2006 Trijntje Oosterhuis & Metropole Orchestra – The Look Of Love (Burt Bacharach Songbook)
The Look of Love: Burt Bacharach Songbook is an album by Trijntje Oosterhuis and Metropole Orchestra, released on 20 November 2006. This album is the fourth album for Trijntje Oosterhuis and was released in Japan on 17 January 2007 under the artist name Traincha with a bonus song “Anyone Who Had a Heart (live)”. The album consists of Burt Bacharach covers.
The Metropole Orchestra was conducted by Vince Mendoza, who gained notoriety for arranging the Grammy winning album Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell. The album was mixed by Al Schmitt.
The album was certified Platinum on the day of release for having shipped more than 70,000 copies and debuted at No. 1 on the Dutch album chart for two weeks. Oosterhuis performed a Christmas tour with the Metropole Orchestra from 6 December 2006 onwards to promote the album.
Tracks
1 Do You Know The Way To San Jose? (Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 03:13
2 The Look Of Love (Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 04:34
3 A House Is Not A Home (Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 03:54
4 I Say A Little Prayer (Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 02:50
5 Waiting For Charlie (To Come Home) (Bob Hilliard; Burt Bacharach) 04:25
6 I’ll Never Fall In Love Again (Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 03:07
7 Falling Out Of Love (Burt Bacharach; Jed Leiber; Jerry Leiber) 04:11
8 Walk On By (Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 03:09
9 Alfie (Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 04:35
10 Anyone Who Had A Heart (Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 05:27
11 This House Is Empty Now (Burt Bacharach; Elvis Costello) 05:13
12 (They Long To Be) Close To You (Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 03:46
13 The Windows Of The World (Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 04:44
14 That’s What Friends Are For (Burt Bacharach; Carole Bayer Sager) 03:50
Musicians
| Bass | Aram Kersbergen |
| Drums | Martijn Vink |
| Guitar | Peter Tiehuis |
| Piano | Hans Vroomans |
| Background Vocals | Jasmin Tusjadia |
| Background Vocals | Caroline Dest |
| Background Vocals | Lodewijk Van Gorp |
| Vocals | Trijntje Oosterhuis |
Other Musicians
5 Waiting For Charlie (To Come Home)
| Piano | Burt Bacharach |
11 This House Is Empty Now
| Piano | Burt Bacharach |
Orchestra
Metropole Orchestra
Liner Notes
Producer – Patrick Williams
Arranged By – Patrick Williams
Arranged By – Vince Mendoza (Tracks 6, 7, 9, 10)
Conductor – Vince Mendoza
Engineer (Assistant) – Jered Nugent, Gert De Bruijn, Dirk Overeem
Mastered By – Sander van der Heide
Mixed By – Al Schmitt
Recorded By – Al Schmitt
Recorded By (Piano) – James Lee
Design – Sander Schaper
Photography – Hans van Brakel, Jacky Sallow
Mastered At Polyhymnia
Recorded At MCO Studio, Hiversum
Recorded At Village Recorder, LA, CA
Phonographic Copyright EMI Music Netherlands BV
Copyright EMI Music Netherlands BV