The Associates were a Scottish post-punk and pop band,formed in Dundee in 1979 by lead vocalist Billy Mackenzie and guitarist Alan Rankine. The band released an unauthorized cover version of David Bowie's "Boys Keep Swinging" as their debut single in 1979,which landed them a recording contract with Fiction Records. They followed with their debut studio album The Affectionate Punch in 1980 and the compilation album Fourth Drawer Down in 1981,both to critical praise.
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity,powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films,Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists in Britain. In 1999,she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.
Yello is a Swiss electronic music band,which formed in Zürich in 1979. For most of the band's history,Yello has been a duo consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank;founding member Carlos Perón left in 1983.
Since its inception in 1962,the James Bond film series from Eon Productions has featured many musical compositions,many of which are now considered classic pieces of British film music. The best known piece is the "James Bond Theme" composed by Monty Norman. Other instrumentals,such as "On Her Majesty's Secret Service",and various songs performed by British or American artists such as Shirley Bassey's "Goldfinger",Nancy Sinatra's "You Only Live Twice",Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die",Carly Simon's "Nobody Does It Better",Sheena Easton's "For Your Eyes Only",Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill",Tina Turner's "GoldenEye" also become identified with the series.
Stella is the fourth studio album by the Swiss electronic band Yello,first released in Germany,Switzerland and Austria on 29 January 1985,and in the UK and US in March 1985. It was the first album made by the band without founder member Carlos Perón,and with his departure the remaining duo of Boris Blank and Dieter Meier began to move away from experimental electronic sounds towards a more commercial synthpop and cinematic soundtrack style. As well as becoming the first album ever by a Swiss group to top the Swiss album chart,it was the band's breakthrough album internationally,helped by the success of the song "Oh Yeah",which gained the band worldwide attention the following year after it was prominently featured in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off and then a year later in The Secret of My Success.
One Second is Yello's fifth original studio album,having been preceded by a 'new mix' compilation the previous year. Released in 1987,the album is noteworthy for featuring both Billy Mackenzie and Shirley Bassey,the latter singing vocals on "The Rhythm Divine".
William MacArthur Mackenzie was a Scottish singer and songwriter,known for his distinctive high tenor voice. He was the co-founder and lead vocalist of post-punk and new wave band the Associates. He also had a brief solo career releasing his debut studio album,Outernational,in 1992,his only solo album released during his lifetime.
Zebra is the eighth studio album by the electronica Swiss band Yello. The record was released on 17 October 1994 through 4th &B'way and Mercury labels.
Essential Yello is a compilation album by Swiss electronic duo Yello. It was first released in 1992 and also available as a sell-through video release.
"Big Spender" is a song written by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields for the musical Sweet Charity,first performed in 1966. Peggy Lee was the first artist to record the song for her album of the same name also that year. It is sung,in the musical,by the dance hostess girls;it was choreographed by Bob Fosse for the Broadway musical and the 1969 film. It is set to the beat of a striptease as the girls taunt the customers.
"Goldfinger" is the title song from the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. Composed by John Barry and with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley,the song was performed by Shirley Bassey for the film's opening and closing title sequences,as well as the soundtrack album release. The single release of the song gave Bassey her only Billboard Hot 100 top forty hit,peaking in the Top 10 at No. 8 and No. 2 for four weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart,and in the United Kingdom the single reached No. 21.
Get the Party Started is a 2007 album by Welsh singer Dame Shirley Bassey.
"History Repeating" is a 1997 song written by Alex Gifford and originally performed by English electronic music duo Propellerheads featuring Welsh singer Shirley Bassey. It was released shortly before their only album,Decksandrumsandrockandroll,released in 1998 by Wall of Sound in Europe and DreamWorks in the US and Japan. The single was a #1 hit on the UK Indie Chart,and was also Bassey's first top ten appearance on any US chart since 1973's "Never Never Never",making #10 on the US Dance Club Chart. According to Bassey,Gifford wrote the song especially for her. The sleeve cover,an illustration by Duke D. Jukes,takes its inspiration from classic album sleeve from the Capitol 1957 release Just One Of Those Things by Nat King Cole.
Vicious Games is a song by Swiss group Yello,released in 1985. It was released as the second single from Stella. Vicious Games appears on the band's compilation album Essential Yello.
