Shirley Bassey's second album for EMI/Columbia is something of a letdown after her debut, The Fabulous Shirley Bassey.
Producer Norman Newell again employs the services of Geoff Love & His Orchestra, who provide rather thick-textured accompaniment that sometimes seems out of sync with the singer's full abilities, which never get used on this LP.
Bassey's singing is assured and rich-toned, whether she's doing straight pop or bluesy torch ballads like "For Every Man There's a Woman," and she does plumb some unexpected depths of emotion in a slow, impassioned "I'm in the Mood for Love," on which the orchestra is a little too busy for the good of the singer or the song.
Love's accompaniments throughout are rather problematic -- the bandleader evidently favored the use of bongos on some of this repertory, but, as with all instruments with the least bit of exoticism, a little bongos go a long way.
Generally, Bassey seems less comfortable with both the songs and the arrangements on this album than she did on her debut, although she does have a few beautiful moments here.
This was reissued at the end of the 1990s as part of EMI's anniversary series in 24-bit sound.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Still of the NightCole Porter | Shirley Bassey | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Let There Be LoveIan Grant, Lionel Rand | Shirley Bassey | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | For Every Man There's a WomanHarold Arlen, Leo Robin | Shirley Bassey | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | I'm in the Mood for LoveDorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh | Shirley Bassey | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | So in LoveCole Porter | Shirley Bassey | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | If I Were a BellFrank Loesser | Shirley Bassey | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | There Will Never Be Another YouMack Gordon, Harry Warren | Shirley Bassey | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Hooray for LoveHarold Arlen, Leo Robin | Shirley Bassey | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Too Late NowBurton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner | Shirley Bassey | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | I'm Shooting HighTed Koehler, Jimmy McHugh | Shirley Bassey | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Ev'ry Time We Say GoodbyeCole Porter | Shirley Bassey | Play | 05:14 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | All at Once (Deja) | Shirley Bassey | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 42 mins | 97 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Arlen | Composer |
| 2 | Shirley Bassey | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Dorothy Fields | Composer |
| 4 | Mack Gordon | Composer |
| 5 | Ian Grant | Composer |
| 6 | Ted Koehler | Composer |
| 7 | Burton Lane | Composer |
| 8 | Alan Jay Lerner | Composer |
| 9 | Frank Loesser | Composer |
| 10 | Jimmy McHugh | Composer |
| 11 | Cole Porter | Composer |
| 12 | Lionel Rand | Composer |
| 13 | Leo Robin | Composer |
| 14 | Harry Warren | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |