There's Something About a Bassey Performance That Can Knock the Wind Out of Your Sails, Make You Laugh, Cry, Let You in On the Joke or Be Led to a More Exotic Place... ; the Performance Is On Its Way As Song Legends Write Her New Album

Western Mail › September 05, 2009

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SUPERSTAR Shirley Bassey is releasing her first studio album in more than 20 years this November.

Now aged 72, the queen of Tiger Bay appears to have taken a leaf out of Tom Jones' reinvention manual by recording an album of songs penned by young guns from the music industry. The Manic Street Preachers, Take That frontman Gary Barlow, The Pet Shop Boys, Kaiser Chiefs and Bond theme legends John Barry and Don Black have all stepped up to pen tunes for The Performance.

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There's Something About a Bassey Performance That Can Knock the Wind Out of Your Sails, Make You Laugh, Cry, Let You in On the Joke or Be Led to a More Exotic Place... ; the Performance Is On Its Way As Song Legends Write Her New Album

The album producer David Arnold scored Bond films Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace.

The 47-year-old said: "All these songs...

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