Simply the Best

~ Release by Shirley Bassey (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The jewelcase sits in a printed cardboard jacket

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-19 08:37 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Killing Me Softly With His Song
cover recording of:
Killing Me Softly With His Song
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
publisher:
Platz Music Publishng, Rodali Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Fox-Gimbel Productions Inc. (in 1972)
4:42
2The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
4:46
3Where Do I Begin (Love Story)
3:15
4No Regrets
producer:
Norman Newell
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
conductor:
Johnnie Spence (John Spence Abrahams, British music director, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965)
cover recording of:
No Regrets
lyricist:
Michel Vaucaire
composer:
Charles Dumont (French singer and composer)
translator:
Hal Davis
translated version of:
Non, je ne regrette rien
52:48
5Memory
5:05
6As Time Goes By
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
cover recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
3:33
7What Now My Love
producer:
Norman Newell
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle
remixer:
Bugz in the Attic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1962)
cover recording of:
What Now My Love
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
translator:
Carl Sigman
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Major Songs, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
translated version of:
Et maintenant
2:55
8Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
producer:
Norman Newell (task: recording supervised by)
background vocals:
The Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Geoff Love & His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., Commander Publications, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
2:53
9Softly as I Leave You
engineer:
Frank Laico and Lanky Linstrot (US recording engineer)
producer:
Dave Pell
arranger:
Sid Feller
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1968)
cover recording of:
Softly, as I Leave You
lyricist:
Giorgio Calabrese
composer:
Antonio DeVita
translator:
Hal Shaper
publisher:
Curci USA Corp., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music (publisher)
translated version of:
Piano
2:31
10Alone Again (Naturally)
cover recording of:
Alone Again (Naturally)
lyricist and composer:
Gilbert O’Sullivan
publisher:
Grand Upright Music Ltd. and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
4:53
11Can't Take My Eyes Off You
cover recording of:
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (1967 song)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., Saturday Music, Inc., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. and Seasons Four Music Corp. (in 1967)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:58
12Don't Cry for Me Argentina
4:14
13Tonight
producer:
Norman Newell
orchestra:
Geoff Love and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
West Side Story: Tonight (Maria, Tony)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
part of:
West Side Story
2:16
14The Shadow of Your Smile
cover recording of:
The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme from “The Sandpiper”)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Marissa Music, Miller Music Corp. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 38th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1965 winner)
3:44
15You Made Me Love You
3:01
16The Look of Love
cover recording of:
The Look of Love
lyricist:
Hal David
writer:
Burt Bacharach and Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
The 40th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:08
17Macavity
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1993)
cover recording of:
Macavity
lyricist:
T. S. Eliot
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Faber Music, Faber Music Ltd. and The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
3:18
18Starlight Express
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1993)
cover recording of:
Starlight Express
lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Ed. Really Useful Group Germany, Polygram Songs MV GmbH and The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Starlight Express (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
recording of:
Starlight Express
lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Ed. Really Useful Group Germany, Polygram Songs MV GmbH and The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Starlight Express (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
3:05