Album: Shirley Bassey Sings the Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber by Shirley Bassey (1993)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Epic
Record Label: Decca Records
Format: Album

Description: Not everyone is a fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber's grandiose musicals. But in SHIRLEY BASSEY SINGS THE SONGS OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, Bassey's booming delivery suits Lloyd Webber's particular brand of over the top melodrama to a fare-thee-well.

For unreconstructed Lloyd Webber fans, her versions of cabaret standards like "Memory," "I Don't Know How to Love Him," "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," and "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again," are pretty close to definitive.

Artist Background: Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, DBE (/ˈbæsi/; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, she began performing as a teenager in 1953. She became well-known for her expressive voice and for recording the soundtrack theme songs of the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). In January 1959, Bassey became the first Welsh person to gain a number-one single on the UK Singles Chart. In 2020, with the release of her most recent a... Part of the Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Music Scene: Part of the Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Epic, 1990s, Album, Decca Records


Not everyone is a fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber's grandiose musicals. But in SHIRLEY BASSEY SINGS THE SONGS OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, Bassey's booming delivery suits Lloyd Webber's particular brand of over the top melodrama to a fare-thee-well.

For unreconstructed Lloyd Webber fans, her versions of cabaret standards like "Memory," "I Don't Know How to Love Him," "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," and "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again," are pretty close to definitive.

Shirley Bassey Sings the Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber

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