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Never Never Never is a 1973 album by Shirley Bassey. Released in May 1973, this album saw a peak in the Shirley Bassey career revival that she was experiencing during the early 1970s. The album's lead single, the title track had been a hit, reaching No.8 in the UK Charts and remaining in the top 50 for 19 weeks, becoming one of her biggest and most well-known hits.[1] The album soon followed and similarly entered the top 10, peaking at 10 during a 10 week run, and would go on to earn a silver disc.[2][3] The album also was a hit in the US, peaking at No.60 amid positive reviews.[4]
The original release was in stereo on vinyl (with a gatefold sleeve), and cassette. Photography for this album was by Lord Snowdon. The album was released in remastered form by BGO records in a 2 CD pack together with her 1975 album Good, Bad but Beautiful in 2005. [5]
Track listing
Side One
- "Never, Never, Never" (Tony Renis, Alberto Testa, Norman Newell)
- "Baby I'm-a Want You" (David Gates)
- "Someone Who Cares" (Alex Harvey)
- "The Old Fashioned Way" (Georges Garvarentz, Al Kasha, Charles Aznavour, Joel Hirschorn)
- "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols)
- "Somehow" (Larry Grossman, Hal Hackady)
Side Two
- "There's No Such Thing as Love" (Ian Fraser, Anthony Newley, George Hackney)
- "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (Norman Gimbel, Charles Fox)
- "Going, Going, Gone" (John Barry, Alan Jay Lerner)
- "No Regrets" (Tom Rush)
- "Together" (Graham Gouldman)
- "Make The World a Little Younger" (T. Howell, Karen O'Hara, D. McReynolds)
Personnel
- Shirley Bassey – Vocals
- John Harris – Musical Director, Arranger and Conductor
- Arthur Greenslade - Arranger and Conductor
- Chris Gunning - Arranger and Conductor