Alfie (Burt Bacharach song) song, which was only a moderate hit in the US at #32. Interest in any one recorded version of "Alfie" was dissipated by the plethora of easy listening-oriented covers which were in release by the summer of 1966. Cilla Black titled her 2004 autobiography "What's It All About?", a reference to the opening phrase of the song. The grave marker beneath the headstone on her burial plot in Allerton Cemetery is inscribed with four lines taken from the bridge and the third verse of "Alfie". Lyrics from Black's hits "Step Inside Love" and "You're My World" also appear on the
Alfie (Sonny Rollins album) Alfie (Sonny Rollins album) Alfie is a 1966 album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins of music composed for the film of the same name. It features performances by Rollins, with Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. Johnson and Roger Kellaway, arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson. The original film was made in London, England and features Rollins with British musicians, including pianist Stan Tracey, who are not heard on this album. The album reached #17 on the R&B "Billboard" chart. In the UK the album was originally released in 1966 under the title "Sonny Plays Alfie" on the HMV label (CLP