The Look of Love: Burt Bacharach Songbook is an album by Trijntje Oosterhuis and Metropole Orchestra, released on 20 November 2006. This album is the fourth album for Trijntje Oosterhuis, and was released in Japan on 17 January 2007 under the artist name Traincha with a bonus song "Anyone Who Had a Heart (live)".[1] The album consists of Burt Bacharach covers.
| The Look of Love: Burt Bacharach Songbook | ||||
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| Released | 20 November 2006 (NL) 17 January 2007 (Japan) [1] | |||
| Studio | Polyhymnia Recording, MCO (Hilversum) The Village Recorder (Los Angeles) | |||
| Genre | Pop, Jazz | |||
| Length | 56:58 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Patrick Williams | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Spits.nl |  Link (Dutch) |
| Vrouw.nl | Favorable ("Damn good") Link (Dutch) |
The Metropole Orchestra was conducted by Vince Mendoza, who gained notoriety for arranging the Grammy winning album Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell. The album was mixed by Al Schmitt.
The album was certified Platinum on the day of release for having shipped more than 70,000 copies [2] and debuted at No. 1 on the Dutch album chart for two weeks.[3] Oosterhuis performed a Christmas tour with the Metropole Orchestra from 6 December 2006 onwards to promote the album.[4]
Track listing
edit| # | Title | Original version for | Length | Note |
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| 1 | "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" | Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls by Dionne Warwick | 3:13 | |
| 2 | "The Look of Love" | Dusty Springfield | 4:34 | |
| 3 | "A House Is Not a Home" | Dionne Warwick | 3:54 | |
| 4 | "I Say a Little Prayer" | Dionne Warwick | 2:50 | |
| 5 | "Waiting for Charlie (To Come Home)" | Etta James | 4:25 | |
| 6 | "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" | musical Promises, Promises | 3:07 | |
| 7 | "Falling Out of Love" | Aretha Franklin | 4:11 | |
| 8 | "Walk on By" | Dionne Warwick | 3:09 | |
| 9. | "Alfie" | Cilla Black | 4:35 | |
| 10. | "Anyone Who Had a Heart" | Dionne Warwick | 5:27 | |
| 11 | "This House Is Empty Now" | Painted from Memory by Elvis Costello | 5:13 | |
| 12 | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | The Carpenters | 3:46 | |
| 13. | "The Windows of the World" | Dionne Warwick | 4:44 | |
| 14. | "That's What Friends Are For" | film Night Shift by Rod Stewart | 3:50 | |
| 15. | "Anyone Who Had a Heart" (live) | Dionne Warwick | 6:02 | Bonus track in Japan version of 2007[1] |
Credits
edit- Trijntje Oosterhuis
- Metropole Orkest
- Burt Bacharach – piano
- Rob Shrock – piano
- Hans Vroomans – piano
- Peter Tiehuis – guitar, piano
- Martijn Vink – drums
- Caroline Dest – backing vocals
- Lodewijk VanGorp – backing vocals
- Patrick Williams – arranger, producer
- Fred Williams – producer
- Al Schmitt – engineer, mixing[5]
Charts
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c cdjapan.co.jp The Look of Love – Burt Bacharach Song Book page Accessed: December 3, 2006
- ^ EMImusic.nl Trijntje Oosterhuis page, "20-11-2006 - Trijntje ontvangt Platina Award tijdens The Look of Love première" Retrieved: November 23, 2006
- ^ MegaCharts.nl - Album Top 100 Flash required Retrieved: December 7, 2006
- ^ Entertainmentgroup.nl "Album Trijntje Oosterhuis: The Look Of Love, nieuw binnen op nummer 1." (Dutch) Retrieved: December 3, 2006
- ^ "The Look of Love: Burt Bacharach Songbook - Trijntje Oosterhuis, Traincha | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Trijntje Oosterhuis & Metropole Orchestra – The Look Of Love - Burt Bacharach Songbook" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Trijntje Oosterhuis & Metropole Orchestra – The Look Of Love - Burt Bacharach Songbook" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2006". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2007". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved October 6, 2020.