Four Bacharach & David Songs

Four Bacharach & David Songs
EP by Deacon Blue
Released	13 August 1990 (1990-08-13)[1]
Length	13:42
Label	CBS
Producer	Jon Kelly
Deacon Blue chronology
"Queen of the New Year" (1989) Four Bacharach & David Songs (1990) "Your Swaying Arms" (1991)

Four Bacharach & David Songs is an extended play (EP) of four songs written by the songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, performed by Scottish rock band Deacon Blue. It was released on 7-inch vinyl, 12-inch vinyl, CD, and cassette on 13 August 1990.

The first track, "I'll Never Fall in Love Again", was the main radio choice for the EP, and received extensive radio play in the United Kingdom and peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Deacon Blue's best-charting single in the UK.^[2] The EP was later combined with tracks from Deacon Blue's compilation Riches and released as Riches & More in 1997.

Track listing

All songs were written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.^[3][4][5][6]

1. "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
2. "The Look of Love"
3. "Are You There (With Another Girl)"
4. "Message to Michael"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1990) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 4 Ireland (IRMA)[8] "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" 72 UK Singles (OCC)[10] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1990) Position UK Singles (OCC)[11] 44

References

1. "New Singles". Music Week. 11 August 1990. p. 27.
2. Rees, Dafydd; Crampton, Luke (1999). Rock Stars Encyclopedia. DK Pub. p. 279. ISBN 9780789446138.
3. Four Bacharach & David Songs (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Deacon Blue. CBS Records. 1990. DEAC 12.
4. Four Bacharach & David Songs (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Deacon Blue. CBS Records. 1990. DEAC T12.
5. Four Bacharach & David Songs (UK CD single liner notes). Deacon Blue. CBS Records. 1990. CD DEAC 12.
6. Four Bacharach & David Songs (UK cassette single sleeve). Deacon Blue. CBS Records. 1990. DEAC M12.
7. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 37. 15 September 1990. p. IV. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I'll Never Fall in Love Again". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
9. "Deacon Blue – I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
11. "1990 Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England. 2 March 1991. p. 41.