Shirley Bassey Sings The Movies
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''Sings the Movies'' is a studio album by
Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists ...
, released in 1995.


Background

In 1995, Bassey signed a deal with the PolyGram TV label, recording and releasing two albums with the label. The first was ''Sings the Movies'', a themed album of movie songs. The songs were personally selected by Bassey for the album, and are a diverse range of ballads and pop classics; some were originally composed for original soundtracks, but several were classic songs that appeared in successful movies. One re-recording was made for the album: the classic James Bond theme " Goldfinger". This is the fourth studio recording of the song by Bassey. Several TV performances were made by Bassey to promote the album and British television broadcast a successful commercial campaign. The album sold well across Europe and entered the UK Albums Chart on November 11, 1995 for a run of nine weeks, peaking at No. 24, and earning a gold disc.BPI (manual search)
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Track listing

# " Goldfinger" ( John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) from the movie '' Goldfinger'' # "
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References

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