Shirley Bassey
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Shirley Bassey: The Performance CD reviewRichard Hawley's elegantly melancholy After The Rain works a treat, while I Love You Now (by Kaiser Chief Nick Hodgson) stands out for its simmering air of menace, and for the way it falls under the strongest part of Bassey's vocal range. In this article: Shirley Bassey, David Arnold, Don Black, John Barry, Rufus Wainwright, Blancmange, and James Bond |
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | October 28, 2009
Shirley Bassey interview
...Kaiser Chiefs, Richard Hawley and Gary Barlow of Take That. Next month, Geffen releases The Performance, Bassey's first album of entirely original material in almost 20 years. Its genesis came with her appearance at Glastonbury in 2007,...
In this article: Rufus Wainwright, Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant, Beatles, Alexandra Burke, Something, and Silver
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | September 21, 2009
Dame Shirley Bassey launches first new album in 20 years
Other songs on The Performance, Dame Shirley's first new studio album in 20 years, were provided by Rufus Wainwright, KT Tunstall, Nick Hodgson from the Kaiser Chiefs and Richard Hawley, who were also all in attendance tonight. Barlow...
In this article: Gary Barlow, KT Tunstall, Rufus Wainwright, Take That, Diamonds Are Forever, Wikipedia, and David Arnold
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Wales Online | October 30, 2009
Music: An audience with Dame Shirley Bassey
...hear that as I was writing the song. It's impossible not to. " Barlow and the likes of Wainwright or KT Tunstall are immediate matches for Dame Shirley but the album also features artists you would not have connected to her, such as Richard...
In this article: Gary Barlow, Richard Hawley, James Bond, London, Manic Street Preachers, Rufus Wainwright, and Monte Carlo
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Wales Online | October 08, 2009
Dame Shirley Bassey reveals the clothing disaster that inspired her glamorous gowns
...it cost GBP21, something like that. " Dame Shirley described her new album, which features 11 songs written for her by such songwriters as Gary Barlow and Rufus Wainwright, as autobiographical. Part of that is a reflection on her early...
In this article: Banana Boat Song, BBC Radio 2, Gary Barlow, Frankie Vaughan, Elvis Presley, and Manic Street Preachers
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Guardian Unlimited | October 23, 2009
Sequins are forever
...span of top 40 hits by a woman (52 years). And now Bassey is back. She has recorded The Performance, her first album of original material for 20 years, and it's wonderful. The songs are instant Bassey anthems - some grandiose epics, others...
In this article: Big Spender and God
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Yahoo! News | October 30, 2009
Songwriters lure Bassey back for The Performance (Reuters)
...Paul Sexton - 15 mins ago LONDON (Billboard) - One of Britain's most beloved entertainers, with global career sales estimated at 135 million by her label, Shirley Bassey hardly needs to make albums anymore. But on November 9 in the...
In this article: David Arnold, Pet Shop Boys, James Bond, KT Tunstall, Gary Barlow, and United Kingdom
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Wales Online | September 22, 2009
Bassey 'poised for very big comeback' with songs from a new generation of top writers
"Shirley Bassey is a truly iconic artist and one of the most successful British female singers of all time, but this new album gives her the potential of achieving the kind of commercial success she has not enjoyed in years. "A truly...
In this article: Gary Barlow, Rufus Wainwright, Don Black, John Barry, Diamonds Are Forever, Britain, Monte Carlo, and Suez
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Description from Wikipedia:
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born Cardiff, Wales, 8 January 1937) is a singer who found fame in the late 1950s and has continued a successful career since then worldwide. She is also well-known for recording the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). She has sold 135 million records to date.
- Name At Birth:
- Shirley Veronica Bassey
- Birth Date:
- January 08, 1937
- Birthplace:
- Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
- Occupation:
- Singer
- Instrument Played:
- Vocals
- Record Label:
- Philips, Columbia, United Artists Records, Decca Records
- Years Active:
- Since 1953
- Website:
- http://www.dameshirleybassey.com
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