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Anyone Who Had a Heart: My Life and Music Audiobook, by Burt Bacharach Play Audiobook Sample

Anyone Who Had a Heart: My Life and Music Audiobook

Anyone Who Had a Heart: My Life and Music Audiobook, by Burt Bacharach Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Tony Call, Jeff Woodman, Thérèse Plummer Publisher: HarperAudio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 5.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: May 2013 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780062210883

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

32

Longest Chapter Length:

32:06 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

19 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

15:51 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

One of the greatest songwriters of all time finally shares his story. From his tumultuous marriages and the tragic loss of his daughter to his collaborations with Dionne Warwick and the surprising stories behind the songs that generations have come to know and love, Burt Bacharach offers a frank, moving account of an unparalleled life.

Over the past six decades, Burt Bacharach's legendary songwriting has touched millions of devoted listeners all over the world. In Anyone Who Had a Heart, Bacharach steps out from behind the music to give an honest, engaging look at his life—from his childhood in Forest Hills, New York, during the 1930s and 1940s to his rise as one of the most accomplished composers in modern popular music, working with Hal David, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Costello, and many others.

While he soared professionally, Bacharach's private life was dominated by the never-ending search for love—and the heartbreak that comes when it is lost. His first three marriages ended in divorce. His long-running partnership with the late Hal David suffered a bitter split that lasted seventeen years. Throughout the highs and lows, Bacharach pursued his muse. Powerful and honest, Anyone Who Had a Heart illuminates the sensitivity and intelligence of a musical legend and offers a unique backstage look at the world of show business.

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“Bacharach candidly details his transformation into a household name, his perfectionism in the recording studio and his sometimes contentious relationships with David and the indomitable Dionne Warwick...Whether Greenfield has purposely arranged the book this way or not, intertwining Dickinson’s interviews with Bacharach’s commentary paints a darker picture of the man whom most people identify with catchy love songs”

— Kirkus Reviews

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  • “This chatty autobiography…tracks the famed composer’s life and career from childhood to the present day.…His contributions to popular music of the twentieth century have been inarguably significant.”

    — Booklist

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About Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach (1928-2023) wass a classically trained pianist whose songs have been recorded by the most influential artists of the twentieth century. He wrote more than seventy top-forty hits and has received Grammy, Oscar, and Emmy awards for his work.

About Tony Call

Jeff Woodman is an actor and narrator. He is a winner of the prestigious Audie Award and a six-time finalist. He has received twenty Earphones Awards and was named the 2008 Best Voice in Fiction & Classics, as well as one of the Fifty Greatest Voices of the Century by AudioFile magazine. As an actor, he originated the title role in Tennessee Williams’ The Notebook of Trigorin and won the S. F. Critics’ Circle Award for his performance in An Ideal Husband. In addition to numerous theater credits on and off Broadway, his television work includes Sex and the City, Law & Order, and Cosby.