In a June Substack tribute to Cynthia Weil’s legacy, Dan Epstein of “Jagged Time Lapse” observed that the “modern pop songbook would be significantly slimmer and less life-affirming without their work”.  The ‘their’ referring, of course, to her husband and songwriting partner Barry Mann. From their early Brill Building output which included “Uptown” (The Crystals), “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (The Righteous Brothers), and “Walking In The Rain” (The Ronettes), to the chart-topping 80s classics of “Don’t Know Much” (Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville) and “Here You Come Again” (Dolly Parton), Cynthia Weil’s contributions to popular music were indeed affirming. This week’s Deeper Roots pays due respect to Cynthia, who was married to Barry Mann for almost 62 years, and was lyricist to his music. Their contributions to the sound of rock and roll and pop music in the 1960s rivaled luminaries like Burt Bacharach, Carole King and Neil Diamond.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
1	Jay & the Americans	Only in America	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
2	The Drifters	On Broadway	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
3	Arthur Alexander	Where Have You Been	The Greatest Hits
4	Tony Orlando	Bless You	Halfway To Paradise: The Epic Records Story
5	The Cinderellas	Please Don't Wake Me	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
6	The Crystals	Uptown	Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1
7	The Crystals	He's Sure the Boy I Love	Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1
8	The Ronettes	Walking in the Rain	The Best of the Ronettes
9	The Ronettes	You Baby	The Best of the Ronettes
10	The Lovin' Spoonful	You Baby	Greatest Hits [Buddha]
11	Shelley Fabares	Johnny Loves Me	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
12	The Righteous Brothers	You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'	The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody
13	The Righteous Brothers	(You're My) Soul and Inspiration	The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody
14	The Animals	We Gotta Get Out of This Place	The Singles Plus Disc 1
15	The Vogues	Magic Town	Greatest Hits
16	Scott Walker	Angelica	Scott
17	Max Frost & The Troopers	Shape of Things to Come	Shape of Things to Come – Single
18	Mark Lindsay/Paul Revere	Kicks	Red, White & Rock Disc 3
19	Paul Revere & The Raiders	Hungry	Time-Life Classic Rock: 1964 – The Beat Goes On
20	Mama Cass Elliot	Make Your Own Kind Of Music	Creeque Alley: The History Of The Mamas & The Papas [Disc 2]
21	Mama Cass Elliot	It's Getting Better	Creeque Alley: The History Of The Mamas & The Papas [Disc 2]
22	Dusty Springfield	Just a Little Lovin'	Dusty in Memphis [Deluxe Edition]
23	The Drifters	Saturday Night At The Movies	The Definitive Drifters [Disc 2]
24	Elvis Presley	I Just Can't Help Believin'	Artist of the Century Disc 3
25	Dolly Parton	Here You Come Again	Dolly [Disc 3]
26	The Pointer Sisters	He's So Shy	From The Pointer Sisters With Love
27	The Girls	Chico's Girl	The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
28	The Ronettes	Born to Be Together	The Best of the Ronettes
29	The Ronettes	Woman in Love (With You)	Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 2
30	The Monkees	Love Is Only Sleeping	Listen to the Band Disc 2
31	The Drifters	Only In America	The Definitive Drifters [Disc 2]
32	Gene Pitney	Angelica	Sings Great Ballads