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When Ronan Met Burt
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Artist:
Ronan Keating and Burt Bacharach
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| Album: When Ronan Met Burt |
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Look of Love, The |
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Walk on By |
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I'll Never Fall in Love Again |
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Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do) |
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My Little Red Book |
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What the World Needs Now |
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Something Big |
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I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself |
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This House is Empty Now |
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Make It Easy On Yourself |
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Ronan Keating has teamed up with legendary composer Burt Bacharach to record his brand new solo album,'When Ronan Met Burt'.
A long time fan of Burt's staggering back catalogue, Ronan is thrilled to have worked with one of his all-time musical heroes on this very special collaboration. The Irish superstar first contacted Burt in 2010; he was ecstatic when the iconic composer and producer agreed for them to work together.
Backed by a full orchestra, the result is a spectacular album. All the tracks featured are classics composed by Burt over the course of his impressive fifty year career and include instantly recognisable hits such as "Walk on By", "The Look of Love", "What The World Needs Now Is Love" and "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself". All the tracks were recorded live with a full orchestra, ensuring that the grandeur and stature of these timeless classics was captured and conserved.
"It has been a dream come true to work with Burt on this album," Ronan says of the collaboration. "I grew up listening to his songs and the tracks we've chosen to record for the album are simply some of the greatest pop masterpieces ever written, so it was an honour to sing them alongside the man himself."
Speaking about the recording session Ronan said, "It was one of the hardest sessions I've done. It's hard enough trying to do justice to such legendary tunes but to record them with the man himself was another level of pressure".
Burt said of the process, "To do these songs with a different slant and approach on them made it very interesting for me. And too be able to work with Ronan and expose these songs to maybe a younger audience as well as my fan base. Then to be able to record it in the legendary Capitol recording studio -- full orchestra live. Quite a trip we were on Ronan."
Tracks:
1. The Look Of Love
2. Walk On By
3. I'll Never Fall In Love Again
4. Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)
5. My Little Red Book
6. What The World Needs Now
7. Something Big
8. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
9. This House Is Empty Now
10. Make It Easy On Yourself
Performer Notes - Tributee: Burt Bacharach.
- Personnel: Dean Parks (guitar); Dan Higgins, Jeff Driskill (saxophone); Warren Luening (trumpet); Greg Phillanganes (piano); Alan Estes (percussion).
- Audio Mixer: Al Schmitt.
- Recording information: Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA; Rocket Carousel Studio, Los Angeles, CA.
- Photographers: Phil Griffin ; Marc Fox.
- Following Boyzone's surprising career rejuvenation, frontman Ronan Keating continues to juggle his boy band duties with his increasingly prolific solo career, releasing his fourth solo album in just two years. At first glance, When Ronan Met Burt does little to dispel the criticisms that his promising early pop/rock output has given way to an unimaginative series of MOR covers albums. However, while Songs for My Mother, Winter Songs, and Duet all felt like cynical cash-ins, his eighth studio LP has a much more respectable pedigree. As its title suggests, When Ronan Met Burt is not only dedicated to lounge-pop standards of the '60s, but features the iconic Bacharach himself on his first credited studio album since 2005's At This Time. While Keating undoubtedly possesses a fine and melodic, radio-friendly voice, it's a little surprising that out of the plethora of singers Bacharach could easily have had at his beck and call, he chose an Irish boy band member, completely unknown in his homeland, to work with. Recorded with a full orchestra at California's world-famous Capitol Studios, Keating tackles the likes of Dusty Springfield's "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself," Dionne Warwick's "Walk on By," and Jackie DeShannon's "What the World Needs Now," but lacking the warmth, soulfulness, and sensitivity of the original performers, Keating fails to override the overwhelming sense of karaoke, while Bacharach's faithful arrangements hinder his attempts to make the classic standards his own. He fares much better on the lesser-known material, such as "This House Is Empty Now," a track from Bacharach's 1998 collaboration with Elvis Costello, Painted from Memory, and "Something Big," the theme tune to the 1971 Dean Martin Western comedy of the same name, which are much better suited to his slightly Americanized, gruff vocal tones. But overall, When Ronan Met Burt offers very little that would entice anyone other than loyal fans of both artists to avoid seeking out the far superior originals instead. ~ Jon O'Brien
| Producer: | Greg Wells; Burt Bacharach | | Format: | CD (0 Disc); Stereo | | Country: | USA | | Release Date: | 8 April, 2011 |
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