Bassey,Shirley Definitive Collection 1956-62 CD

Dame Shirley Bassey is one of the most universally loved and admired artists on the British showbiz scene, her voice, personality, glamour and sheer star quality transcending any barriers between genres and generations, evidenced by her rapturously received headlining appearance at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival, when she had her most recent Top 50 hit, half a century after her chart debut. She celebrated her 80th birthday in January 2107, and to mark the occasion Acrobat is releasing this 108-track 5CD set which comprises all her singles (A & B sides), plus all her album and EP tracks, released during the period. It naturally includes all her hits during that time, notably her No. 1s with "As I Love You", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" and "Reach For The Stars", and her other Top 10 successes "The Banana Boat Song", "Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me", "As Long As He Needs Me", "You'll Never Know", and "What Now My Love". All the tracks from the albums "The Bewitching Miss Bassey", "Born to Sing the Blues", "The Fabulous Shirley Bassey", "Shirley", "Shirley Bassey" and "Let's Face The Music" (recorded in the USA with Nelson Riddle) are included, along with the rarely-heard1957 EP "Live At The Caf?? Paris" and the "Till And "Other Great Songs". It's a thorough overview of her formative career, and a fine commemorative tribute to a unique talent.

1. Burn My Candle 2. Stormy Weather 3. The Wayward Wind 4. Born to Sing the Blues 5. After the Lights Go Down Low 6. If You Don't Love Me 7. The Banana Boat Song 8. Tra la la 9. If I Had a Needle and Thread 10. Tonight My Heart She Is Crying 11. Fire Down Below 12. You, You Romeo 13. Puh-Leeze! Mister Brown 14. Take My Love, Take My Love 15. Kiss Me, Honey, Honey, Kiss Me 16. There's Never Been a Night 17. As I Love You 18. Hand Across the Sea 19. Love for Sale 20. Crazy Rhythm 21. My Funny Valentine 22. How About You? 23. Night and Day 24. The Gypsy in My Soul 25. If You Love Me (Really Love Me) 26. Count on Me 27. With These Hands 28. The Party's Over 29. The Birth of the Blues 30. Careless Love Blues 31. As Long As He Needs Me 32. So in Love 33. You'll Never Know 34. Hold Me Tight 35. Reach for the Stars 36. Climb Ev'ry Mountain 37. I'll Get By 38. Who Are We? 39. Tonight 40. Let's Start All Over Again 41. Ave Maria 42. You'll Never Walk Alone 43. Far Away 44. My Faith 45. What Now My Love? 46. Above All Others 47. Born to Sing the Blues 48. Somebody Loves Me 49. My Body's More Important Than My Mind 50. Sex 51. I've Got You Under My Skin 52. Beale Street Blues 53. Wabash Blues 54. Basin Street Blues 55. Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Told Me) 56. The St. Louis Blues 57. The Wall 58. From This Moment on 59. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man 60. Bill 61. A Foggy Day in London Town 62. I've Got You Under My Skin 63. Cry Me a River 64. April in Paris 65. I've Never Been in Love Before 66. The Man That Got Away 67. S'wonderful 68. I'll Remember April 69. Easy to Love 70. No One Ever Tells You 71. They Can't Take That Away from Me 72. In the Still of the Night 73. Let There Be Love 74. All at Once (Deja) 75. For Every Man There's a Woman 76. I'm in the Mood for Love 77. If I Were a Bell 78. There Will Never Be Another You 79. Hooray for Love 80. Too Late Now 81. I'm Shooting High 82. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 83. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing 84. The Nearness of You 85. Fools Rush in 86. Angel Eyes 87. Till 88. A Lovely Way to Spend An Evening 89. This Love of Mine 90. You're Nearer 91. Goodbye Lover, Hello Friend 92. Where or When 93. Where Are You? 94. Let's Face the Music and Dance 95. I Should Care 96. Let's Fall in Love 97. The Second Time Around 98. Imagination 99. All the Things You Are 100. I Get a Kick Out of You 101. Everything I Have Is Yours 102. Spring Is Here 103. All of Me 104. I Can't Get You Out of My Mind 105. Angel D'amore 106. Where Shall I Find Him 107. It Might As Well Be Spring