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jumpy1 | New York, NY | 04/06/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Wow -- I'd never really taken Shirley Bassey seriously until I listened to this album. Sexy, raunchy, knowing, flaunting ... that's Shirley! The remixes are brilliant -- Propellerheads, AwayTEAM & Wild Oscar must have been so inspired by her outrageous interpretive style, because the mixes they created fully support and do not diminish or dominate. The remix of the Love Story theme is forceful yet romantic -- the real gem of the album. Overall, the superb remastering on the original selections makes the 60's & 70's orchestrations even more dreamy and intensifies the powerful vocals."

Goldsinger.....Shirley Bassey is the BEST!!

Darrin W. Owens | Indianapolis, Indiana United States | 01/26/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I love this CD. All the hit's this Diva has belted over the years, in one package. I love the ladies of song that can hold their own. Shirley does more than that. She holds the world in her hands when she graces any song or stage with her golden voice, and presence.Next to Judy Garland, Shirley stands as one of the greatest singers of our time."

To all the Young'uns who are not sure abut Shirley...

bluehawaii | Gainesville, Florida United States | 06/07/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If any one can get me up when I'm feeling down because of boy trouble, it's Shirley. I've heard of her from all the Bond films, and even though I liked those songs, I never really got interested in her....until, of course, I got this album. She has such a powerful voice, that I can't help but be swept away by it. This collection include her classics as well as recent remixes of her songs. Diamonds are Forever is my favorite Shirley Bassey song, and though it's been done over and over again, nobody can beat Shirley's version. What I think is special about this Greatest Hits ( god knows how many she's got )collection is the fact that it includes "History Repeating", a collaboration between Bassey and the Propellerheads. "History Repeating" was done about 30 years later than most of the other songs, but it is one of her best. I want to call it a classic, but it is not old enough. I have to say that I'm not a big fan of remixes, especially when it comes to people trying to put beats where they should not go, and I've got this preconception that most remixes try to make the song faster, into club material. Well this is not so for the few remixes on this collection. The remix for "Where do I begin" gave it some extra kicks of rhythm that the original did not have. I still think that the original was better, but the remix is not bad either. For "Big Spender" the remix did sound more energetic than the original, but not in a clubby way. The song had extra back up 'big band' parts add to it (I think) and was streched at parts, along with Shirley's voice, then let go as it spins out (in a good way) into a rush of drums. There is no doubt that the remixes could've been worse, and I've heard worse (I also own the Remix Album). So If you are a new, young (like me) Shirley Bassey fan then you should defintely try this album out, it's got all the MUSTs of Dame Shirley Bassey (I think she's a dame anyways)."