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Shirley Bassey
40 Great Songs
Genres: Pop, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey, Barry
2. Send in the Clowns - Shirley Bassey, Sondheim, Stephan
3. I (Who Have Nothing) - Shirley Bassey, Donida
4. Climb Ev'ry Mountain - Shirley Bassey, Hammerstein, Oscar
5. All by Myself - Shirley Bassey, Carmen, Eric
6. On a Wonderful Day Like Today - Shirley Bassey, Bricusse, Leslie
7. Somewhere - Shirley Bassey, Bernstein, Leonard
8. Once in a Lifetime - Shirley Bassey, Bricusse, Leslie
9. The Shadow of Your Smile - Shirley Bassey, Mandel, Johnny
10. This Masquerade - Shirley Bassey, Russell, Leon
11. And I Love You So - Shirley Bassey, McLean, Don [1]
12. The Way We Were - Shirley Bassey, Bergman, Alan
13. If and When - Shirley Bassey, Newell, Norman
14. I've Got You Under My Skin - Shirley Bassey, Porter, Cole
15. As Long as He Needs Me - Shirley Bassey, Bart, Lionel
16. New York Medley: New York, New York/New York, New York - Shirley Bassey, Ebb, Fred
17. Bridge over Troubled Water - Shirley Bassey, Simon, Paul
18. Just One of Those Things - Shirley Bassey, Porter, Cole
19. Solitaire - Shirley Bassey, Cody, Phil [2]
20. The Party's Over - Shirley Bassey, Comden
Track Listings (20) - Disc #2
1. Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey, Barry, John [1]
2. Killing Me Softly With His Song - Shirley Bassey, Fox, Charles [1]
3. Easy to Love - Shirley Bassey, Porter, Cole
4. If You Go Away - Shirley Bassey, Brel, Jacques
5. New York State of Mind - Shirley Bassey, Joel, Billy
6. Moon River - Shirley Bassey, Mancini, Henry
7. People - Shirley Bassey, Merrill, Bob
8. It's Impossible - Shirley Bassey, Manzanero, Armando
9. Can You Read My Mind - Shirley Bassey, Bricusse, Leslie
10. I Get a Kick Out of You - Shirley Bassey, Porter, Cole
11. We Don't Cry out Loud - Shirley Bassey, Bayer
12. You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Shirley Bassey, Wonder, Stevie
13. The Lady Is a Tramp - Shirley Bassey, Hart, Lorenz
14. He's Out of My Life - Shirley Bassey, Bahler, Tom
15. Only When I Laugh - Shirley Bassey, Maltby, Richard Jr.
16. Cry Me a River - Shirley Bassey, Hamilton, Arthur
17. Moonraker - Shirley Bassey, Barry, John [1]
18. In Other Words (Fly Me to the Moon) - Shirley Bassey, Howard, Bart
19. Let There Be Love - Shirley Bassey, Grant, Ian
20. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - Shirley Bassey, Porter, Cole

40 songs on 2 CDs including 'Goldfinger', 'Send In The Clowns', 'Climb Every Mountain', 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' and more. 1993.

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All Artists: Shirley Bassey
Title: 40 Great Songs
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Import [Generic]
Release Date: 6/12/2001
Album Type: Import
Genres: Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Easy Listening, Vocal Pop, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2

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Album Description

40 songs on 2 CDs including 'Goldfinger', 'Send In The Clowns', 'Climb Every Mountain', 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' and more. 1993.

CD Reviews

Wonderful but flawed

G. Lewis | San Francisco, CA | 01/27/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"First the good news. This album brings together many of the most powerful and enchanting performances by Shirley Bassey and, with forty songs, is excellent value for the money. Tracks like "Fly me to the Moon" show off the richness and range of Bassey's voice with wonderful clarity and expansiveness. But, disappointingly, a significant number of the recordings on this CD suffer from very poor sound quality, with Bassey's voice sounding harsh and constricted or distorted on high notes and at high volume. A few tracks are so flawed that tin can and string technology might have been used for the transfer to CD. Hopefully, if this is a problem with the digital source material, the newer "remix" CDs will be much better. So, high marks for track selection and value, but points off for sound quality."

Has the voice and the passion

G. Lewis | 06/20/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Shirley Bassey may just be one of the greatest female pop singers of all time. Her power and range are superb and her interpretation is always fresh and passionate. This album is worth the money!"