Track Listing

1. The Look Of Love
2. Make It Easy On Yourself
3. Alfie
4. Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)
5. One Less Bell To Answer
6. (They Long To Be) Close To You
7. Anyone Who Had A Heart
8. This House Is Empty Now
9. This Guy's In Love With You
10. You'll Never Get To Heaven
11. Reach Out For Me
12. What The World Needs Now

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16853 in Music
• Released on: 2007-10-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 44 minutes

CD Description
Star of stage and screen Michael Ball releases his unique take on Burt Bacharach and Hal David's timeless pop classics.Cheekily titled 'Back To Bacharach' the album reflects Ball's affection and admiration for the legendary composer. A grand and stylish record the features favourites such as 'LookOf Love', 'Alfie' and 'What The World Needs Now'.

Customer Reviews

Excellent as usual
I've heard the album on the fan club website and as usual Michael sounds absolutely fantastic.Bacharach songs are very good anyway but with Michael singing them they are even better.A must for every michael fan and also anyone who appreciates good songs sung very very well.

OK but not Michael's best album
This album is OK but to me Michael's voice is not best suited to these songs. The orchestra and arrangements are very good but Michael does not seem at ease with the songs. His album 'Music' was superb and the songs were a good mixture of slow and fast tempo. Also, there is a lyric error on Make it easy on yourself. Michael says 'if the way I hold you cant compare to his embrace'. The word embrace should be caress as the next line 'no words of consolation can make me miss you less' rhymes with it. A minor error but an unnecessary one. This album is for die hard Michael fans only. However, his latest dvd is superb and shows Michael at his best, in front of a live theatre audience.

Billiant Album
What a lovely album!

Michael Ball proves he is much more than just a big belting musical theatre voice. Beautiful arrangements are keeping the Bacharach feel, but they don't sound sound dated or cheesy. Michael Ball's vocals are simply outstanding. Alfie, Make it easy on yourself, Anyone who had a heart, This house is empty now, Arthur's theme and This guys's in love with you are standouts for me. This is a more laid back, sophisticated sounding album........bravo!