Shirley Bassey has one of the best voices in the business, powerful and full of colour with rich tones. With the right material and a good producer her work is just out and out classic. And this 2 CD, 36 track compilation has many classics (such as the anthemic `Goldfinger'). However, occasionally she has worked with less worthy material and second tier producers and recorded some tracks which simply do not do her justice (the version of `Don't Cry For Me Argentina' found here).
The producers of this compilation have picked out most of the real classics, and the standard throughout is pretty high. However, a few of the clunkers have been mixed in, and there are a couple of tracks where not even Dame Shirley's artistry can save the day. For this I am docking a star. In all though, a decent way to get hold of the great Lady's best recordings and a few lesser known ones that do not find their way onto 1 disc sets.