The Look of Love (Trijntje Oosterhuis album)

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The Look of Love: Burt Bacharach Songbook
Trijntje Oosterhuis The Look of Love.jpg
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ReleasedNovember 20, 2006 (NL)
January 17, 2007 (Japan) [1]
StudioPolyhymnia Recording, MCO (Hilversum), Village Recorder (Los Angeles)
Genre Pop, Jazz
Length56:58
Label Blue Note
Producer Patrick Williams
Trijntje Oosterhuis chronology
See You As I Do
(2005)
The Look of Love: Burt Bacharach Songbook
(2006)
Who'll Speak for Love
(2007)
Metropole Orchestra chronology
My Flame Burns Blue
(2006)
The Look of Love
(2006)
Sound Theories
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Vrouw.nlFavorable ("Damn good") Link (Dutch)

The Look of Love: Burt Bacharach Songbook is an album by Trijntje Oosterhuis and Metropole Orchestra, released on November 20, 2006. This album is the fourth album for Trijntje Oosterhuis, and was released in Japan on January 17, 2007 under the artist name Traincha with a bonus song "Anyone Who Had a Heart (live)". [1] The album consists of Burt Bacharach covers.

Contents

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 December 6, 2006 onwards to promote the album. [4]

Track listing

#TitleOriginal version forLengthNote
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 Warwick3:54
4"I Say a Little Prayer"Dionne Warwick2:50
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 Warwick3:09
9."Alfie" Cilla Black 4:35
10."Anyone Who Had a Heart"Dionne Warwick5:27
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 Warwick4:44
14."That's What Friends Are For"film Night Shift by Rod Stewart 3:50
15."Anyone Who Had a Heart" (live)Dionne Warwick6:02Bonus track in Japan version of 2007 [1]

Credits

Charts

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