Handsome, talented, successful and married to Angie Dickinson, during the 1960s Bacharach seemed to have about as much any man ever did.
Of course the glamour couple of the 1960s were also no strangers to tragedy either, particularly in the case of their daughter Nikki whom they eventually lost to suicide after decades of struggle.
Bacharach was a true artist who was able to use personal trauma to give us some of the most beautiful music we have ever heard.
I think it's fair to say that no matter which lyricists Bacharach worked with, his music was always better than the words.