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She and then-husband Burt Bacharach wrote the song "On My Own", about a failed romance. This was recorded by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald and reached the Top 20 in 1986. Their marriage lasted several years longer.

Has one son with Burt Bacharach: Christopher Elton Bacharach.

Her stepdaughter, Nikki Bacharach, committed suicide at age 40 on January 4, 2007 in Ventura County, California. Nikki suffered from Asperger's Disorder, a form of autism.

When she and then-husband Burt Bacharach wrote "That's What Friends Are For" (1982), Carole had written the lyrics: "I never thought I'd feel this way . . . ," but when Burt was adding the melody, he insisted that "And" be added to the very beginning, a decision that irked her for some time until she ultimately agreed that this better suited the overall meter of the intro.

One of her earliest compositions - "A Groovy Kind of Love" (penned with Toni Wine) - was first popularized in 1966 by British beat group Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders, and in 1988 by Phil Collins from the soundtrack of his feature film debut Buster (1988). Both versions made the top 10 list on the US and UK charts at the time their releases.

Inducted into the American Songwriters Hall of Fame (1987).

First bi-coastal hit song (written with Toni Wine) was "A Groovy Kind of Love" released by The Mindbenders in 1965. The song topped the charts again in 1988 when released by Phil Collins, winning him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 14, 2000.

Currently resides with her husband in Los Angeles, California.

Ex-daughter-in-law of Bert Bacharach and Irma Bacharach.