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There's no stopping Bert Bacarack.

He's a gifted composer who's been writing pop hits for artists like Dion Warwick,

Elvis Costello, and Dusty Springfield since the 50s.

He even wrote a reed this iconic, I say a little prayer.

Now, at 92 years old, Bert's found a new muse.

That's Daniel Tashin singing.

In late July, Bert Bacarack and Daniel released the 5-song EP, Blue umbrella.

They might seem like an unlikely duo.

Daniel is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter whose connection to country music runs deep.

His parents were part of Emileu Harris' backing band, and he just won Abum of the Year at the

Grammys for co-writing and producing Casey Musgrave's Breakout Golden Hour.

Bert, on the other hand, is a living legend, and made his career writing R&B hits for the

likes of Roberta Flack and Tom Jones. But as you'll hear in this interview with Bruce Hadlam,

Bert and Daniel are a perfect match. Daniel talks about learning to navigate

Bert's tricky trademark compositions, and Bert says writing for Daniel has given him new life.

This is Broken Record. Liner notes for the digital age. I'm Justin Richmond.

Here's Bruce Hadlam in conversation with Bert Bacarack and Daniel Tashin.

Bert, you once said that you didn't know that a song was going to work until you were in the

recording studio, until you had the musicians there. What's it like sending something out and going,

well, I don't know what it's going to sound like, because I can't be there.

Always for me, in the past, when I knew people would be there, or in the same studio, I lived by the

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