The Definitive Collection 1956-62

~ Release by Shirley Bassey (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleLength
1Burn My Candle3:27
2Stormy Weather3:16
3The Wayward Wind
2:56
4Born to Sing the Blues
2:52
5After the Lights Go Down Low
3:03
6If You Don't Love Me
2:26
7The Banana Boat Song
vocals:
Shirley Bassey
orchestra:
Wally Stott & His Orchestra & Chorus
cover recording of:
The Banana Boat Song (The Tarriers version, also sung by Shirley Bassey)
writer:
Alan Arkin, Bob Carey and Erik Darling
composer:
[traditional]
version of:
Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (original folk song)
2:47
8Tra La La
1:59
9If I Had a Needle and Thread
2:20
10Tonight My Heart She Is Crying
2:20
11Fire Down Below
vocals:
Shirley Bassey
orchestra:
Wally Stott & His Orchestra & Chorus
cover recording of:
Fire Down Below
writer:
Lee Lester (in 1957-08) and Ned Washington (in 1957-08)
2:48
12You, You Romeo2:43
13Puh-leeze! Mister Brown
2:18
14Take My Love, Take My Love
2:22
15As I Love You
recording of:
As I Love You (1958 song from the film "The Big Beat")
writer:
Ray Evans and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Larry Shayne Enterprises and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
2:27
16Hands Across the Sea
2:10
17Kiss Me, Honey, Honey, Kiss Me
2:54
18There's Never Been a Night
2:18
19Love For Sale3:53
20Crazy Rhythm
cover recording of:
Crazy Rhythm
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Roger Wolfe Kahn and Joseph Meyer
2:30
21My Funny Valentine3:14
22How About You?2:23
23Night and Day
cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
2:58
24The Gypsy In My Soul
2:47
2CD
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1If You Love Me (Really Love Me)3:05
2Count On Me
2:27
3With These Hands
producer:
Norman Newell
vocals:
Shirley Bassey
conductor:
Alyn Ainsworth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1965)
recording of:
With These Hands
lyricist and composer:
Benny Davis and Abner Silver
publisher:
Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc.
part of:
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
3:17
4The Party's Over
producer:
Norman Newell
vocals:
Shirley Bassey
conductor:
Geoff Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1959)
cover recording of:
The Party’s Over (Bells Are Ringing)
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Stratford Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
3:31
5The Birth Of The Blues
cover recording of:
Birth of the Blues
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
4:08
6Careless Love Blues2:39
7As Long As He Needs Me
producer:
Norman Newell
background vocals:
The Rita Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey
orchestra:
Geoff Love and His Orchestra
conductor:
Geoff Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (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)
2:59
8So In Love
producer:
Norman Newell
orchestra:
Geoff Love and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
So in Love (from Kiss Me, Kate)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1948)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc.
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
3:02
9You'll Never Know
3:05
10Hold Me Tight
background vocals:
The Rita Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1961)
2:07
11Reach For The Stars
producer:
Norman Newell
background vocals:
The Rita Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey
orchestra:
Geoff Love and His Orchestra
conductor:
Geoff Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1961)
recording of:
Reach for the Stars (in 1961-09)
lyricist:
David West
composer:
Udo Jürgens
publisher:
Schaeffers‐Kassner Music Ltd.
translated version of:
Woher ich auch komm', wohin ich auch geh'
2:56
12Climb Ev'ry Mountain
producer:
Norman Newell (task: recording supervised by)
background vocals:
The Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey
orchestra:
Geoff Love & His Orchestra
conductor:
Geoff Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1961)
recording of:
Climb Ev’ry Mountain (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II
composer:
Richard Rodgers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, 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
13I'll Get By2:51
14Who Are We?
producer:
Norman Newell (task: recording supervised by)
background vocals:
The Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey
orchestra:
Geoff Love & His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Who Are We?
writer:
Jerry Livingston and Paul Francis Webster
4:14
15Tonight2:13
16Let's Start All Over Again
3:21
17Ave Maria3:48
18You'll Never Walk Alone
2:19
19Far Away
vocals:
Shirley Bassey
recording of:
Far Away
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Bart
3:09
20My Faith
2:55
21What Now My Love?
