section_path: Musical influences/Spector and Bacharach
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paragraph_text: Spector and Bacharach
  
  Phil Spector 's influence on Wilson is widely acknowledged. In 1966, he referred to Spector as "the single most influential producer", and in 2000, "probably the biggest influence of all", noting, "Anybody with a good ear can hear that I was influenced by Spector." He particularly admired his method of treating "the song as one giant instrument", valuing the enormous, spacious sound, with "the best drums I ever heard". Upon hearing the Ronettes ' 1963 hit " Be My Baby " on his car radio, he immediately pulled over and declared it the greatest record he had ever heard. Record producer Lou Adler personally introduced them only a few days later.
  
  Contrary to many accounts, Spector's engineer, Larry Levine, recalled that Spector held Wilson in high regard and was openly effusive in his praise. Levine said that the two producers "had a good rapport", with Wilson often attending Spector's recording sessions and consulting him about his production methods. After Spector's " You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin ' " (1964) became a hit for the Righteous Brothers, Wilson called co-writers Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil to laud the record as the greatest ever and expressed his desire to work with them in the future. He submitted " Don't Worry Baby " and " Don't Hurt My Little Sister ", both written with the Ronettes in mind, but Spector declined.
  
  Asked for songs that he wished he had written, Wilson listed three: "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin ' ", "Be My Baby", and Burt Bacharach 's " Here I Am ", the latter composer being often overlooked by scholars as an influence. Wilson named Bacharach, alongside Spector and Chuck Berry, as his main chordal influences, and said that Bacharach had a "profound" influence that "got me going in a direction". Wilson produced renditions of Bacharach's " My Little Red Book " and " Walk On By " in 1967 and 1968, respectively, but left the recordings unreleased.
  
  Phil Spector 's influence on Wilson is widely acknowledged. In 1966, he referred to Spector as "the single most influential producer", and in 2000, "probably the biggest influence of all", noting, "Anybody with a good ear can hear that I was influenced by Spector." He particularly admired his method of treating "the song as one giant instrument", valuing the enormous, spacious sound, with "the best drums I ever heard". Upon hearing the Ronettes ' 1963 hit " Be My Baby " on his car radio, he immediately pulled over and declared it the greatest record he had ever heard. Record producer Lou Adler personally introduced them only a few days later.
  
  Contrary to many accounts, Spector's engineer, Larry Levine, recalled that Spector held Wilson in high regard and was openly effusive in his praise. Levine said that the two producers "had a good rapport", with Wilson often attending Spector's recording sessions and consulting him about his production methods. After Spector's " You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin ' " (1964) became a hit for the Righteous Brothers, Wilson called co-writers Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil to laud the record as the greatest ever and expressed his desire to work with them in the future. He submitted " Don't Worry Baby " and " Don't Hurt My Little Sister ", both written with the Ronettes in mind, but Spector declined.
  
  Asked for songs that he wished he had written, Wilson listed three: "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin ' ", "Be My Baby", and Burt Bacharach 's " Here I Am ", the latter composer being often overlooked by scholars as an influence. Wilson named Bacharach, alongside Spector and Chuck Berry, as his main chordal influences, and said that Bacharach had a "profound" influence that "got me going in a direction". Wilson produced renditions of Bacharach's " My Little Red Book " and " Walk On By " in 1967 and 1968, respectively, but left the recordings unreleased.