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Bassey said of the album, "My new album is a celebration of 70 years in showbiz. 70 years of support from my fans and 70 years of music! I've trodden the boards of many stages and kicked up many a diamante heel! The songs I have chosen all feel very personal and connected to my life. I hope they will do the same for my fans." [1]
He was born on 25 December 1904 and named Bassey Eyo Ephraim Adam. [5] His father Eyo Ephraim Adam was from Etim Efiom royal house of Old Calabar and was also a one-time head of the House from 1906 to 1911. [3] [7] His mother Eyoanwan Eyo Edem was the Granddaughter of Edem Ekpo, one of the patriarchs of the Duke royal house.
Although both men had long since graduated, it had become the practice at the time for professionals, rather than students, to compose songs for the show. Although the song did not become a big hit at the time it was written, it has become a classic over the decades, particularly in the jazz repertoire, as it has been recorded by over 100 artists.
The track was produced by Yello with Hubertus Von Hohenlohe as co-producer. [1] The song also appears on the 1987 Yello album One Second and a remastered and remixed version was released in 1992 on the compilation Essential Yello. This version also appeared in 2003 on the Netherlands album release Het Beste Van Shirley Bassey. In 1989 Yello ...
This single is a remix of the 1991 track recorded for the album Keep the Music Playing. Only the first two tracks feature the vocals of Shirley Bassey. The CD sleeve notes list the version in the wrong order, the track listing below is the corrected order. The single was not official promoted by Shirley Bassey.
Four Decades of Song is a three-CD compilation from Shirley Bassey issued in 1996. [1] This set features 54 songs recorded between 1959 and 1993. In 2008 EMI repackaged and retitled this boxset as Shirley Bassey The Collection ; the new version had six extra tracks.
On May 25, 2024, Cooper joined the Pearl Jam singer on stage to sing “Maybe It’s Time,” the song Cooper recorded for the 2018 reboot of “A Star Is Born.”
The recording represents well the experience of an early Shirley Bassey concert, highlighting some of her earliest recordings at her previous label and showcasing a selection of her newest recordings taken from her first three albums at EMI/Columbia. Some of the performances found here are the only live recordings of several Bassey tracks.