Alfie (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Alfie


Artist = Cher
from Album = Cher (1966 album)
B-side = "She's No Better Than Me"
Released = 1966
Format = 7" single
Recorded =
Genre = Pop/Folk
Length = 2:50
Label =Imperial Records
Writer =Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Producer =Sonny Bono
Last single = "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"
(1966)
This single = "Alfie"
(1966)
Next single = "I Feel Something in The Air"
(1966)Infobox Single
Name = Alfie


Artist =Cilla Black
from Album =
B-side = "Night Time Is Here"
Released = 1966
Format = 7" single
Recorded =
Genre =
Length = 2:40
Label =Capitol
Writer =
Producer =George Martin
Certification =
Last single = "Love's Just a Broken Heart"
(1966)
This single = "Alfie"
(1966)
Next single = "Don't Answer Me"
(1966)Infobox Single
Name = Alfie


Artist = Dionne Warwick
from Album = Here Where There is Love
B-side = "The Beginning of Loneliness"
Released = 1967
Format = 7" single
Recorded =
Genre =
Length = 2:44
Label = Scepter
Writer =
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "Another Night"
(1966)
This single = "Alfie"
(1967)
Next single = "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 "Alfie". It was performed in the film during the end credits by Cher in an arrangement by Sonny Bono.

In 1966, Cher released her version (also the original version of this song) as a single. Released on the Imperial label, this version became a top forty hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Also 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.

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 cover 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, Mina Mazzini, 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.

In a deleted scene from the movie Goldmember, they parody the song, replacing Alfie with Austin. The song is sung by most of the main characters. Michael Caine, who plays Austin Powers father, also played "Alfie" in the original movie. Scenes from "Alfie" can be seen in the background while he is singing.