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As I Love You 1956-1958
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Track Listing
Disc 1:
- Burn My Candle (At Both Ends)
- Stormy Weather
- Wayward Wind
- Born To Sing The Blues
- After The Lights Go Down Low
- If You Don't Love Me
- Banana Boat Song
- Tra La La
- If I Had A Needle And Thread
- Tonight My Heart She Is Crying
- Born To Sing The Blues
- Somebody Loves Me
- My Body's More Important Than My Mind
- Sex
- I've Got You Under My Skin
Disc 2:
- Fire Down Below
- You You Romeo
- Puhleeze Mister Brown
- Take My Love Take My Love
- Hands Across The Sea
- As I Love You
- Born To Sing The Blues
- Beale Street Blues
- Wabash Blues
- Basin Street Blues
- Birth Of The Blues
- Careless Love Blues
- Blues In The Night
- St Louis Blues
- Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me
- There's Never Been A Night
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #43581 in Music
- Released on: 2009-10-26
- Number of discs: 2
- Dimensions: .22 pounds
Customer Reviews
DAME SHIRLEY'S EARLIEST SUCCESSES STAND THE TEST OF TIME
There's a plentiful supply of Bassey material from which to chose but this collection delves into Dame Shirley's embryonic record successes released during the period 1956-1958 via the famous blue and silver Philips label.
There was always something extra special about Bassey's exciting raw vocal efforts and having the sixteen "A" and "B" sides running in chronological order, is the ideal way to appreciate her first Number One hit, AS I LOVE YOU plus other Chart successes, KISS ME HONEY, HONEY KISS ME, FIRE DOWN BELOW, THE BANANA BOAT SONG and YOU, YOU ROMEO, together with less celebrated supporting songs. Of special interest are the two songs Shirley recorded in America with famed Mitch Miller as producer - the perky novelty IF I HAD A NEEDLE AND THREAD and calypso-styled TONIGHT MY HEART SHE IS CRYING (the third number, THE WALL, waxed at the same session is sadly not included). Also available on this two-disc compilation are the contents of a rare extended-play disc recorded at London's famed Cafe De Paris night-club and Shirley's debut album BORN TO SING THE BLUES which extended her range beyond pop singles to the dramatic hues of BLUES IN THE NIGHT, THE BIRTH OF THE BLUES and a later version of BORN TO SING THE BLUES originally waxed earlier for her second single.
Good sound, notes and month/year of recording make this the ideal way to appreciate how Dame Shirley's style evolved during such a short period before she moved onwards and upwards to claim iconic status and superstardom.
