Something (Shirley Bassey album)

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Something is a 1970 album by Shirley Bassey.[1] With her career having been in decline for some years during the 1960s, Something proved to be Shirley Bassey's comeback when it was released in August 1970. The title track single became her biggest UK hit for many years, reaching No.4 and spending 22 weeks on the chart.[2] This was actually the second single featured on the album, "The Sea and Sand" having already been released earlier. The album was similarly her biggest hit for many years in the album charts, reaching No.5 and spending 28 weeks in the top 50. [3]

This album led to a major revival in Bassey's career, which sustained her in the charts for the first half of the decade. This was also her first work with record producer Noel Rogers and arranger Johnny Harris, who built on Bassey's traditional pop roots to include contemporary songs and arrangements.[4]

The album was released in the US as Shirley Bassey is Really "Something" and featured different artwork and cover photograph.

The albums original release was in stereo on vinyl and cassette. This was the first Shirley Bassey studio album not to be issued in mono.

Re-issued on CD by EMI in 2002 with a bonus track Fool On The Hill which was a single release from 1971.


Track listing

Side One.

  1. "Something" (George Harrison)
  2. "Spinning Wheel" (David Clayton-Thomas)
  3. "Yesterday I Heard the Rain" (Armando Manzanero, Gene Lees)
  4. "The Sea and Sand" (Johnny Harris, Tony Colton, Raymond Smith)
  5. "My Way" (Jacques Revaux, Claude Francois, Gilles Thibaut, Paul Anka)
  6. "What About Today?" (David Shire, Richard Maltby, Jr.)

Side Two.

  1. "You and I" (Leslie Bricusse)
  2. "Light My Fire" (The Doors)
  3. "Easy to Be Hard" (Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, James Rado)
  4. "Life Goes On" (Mikis Theodorakis, Martin)
  5. "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" (Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
  6. "Yesterday, When I Was Young" (Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer)

CD bonus track

  1. Fool on the Hill (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)

References

  1. ^ Official website - Discography
  2. ^ Chartstats.com | "Something" Chart details
  3. ^ British Hit Singles & Albums (Edition 17) by Guinness World Records
  4. ^ -Album article