<P> Although Bacharach and David suggested `` Alfie '' be recorded by Dionne Warwick , their most prolific interpreter , Paramount felt the film 's setting demanded the song be recorded by a UK singer . Accordingly , Sandie Shaw , who had had a UK # 1 hit with the Bacharach / David composition `` ( There 's ) Always Something There to Remind Me '' , was initially invited to record `` Alfie '' . When Shaw declined , the song was offered to Cilla Black , who had also had a UK # 1 with a Bacharach / David number , `` Anyone Who Had a Heart '' . </P>
<P> Although Bacharach and David suggested `` Alfie '' be recorded by Dionne Warwick , their most prolific interpreter , Paramount felt the film 's setting demanded the song be recorded by a UK singer . Accordingly , Sandie Shaw , who had had a UK # 1 hit with the Bacharach / David composition `` ( There 's ) Always Something There to Remind Me '' , was initially invited to record `` Alfie '' . When Shaw declined , the song was offered to Cilla Black , who had also had a UK # 1 with a Bacharach / David number , `` Anyone Who Had a Heart '' . </P>
who sang the theme song in the movie alfie
who sang the theme song in the movie alfie
Cilla Black
Cilla Black