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Born in New York City; educated at NYU; younger brother of lyricist Mack David. First teamed with songwriter Burt Bacharach on THE SAD SACK (1957). They subsequently wrote music and lyrics for a number of enormously successful popular songs, including "Alfie", "Baby Elephant Walk", "Blue on Blue", "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?", "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart", "Forever My Love", "A House Is Not a Home', "I Say a Little Prayer", "The Look of Love", "Magic Moments", "Make It Easy on Yourself", "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", "My Little Red Book", "One Less Bell to Answer", "Only Love Can Break a Heart", "Promises Promises", "What's New, Pussycat?", "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", "(They Long to Be) Close to You", "This Guy's in Love With You", "Trains and Boats and Planes", "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa", "Walk on By", "What the World Needs Now Is Love Sweet Love", "Wishin' and Hopin'", and "Wives and Lovers". In addition, David teamed with other songwriters to produce such hits as "Broken Hearted Melody" & "Johnny Get Angry" (Sherman Edwards), "To All the Girls (I've Loved Before)" (Albert Louis Hammond), and "We May Never Pass This Way Again" & "Slippin' and Slidin'" (John Cacavas).
David was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972.
4 nominations, 1 Award |
Nominated for Music Best Song 
Music Best Song