Shirley Bassey

Artist, Bookstore, Pop, Songbooks

Shirley Bassey: As I Love You… As Long As He Needs Me… Big Spender… Diamonds Are Forever… Get The Party Started… Gold Finger… I Who Have Nothing… Something…

A world-famous singer with a big voice and a glamorous reputation, Shirley Bassey has recorded numerous hits, including three James Bond theme songs.

Backing Tracks

AS I LOVE YOU - SHIRLEY BASSEY
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As I Love You

AS LONG AS HE NEEDS ME - SHIRLEY BASSEY
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As Long As He Needs Me

BIG SPENDER - SHIRLEY BASSEY
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Big Spender

CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN - SHIRLEY BASSEY (SK)
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  Climb Every Mountain

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - SHIRLEY BASSEY
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Diamonds Are Forever

FOR ALL WE KNOW - SHIRLEY BASSEY (SK)
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  For All We Know

GET THE PARTY STARTED - SHIRLEY BASSEY
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Get The Party Started

GOLDFINGER - SHIRLEY BASSEY
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Gold Finger

GREATEST PERFORMANCE OF MY LIFE - SHIRLEY BASSEY
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Greatest Performance Of My Life

MOONRAKER - SHIRLEY BASSEY (SK)
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  Moonraker

I WHO HAVE NOTHING - SHIRLEY BASSEY
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I Who Have Nothing

KISS ME HONEY HONEY KISS ME - SHIRLEY BASSEY
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Kiss Me Honey, Honey Kiss Me

HISTORY REPEATING - SHIRLEY BASSEY PROPELLERHEADS (SK)
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  History Repeating With The Propellerheads

NEVER NEVER NEVER - SHIRLEY BASSEY
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Never, Never, Never

REACH FOR THE STARS - SHIRLEY BASSEY (SK)
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  Reach For The Stars

SOMETHING - SHIRLEY BASSEY
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Something

THANK YOU FOR THE YEARS - SHIRLEY BASSEY (SK)
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  Thank You For The Years

THIS IS MY LIFE - SHIRLEY BASSEY
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This Is My Life

TONIGHT - SHIRLEY BASSEY (SK)
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  Tonight

WHAT NOW MY LOVE - SHIRLEY BASSEY
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What Now My Love

WHERE DO I BEGIN - SHIRLEY BASSEY (SK)
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  Where Do I Begin

WITH THESE HANDS - SHIRLEY BASSEY (SK)
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  With These Hands

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Sheet Music

SHIRLEY BASSEY - PVG SONGBOOK
SHIRLEY BASSEY - PVG SONGBOOK
This 84 page songbook is arranged for Piano, Voice with Chord Boxes and includes 22 great hits from Shirley Bassey. (Where Do I Begin) Love Story As I Love You As Long As He Needs Me Big Spender Diamonds Are Forever For All We Know Goldfinger History Repeating I (Who Have Nothing) If You Go Away (Ne Me Quitte Pas) I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) Kiss Me Honey Honey (Kiss Me) Light My Fire Moonraker Never Never Never Something The Greatest Performance Of My Life This Is My Life What Kind Of Fool Am I? What Now My Love You Gave Me A Mountain You'll Never Know (Just How Much I Love You). ISBN 9780571530915
Price: £14.99
Songbook. Allow up to 8 days for delivery.

More About Shirley Bassey

Shirley Veronica Bassey was born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales, on January 8, 1937. She was the youngest of seven children. When Bassey was a baby, her father was sent to prison.

In 1952, Bassey left school to work in a factory. She also sang in pubs, and, at 16, was cast in a musical revue. Those performances came to an end when she got pregnant. But, after giving birth and leaving her daughter Sharon in the care of a sister, Bassey soon started to perform again.

When agent Mike Sullivan heard Shirley Bassey singing, he was impressed enough with her voice to begin managing her career. It was at this time that Bassey started to adopt gowns that would become her signature look. Bassey released her first single, “Burn My Candle,” when she was 19 years old. In 1957, she had her first hit with “Banana Boat Song.” Her worldwide popularity took off when she sang “Goldfinger” for the 1964 James Bond movie of the same name. She also sang the theme songs for two other Bond films, Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker. These Bond songs, along with her interpretations of numbers like “Big Spender” and “I Am What I Am,” made Bassey’s career.
Unfortunately, Shirley Bassey’s family life wasn’t as successful as her career. Her first-born daughter Sharon was brought up by her aunt and it wasn’t until she was nine years old that she learned Bassey was her mother. In 1963, Bassey gave birth to another daughter, Samantha. Bassey married twice, to Kenneth Hume and Sergio Novak, but both marriages ended in divorce. She was also estranged from her adopted son, Mark, for several years. The most difficult blow for Bassey was the death of her daughter, Samantha, in 1985. The death was considered an accidental drowning, but, in a 2009 interview, Bassey admitted she had doubts about that conclusion. 
Shirley Bassey was made a dame commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2000 and has truly come a long way from her humble beginnings.

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