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Bassey's fourth EMI/Columbia album is regarded as the magnum opus of her pre-Goldfinger career, bringing her together with conductor/arranger Nelson Riddle. (Ironically, it was Riddle's still being under contract to Capitol Records which prevented him from working with Sinatra on Reprise at the time, that made this record possible). Riddle approached this album from the standpoint that less is more, providing elegant and subdued accompaniment that emphasized the strings. Bassey's voice comes across with a delicacy of nuance that is startling to hear, achieving new levels of subtlety on this album. One may disagree with the order of the songs -- the moodily expressive "I Should Care," reminiscent of Judy Garland at her best, would be the ideal opener -- but not with the overall content of this album. Throughout Let's Face the Music, one almost gets a sense of Bassey slipping inside these songs, becoming part of them and they her, rather than merely performing them. The interpretations are fresh in other respects as well, with works such as "Let's Fall in Love" or "The Second Time Around" given unexpectedly slow tempos that work beautifully. Riddle is so careful and measured in his every orchestral nuance of this record, that he leaves us open to surprises at many points, perhaps most startlingly the sudden appearance of a harp glissando on "Spring Is Here," after we've been lulled into the expectation that no part of this orchestra will play full-out. Re-released in the late 1990s as part of EMI's anniversary reissue series, remastered in 24-bit sound.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Shirley Bassey, Lead Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - Norman Newell, Producer - Irving Berlin, Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Vocals, Performance - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Shirley Bassey With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra, Performance
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Shirley Bassey, Lead Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - Norman Newell, Producer - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Paul Weston, Composer - Axel Stordahl, Composer - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Vocals, Performance - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Shirley Bassey With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra, Performance
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Shirley Bassey, Lead Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - Norman Newell, Producer - Harold Arlen, Composer - Ted Koehler, Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Vocals, Performance - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Shirley Bassey With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra, Performance
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Shirley Bassey, Lead Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - Norman Newell, Producer - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - James Van Heusen, Composer - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Vocals, Performance - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Shirley Bassey With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra, Performance
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Shirley Bassey, Lead Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - Norman Newell, Producer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - James Van Heusen, Composer - Johnny Burke, Composer - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Vocals, Performance - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Shirley Bassey With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra, Performance
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jerome Kern, Composer - Shirley Bassey, Lead Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - Norman Newell, Producer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Vocals, Performance - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Shirley Bassey With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra, Performance
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Cole Porter, Composer - Shirley Bassey, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Norman Newell, Producer - Peter Mew, Digital Remasterer - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Orchestra, FeaturedArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Shirley Bassey, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Norman Newell, Producer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Harold Adamson, Composer - Burton Lane, Composer - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Vocals, Performance - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Shirley Bassey, Lead Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - Norman Newell, Producer - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Vocals, Performance - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Shirley Bassey With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra, Performance
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Shirley Bassey, Lead Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - Norman Newell, Producer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - GERALD MARKS, Composer - Seymour Simons, Composer - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Vocals, Performance - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Shirley Bassey With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra, Performance
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Shirley Bassey, Lead Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - Norman Newell, Producer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - VICTOR LEWIS, Composer - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Vocals, Performance - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Shirley Bassey With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra, Performance
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Shirley Bassey, Lead Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - Norman Newell, Producer - Gilbert Becaud, Composer - PIERRE DELANOE, Composer - Carl Sigman, Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Vocals, Performance - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Shirley Bassey With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra, Performance
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Albumbeschreibung
Bassey's fourth EMI/Columbia album is regarded as the magnum opus of her pre-Goldfinger career, bringing her together with conductor/arranger Nelson Riddle. (Ironically, it was Riddle's still being under contract to Capitol Records which prevented him from working with Sinatra on Reprise at the time, that made this record possible). Riddle approached this album from the standpoint that less is more, providing elegant and subdued accompaniment that emphasized the strings. Bassey's voice comes across with a delicacy of nuance that is startling to hear, achieving new levels of subtlety on this album. One may disagree with the order of the songs -- the moodily expressive "I Should Care," reminiscent of Judy Garland at her best, would be the ideal opener -- but not with the overall content of this album. Throughout Let's Face the Music, one almost gets a sense of Bassey slipping inside these songs, becoming part of them and they her, rather than merely performing them. The interpretations are fresh in other respects as well, with works such as "Let's Fall in Love" or "The Second Time Around" given unexpectedly slow tempos that work beautifully. Riddle is so careful and measured in his every orchestral nuance of this record, that he leaves us open to surprises at many points, perhaps most startlingly the sudden appearance of a harp glissando on "Spring Is Here," after we've been lulled into the expectation that no part of this orchestra will play full-out. Re-released in the late 1990s as part of EMI's anniversary reissue series, remastered in 24-bit sound.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:40
- Main artists: Shirley Bassey Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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