V.A. - Motown Salutes Bacharach (2002)

Компиляция "Motown Salutes Bacharach" это дань уважения артистов легендарного лейбла Motown, легендарному же композитору, подарившему им/нам/вам огромное количество хитов и, как следствие, хорошее настроение.. "и заряд бодрости на весь день" :)) И как не старались отдельные исполнители, повинуясь законам стиля, исказить изначальную мелодию многочисленными вариациями, все равно получилось хорошо. Особо, на мой взгляд, отличились Стиви Уандер с Alfie, исполненной на хроматической гармошке, и знаменитый американский радио-ведущий и диск-жокей Tom Clay, ремикс которого, сведенный в 71-м году из песен Барта Бахараха и Дика Холлера (What the World Needs Now Is Love и Abraham, Martin and John) и популярных записей касающихся Мартина Лютера Кинга, Джона и Боба Кеннеди, был включен в компиляцию.

В связи с тем что был упомянут Дик Холлер и его знаменитая песня следующий пост будет посвящен исполнителю по имени Dion.

It makes sense that this compilation inevitably had to happen. There are just so many renditions of legendary songwriter/arranger/composer/overlord Burt Bacharach's songs within the Motown catalog that someone at Universal (Motown's parent company) finally had the good sense to amass them for another volume in their long-running reissue series. It also shows how much respect and admiration the Motown camp had for Bacharach, entrusting a large portion of the A-list artists in their juggernaut arsenal to his style and sensibility. And much to their credit, the Motown artists take on Bacharach with full gusto. Motown Salutes Bacharach is the perfect fusion of Motown sensibility and soul with Bacharach's suave, sophisticated grace. Starting off easy with Gladys Knight's "The Look of Love," the compilation takes on the songbook without compromising either side's style. And while the majority of the compositions represented here are from Bacharach's slower standards, the results are overwhelmingly beautiful at times, most notably when Stevie Wonder goes to bat with "Alfie." And while most of these songs never placed high in the pop charts, it is an essential document for Bacharach fanatics, for Motown junkies, or just simply for the casual listener who wants to hear good music done extremely well.

~ Rob Theakston allmusic.com

tracklist:

1. Look Of Love - Gladys Knight
2. I Say A Little Prayer - Martha Reeves And The Vandellas
3. This Guys In Love With You - Jimmy Ruffin
4. I Just Dont Know What To Do With Myself - Smokey Robinson
5. Message To Michael - The Marvettes
6. Any Day Now - Eddie Kendricks
7. Alfie - Stevie Wonder
8. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - Four Tops
9. What The World Needs Now Is Love - Tom Clay
10.Let The Music Play - Diana Ross And The Supremes
11.(Theres) Always Something There To Remind Me - Martha Reeves
12.One Less Bell To Answer - Gladys Knight And The Pips
13.Do You Know The Way To San Jose - The Supremees
14.Anyone Who Had A Heart - Martha Reeves And The Vandellas
15.A House Is Not A Home - Stevie Wonder
16.Close To You - Diana Ross
17.Walk On By - Smokey Robinson And The Miracles
18.This Empty Place - Stephanie Mills

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