Stars: Petula Clark, Elvis Costello, Leo Sayer, Brian Kennedy, Dionne Warwick

Director: Leo Green

Summary: The tracklist includes 'Close To You', 'Alfie', 'Do You Know The Way To San Jose', 'Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head', 'Wives And Lovers', 'One Less Bell To Answer', 'Don't Make Me Over', 'Reach Out For Me', 'You'll Never Get To Heaven', 'This Guy's In Love With You', 'A House Is Not A Home', 'Wishin' And Hopin', '(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me' and many more.

With Hal David writing lyrics and Burt Bacharach penning melodies, this songwriting duo have been one of the most acclaimed and prolific in pop music history. Some of America's most beloved pop hits were written by this amazing team, including the ubiquitous "Close to You" and "What the World Needs Now is Love." This tribute concert features an all-star cast of musicians including Elvis Costello, Leo Sayer, and Dionne Warwick. Filmed at London's beautiful Royal Albert Hall, the performance also features a rare onstage appearance by Bacharach and David, together on stage.

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The Royal Albert Hall provides an appropriately regal backdrop for A Tribute to Burt Bacharach and Hal David, recorded in July 2000. They are "one of the greatest song writing partnerships in the history of popular music", says compere Johnnie Walker. A parade of international singing talent proceeds to demonstrate the elegance and deceptive complexity of pop songs which haven't merely stood the test of time--if anything, they've grown in stature; a succession of mini epics describing emotional journeys through sophisticated lyrics and melodies. Now that it's cool to like them again, young performers are queuing up to sing them, with varying degrees of competence. Here, people like Shola Ama and Lucy Silvers seem overwhelmed by the occasion. Not so comedian Brian Conley. His considerable ego is more than enough to fill the hall but he's too busy loving himself to bring anything new to "What's New Pussycat". It's left to the showbiz legends to provide the classiest moments: Petula Clark, Sacha Distel ("Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head") and Elvis Costello ("I Just Don't Know What to do With Myself"). Then, like a gracious aunt, on comes Dionne Warwick and effortlessly shows everyone how these songs are really done. With Bacharach himself at the piano she slips into "Walk on By" and the years fall away. Watch out for Hal David joining the final line-up for a sing-along "What the World Needs Now"--a magic moment for any true pop fan. --Piers Ford

Aspect Ratio:	1.78 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Year:	2001
Release Date:	September 22, 2003
Runtime:	108 minutes
Certification:	Exempt.
Catalogue Number:	74321 89864 9
Keywords:	Music, Easy, Burt, Tribute, David, Wide, Screen, Various, Artists, Performing, Mor, Listening, Arts, Popular, Bacharach, Hal
Genre:	Music/Performing Arts