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Locked out of the singles charts for the past seven years, Shirley Bassey finally returned with this collection of "contemporary" standards, including her British Top Five single "Something." (Bassey, who first heard the song when Peggy Lee sang it, apparently didn't even know it was a Beatles tune until just before recording it.) To parallel the modern material, Johnny Harris' arrangements add an upfront electric bass and hang-loose drumkit to the heavy strings and brass. Of course, Bassey was never a jazz singer, so she makes the transition from traditional pop to contemporary rock with an ease more comparable to Barbra Streisand than Peggy Lee. There are a few jazzy rock standards ("Light My Fire," "Spinning Wheel," "Something") plus plenty of latter-day show tunes ("Easy to Be Hard," "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life,") and a few '60s vocal pieces ("The Sea and Sand," "My Way," "Yesterday When I Was Young"). Each tune that comes her way gets stamped with the irrepressible Bassey style, and ends up making a remarkably cohesive album of contemporary pop.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Tony Colton, Producer - GEORGE HARRISON, Writer - Shirley Bassey, Vocals, MainArtist - Ron Hill, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Johnny Harris, Conductor, Producer - Noel Rogers, Producer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1994 Capitol Records, LLC. All rights reserved.
Tony Colton, Producer, Produced by - David Clayton-Thomas, Composer - Shirley Bassey, Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - Ron Hill, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Johnny Harris, Conductor, Producer, Produced by - Noel Rogers, Producer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1994 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Colton, Producer - Gene Lees, Composer - Shirley Bassey, Vocals, MainArtist - Armando Manzanero, Composer - Ron Hill, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Johnny Harris, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - Noel Rogers, Producer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1994 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Raymond Smith, Composer - Tony Colton, Composer, Producer, Produced by - Shirley Bassey, Vocals, MainArtist - Ron Hill, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Johnny Harris, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Produced by - Noel Rogers, Producer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1994 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Colton, Producer - Paul Anka, Composer - Shirley Bassey, Vocals, MainArtist - Claude François, Composer - Jacques Revaux, Composer - Ron Hill, Digital Remasterer - Gilles Thibaut, Composer - Johnny Harris, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - Noel Rogers, Producer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Colton, Producer, Produced by - Shirley Bassey, Vocals, MainArtist - Ron Hill, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Shire, Composer - Johnny Harris, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Produced by - Noel Rogers, Producer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1994 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Colton, Producer, Produced by - Leslie Bricusse, Composer - Shirley Bassey, Vocals, MainArtist - Ron Hill, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Johnny Harris, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Produced by - Noel Rogers, Producer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1994 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Colton, Producer - Shirley Bassey, Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - JOHN DENSMORE, Writer - Jim Morrison, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Writer - Robby Krieger, Writer - Ron Hill, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Johnny Harris, Conductor, Producer - Noel Rogers, Producer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1994 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Colton, Producer - Shirley Bassey, Vocals, MainArtist - Ron Hill, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Rado, Composer - Ragni, Composer - Galt Macdermot, Composer - Johnny Harris, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - Noel Rogers, Producer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Colton, Producer - Shirley Bassey, Vocals, MainArtist - Mikis Theodorakis, Composer - Bernie Wayne, Composer - Ron Hill, Engineer, Digital Masterer - Johnny Harris, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - Noel Rogers, Producer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Colton, Producer - Shirley Bassey, Vocals, MainArtist - Michel Legrand, Composer - Marilyn Bergman, Composer - Alan Bergman, Composer - Ron Hill, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Johnny Harris, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - Noel Rogers, Producer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1997 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Colton, Producer, Produced by - Charles Aznavour, Writer - Shirley Bassey, Vocals, MainArtist - Herbert Kretzmer, Composer - Ron Hill, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Johnny Harris, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Produced by - Noel Rogers, Producer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1994 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Colton, Producer, Produced by - John Lennon, Writer - Paul Mccartney, Writer - Shirley Bassey, Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - Ron Hill, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Johnny Harris, Conductor, Producer, Produced by - Noel Rogers, Producer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1994 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Locked out of the singles charts for the past seven years, Shirley Bassey finally returned with this collection of "contemporary" standards, including her British Top Five single "Something." (Bassey, who first heard the song when Peggy Lee sang it, apparently didn't even know it was a Beatles tune until just before recording it.) To parallel the modern material, Johnny Harris' arrangements add an upfront electric bass and hang-loose drumkit to the heavy strings and brass. Of course, Bassey was never a jazz singer, so she makes the transition from traditional pop to contemporary rock with an ease more comparable to Barbra Streisand than Peggy Lee. There are a few jazzy rock standards ("Light My Fire," "Spinning Wheel," "Something") plus plenty of latter-day show tunes ("Easy to Be Hard," "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life,") and a few '60s vocal pieces ("The Sea and Sand," "My Way," "Yesterday When I Was Young"). Each tune that comes her way gets stamped with the irrepressible Bassey style, and ends up making a remarkably cohesive album of contemporary pop.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:58
- Main artists: Shirley Bassey
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd ℗ 1999 Compilation (P) 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws.
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