Diamonds: The Best of Shirley Bassey

~ Release by Shirley Bassey (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Diamonds Are Forever
producer:
John Barry (English score composer)
lead vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
Diamonds Are Forever (main title theme)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Diamonds Are Forever (Soundtrack of the James Bond film)
4.152:42
2Something
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant engineer:
Toby Alington (in 1984)
producer:
Tony Colton, Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor) and Norman Newell (in 1984)
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
conductor:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor) and Carl Davis (conductor and composer) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
arranger:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC. (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1970) and Towerbell Records (in 1984)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
cover recording of:
Something (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Harrisongs Ltd. and Nichion Synch Division (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
33:35
3Big Spender
producer:
Kenneth Hume and Norman Newell
lead vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Alyn Ainsworth and His Orchestra
conductor:
Ernest Freeman
arranger:
Ernest Freeman
recording of:
Big Spender
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Cy Coleman
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
Overture (Sweet Charity)
part of:
Sweet Charity
4.51:51
4I (Who Have Nothing)
producer:
Norman Newell
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
conductor:
Tony Osborne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recording of:
I (Who Have Nothing)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
writer:
Mogol (Italian lyricist)
composer:
Carlo Donida
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Orange Sky Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) (in 1961, in 1963), Milky Way Publishing Co., Inc. (in 1961, in 1963), Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1961, in 1963), Walden Music (publisher) (in 1979) and Yellow Dog Music (in 1979)
translated version of:
Uno dei tanti
2:42
5For All We Know
producer:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
conductor:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
arranger:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
cover recording of:
For All We Know (Lovers and Other Strangers, 1970)
lyricist:
Arthur James (soft rock singer/songwriter/guitarist) and Robb Wilson
composer:
Fred Karlin
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd. (ended), Pamco Music Inc. (ended), EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
part of:
The 43rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1970 winner)
2:43
6Where Do I Begin (Love Story)
producer:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
conductor:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
arranger:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
recording of:
(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story (Love Story)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Francis Lai (French composer)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited (renamed into BMG FM Music Ltd. on 2013-05-13), Melodie der Welt (publisher), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Windswept Music (London) Limited, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
version of:
Theme From Love Story (Instrumental)
3:15
7Who Can I Turn To
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer) (on 1965-09-12)
orchestra:
Alyn Ainsworth and His Orchestra (on 1965-09-12)
conductor:
Johnnie Spence (John Spence Abrahams, British music director, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recorded at:
The Pigalle (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-09-12)
recording of:
Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
writer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Concord Music Ltd, Downtown DMP Songs, Musical Comedy Prods. and TRO Muscal Comedy Productions, Inc.
part of:
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
2:12
8Far Away
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
recording of:
Far Away
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Bart
3:11
9Reach for the Stars
producer:
Norman Newell
background vocals:
The Rita Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Geoff Love and His Orchestra
conductor:
Geoff Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recording of:
Reach for the Stars (in 1961-09)
lyricist:
David West
composer:
Udo Jürgens (Austrian–Swiss composer, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Schaeffers‐Kassner Music Ltd.
translated version of:
Woher ich auch komm', wohin ich auch geh'
2:56
10Climb Ev'ry Mountain
producer:
Norman Newell (task: recording supervised by)
background vocals:
The Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Geoff Love & His Orchestra
conductor:
Geoff Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recording of:
Climb Ev’ry Mountain (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI United Partnership Ltd., The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization and Williamson Music Company
part of:
MJ: The Musical
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:11
11Goldfinger
engineer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
John Barry (English score composer) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer) (in 1964-07)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer) (in 1964-07)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Danjaq, LLC (copyright and trademark owners to the characters, elements, and other material related to James Bond on screen) (in 1964), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964) and United Artists Corporation (in 1964)
recorded at:
CTS Studios in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1964-07)
recording of:
Goldfinger (in 1964-07)
lyricist:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Goldfinger
4.252:50
12Never Never Never
recording of:
Never Never Never
lyricist and composer:
David Buskin
recording of:
Never, Never, Never (Grande, Grande, Grande)
lyricist:
Alberto Testa
composer:
Tony Renis
translator:
Norman Newell
publisher:
Southern Music (publisher) (in 1973)
translated version of:
Grande, grande, grande
3:36
13If You Go Away
cover recording of:
If You Go Away
lyricist and composer:
Jacques Brel
translator:
Rod McKuen
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Intersong Paris S.A.
translated version of:
Ne me quitte pas (original French version)
4:32
14As Long as He Needs Me
producer:
Norman Newell
background vocals:
The Rita Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Geoff Love and His Orchestra
conductor:
Geoff Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1960)
cover recording of:
As Long as He Needs Me (Oliver!)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Bart
publisher:
Lakeview Music Publishing Company Ltd. and TRO-Hollis, Inc.
part of:
Oliver! (Lionel Bart musical)
3:00
15With These Hands
producer:
Norman Newell
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
conductor:
Alyn Ainsworth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965)
recording of:
With These Hands
lyricist and composer:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) and Abner Silver
publisher:
Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc.
part of:
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
3:17
16What Now My Love
producer:
Norman Newell
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle
remixer:
Bugz in the Attic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1962)
cover recording of:
What Now My Love
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
translator:
Carl Sigman
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Major Songs, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
translated version of:
Et maintenant
2:55
17What Kind of Fool Am I
producer:
Norman Newell
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
conductor:
Frank Barber
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
cover recording of:
What Kind of Fool Am I?
lyricist and composer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Essex Music and Ludlow Music
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1963 winner)
part of:
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
3:17
18I'll Get By (As long as I Have You)
producer:
Norman Newell
orchestra:
Geoff Love and His Orchestra
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
2:50
19You'll Never Know
producer:
Norman Newell
background vocals:
The Rita Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Geoff Love and His Orchestra
conductor:
Geoff Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recording of:
You’ll Never Know
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1943 winner)
3:05
20This Is My Life
producer:
Dave Pell
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
arranger:
Sid Feller
recording of:
This Is My Life (La vita) (all English version, with lyrics by Norman Newell)
lyricist:
Antonio Amurri (lyricist, television author, writer)
composer:
Bruno Canfora
translator:
Norman Newell
translated version of:
La vita (all Italian lyric version)
3:14

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