Alfie (song)
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| Single by Cilla Black | ||
| B-side(s) | "Night Time Is Here" | |
| Released | 1966 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Length | 2:40 | |
| Label | Capitol | |
| Writer(s) | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | |
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| Cilla Black singles chronology | ||
| "Love's Just a Broken Heart" (1966) |
Alfie (1966) |
"Don't Answer Me" (1966) |
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| Single by Dionne Warwick | ||
| from the album Here Where There Is Love | ||
| B-side(s) | "The Beginning of Loneliness" | |
| Released | 1967 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Length | 2:44 | |
| Label | Scepter | |
| Writer(s) | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | |
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| Dionne Warwick singles chronology | ||
| "Another Night" (1966) |
Alfie (1967) |
"The Windows of the World" (1967) |
"Alfie" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
It was the theme from the 1966 film of the same name. It was performed in the film (over the end credits) by Cher in an arrangement by Sonny Bono.
In 1966, Cilla Black released her version of "Alfie" as a single. It became a top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at number nine. It was also a minor hit for her on the Billboard Hot 100.
Also in 1966, Cher released her version as a single. Released on the Imperial label, this version became a top forty hit on the Hot 100.
On Billboard's adult contemporary chart, two further versions competed in 1966. While Carmen McRae took her version to number twenty-nine on that chart, the version by Joanie Sommers enjoyed greater success, peaking at number nine.
In 1967, Dionne Warwick released her version as a single. This version outperformed both Black's and Cher's in the United States, going all the way to number fifteen on the Hot 100 and number five on Billboard's R&B chart.
In 1968, Stevie Wonder released a harmonica instrumental version. This version also made the Hot 100, peaking at number sixty-six. It was also a top twenty adult contemporary hit. Wonder released the single for Gordy Records under the pseudonym Eivets Rednow.
Other artists to record versions of "Alfie" include several versions by Bacharach himself, Vikki Carr, The Delfonics, Bill Evans, Percy Faith, Maynard Ferguson, Stan Getz, Dick Hyman, Jack Jones, The Anita Kerr Singers, Johnny Mathis, Brad Mehldau, Matt Monro, Olivia Newton-John, Buddy Rich, Joss Stone (for the 2004 remake of Alfie), Barbra Streisand, The Sweet Inspirations, McCoy Tyner, Sarah Vaughan, and Nancy Wilson.
