They Long to Be Close to You
Released on Blue Guitar (1963)
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- Aliases
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Burt Bacharach and His Orchestra
Burt and The Backbeats
- Real name
- Burt Freeman Bacharach
- Born
- May 12, 1928
- Died
- February 8, 2023
- Country
- United States
- IPI
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00001751821 293 works
- Affiliation
- ASCAP
- Comments
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Award-winning pianist and composer, best known for composing, and often performing, his many pop hits from 1962-70, mainly with lyrics written by Hal David. He also worked briefly with Hal's brother Mack David and his ex-wife Carole Bayer Sager.
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 1972 - Related
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Carole Bayer Sager Spouse (1982-1991)
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