Something Else [Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered]

Shirley Bassey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 26, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: EMI Europe Generic
• ASIN: B00000J209
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #371,725 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Reissue of the beloved Welsh diva's 1970 album for the United Artists label. Features the original cover art & all 12 of the cuts that first graced it, plus covers of Ides of March's classic 'Vehicle' & Bobbi Martin's smash 'For The Love Of Him' added as bonus tracks. 14 tracks total, all digitally remastered. Also features the original cover art. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She's truly Something Else!, July 30, 2000

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sam ([e-mail]) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Something Else (Audio CD)

I was so thrilled when I heard that "Something Else" was re-mastered. I bought the record years ago, and it's been my favorite Bassey Album since then. Here, You can feel her Power and emotion. I love " What's Done is Done", "Breakfast in Bed", and her version of "Bridge over Troubled water". The great thing is that 2 Bonus tracks are included on this album (For the Love of Him) & (Vehicle) both are great. She is an exceptional artist and by listening to this, you'll know what I mean!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great sample of her work, July 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Something Else (Audio CD)

This album introduced me to Shirley Bassey. When I was about six or seven years old, I remember my father playing this on his then state-of-the-art Fisher stereo system. For years I kept my appreciation for Bassey secret, until she was featured on the "Oh Yeah" album by the band Yello in 1985. "Something Else," which offers rather limited tracks for Bassey, is nonetheless a tight sample of her soulful voice. Aretha Franklin has nothing on her. If you like Bassey, you'll likely appreciate Oleta Adams.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SOMETHING MAGICAL IS "SOMETHING ELSE"!!, May 12, 2004

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Bradly Briggs (TOLUCA LAKE, CALIFORNIA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Something Else (Audio CD)

By the 1970's Shirley Bassey's voice became truly "Something Else" as it became more full bodied and rangy and also dramatically deepened in tone becomming one of the all time original great voices of the century!!! At the same time Johnny Harris stepped in as producer, arranger and conductor of the landmark 1970 "Something" album which was followed by this 1971 classic which sounds as great today and holds up as a timeless vocal masterpiece!! Opening with an opulant version of "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story", it is clear that Miss Bassey is in superb form in a glorious orchestration that gives this classic a timeless feeling. Stirring rhythm make "'Til Love Touches Your Life" a great ride while "Easy Thing To Do" is soulful and full of pathos. "Until It's Time For You To Go" is a song that has been done to death but this version is beautifully sung with so much feeling that it is fresh and gorgeous with each new listen and a fresh bossa nova approach to "It's Impossible" does the same for this standard. Powerful and dramatically moving make "What's Done Is Done" a stunner as is Michel LeGrand's beautiful "Pieces Of Dreams" which soars to a glorious finale! Sensuous and a naughty Shirley make for fun versions of "Breakfast In Bed" and "I'd Like To Hate Myself In The Morning (And Raise A Little Hell Tonight)". Nobody is quite as stunning as Shirley is on a torchy ballad full of pathos and none is finer that the classic "Excuse Me" where you feel her soul in this passion filled masterpiece. A complete vocal tour de force make "Bridge Over Troubled Water" as great as the original (which is a classic masterpiece!) so that in itself speaks volumes about the wonderous talent of Shirley Bassey!! Classic orchestration meets a classic performance and get ready to use the repeat button over and over on this incredible performance and enjoy!!!! "I'm Not There" is another incredibly moving song that one can get lost in as Shirley is simply magnificant and at her soulful best. Closing out this great collection of timeless performances are two greats recorded at the same time and "For The Love Of Him" and "Vehicle" would make the final cut of this classic set. Bravo Shirley!!!