Shirley Bassey is a 1962 album by Shirley Bassey, her fifth studio album and her third with EMI/Columbia. Bassey was accompanied by Geoff Love and his orchestra and The Williams Singers (The Rita Williams Singers). The album spent eleven weeks on the charts, beginning in February 1962, and peaking at #14.[3] This album was issued in mono and stereo. The stereo version of this album was released on CD in 1997 by EMI.
| Shirley Bassey | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 1962 | |||
| Genre | Vocal | |||
| Length | 41:24 | |||
| Label | EMI/Columbia | |||
| Producer | Norman Newell | |||
| Shirley Bassey chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Uncut | [2] |
Track listing
editSide One.
- "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) - 2.54
- "The Nearness of You" (Ned Washington, Hoagy Carmichael) - 4.20
- "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)" (Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer) - 2.51
- "Who Are We?" (Ned Washington, Jay Livingston) - 4.13
- "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) - 3.20
- "Till" (Charles Danvers, Carl Sigman, Pierre Buisson) - 3.58
Side Two.
- "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) - 3.21
- "This Love of Mine" (Frank Sinatra, Sol Parker, Henry W. Sanicola) - 3.06
- "You're Nearer" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2.39
- "Goodbye Lover-Hello Friend" (Norman Newell, Michael Carr) - 3.52
- "Where or When" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3.24
- "Where Are You?" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) - 3.16
- "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 3.10
Personnel
edit- Shirley Bassey – Vocal
- The Williams Singers - Vocal choir
- Geoff Love – arranger, conductor
- Geoff Love and his Orchestra - Orchestra
References
edit- ^ "Shirley Bassey Allmusic review". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ Huxley, Peter (February 1998). "Sixties". Uncut. No. 9. p. 86.
- ^ Shirley Bassey on officialcharts.com