Editing Hal David (section)

==Career==
David is credited with popular music lyrics, beginning in the 1940s with material written for bandleader [[Sammy Kaye]] and for [[Guy Lombardo]]. He worked with Morty Nevins of [[The Three Suns]] on four songs for the feature film ''[[Two Gals and a Guy]]'' (1951), starring [[Janis Paige]] and [[Robert Alda]]. They also wrote the classic Christmas song I Believe in Santa Claus which was recorded by [[The Stargazers (vocal ensemble)| The Stargazers ]] in 1950.

In 1956, David began working with composer Burt Bacharach at [[Famous Music]] in the [[Brill Building]] in New York. That year, the two published several songs, including "I Cry More" (featured in the motion picture ''[[Don't Knock the Rock]]''), "The Morning Mail", and "Peggy's In The Pantry". The next year, their song "[[The Story of My Life (Burt Bacharach and Hal David song)|The Story of My Life]]" became a country hit for singer [[Marty Robbins]]. 

In the UK, a version of "The Story of My Life" recorded by [[Michael Holliday]] reached No. 1 in 1958 before being replaced by [[Perry Como]]'s "[[Magic Moments]]", the first time any songwriter had consecutive #1 hits in the [[UK Singles Chart]]. 

Subsequently, in the 1960s and early 1970s Bacharach and David wrote some of the most enduring songs in American popular music, many for [[Dionne Warwick]] and also for [[The Carpenters|Carpenters]], [[Dusty Springfield]], [[B. J. Thomas]], [[Gene Pitney]], [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]], [[Jackie DeShannon]] and others.<ref name="Larkin"/>

Bacharach and David hits included "[[Alfie (Burt Bacharach song)|Alfie]]", "[[Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head]]", "[[This Guy's in Love with You]]", "[[I'll Never Fall in Love Again]]", "[[Do You Know the Way to San Jose]]", "[[Walk On By (song)|Walk On By]]", "[[What the World Needs Now Is Love]]", "[[I Say a Little Prayer]]", "[[(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me]]", "[[One Less Bell to Answer]]" and "[[Anyone Who Had a Heart (song)|Anyone Who Had a Heart]]".<ref name="Larkin"/>

The duo's film work includes the Oscar-nominated title songs for "[[What's New Pussycat? (song)|What's New Pussycat?]]" and "[[Alfie (Burt Bacharach song)|Alfie]]", "[[The Look of Love (1967 song)|The Look of Love]]", from ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]''; and the Oscar-winning "[[Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head]]" from ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]''. In addition, the songs "[[Don't Make Me Over (song)|Don't Make Me Over]]", "[[(They Long to Be) Close to You]]" and "[[Walk On By (song)|Walk On By]]" have been inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame Award|Grammy Hall of Fame]].

Bacharach and David also collaborated on two musicals with their first work in this genre being the 1966 [[television musical]] ''[[On the Flip Side]]'' which was created as a starring vehicle for [[Ricky Nelson]] and [[Joanie Sommers]].<ref>{{cite book| chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BUvTYfLP624C&dq=%22On+The+Flip+Side%22+%22Ricky+nelson%22&pg=PA286|chapter=On the Flip Side|page=286|title=Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012, 2d Ed.|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|isbn=9780786474448|author=Vincent Terrace|date=June 19, 2013 }}</ref> Their second musical, ''[[Promises, Promises (musical)|Promises, Promises]]'', was nominated for the 1969 [[Tony Award for Best Musical]] at the [[23rd Tony Awards]]. The original cast recording won the 1969 [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album]] at the [[12th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1969 GRAMMY Winners {{!}} 12th Annual GRAMMY Awards |date=1970-03-11 |publisher=[[The Recording Academy]] |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/12th-annual-grammy-awards |access-date=2023-06-01}}</ref>

The Bacharach-David partnership, which had been long and both critically and financially successful, was effectively terminated by their experiences working on the score of the 1973 film ''[[Lost Horizon (1973 film)|Lost Horizons]]'', a critical and commercial disappointment.<ref>Bacharach, Burt (2012) ''Anyone Who Had A Heart'', HarperCollins {{ISBN|978-0857898012}}, p. 156</ref> Increasing tensions between the two with regard to the work led to an exchange of lawsuits, destroying their professional relationship.<ref>Dominic, Serene (2003) ''Burt Bacharach: Song by Song'', Music Sales Group, pp.242-3</ref>

David worked successfully as a lyricist with other composers before, during and after his time with Bacharach.  Perhaps his best known non-Bacharach song was "[[To All the Girls I've Loved Before]]", with music by [[Albert Hammond]], which was a hit for [[Willie Nelson]] and [[Julio Iglesias]].<ref name="Larkin"/> He also wrote [[Sarah Vaughan]]'s "[[Broken Hearted Melody]]", with [[Sherman Edwards]]; the 1962 [[Joanie Sommers]] hit "[[Johnny Get Angry]]" also with Edwards; and "[[99 Miles From L.A.]]" with [[Albert Hammond]], recorded by Hammond and later [[Art Garfunkel]]. With [[Paul Hampton]], David co-wrote the country standard "[[Sea of Heartbreak]]", a hit for [[Don Gibson]] and others, and, with Archie Jordan, the top 20 Ronnie Milsap hit, "[[It Was Almost Like a Song]]".

David contributed lyrics to three [[James Bond film]] themes—in addition to "The Look of Love" from ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]'' (1967) with Bacharach, he wrote "[[We Have All the Time in the World]]", with [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]] and sung by [[Louis Armstrong]] for the 1969 film ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'', and in 1979, "[[Moonraker (soundtrack)|Moonraker]]", also with Barry, sung by Bond regular [[Shirley Bassey]] for the [[Moonraker (film)|film of the same name]].

David and Bacharach were awarded the 2011 [[Gershwin Prize]] for Popular Song, bestowed by the [[Library of Congress]], the first time a songwriting team was given the honor. David was recuperating from an illness and was unable to attend the Washington D.C. presentation ceremony in May 2012.<ref name="GrshnPrz">{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/05/hal-david-burt-bacharach-gershwin-prize-library-of-congress.html |title=Hal David, Burt Bacharach honored in D.C. with Gershwin Prize |date=May 9, 2012 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>

The television tribute, ''What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David'' was aired on public television stations and released on home video in 2019. The program was hosted by [[Bette Midler]] and contained archival interviews with Hal David, and commentary, tributes, and archival performances with [[Burt Bacharach]], [[Dionne Warwick]], [[Ashford & Simpson|Valerie Simpson]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Cher]], [[Dusty Springfield]], [[B. J. Thomas|B.J. Thomas]], and [[Glen Campbell]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=HAL DAVID MOVIE|url=https://www.haldavidmovie.com/|access-date=August 25, 2020|website=HAL DAVID MOVIE|language=en}}</ref>