Greatest Hits

by Shirley Bassey

Overview

These 16 songs spanning the 1960s to the 1990s (most from the 1960s and 1970s) aren't the ideal way to survey the career of the proudly melodramatic singer, who has recorded prolifically since the 1950s, and who has had more than a couple dozen chart British singles. It does include the numbers that the fan who only wants one Shirley Bassey album will likely want: "Goldfinger," "What Now My Love," "Diamonds Are Forever," "Moonraker," "Big Spender," "As Long As He Needs Me," "I (Who Have Nothing)," "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story," and "Something," the last of which was actually a British Top Five hit just half a year after the Beatles put it out as a single. There's also her 1997 British hit collaboration with Propellerheads, "History Repeating." Perhaps its success spurred the inclusion of the three remixes that conclude the album: "Goldfinger" (by the Propellerheads), "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" (by AwayTeam), and "Big Spender" (by Wild Oscar). Fuddy-duds will find this unfortunate, as it's not typical of Bassey's work and will quickly date this anthology as a partial attempt to cash in on "History Repeating." ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	02/13/2001
Label:	Capitol
UPC:	0724353105020

Tracks

1. Diamonds Are Forever
2. History Repeating
3. Big Spender
4. Moonraker
5. Something
6. For All We Know
7. Light My Fire
8. I (Who Have Nothing)
9. (Where Do I Begin) Love Story
10. As Long as He Needs Me
11. What Now, My Love?
12. Goldfinger
13. This Is My Life
14. (Where Do I Begin) Love Story
15. Goldfinger
16. Big Spender

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Shirley Bassey   Primary Artist
Propellerheads   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Away Team   Primary Artist
Wild Oscar   Primary Artist
Johnny Harris   Conductor
Simon Currie   Saxophone
Andrew Currie   Trombone
John Hoare   Trumpet
Martyn Sumner   Trombone
Duncan McNaughton   Trumpet
Andy Kremer   Bass,Double Bass
Mick Wills   Saxophone
Ian Smith   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Burt Bacharach   Composer
George Martin   Producer
Gilbert Becaud   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer
Anthony Newley   Composer
Bob Norberg   Digital Mastering
John Lennon   Composer
Lionel Richie   Composer
Leslie Bricusse   Composer
Johnny Harris   Arranger,Producer
Robby Krieger   Composer
Audio 2   Composer
John Barry   Composer,Producer
Peter Mew   Digital Mastering
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Propellerheads   Producer
Norman Newell   Composer,Producer
Mick Jones   Composer
Hal David   Composer
James Griffin   Composer
Elton John   Composer
Fred Karlin   Composer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
John Densmore   Composer
Robb Wilson   Composer
Carlo Donida-Labati   Composer
Noel Rogers   Executive Producer
Lai Sigman   Composer
Pierre Delanoe   Composer
Paul Cox   Photography
Robert Wilson   Composer
Nick Robinson   A&R
Antonio Amurri   Composer
Denny Ilett   Horn Arrangements
Arthur James   Composer
Mogol   Composer
Ronn Hill   Digital Mastering
Tony Colton   Producer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Jim Morrison   Composer
Cy Coleman   Composer
Carlo Donida   Composer
Don Black   Composer
Francis Lai   Composer
George Harrison   Composer
Marilyn Bergman   Composer
Ray Manzarek   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Bruno Canfora   Composer
Alex Gifford   Composer
Alan Bergman   Composer
Lionel Bart   Composer