A House Is Not A Home by -Bev-

-Bev- - A House Is Not A Home

-Bev-

Jun 09, 2025 07:06am

<img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXehaG6RkRE5rjtrKI--dDU9guuTvhsIStuUkdVOAxyFucXlkw80i8sE1MT6bB9LHTMuW038LhFUfTEkJL1BOcSCedKj-UHL-9nD_BrsiGZhvkrJ3u9LECJaxl6-HCzRq_ElcBr0?key=GQmRJTie46vG2mMdhQkYtg" height="83" width="473">ROUND FOUR For this round I am using the theme LONGING I am sure we have all been in that position when you long for someone to be there at home...because you have got so use to having them around you...and can't bear to be alone in an empty house... I did once over. Although, even now I still look forward to coming home to my doggy...Where once over I had a house full of people...my children...they flew the nest a long time ago...So, I have had to get accustomed to being on my own...However, my little dog Ollie is there to keep me company... 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alt="Steve Tyrell">Steve Tyrell (born Stephen Louis Bilao III, December 19, 1944) is an American singer and record producer. He won a 2004 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Awards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Grammy Award</a> as the producer of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Stewart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Rod Stewart</a> studio album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stardust:_The_Great_American_Songbook,_Volume_III" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III</a>. He also hosts a jazz radio program on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KKJZ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">KKJZ</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_University,_Long_Beach" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">California State University, Long Beach</a>.Tyrell was head of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artists_and_repertoire" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">artists and repertoire</a> and promotion at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scepter_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Scepter Records</a>. He produced <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._J._Thomas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">B. J. Thomas</a>' hit "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Lullaby" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Rock and Roll Lullaby</a>." He wrote "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Do_You_Talk_to_an_Angel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">How Do You Talk to an Angel</a>" for the TV show <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heights_(American_TV_series)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">The Heights</a>, "Hold On" for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Walters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Jamie Walters</a>, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Only_Love_(B._J._Thomas_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">It's Only Love</a>" for B. J. and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Elvis Presley</a>, and all the songs in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_sitcom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">teen sitcom</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Dreams" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">California Dreams</a>.He sang "The Way You Look Tonight" on the soundtrack for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_of_the_Bride_(1991_film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Father of the Bride</a> (1991). Tyrell inherited the annual holiday residency at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlyle_Hotel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Carlyle Hotel</a> in Manhattan from cabaret singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Short" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Bobby Short</a>. Song Trivia"A House Is Not a Home" is a 1964 ballad written by the team of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Bacharach" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Burt Bacharach</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_David" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Hal David</a> for the 1964 film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_House_Is_Not_a_Home_(film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">of the same name</a>, starring <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelley_Winters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Shelley Winters</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Taylor_(American_actor)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Robert Taylor</a>. The song was recorded by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">American</a> singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionne_Warwick" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Dionne Warwick</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Sound_Studios" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Bell Sound Studios</a> in New York City, and was a modest hit in the United States for the singer, peaking at #71 on the pop singles chart as the B-side of the top 40 single, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27ll_Never_Get_to_Heaven_(If_You_Break_My_Heart)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)</a>". Another version of the song, by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brook_Benton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Brook Benton</a>, which was the version that appeared in the film, was released at nearly the same time. It debuted two weeks earlier on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Billboard Hot 100</a>. Benton's version split airplay with Warwick's, and ultimately peaked at #75.Warwick's version of "A House Is Not a Home" fared better in Canada, where it was a top 40 hit, peaking at #37. The ballad made the R&B top 10 in Cashbox by both Warwick and Benton, with neither artist specified as best seller.Despite its modest initial success, the song went on to achieve greater renown through frequent recordings by other artists, including a hit version in 1981 by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Vandross" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Luther Vandross</a>. Steve Tyrell recorded "A House Is Not a Home" in 2008 as part of his album "Back to Bacharach". The album was released on June 24, 2008. The song was also remastered in 2018