The Greatest Hits: This Is My Life

~ Release by Shirley Bassey (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Diamonds Are Forever
Shirley Bassey2:41
2History Repeating
recording engineer:
Chris Lawson (UK guitarist/engineer aka Homer)
producer:
Alex Gifford and Propellerheads
guitar:
Chris Lawson (UK guitarist/engineer aka Homer)
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
performer:
Propellerheads
arranger:
Alex Gifford
recording of:
History Repeating
lyricist and composer:
Alex Gifford
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Shirley Bassey with The Propellerheads3.74:04
3Big Spender
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant engineer:
Toby Alington (in 1984)
producer:
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:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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)
recording of:
Big Spender (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
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
Shirley Bassey2:00
4Kiss Me Honey Honey (Kiss Me)
recording of:
Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me (in 1966)
writer:
Michael Julien (British songwriter) and Albon Timothy (jazz and calypso musician and songwriter)
Shirley Bassey1:59
5Moonraker
Shirley Bassey3:12
6Something
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)
Shirley Bassey33:35
7For All We Know
Shirley Bassey2:46
8Never 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
Shirley Bassey3:39
9Light My Fire
Shirley Bassey3:33
10I (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
Shirley Bassey2:41
11(Where 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)
Shirley Bassey3:16
12As I Love You
recording of:
As I Love You (1958 song from the film "The Big Beat")
writer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Larry Shayne Enterprises and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Shirley Bassey2:19
13I'll Get By (As long as I Have You)
Shirley Bassey with The Rita Williams Singers and Geoff Love & His Orchestra2:51
14Climb 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)
Shirley Bassey with Geoff Love & His Orchestra3:11
15As 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)
Shirley Bassey with The Rita Williams Singers3:00
16You'll Never Know (Just How Much I Love You)
Shirley Bassey with The Rita Williams Singers3:05
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
Shirley Bassey3:19
18If You Go Away (Ne me quitte pas)
Shirley Bassey4:35
19What 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
Shirley Bassey with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra2:55
20Goldfinger
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
Shirley Bassey4.252:51
21The Greatest Performance of My Life
Shirley Bassey3:30
22This 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)
Shirley Bassey3:16

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Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2000)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/16921956 [info]