''Love, Life and Feelings'' is the 21st studio album from

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, released in 1976 on the

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label. The album peaked at #13 in the UK album chart, and charted at #149 in the Billboard 200. ''Love, Life and Feelings'' was awarded silver record status by the

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It features covers of contemporary pop songs from the late 1960s and early 1970s, such as "

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" the 1972 UK #3 single from

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and "The Way I Want to Touch You" from

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alongside " What I Did for Love", from the musical ''

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'' written by

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. Singles released from the album include "Natali", an Italian song with lyrics by Norman Newell, which was issued with the non-album track "Runaway" (" E poi..." Andrea Lovecchio, Shel Shapiro) as the

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; the song was recorded in Italian and English by the Italian singer Mina. This track has of 2011 not been re-issued on CD. ''Love, Life and Feelings'' was issued originally on 33⅓rpm vinyl and audio cassette with sleeve cover photography by

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. The album was re-issued on a double CD set in 2006, by BGO Records, together with the 1974 album Nobody Does It Like Me.

Track listing

Side One. #" What I Did for Love" ( Edward Kleban,

) - 3.47 #" The Hungry Years" (

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) - 4.36 #"Born to Lose" (Sergio Bardotti, Dario Bembo, Norman Newell) - 5:46 #"Everything That Touches You" (

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) - 3.22 #"Isn't It a Shame (

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) - 3.47 #"

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) - 4.11 Side Two. #" The Way I Want to Touch You" (

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) - 3.17 #"Natali" (Balsamo, Norman Newell) - 5.02 #"

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, Frank Wilson) - 3.41 #"

" (

) - 4.54 #"

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" ( Morris Albert) - 4.46 #" If I Never Sing Another Song" ( Don Black,

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) - 4.04

Personnel

– vocal *Martin Davis – producer * Arthur Greenslade – arranger, conductor * Martin Rushent – engineer

References

{{Authority control Shirley Bassey albums 1976 albums Albums arranged by Arthur Greenslade United Artists Records albums