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David-penned effort was arguably his best: the beautiful "Kentucky Bluebird (Send a Message to Martha)" nevertheless failed to crack the Hot 100 altogether, although British teen idol Adam Faith faithfully copied its arrangement on his way to a massive U.K. hit. The B-side of "Kentucky Bluebird," the cult favorite "The Last One to Be Loved," proved Johnson``s last session with Bacharach and David at the helm -- somewhat remarkably, their collaborative work would not merit commercial reissue until the release of the three-disc anthology Look of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection over three decades later. On his own, Johnson recorded a handful of subsequent Big Top singles including "Thank You Anyway (Mr. DJ)" and "Park Avenue" before the label terminated his contract; he next surfaced at Cotillion in 1969, issuing his first-ever full-length LP, the self-explanatory Sweet Southern Soul. After 1971``s Volt label release With You in Mind, Johnson``s ill-fated recording career finally dwindled to a halt -- in subsequent years he was a fixture of the Los Angeles nightclub circuit, also performing in a latter-day version of the Ink Spots. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi the first of their collaborative efforts, "Magic Potion," remains perhaps more notable for its B-side "Reach Out for Me," recorded by Warwick a few months later in what amounted to a virtual note-for-note cover. But while Johnson``s version was not a hit, Warwick``s was -- it was a scenario that would play out several more times in the years to follow. His next single, the stately "(There``s) Always Something There to Remind Me," would prove his biggest hit, peaking at number 49 in 1964; Bacharach himself then escorted Johnson to Britain, introducing the singer on the BBC television program Top of the Pops, but again his recording was superseded by a near-identical cover, this time by U.K. girl group queen Sandie Shaw. Johnson``s next Bacharach