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Hal David

real name Harold Lane David

Hal David is credited on 7,724 releases across 2,714 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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7,724

Credits

2,714

Albums

8

Decades active

1,753

In collections

Biography

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Award-winning American lyricist and songwriter born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York and died September 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
Much of his work has been in collaboration with Burt Bacharach. Their songbook and production credits should be listed on artist page Bacharach And David.
His elder brother, Mack David, was also a lyricist and songwriter. Father of Craig David.
Please note that the song "Baby It's You" was composed by Burt Bacharach with Mack David.

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Credited work

7,724 releases · 2,714 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 8,778
  • Production · 147
  • Other credits · 78

Studios: A&M Studios · The Hit Factory · Mediasound · A&R Studios

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