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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
More than a 'best of'....., 7 Jul 2003
What the 7 new tracks on this album highlight is how a singer can improve with age. 50 years in the business and Shirley Bassey is sounding better than ever.In truth, I would have prefered a whole album of new tracks rather than a 'best of' with some new tracks. However the new tracks are really excellent, especially the title track 'Thank You For The Years' which has to be one of the best ballads I have ever heard. Whether you are a Bassey fan or not, I would strongly recommend you give this CD a go. This is a great collection of fantastic songs sung by one of the best female voices of all time. The production is faultless the arrangements breathtaking and even the older tracks sound 'cleaned up'. Highly recommended.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Thank you, Shirley., 1 Aug 2003
Celebrating 50 years in the music industry. Shirley Bassey returns with another album including several wonderful NEW tracks and a number of her most famous hits. The album holds many surprises, like 'World In Union' with Bryn Terfel & two live recordings...
Shirley remains timeless & her power and passion unsurpassed, she still sounds great after all these years. The album includes liner notes written by the dame herself & a number of glitzy photos.
The show does go on for this lady!
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
Great introduction to a legend, 14 Aug 2003
When I first heard about this CD I wasn't sure. Most of her recent compilations include re-recordings of her Fifties hits so when I heard these ones were originals I bought it because it looked good. It has a very nice selection of hits. The first 6 six new songs aren't bad. It's nice to have her recent singles however these aren't her best songs. Diamonds Are Forever shouldn't be live. We want the original of this! I Am What I Am is worth listening to though. Then follows an endless segue of Bassey classics; Something will grow on you, with it's refreshing disco beat and smooth flow, then the two FABULOUS Bond themes. These are true hook-laden masterpieces. The next three were all very big 60s hits for her. They're dramatic - I'm sure those three are all from musicals. As is the next, Reach For The Stars, her 2nd and last UK No.1 hit. But why isn't the other side of this No.1 double a-side, Climb Ev'ry Mountain included? The remastering on this CD is excellent so it would have been good to see that one get similar treatment. The next part is from my personal best Shirley era. The energy which she gives to the eternal Kiss Me Honey is unmissable. As I Love You is a ballad of epic 50s proportions. Her first No.1 and up there with the others. Shame it doesn't get more recognition. Nice to see The Banana Boat Song on a Shirley compilation at last. Much better than the version with which she competed at the time by Harry Belafonte, it's a catchy little number which you can't resist. Finally, