Burt Bacharach to release new album in collaboration with Nashville singerBurt Bacharach is just day

Burt Bacharach to release new album in collaboration with Nashville singer

Burt Bacharach is just days away from dropping a brand new album.

The legendary singer/songwriter and composer is releasing his first album, Blue Umbrella, in 15 years at the weekend.

Video: The audio video for Burt and Daniel’s single ‘Midnight Watch’, Source: Daniel Tashian, YouTube

The new release features five new tracks, including singles ‘Midnight Watch’ and ‘Bells of St. Augustine’, as part of a collaboration with Nashville artist Daniel Tashian.

Bacharach – the winner of six Grammys and three Academy Awards and considered one of the most important composers of the 20th-century – has created hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David under the guise of Bacharach and David.

Burt (centre) has created hundreds of songs in collaboration with lyricist Hal David (right), Credit: Getty via Zimbio

The 92-year-old has written more than 70 US and 50 UK Top 40 hits, which have been recorded by more than 1,000 different artists.

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