Track Listing

1. Diamonds Are Forever
2. History Repeating - Propellerheads & Shirley Bassey
3. Big Spender
4. Kiss Me Honey Honey (Kiss Me)
5. Moonraker
6. Something
7. For All We Know
8. Never Never Never
9. Light My Fire
10. I (Who Have Nothing)
11. Where Do I Begin
12. As I Love You
13. I'll Get By
14. Climb Every Mountain
15. As Long As He Needs Me
16. You'll Never Know (Just How Much I Love You)
17. What Kind Of Fool Am I
18. If You Go Away (Ne Me Quitte Pas)
19. What Now My Love
20. Goldfinger
21. Greatest Performance Of My Life

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #245 in Music
• Released on: 2000-11-13
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
Welsh chanteuse, Shirley Bassey's This is My Life-The Greatest Hits came hot on the heels of her critically acclaimed remix album, Diamonds Are Forever . This Is My Life is a celebration of her 40-year-long career as Britain's classiest female icon/singer. Totally individual, Bassey came to most people's attention with her classic 1960s and 1970s James Bond themes "Goldfinger", "Diamonds Are Forever" and "Moonraker", written by soundtrack composer par excellence, John Barry. These songs were probably her greatest achievement but as this 22-track disc reveals, Bassey's repertoire was always as versatile as her glorious, instantly recognisable voice. Digitally re-mastered, this album is a musical autobiography, stretching from "I Who Have Nothing" produced by George Martin in 1961 through to her 1990s collaboration "History Repeating" with big beat combo The Propellerheads. The post-modern irony-mongers among us will pass Bassey off as over-produced cool kitsch but as dazzling tune follows dazzling tune you will know they are far off the mark. Working the singles market as adeptly as the Americans, Bassey's hits include the blues of Jean Jacques Brel's "If You Go Away", The Door's "Light My Fire", the 60s soul of Leiber/Stoller's "I Who Have Nothing" and show tunes like "Big Spender". Shirley Bassey was an amazing, highly emotive stylist and we may never see her like again. --Olivia Ferenczi

Customer Reviews

A WELSH PERSPECTIVE
As a long time fan, having most things Shirley I avoided this CD at first. However the nice art work and good track selection finally persuaded me. As I thought, all the tracks have at some point been previously released on both vinyl&CD, with the exception of (Surprise) "Big Spender" which is obviously an out-take from the original 1967 sessions- it is quite different from the single version and issued on the "And We Were Lovers" LP and makes this a very good excuse for buying this CD for fans (which for the casual buyer is about the best SB CD on the market).

An Australian Perspective
I am very tired of re-hash after re-hash of Shirley Bassey compilations but this disc is definetely a cut above the rest. It is extremely well presented and the cover photography (all new) is stunning. It's a great compilation of Dame Shirley's work but more importantly, we are given versions of "As I Love You", "Big Spender" "Kiss Me" and "This Is My Life" which are not the usual versions released on compilations. Also it is quite nice to have "Moonraker" and "History Repeating" on a greatest hits CD. The digital remastering is also a bonus. I recommend you buy it and enjoy!!!

One of the best
This CD gave my partner and I what we now affectionately call 'our song' - its 'Never, never, never' and means a great deal to us both. The rest of the CD is a sublime listening experience, sending shivers down your spine and making you laugh and cry. A wonderful collection of iconically sung masterpieces. Thank you Shirl.