producer:
Norman Newell
vocals:
Shirley Bassey
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle
remixer:
Bugz in the Attic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (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, Remick Music Corp. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
translated version of:
Et maintenant
2:53
22Above All Others
2:53
3CD
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1Born to Sing the Blues (live version)
0:59
2Somebody Loves Me
3:16
3My Body's More Important Than My Mind
3:42
4Sex
3:50
5I've Got You Under My Skin4:25
6Beale Street Blues
cover recording of:
Beale Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music
3:06
7Wabash Blues
cover recording of:
Wabash Blues
lyricist:
Dave Ringle
composer:
Fred Meinken
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. (on 1921-09-16)
2:34
8Basin Street Blues
cover recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
2:42
9Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Told Me)
cover recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. and WB Music Corp.
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:58
10The St. Louis Blues
cover recording of:
Birth of the Blues
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
3:36
11The Wall2:26
12From This Moment On
vocals:
Shirley Bassey
orchestra:
Wally Stott & His Orchestra & Chorus
recording of:
From This Moment On (Kiss Me, Kate, 1953 film & 1999 Broadway revival casts only)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1950)
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
1:45
13Can't Help Loving Dat Man
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:19
14Bill
3:25
15A Foggy Day In London Town
cover recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
3:12
16I've Got You Under My Skin3:34
17Cry Me A River3:30
18April In Paris
cover recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:57
19I've Never Been In Love Before
cover recording of:
I’ve Never Been in Love Before
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
Guys and Dolls (Broadway musical)
3:41
20The Man That Got Away
cover recording of:
The Man That Got Away (A Star Is Born)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1953)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Harwin Music Corporation, MPL Communications Inc. and WB Music Corp.
part of:
The 27th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
4:04
21S Wonderful
cover recording of:
’S Wonderful
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music Company Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited and WB Music Corp.
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
2:14
4CD
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1I'll Remember April4:08
2Easy To Love
recording of:
Easy to Love (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell, Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Born to Dance
3:04
3No One Ever Tells You2:55
4They Can't Take That Away From Me
cover recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music, Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3:12
5In The Still Of The Night
recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell and Chappell & Co., Inc.
3:21
6Let There Be Love3:12
7All At Once [Deja]
3:31
8For Every Man There's A Woman
3:52
9I'm In The Mood For Love3:21
10If I Were A Bell
3:00
11There Will Never Be Another You
producer:
Norman Newell
vocals:
Shirley Bassey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1961)
4:22
12Hooray For Love
3:11
13Too Late Now
3:38
14I'm Shooting High
2:20
15Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye5:15
16Love Is A Many Splendored Thing2:55
17The Nearness Of You
producer:
Norman Newell (task: recording supervised by)
background vocals:
The Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey
orchestra:
Geoff Love & His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1961)
cover recording of:
The Nearness of You
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1938)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1938)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
4:21
18Fools Rush In2:51
19Angel Eyes
producer:
Norman Newell (task: recording supervised by)
background vocals:
The Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey
orchestra:
Geoff Love & His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Angel Eyes (1946 jazz standard)
lyricist:
Earl Brent (in 1946)
composer:
Matt Dennis (in 1946)
publisher:
Bradshaw Music, Inc., Dorsey Bros Music Ltd., Music Sales Corporation, Onyx Music Corporation and ミュージック・セールス
3:04
20Till
producer:
Norman Newell (task: recording supervised by)
background vocals:
The Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey
orchestra:
Geoff Love & His Orchestra
conductor:
Geoff Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1961)
recording of:
Till
lyricist:
Pierre Buisson
composer:
Charles Danvers
translator:
Carl Sigman
translated version of:
Prière sans espoir
cover recording of:
Till
lyricist:
Pierre Buisson
composer:
Charles Danvers
translator:
Carl Sigman
translated version of:
Prière sans espoir
3:57
5CD