Although Bacharach has cited "Alfie" as his personal favorite of his compositions, he and Hal David were not eager to write a song to promote the film The composers agreed to submit an "Alfie" song if they could complete it within three weeks. "Alfie" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David in 1965.
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"Alfie" would not become a Top 15 hit in the US until the summ…
"Alfie" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David to promote the 1966 film Alfie.
Despite the relative failure of the version of "Alfie" cut for the US film release, Cilla Black's UK success with the song had attracted sufficient attention in the US for several American singers besides Cher to "Alfie" would not become a Top 15 hit in the US until the spring and summer of 1967 when In 2008, Warwick's recording of "Alfie" was inducted into the Other artists to record versions of "Alfie" include several versions by Bacharach himself, Gina Hayes recorded an updated/jazzy version of the song, which appears on her 2014 album "Montage".
The song was a major hit for Cilla Black (UK) and Dionne Warwick (US).
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'Yes,' came the reply. The single was essentially intended as a specialty item to foster interest in the upcoming film rather than a mainstream hit.
Burt Bacharach [ bɝt-ˈbæ.kə.ˌɹæk] (* 12.
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