Shirley Stops the Shows


Shirley Stops the Shows is the seventh Shirley Bassey studio album, her 5th and final studio album recorded for the EMI/Columbia label in the UK. Released in 1965, this album is a mix of standards and showtunes. Shirley Bassey was at a high point in her career, with worldwide success of her single "Goldfinger", but the album failed to chart in the UK, a first for her Columbia albums. The album met with more success in the US, reaching number 85 in the US Pop charts. For the US market it was issued with an alternative running order, retitled Shirley Bassey Belts the Best! and "The Lady Is a Tramp" was replaced by "Goldfinger". Original release was in mono and stereo, both mono versions feature an alternative studio recording of "People" which has not yet been re-issued on CD.
The stereo version, remastered, was issued on CD in 2008 together with 12 of Those Songs by BGO Records.

Track listing

Side One.
  1. "Everything's Coming up Roses" - 3.22
  2. "The Sweetest Sounds" - 2.38
  3. "He Loves Me" - 2.04
  4. "I Believe in You" - 2.13
  5. "People" - 2.47
  6. "The Lady is a Tramp" - 2.55
Side Two.
  1. "Once in a Lifetime" - 2.20
  2. "Something Wonderful" - 2.42
  3. "A Lot of Livin' to Do" - 1.54
  4. "If Ever I Would Leave You" - 2.43
  5. "Somewhere" - 2.49
  6. "I Could Have Danced All Night" - 1.54

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