The Look of Love: Burt Bacharach Songbook is an album by Trijntje Oosterhuis and Metropole Orchestra, released on 20 November 2006. This album is the fourth album for Trijntje Oosterhuis, and was released in Japan on 17 January 2007 under the artist name Traincha with a bonus song "Anyone Who Had a Heart (live)". The album consists of Burt Bacharach covers.
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 EMImusic.nl Trijntje Oosterhuis page, "20-11-2006 - Trijntje ontvangt Platina Award tijdens The Look of Love première" Retrieved: November 23, 2006 and debuted at No. 1 on the Dutch album chart for two weeks.MegaCharts.nl - Album Top 100 Flash required Retrieved: December 7, 2006 Oosterhuis performed a Christmas tour with the Metropole Orchestra from 6 December 2006 onwards to promote the album.Entertainmentgroup.nl "Album Trijntje Oosterhuis: The Look Of Love, nieuw binnen op nummer 1." (Dutch) Retrieved: December 3, 2006
Track listing # Title Original version for Length Note1"Do You Know the Way to San Jose"Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls by Dionne Warwick3:132"The Look of Love"Dusty Springfield4:343"A House Is Not a Home"Dionne Warwick3:544"I Say a Little Prayer"Dionne Warwick2:505"Waiting for Charlie (To Come Home)"Etta James4:256"I'll Never Fall in Love Again"musical Promises, Promises3:077"Falling Out of Love"Aretha Franklin4:118"Walk on By"Dionne Warwick3:099."Alfie"Cilla Black4:3510."Anyone Who Had a Heart"Dionne Warwick5:2711"This House Is Empty Now"Painted from Memory by Elvis Costello5:1312"(They Long to Be) Close to You"The Carpenters3:4613."The Windows of the World"Dionne Warwick4:4414."That's What Friends Are For"film Night Shift by Rod Stewart3:5015."Anyone Who Had a Heart" (live)Dionne Warwick6:02Bonus track in Japan version of 2007
Credits Trijntje Oosterhuis Metropole Orkest Burt Bacharach – piano Rob Shrock – piano Hans Vroomans – piano Peter Tiehuis – guitar, piano Martijn Vink – drums Caroline Dest – backing vocals Lodewijk VanGorp – backing vocals Patrick Williams – arranger, producer Fred Williams – producer Al Schmitt – engineer, mixing
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2006–07) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 8 Chart (2007) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 10
References