Artist:Elvis Costello w/Burt Bacharach
Song:I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Album:Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me: Music from the Motion Picture
It is time for yet another discography orphan. It is a song that does not appear as part of an artist's standard discography. This is usually from a film soundtrack like this one by Elvis Costello. In 1998 Costello moved from Warner Bros. to PolyGram which was soon sold to Universal. His first album was a 1998 collaboration album with legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach called Painted From Memory. They had previously recorded God Give Me Strength for the 1996 film Grace of My Heart. The two recorded the album of all new songs and they even toured with a full orchestra. It was Bacharach's first album in 21 years. The song I Still Have That Other Girl won a Grammy. In 1999 Costello recorded a jazz adaptation of Painted From Memory with guitarist Bill Frisell. Costello was a long time Bacharach fan and I guess working with him was a bucket list item. Meanwhile Mike Myers was working on the second Austin Powers film The Spy Who Shagged Me and the soundtrack album with Maverick Records co-owner Guy Oseary. No doubt Oseary was aware that Costello and Bacharach were recording an album. And 60s nostalgia is a big part of the Austin Powers films. He asked Costello and Bacharach to record the Bacharach classic I'll Never Fall in Love Again. And they appeared in the film. Of course the film was a big success and so was the soundtrack album. The big hit from that album was Madonna's Beautiful Stranger which may also be a discography orphan. The album is available as a budget CD. Costello and Bacharach reunited to record three songs on Costello's 2018 album Look Now. So obviously they are good friends which I am sure makes Costello very happy. Here's Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach performing I'll Never Fall in Love Again from the 1999 film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
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