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The album was released in Japan only, and the reverse of the cover listed the songs in English and Japanese. Live at Carnegie Hall had been released just a year prior, with nine of the same songs from Live in Japan , and it is believed that this is at least partly the reason Live in Japan didn't gain a worldwide release. [ 1 ]
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (/ ˈ b æ s i /; born 8 January 1937 [1]) is a Welsh singer. Known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, the only artist to perform more than one, Bassey is one of the most popular vocalists in Britain.
Shirley is Shirley Bassey's fourth studio album and her second for Columbia Records.Featuring music from Geoff Love and his orchestra, it was her first to enter the top ten of the UK Albums Chart and last until Something in 1970. [3]
In 2020, the album I Owe It All to You entered the UK Top 5, and Bassey became “the first female artist to claim a Top 40 album in seven consecutive decades.” [1] Bassey has two number one UK singles to her credit: " As I Love You " and the double A-sided, " Reach for the Stars " / " Climb Ev'ry Mountain ", as well as a number one on the ...
[1] Shirley Bassey enjoyed a successful comeback in the early 1970s, having achieved five hit singles in the first two years of the decade, plus two Top ten albums, Something and Something Else. This led to several re-issues of her earlier backcatalogue, these included several compilation albums and complete albums, they were mainly released on ...
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None of Bassey's live albums recorded in this period are represented on this release. Two B-sides were omitted: The 1976 B-side of "Natalie", a track titled "Runaway" (Shapiro, Lovecchio) (an Italian original), and the other was a 1979 cover of Barry Manilow 's " Copacabana (At The Copa) " (Manilow, Sussman, Feldman) which only appeared on the ...
The release on vinyl of Bassey's (mono) version, UA 790, sold more than a million copies in the United States (Guinness Book of Records), [citation needed] and it also reached No. 1 in Japan, No. 4 in Australia, and the Top 10 of many European countries including Austria (No. 7), Belgium (No. 9 on the Dutch charts), Germany (No. 8), Italy (No ...