Steve Tyrell

Artist:  Steve Tyrell
Birth Name:  Stephen Louis Bilao III
Born:  December 19, 1944.
Origin:  Palo Pinto County, Texas, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Pop, Vocal Pop, Standards, Contemporary Pop
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Percussion

Steve Tyrell is an American Vocalist and Producer from Palo Pinto County, Texas and moving to New York City at the age of 18, and at 19 years old he first began producing with the likes of Burt Bacharach and Hal David.  He worked on several Dionne Warwick hits such as "The Look Of Love" and "Alfie".  Together with B.J. Thomas, he worked on the Bacharach-David song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head", which went on to win the 1969 Oscar for Best Original Song (Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid).

Title:  Back To Bacharach (Expanded)  (2018)
Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Pop, Vocal Pop, Standards, Contemporary Pop
Label:  New Design Records
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

 1.  That's What Friends Are For  (3:44)
 2.  Walk On By (3:29)
 3.  The LooK Of Love  (4:59)
 4.  This Guy's In Love With You (feat. Herb Alpert & Burt Bacharach)  (3:44)
 5.  One Less Bell To Answer  (3:28)
 6.  What The World Needs Now Is Love (feat. Burt Bacharach, Martina McBride, Rod Stewart, James Taylor, Dionne Warwick)  (4:52)
 7.  Reach Out For Me  (3:46)
 8.  I Say A Little Prayer For You (Duet With Patti Austin)  (3:26)
 9.  I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (feat. Burt Bacharach)  (3:18)
10. Always Something There To Remind Me  (3:44)
11. Don't Make Me Over (Duet With Patti Austin)  (3:20)
12. Close To You  (3:44)
13. A House Is Not A Home  (3:52)
14. Alfie  (4:45)
15. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head  (3:00)
16. Baby It's You  (3:04)
17. Make It Easy On Yourself  (3:11)
18. Any Day Now  (4:23)
19. Message To Martha  (3:19)
20. Anyone Who Had A Heart  (3:20)
21. I'll Never Fall In Love Again  (3:18)

Personnel:

Steve Tyrell:  Vocals
Bob Mann:  Guitar on Tracks:  1-17, 19-21, Bass on Tracks: 1, 12, Keyboards on Track 1, Piano on Tracks: 2, 3, 8, 14, 15, 21, Synth on Track 3
Alan Schwartzberg:  Drums, Percussion on Tracks: 1-3, 5-8, 10, 12-15
Fred White:  Harmony on Track 1, Background Vocals on Tracks: 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, Additional Vocals on Track 6
Will Lee:  Bass on Tracks: 2, 3, 5, 8, 15
Leland Sklar:  Bass on Tracks: 2, 18
Guy Moon:  Organ on Track 2, Keyboards on Track 20
Warren Luening:  Trumpet on Track 3, Flugelhorn on Track 8
Chuck Berghoffer:  Bass on Tracks:  4, 9
John Guerin:  Drums on Tracks: 4, 9
Kenny Ascher:  Piao on Tracks: 5, 12, 13
Zev Katz:  Bass on Track 6
David Bargeron:  Baritone Horn on Track 6
Quinn Johnson:  Piano on Tracks:  7, 10
Lew Soloff:  Fluglehorn on Track 9
Lyman Medeiros:  Bass on Track 10
David Finck:  Bass on Tracks: 13, 14
Carol Webb:  Violin Solo on Track 13
Matt Fronke:   Flugelhorn on Track 15
Jon Allen:  Keyboards on Track 15
Bill Cantos:  Piano on Tracks: 16, 18-20, Harmony on Tracks: 16, 19, Background Vocals on Track 18, Keyboards on Track 19
Hussain Jeffry:n  Bass on Tracks: 16, 19
Neil Jason:  Bass on Tracks: 20, 21
Andy Ezrin:  Piano on Track 17
Trey Henry:  Bass on Tracks: 17, 19
Kevin Winard:  Drums on Tracks: 17, 19,-21
John Robinson:  Drums on Tracks: 18, 19
Grant Geissman:  Guitars on Track 18
Rickey Woodard:   Tenor Saxophone on Track 16
David Mann:  Tenor Saxophone on Track 20
Darryl Tookes:  Background Vocals on Tracks: 2, 5, 11, Additional Vocals on Track 6
Lauren Tyrell:  Background Vocals on Tracks: 2, 5, 8,10, 12, Additional Vocals on Track 6
LaTanya Hall:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  2, 5, 11, Additional Vocals on Track 6
Lynne Fiddimont:  Additional Vocals on Track 6, Backgound Vocals on Tracks: 7, 8, 10, 12-15
John Cobert 7 The Springhurst Elementary School Hamonaires  Additional Vocals on Track 6
Doriah Holley:  Background Vocals on Track 14
Mike Finnegan:  Background Vocals on Track 18
Marlena Jeter:  Background Vocals on Track 20
Mortenette Jerkins:  Background Vocals on Track 20

Special Guests:

Burt Bacharach:  Piano on Tracks: 4, 6, 9, Additional Keyboards on Track 8
Herb Alpert:  Trumpet, Hum Vocals on Track 4
Patti Austin:  Background Vocals on Track 11

The Budapest Scoring Orchestra:  Additional String Orchestra

Back To Bacharach is the celebrate the tenth anniversary of this album by Steve Tyrell, originally released on June 24, 2008 by Koch Records, remastered and reissued on October 12, 2018 by New Design Records, with 21-song expanded edition, featuring special guests:  Burt Bacharach, Herb Alpert and Patti Austin.