| "Anyone Who Had a Heart" | ||||
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| Single by Dionne Warwick | ||||
| from the album Anyone Who Had a Heart | ||||
| B-side | "The Love of a Boy" | |||
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| Recorded | November 1963 | |||
| Studio | Bell Sound (New York City) | |||
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| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Scepter[1] | |||
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| "Anyone Who Had a Heart" on YouTube | ||||
"Anyone Who Had a Heart" is a song written by Burt Bacharach (music) and Hal David (lyrics) for Dionne Warwick in 1963. In January 1964, Warwick's original recording hit the Top Ten in the United States, Canada, Spain, Netherlands, South Africa, Belgium and Australia.
In the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and New Zealand, Warwick's recording lost out to a version by Cilla Black. Black's single was a UK number-one hit for three weeks in February/March 1964 and was also the fourth best-selling single of 1964 in the UK,[3] with sales of around 950,000 copies.
Petula Clark also recorded "Anyone Who Had a Heart" in several foreign language versions for the international market. Clark reached No. 7 in France with "Ceux Qui Ont Un Coeur" in the spring of 1964, then No. 5 in Italy with "Quelli che hanno un cuore" that September. In October 1964, Clark reached No. 1 in Spain—for a two-week period—with "Tú no tienes corazón".
English singer Mary May also recorded a version of the song in early 1964, released on Philips' Fontana label, although the single failed to make any great commercial impact.[4][5]
- ^ a b c Serene Dominic (2003). Burt Bacharach, song by song. Schirmer Trade Books. ISBN 9780857122599.
- ^ Bryans, Chris (2015). "Aretha Franklin – I Say a Little Prayer". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 219.
- ^ "Top 100 Best-Selling Singles in the UK in 1964". Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ "Mary May – Anyone Who Had A Heart (Fontana TF 440)". Discogs. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Mary May – Anyone Who Had A Heart". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.