Shirley Bassey - The Fabulous Shirley Bassey (2009)

Known to Americans most for her belting rendition of the theme to Goldfinger, the 1964 edition in the James Bond series (as well as 1971's Diamonds Are Forever and 1979's Moonraker), Shirley Bassey was one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century. Bassey's hits in the U.K. continued into the mid-'70s, led by Top Ten entries such as "Something," "For All We Know" and "Never Never Never." After the crowning achievement of her career, a 1977 Britannia Award for Best Female Solo Singer in the Last 50 Years, Shirley Bassey gained her own highly rated BBC-TV show in the late '70s, but gradually slowed down her busy schedule during the next decade. Semi-retired to Switzerland by 1981, she nevertheless emerged quite frequently, spurred by the recording of several television specials and LPs, including a 1987 date with the synth-pop group Yello. Bassey became much more visible during the '90s, opening a nightclub in Cardiff, and touring the world several times.

Tracklist:

CD 1

01. A Foggy Day In London Town
02. I've Got You Under My Skin
03. Cry Me A River
04. April In Paris
05. I've Never Been In Love Before
06. The Man That Got Away
07. S'Wonderful
08. I'll Remember April
09. Easy To Love
10. No One Ever Tells You
11. They Can't Take That Away From Me
12. The Party's Over

CD 2

01. Born To Sing The Blues
02. Tonight My Heart She Is Crying
03. Hands Across The Sea
04. There's Never Been A Night
05. Beale Street Blues
06. Stormy Weather
07. Gypsy In My Soul
08. Blues In The Night
09. The Wayward Wind
10. Basin Street Blues
11. Puh-Leeze Mister Brown
12. Birth Of The Blues