The Birthday Concert: Recorded Live July 26, 1997 at Althorp Park, England [Live]

Shirley Bassey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Drg
• ASIN: B000006FBQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,493 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. 'S Wonderful

2. Diamonds Are Forever

3. Nobody Does It Like Me

4. Never, Never, Never (Grande, Grande, Grande)

5. Kiss Me, Honey, Honey, Kiss Me

6. Big Spender

7. The Lady Is a Tramp

8. New York, New York

9. What Now, My Love?

10. Something

11. Hey Jude

12. I Want to Know What Love Is

13. La Passione

14. I (Who Have Nothing)

15. Yesterday, When I Was Young

16. This Is My Love

17. I Wish You Love

18. I Am What I Am

19. Happy Birthday

20. Thank You

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

In a world where Celine Dion passes for a diva, Shirley Bassey's Birthday Concert--celebrating her 60th--arrives to remind us how it's really done. Sharing in-jokes with a noisily appreciative crowd while never letting anyone forget who's boss, the Welsh-born singer torches (and occasionally flame-throws) her way through a songbook including "Big Spender," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "Diamonds Are Forever" (but, alas, no "Goldfinger"), and a series of I-will-survive anthems ("I Am What I Am"). She's still big: it's the discs that got small. --Rickey Wright

Product Description

An electrifying, 70-minute performance by the incomparable Shirley Bassey, recorded in 1997 at Princess Diana's childhood home (part of the proceeds from this album are being donated to the Princess Diana Trust). Includes 'SWonderful; Diamonds Are Forever; Big Spender; Hey Jude; I Who Have Nothing; I Am What I Am, and more.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SENSATIONAL, January 15, 2000

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Andre (JAMAICA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Birthday Concert: Recorded Live July 26, 1997 at Althorp Park, England (Audio CD)

Bassey does it again. A captivating and sensuous performance. She still has the magic after all these years. For years I have been saying that Bassey needs no hit records as in the end sheer talent, hard work and a carfeully organized act does the hat trick. Hear the hits from her wide repertoire (She hold the record in the female entertainer category in the UK for the most singles and albums on the charts). The Foreigner song "I want know what love is" and the Beatles hit "Hey Jude" have new meaning when done by Bassey in her "big voice" and smolthering gestures. Definitely the most exciting live performance ever! Listening to the CD placed me right in the audience.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars INCREDIBLE. SHE SINGS BETTER EVERY DAY AND YEAR, January 9, 2001

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MACELLARI, Anibal Carlos (MAR DEL PLATA, BUENOS AIRES Argentina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Birthday Concert: Recorded Live July 26, 1997 at Althorp Park, England (Audio CD)

WHAT A CELEBRATION. THE GREATEST ENTERTAINMENT IN THE WORLD OF ALL THE TIMES SHOWS THAY SHE IS UNIQUE. SINGS LIKE A BIRD AND MOVES LIKE ONLY SHE CAN.

ITS ONE OF HER MAGNIFICENTS RECORDS. BUY IT KNOW, SPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A TEENAGER AND WANNA KNOW A DIVA, YES A REALLY DIVA.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bassey Better Than Ever!, November 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Birthday Concert: Recorded Live July 26, 1997 at Althorp Park, England (Audio CD)

This Shirley Bassey 60th birthday concert recorded in the UK in 1997, and recently performed for Southern California audiences in the US, reveals Bassey's mature voice to be a breathtaking surprise: richer, stronger, more powerful than ever before. Included on this CD are her hits of the past decades, as well as hair-raising renditions of "I am What I Am" and "I Wanna Know What Love Is." Bassey's jokes and flirtations with the audience are priceless. If you have never heard Shirley Bassey before, you will be amazed at the power and range of her voice. If you are an old Bassey fan, you will be astonished at how her voice has grown. Not to be missed.