Singer Warwick mourns Hal David (From Hampshire Chronicle)
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Singer Warwick mourns Hal David
6:48am Monday 3rd September 2012 in National Entertainment News © Press Association 2013
Burt Bacharach, left, and Hal David with singer Dionne Warwick at a musical tribute to Hal on his 90th birthday in LA (AP)
Dionne Warwick has paid tribute to lyricist Hal David, comparing his death to the loss of a relative.
The pop diva issued a statement after Hal died on Saturday in Los Angeles at 91.
Dionne said she felt "as if I have lost another family member, but knowing I will always have him with me each time I sing the lyrics ... will continue to bring me a sense of him being with me always".
Hal partnered composer Burt Bacharach on dozens of timeless hits sung by Dionne, including What The World Needs Now Is Love and I Say A Little Prayer.
Bacharach said in a statement that David's lyrics of A House Is Not A Home or Alfie were "as good as you can get".
