon.  Both feature legendary artists who got their start in the 1960s. First up is Odds & Ends: Scepter Records Rarities, a collection of rarities from Dionne Warwick taken from her time at Scepter Records.  Due on January 12, 2018, it features new liner notes by our very own Joe Marchese based on his brand-new

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Hal David, Jimmy Webb

November 24, 2016 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Rumer This Girls In Love

Happy Thanksgiving!  Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! Prince, Prince 4Ever (Warner Bros.) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This release actually came out on Tuesday, but it's worth a reminder here: this first posthumous collection from the late, great artist premieres one previously unreleased track, and includes a number of single versions making their CD debuts.  Prince 4Ever is a 40-track summary of The Artist's major works from his first album, 1978's For You, to

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Burt Bacharach, Elaine Paige, Hal David, Lee Hazlewood, Neil Young, Prince, Ron Dante, Rumer, Santana, Terry Dolan, The Afghan Whigs, Vincent Montana Jr.

August 1, 2016 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Rumer This Girls In Love

I hear the music coming out of your radio... Who's today's foremost young interpreter of the timeless music of Burt Bacharach and Hal David?  Chances are many would answer with one name: Rumer.  On October 21, the singer-songwriter will release her first full-length tribute to the songwriting legends with the debut on Rhino/EastWest of her fourth album, the eagerly-anticipated This Girl's in Love: A Bacharach and David Songbook. In 2010, Rumer released the single Sings Bacharach at

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Vinyl Genre: Pop Tags: Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Rumer

October 1, 2014 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

stephanie mills for the first time

Following the commercial failure of the big-budget 1973 movie musical Lost Horizon, Burt Bacharach retreated. Tension over the film had led to a split with his longtime songwriting partner Hal David, and their split had in turn led to a breakup of their “triangle marriage” with singer Dionne Warwick. Lawsuits ensued. Only one new Bacharach song emerged in 1974, Gladys Knight and the Pips’ “Seconds,” co-written with playwright Neil Simon for a proposed movie version of the 1968

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Stephanie Mills

September 2, 2012 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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What's it all about? For Hal David, it was about dedication to his craft, a tireless commitment to songwriters' rights and a desire to bring the world a message of love, sweet love - a sentiment that's never gone out of fashion.  The Oscar, Grammy and Gershwin Prize-winning lyricist and former president of performance rights organization ASCAP passed away on September 1.  He left behind a world made immeasurably richer by his gift of song.  Hal David's turns of phrase in songs like "Raindrops

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Categories: News Tags: Burt Bacharach, Hal David

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