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What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David

20190.0 / 1090 min
Documentary

Overview

Hosted by Bette Midler, enjoy a musical tribute to the man who wrote some of the most enduring songs in American popular music. Lyricist Hal David and composer Burt Bacharach dominated the pop-music charts in the 1960s and early ’70s, crafting dozens of timeless Top 40 hits.

Cast

Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Host

Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach

Self

Dionne Warwick

Dionne Warwick

Self

Valerie Simpson

Valerie Simpson

Self

B. J. Thomas

B. J. Thomas

Himself

Terry Gross

Terry Gross

Herself

Crew

John Paulson

John Paulson

Director

Carol Slatkin

Carol Slatkin

Editor

James Arntz

James Arntz

Writer

Austin Blasingame

Austin Blasingame

Art Direction

John Paulson

John Paulson

Producer