At twenty two surely a contender for the greatest lyricist off all time and legendary writing partner off Burt Bacharach.
22 HAL DAVID
Born 25th May 1921 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Hal David's name will forever be intrinsically linked with that off Burt Bacharach, because together they created some of the most timeless and beautiful songs of the 20th century, David was the lyricist and sometimes this amazing wordsmith is underrated due to sheer quality of Bacharach's music but this is to do him a huge disservice and one listen to any of his lyrics will make this become apparent. Since the pair split in the early 70's David worked with others, without really ever capturing the same magic, but in 1999 they were back writing together for the film Isn't She Great.
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NO. OF HITS |
74 |
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NO. OF NO.1'S |
7 |
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NO. OF TOP TENS |
27 |
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WEEKS ON CHART |
617 |
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TITLE |
ARTIST |
POS |
WKS |
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1 |
I'll Never Fall In Love Again (1) |
Bobbie Gentry |
1 |
19 |
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2 |
Anyone Who Had A Heart (1) |
Cilla Black |
1 |
17 |
|
3 |
Magic Moments (1) |
Perry Como |
1 |
17 |
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4 |
The Story Of My Life (1) |
Michael Holliday |
1 |
15 |
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5 |
Make It Easy On Yourself (1) |
Walker Brothers |
1 |
14 |
|
6 |
(There's) Always's Something There To Remind Me (1) |
Sandy Shaw |
1 |
11 |
|
7 |
Four Bacharach & David Songs (1) |
Deacon Blue |
2 |
9 |
|
8 |
This Guy's In Love With You (1) |
Herb Alpert |
3 |
19 |
|
9 |
We Have All The Time In The World (2) |
Louis Armstrong |
3 |
13 |
|
10 |
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (1) |
Dusty Springfield |
3 |
12 |
|
11 |
Slow Jamz (3) |
Twista |
3 |
10 |
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12 |
I Say A Little Prayer (1) |
Aretha Franklin |
4 |
14 |
|
13 |
Trains Boats And Planes (1) |
Burt Bacharach |
4 |
11 |
|
14 |
Bell Bottom Blues (4) |
Alma Cogan |
4 |
9 |
|
15 |
Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa (1) |
Gene Pitney |
5 |
19 |
|
16 |
(They Long To Be) Close To You (1) |
Carpenters |
6 |
23 |
|
17 |
It Only Took A Minute (5) |
Joe Brown |
6 |
14 |
|
18 |
Walk On By (1) |
Sybil |
6 |
9 |
|
19 |
Broken Hearted Melody (6) |
Sarah Vaughan |
7 |
13 |
|
20 |
Walk On By (1) |
Gabriele |
7 |
8 |
|
21 |
Do You Know The Way To San Jose (1) |
Dionne Warwick |
8 |
10 |
|
22 |
Walk On By (1) |
Dionne Warwick |
9 |
14 |
|
23 |
Alfie (1) |
Cilla Black |
9 |
12 |
|
24 |
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (1) |
Sacha Distel |
10 |
27 |
|
25 |
Say A Little Prayer (1) |
Bomb The Bass |
10 |
10 |
|
26 |
What's New Pussycat (1) |
Tom Jones |
11 |
10 |
|
27 |
Message To Martha (1) |
Adam Faith |
12 |
11 |
|
28 |
Trains Boats And Planes (1) |
Billy J Kramer |
12 |
8 |
|
29 |
Another Tear Falls (1) |
Walker Brothers |
12 |
8 |
|
30 |
Wishin' And Hopin' (1) |
Merseybeats |
13 |
10 |
|
31 |
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (1) |
