British singer-songwriter Rumer is set to release her new album - a collection of Burt Bacharach and Hal David songs and we've got an exclusive chance for you to watch her version of the classic What The World Needs Now.
The new album, This Girl’s In Love: A Bacharach And David Songbook. was recorded at the renowned Capitol Studios in LA with accomplished arranger and composer, Rob Shirakbari, and features an appearance by Bacharach himself on piano.
“I couldn’t have made this album five years ago,” Rumer has said. “I think I’ve now got a wide enough emotional palette to draw on for these songs’ characters and stories. That kind of insight only comes as you get older.”
Rumer’s links to Burt Bacharach have been longstanding throughout her recording career. In 2010 (the year her multi-platinum selling debut Seasons Of My Soul was released), he invited Rumer to his California home just to hear her sing.
That same year saw the release of a single, Rumer Sings Bacharach at Christmas, featuring Some Lovers from the new Bacharach & Sater musical, Gift of the Magi.
Another highlight saw Rumer sing for Barack Obama: in 2012 she performed at the White House singing A House Is Not A Home, as part of a tribute concert honouring the songwriting partnership.
Most fittingly, This Girl’s In Love is also a homage to the personal relationship between Rumer and Shirakbari. The pair married in 2015 in Shirakbari’s native Arkansas.
The full tracklisting for This Girl’s In Love: A Bacharach And David Songbook is The Look Of Love, Balance Of Nature, One Less Bell To Answer, Are You There (With Another Girl), (They Long To Be) Close To You, You’ll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart), Land Of Make Believe, A House Is Not A Home, Walk On By, The Last One To Be Love, This Girl’s In Love, What The World Needs Now Is Love.
