Greatest Hits [Capitol]

Performer: Shirley Bassey
Artist: Propellerheads
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Producers include: Norman Newell, Johnny Harris, John Berry, Tony Colton, George Martin. Compilation producers: Nigel Reeve, Paul Atkinson. Digitally remastered by Ron Hill & Peter Mew (Abbey Road Studios, London, England) & Bob Norberg (Capitol Mastering, Los Angeles, California). These 16 songs spanning the 1960s to the 1990s (most from the 1960s and 1970s) aren't the ideal way to survey the career of the proudly melodramatic singer, who has recorded prolifically since the 1950s, and who has had more than a couple dozen chart British singles. It does include the numbers that the fan who only wants one Shirley Bassey album will likely want: "Goldfinger," "What Now My Love," "Diamonds Are Forever," "Moonraker," "Big Spender," "As Long As He Needs Me," "I (Who Have Nothing)," "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story," and "Something," the last of which was actually a British Top Five hit just half a year after the Beatles put it out as a single. There's also her 1997 British hit collaboration with Propellerheads, "History Repeating." Perhaps its success spurred the inclusion of the three remixes that conclude the album: "Goldfinger" (by the Propellerheads), "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" (by AwayTeam), and "Big Spender" (by Wild Oscar). Fuddy-duds will find this unfortunate, as it's not typical of Bassey's work and will quickly date this anthology as a partial attempt to cash in on "History Repeating." ~ Richie Unterberger

The only singer to perform multiple theme songs of James Bond movies, Welsh vocalist Shirley Bassey provided the brassy purr heard during the eternally sexy opening credits to DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, MOONRAKER, and, most famously, GOLDFINGER. Her diverse career, which began in the mid-1950s, extended into the new millennium and saw her perform and collaborate with a diverse list of artists including Swiss electro combo Yellow, U.K. techno act the Propellerheads, and singer-songwriter Chris Rea. Bassey is one of England's most beloved pop performers and a bona fide diva worldwide.

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