SAGER, CAROLE BAYER
SOMETIMES LATE AT NIGHT (ICONOCLASSIC)
Entirely co-written and co-produced by Burt Bacharach / First time on CD from the original master tapes / Features an exclusive duet with Michael Jackson, plus prominent contributions from Neil Diamond, Melissa Manchester, Peter Allen, David Foster, Lee Ritenour, members of Toto and Pages/Mr.
Mister, and more session stars / Includes 2 rare bonus single versions plus 20 minutes of audio commentary from Carole Bayer Sager and Burt Bacharach / Digitally remastered by Vic Anesini / New 5,600-word liner notes by Joe Marchese (TheSecondDisc.com), including exclusive interviews with Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach, and the late Brooks Arthur / Memorabilia-packed 24-page booklet / Includes her Top 40 hit "Stronger Than Before".
Originally released in 1981, Carole Bayer Sager's Sometimes Late at Night is no ordinary record.
A concept album with seamlessly flowing songs balancing lyrical intimacy and musical splendour, it chronicles the arc of a relationship and the many facets of love through a woman's perspective.
Written by Carole Bayer Sager and Burt Bacharach in the early days of their romance, produced by Bacharach and Brooks Arthur, and featuring a "Who's Who" of the era's top musicians, Sometimes Late at Night has been described by AllMusic's Joe Viglione as "the Sgt.
Pepper of singer-songwriter recordings." Carole Bayer Sager is an Academy Award and Grammy Award winner, Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Her songwriting credits include "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (Christopher Cross), "That's What Friends Are For" (Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder), "On My Own" (Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald), "A Groovy Kind of Love" (The Mindbenders, Phil Collins), "Nobody Does It Better" (Carly Simon), "Don't Cry Out Loud" (Melissa Manchester), "The Prayer" (Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli), "Heartbreaker" (Dolly Parton), "When I Need You" (Leo Sayer), and the Broadway musical They're Playing Our Song.
For fans of Burt Bacharach, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Melissa Manchester, Carole King, Barry Manilow, Bee Gees.