Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 singles chronology Morgana King recorded 'The Look of Love' on her 1967 album Gemini Rising. Nina Simone also recorded 'The Look of Love' in 1967 on her album Silk & Soul. Lainie Kazan also recorded 'The Look of Love' (arranged by Pat Williams) on her 1967 album Love Is Lainie. Ĭlaudine Longet recorded the song on her 1967 album of the same title. Springfield's Philips version was later featured in the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can. Her Philips single version reached #22 in the U.S. Both Springfield versions feature a breathy tenor saxophone solo similar in style to Stan Getz's playing on his early-1960s bossa nova hit recordings like ' The Girl from Ipanema' and 'Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)'. Springfield re-recorded the song the same year for Philips Records with an arrangement about half a minute shorter than the soundtrack version.

The film version received an Oscar nomination for songwriters Bacharach and David. Phil Ramone, the soundtrack's engineer, recorded the song separately from the rest of the film tracks. The first recording featuring the song's lyrics was by Dusty Springfield, for the Casino Royale soundtrack. Stan Getz made the first recording of the song, an instrumental version, in December 1966 for his album What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David. According to Bacharach, the melody was inspired by watching Ursula Andress in an early cut of the film. But later Hal David added the lyrics, and the song was published in 1967. The music was written by Burt Bacharach, and was originally intended to be an instrumental. The song partially inspired the film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997).

It also received a Best Song nomination at the 1968 Academy Awards. In 2008, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The song was featured in an extended slow-motion interlude to the 1967 spoof James Bond film Casino Royale. The song is notable for its sensuality and its relaxed bossa nova rhythm. ' The Look of Love' is a popular song composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and originally popularized by English pop singer Dusty Springfield.

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