La MujerShirley Bassey canta en Español,is a Shirley Bassey studio album recorded in Spanish. The first recording sessions were held in Spain,and the album was completed in California,at the Hitsville West studio in December 1988. The 1980s saw a period of very few album releases from Shirley Bassey:All by Myself (1982);the acclaimed album I Am What I Am (1984);her recording of James Bond themes from 1987,The Bond Collection,;and La Mujer. In 1987 the Swiss electronica band Yello approached Shirley Bassey about recording a song with them. The track "The Rhythm Divine" was a minor hit in the UK,charting at number 54 in the UK singles chart but achieving more success on mainland Europe. The success of the single released by Mercury Records,led to an album deal on the label.
Keep the Music Playing is a 1991 album by Shirley Bassey. The album was recorded in the UK at the Westgreen Studios and in the Netherlands at Wisseloord Studios,Hilversum. The album is a mixture of contemporary pop ballads,such as "I Want to Know What Love Is" from Foreigner,the Jennifer Rush power ballad "The Power of Love",and the more gentle "Still" from Lionel Richie,combined with standards from the field of jazz and pop,such as "He Was Beautiful",the sweet jazz ballad from Cleo Laine. Several of the song arrangements reflect an operatic pop style influence,which may have roots in her 1984 album I Am What I Am,which she recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra,and the fact that in the latter mid-1980s she started working with a vocal coach,a former opera singer. Bassey returned to the Beatles with "Yesterday",as she had previously covered "Something" and "Fool on the Hill" successfully in the 1970s,and had performed "Hey Jude" frequently live. Another previously successful formula was used for the closing track "Dio,Come Ti Amo " an Italian original in the tradition of "This is My Life" and "Natalie"..
The Bewitching Miss Bassey is the second studio album by Welsh singer Shirley Bassey. Consisting of new and previously released material,this was the first album by Bassey to be issued on the 12" Long-playing record format. Tracks were taken from sessions recorded between 1956 and early 1959. All the songs were recorded in the UK with Wally Stott and his Orchestra,with production by Johnny Franz. The only exception was "The Wall" which was recorded in New York with Jimmy Carroll and his orchestra and produced by Mitch Miller. Featuring Bassey's first five hit songs,including Bassey's 1958 number one single "As I Love You" and the huge hit "Kiss Me,Honey Honey,Kiss Me". The album showcases the best of the early career of Shirley Bassey. All the songs were only recorded in mono,no stereo versions are known to exist. In the 1970s Philips did re-issue them in an "electronically enhanced" stereo. The album was re-issued in the US on the Epic label with different artwork. While this album has not been issued independently on CD,it was included in its entirety on the four-CD compilation titled Five Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles in 2012.
"'Disco' La Passione" is a 1996 song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea. The song was written for the film La Passione,a semi-autobiography by Rea. Shirley Bassey made her feature film debut here,but the film was a disappointment at the box office. A single was issued,produced by Rea and,unusual for Bassey,credited as co-performer. The track also appears on the soundtrack album La Passione. The single sold well in Europe,making the Top 40 of the Dutch and Belgian charts,but just missed being a Top 40 hit on the UK Singles Chart,charting at number 41.
Love Is No Game is a single released by Shirley Bassey in 1988. Composed by Pino Marchese,Charles McLoughlin who later worked together on the film soundtrack of the French movie Parole de Flic. The same team had previously provided the 1983 European hit "Thought I'd Ring You",which charted at #13 in the Dutch charts. The song is a remix of a song that was previously released in 1984,then known as "That's Right". The single was released in the wake of the recent hit single "The Rhythm Divine" a collaboration with the electro-pop group Yello,which revived Bassey's career and chart success in otherwise a rather barren period in her recording career and introduced her to a whole new generation. The song has never been included on a Shirley Bassey album or compilation. The 7" single release features. on the b-side,the original Shirley Bassey recording of "Memory",'from the musical Cats recorded in 1984. She went on to re-record the song in 1993 for the album Sings the Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Shirley Bassey did not promote this single and no video was released. The single was only released in the Netherlands,Belgium and Germany where it failed to chart.
"Bostich" is a song by Swiss synthpop band Yello,released in 1981. It is the third and final single to be released from their debut studio album Solid Pleasure. "Bostich" appears on the band's compilation album Essential Yello. The song peaked at number 23 on the Billboard dance chart.
