''The Bond Collection'', a.k.a. ''Bassey Sings Bond'', is a 1987 studio album by Shirley Bassey, notable for having been released without the artist's consent and subsequently withdrawn from sales by court order.

History

In early 1987, Bassey announced that she was planning to record an album of

James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...

themes. The album was due for release 1987 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first James Bond feature film '' Dr. No''. She promoted the album on the television show ''Live At The Palladium'' on May 3, 1987, where she

lip-synch Lip sync or lip synch (pronounced , the same as the word ''sink'', short for lip synchronization) is a technical term for matching a speaking or singing person's lip movements with sung or spoken vocals. Audio for lip syncing is generated th ...

ed "A View to a Kill" and also performed a James Bond medley. Bassey decided not to release the album, for reasons that remain unclear (it is believed that she was not satisfied with the quality of the recording). However, five years later, the album was released, against Bassey's wishes, by the ICON Records label on September 20, 1992, as ''The Bond Collection'', and again by TRING Records on January 10, 1994, as ''Bassey Sings Bond''. Bassey sued in court, and on May 5, 1995, a permanent injunction was obtained against Icon Entertainment to prevent further manufacture or sales of the album.''Bassey v. Icon CH'' (1994) B No. 425 All existing unsold copies were withdrawn from sale, and the CDs are considered scarce. No singles were issued from this album. Another album, ''Bassey Sings Bond'', was recorded for EMI, featuring new recordings of Bond songs. It was to be released at the end of 2002. However, this project incurred problems shortly after recording, and it has not been released. However, the vocal performance of " You Only Live Twice" recorded for this album was remixed in 2007 for the album ''

Get the Party Started "Get the Party Started" is a song by American singer Pink, released on October 16, 2001, as the lead single from her second album, ''Missundaztood'' (2001). It received positive reviews and became an international success and reached the top ten ...

''.

Track listing

A View to a Kill ''A View to a Kill'' is a 1985 spy film and the fourteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and is the seventh and final appearance of Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Although the title is adapted ...

" ( Duran Duran, John Barry) (from the 1985 ''A View to a Kill'' soundtrack, original recording by Duran Duran) #"

Nobody Does It Better "Nobody Does It Better" is a power ballad and the theme song for the James Bond film '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977). Composed by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, the song was produced by Richard Perry and performed by Carly Si ...

" ( Marvin Hamlisch,

Carole Bayer Sager Carole Bayer Sager (born Carol Bayer on March 8, 1947) is an American lyricist, singer, and songwriter. Early life and career Bayer Sager was born in Manhattan, New York City, to Anita Nathan Bayer and Eli Bayer. Her family was Jewish. She grad ...

) (from the 1977 ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' soundtrack, original recording by Carly Simon) #" From Russia with Love" (

Lionel Bart Lionel Bart (1 August 1930 – 3 April 1999) was a British writer and composer of pop music and musicals. He wrote Tommy Steele's " Rock with the Caveman" and was the sole creator of the musical ''Oliver!'' (1960). With ''Oliver!'' and his wor ...

) (from the 1963 ''From Russia With Love'' soundtrack, original recording by

Matt Monro Matt Monro (born Terence Edward Parsons, 1 December 1930 – 7 February 1985) was an English singer. Known as "The Man with the Golden Voice", he performed internationally during his 30-year career. AllMusic has described Monro as "one of the m ...

) #"

We Have All the Time in the World "We Have All the Time in the World" is a James Bond theme song sung by Louis Armstrong. Its music was composed by John Barry and the lyrics by Hal David. It is a secondary musical theme in the 1969 Bond film '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'', ...

" (John Barry,

Hal David Harold Lane David (May 25, 1921 – September 1, 2012) was an American lyricist. He grew up in New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick. Early life David ...

) (from the 1969 ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' soundtrack, original recording by Louis Armstrong) #" You Only Live Twice" (John Barry,

Leslie Bricusse Leslie Bricusse OBE (; 29 January 1931 – 19 October 2021) was a British composer, lyricist, and playwright who worked on theatre musicals and wrote theme music for films. He was best known for writing the music and lyrics for the films '' Do ...

) (from the 1967 ''You Only Live Twice'' soundtrack, original recording by

Nancy Sinatra Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer and actress. She is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra ( Barbato), and is best known for her 1966 signature hit " These Boots Are Made for Walkin'. Nancy Sinatr ...

) #" Diamonds Are Forever" ( Don Black, John Barry) (from the 1971 ''Diamonds Are Forever'' soundtrack, original recording by Shirley Bassey) #" Live and Let Die" (

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

, Linda McCartney) (from the 1973 ''Live and Let Die'' soundtrack, original recording by

Paul McCartney & Wings Wings were a British-American rock band formed in 1971 by former Beatle bassist Paul McCartney, his wife Linda McCartney on keyboards, session drummer Denny Seiwell, and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine. Wings were noted for their ...

) #" Moonraker" (John Barry, Hal David) (from the 1979 ''Moonraker'' soundtrack, original recording by Shirley Bassey) #" For Your Eyes Only" (

Bill Conti William Conti (born April 13, 1942) is an American composer and conductor, best known for his film scores, including ''Rocky'' (and four of its sequels), ''The Karate Kid'' (and all of its sequels), '' For Your Eyes Only'', ''Dynasty'' (and its ...

, Mick Leeson) (from the 1981 ''For Your Eyes Only'' soundtrack, original recording by

Sheena Easton Sheena Shirley Easton (; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer and actress. Easton came into the public eye in an episode of the first British musical reality television programme '' The Big Time: Pop Singer'', which recorded her attempts to ...

) #"

All Time High "All Time High" is a song by American singer-songwriter Rita Coolidge that serves as the theme song to the James Bond film ''Octopussy'' (1983). Written by John Barry and Tim Rice and produced by Stephen Short and Phil Ramone, the song was rele ...

" (John Barry,

Tim Rice Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English lyricist and author. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ...

) (from the 1983 ''

Octopussy ''Octopussy'' is a 1983 spy film and the thirteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It is the sixth to star Roger Moore as the MI6 agent James Bond. It was directed by John Glen and the screenplay was written by G ...

'' soundtrack, original recording by

Rita Coolidge Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945) is an American recording artist. During the 1970s and 1980s, her songs were on ''Billboard'' magazine's pop, country, adult contemporary, and jazz charts, and she won two Grammy Awards with fellow musician and the ...

) #" Thunderball" (Don Black, John Barry) (from the 1965 ''Thunderball'' soundtrack, original recording by Tom Jones) #" Goldfinger" (John Barry, Leslie Bricusse,

Anthony Newley Anthony Newley (24 September 1931 – 14 April 1999) was an English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker. A "latter-day British Al Jolson", he achieved widespread success in song, and on stage and screen. "One of Broadway's greatest leadin ...

) (from the 1964 ''Goldfinger'' soundtrack, original recording by Shirley Bassey)

References

External links

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