He penned the No. 1 hit "My Boyfriend's Back" in 1963 while working in the storied Brill Building, just as girl groups hit the airwaves.

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That's right: I said "unleash the sizzle, " like you are holding a dove and a top hat, and I'm sitting behind a desk with a cigar in the Brill Building.

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The songs on Volume One are an eclectic bunch the styles range from Brill Building pop to Nashville countrypolitan, and the songs grow out of in-the-moment impulses fueled by a diverse record collection, Deschanel says.

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Lyricist Hal David and composer Burt Bacharach began their collaboration together in 1957 after meeting in New York City's legendary Brill Building the home of dozens of music publishers, as well as songwriters such as Carole King, Neil Sedaka and Paul Simon.

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