White Stripes |
13 |
5 |
|
32 |
Sea Of Heartbreak (7) |
Don Gibson |
14 |
13 |
|
33 |
The Story Of My Life (1) |
Gary Miller |
14 |
6 |
|
34 |
Alway's Something There To Remind Me (1) |
Tin Tin Out/Espiritu |
14 |
5 |
|
35 |
I'm A Better Man (1) |
Englebert Humperdink |
15 |
13 |
|
36 |
To All The Girls I've Loved Before (8) |
Julio Iglesias/Willie Nelson |
17 |
10 |
|
37 |
I Say A Little Prayer (1) |
Diana King |
17 |
4 |
|
39 |
Don't Make Me Over (1) |
Sybil |
19 |
11 |
|
38 |
I Want You (9) |
Janet Jackson |
19 |
4 |
|
41 |
Rain On Me (10) |
Ashanti |
19 |
4 |
|
40 |
You'll Never Get To Heaven (1) |
Dionne Warwick |
20 |
8 |
|
42 |
The Story Of My Life (1) |
Dave King |
20 |
3 |
|
43 |
Candy (11) |
Ash |
20 |
3 |
|
44 |
The Look Of Love (1) |
Gladys Knight |
21 |
9 |
|
45 |
Walk On By (1) |
Stranglers |
21 |
8 |
|
46 |
So Easy (16) |
Royksopp |
21 |
3 |
|
47 |
Magic Moments (1) |
Ronnie Hilton |
22 |
2 |
|
48 |
Who Needs Enemies? (12) |
Cooper Temple Clause |
22 |
2 |
|
49 |
Reach Out For Me (1) |
Dionne Warwick |
23 |
7 |
|
50 |
It's Love That Really Counts (1) |
Merseybeats |
24 |
12 |
|
51 |
You'll Never Get To Heaven E.P. |
Stylistics |
24 |
9 |
|
53 |
(They Long To Be) Close To You (1) |
Gwen Guthrie |
25 |
7 |
|
54 |
The Story Of My Life (1) |
Alma Cogan |
25 |
2 |
|
56 |
Casino Royale (1) |
Herb Alpert |
27 |
14 |
|
57 |
Everything Is Gonna Be Alright (13) |
Sounds Of Blackness |
29 |
3 |
|
58 |
Don't Make Me Over (1) |
Swinging Blue Jeans |
31 |
8 |
|
59 |
Johnny Get Angry (6) |
Carol Deene |
32 |
4 |
|
60 |
Message To Martha (1) |
Lou Johnson |
36 |
2 |
|
61 |
Find The Answer Within (14) |
Boo Radleys |
37 |
3 |
|
62 |
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (1) |
Bj Thomas |
38 |
4 |
|
63 |
No Regrets (15) |
Shirley Bassey |
39 |
4 |
|
64 |
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (1) |
Bobbie Gentry |
40 |
4 |
|
65 |
Long After Tonight Is All Over (1) |
Jimmy Radcliffe |
40 |
2 |
|
66 |
Anyone Who Had A Heart (1) |
Dionne Warwick |
42 |
3 |
|
67 |
Walk On By (1) |
D Train |
44 |
6 |
|
68 |
Walk On By (1) |
Average White Band |
46 |
5 |
|
69 |
Anyone Who Had A Heart (1) |
Mary May |
49 |
1 |
|
70 |
Always's Something There To Remind Me (1) |
Naked Eyes |
59 |
3 |
|
71 |
I Adore You (18) |
Caron Wheeler |
59 |
2 |
|
72 |
Make It Easy (17) |
Shystie |
59 |
1 |
|
73 |
I Want You (9) |
Z2 |
61 |
1 |
|
74 |
The Look Of Love (1) |
T-Empo |
71 |
1 |
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617 |
(1) with Burt Bacharach
(2) with John Barry
(3) with Burt Bacharach/Kanye West/Carl Mitchell
(4) with Leon Carr
(5) with Mort Garson
(6) with Sherman Edwards
(7) with Paul Hampton
(8) with Albert Hammond
(9) with Burt Bacharach/Kanye West/Harold LillyJohn Stephens
(10) with Burt Bacharach/Ashanti Douglas/Irv Gotti/Andre Parker
(11) with Burt Bacharach/Tim Wheeler
(12) with Burt Bacharach/Tom Bellamy/Daniel Fisher/Benedict Gautrey/David Hammond/Jonathan Harper/Kieron Mahon
(13) with Burt Bacharach/James Harris/Terry Lewis
(14) with Burt Bacharach/Martin Carr
(15) with Charles Dumont/Michel Vaucaire
(16) with Burt Bacharach/Erland Oye/Torbjoern Bruntland/Svein Berge
(17) with Burt Bacharach/A. Smith/C. Calica/Daniel Harrison/P. Sennett
(18) with Burt Bacharach/Caron Wheeler/James Harris/Terry Lewis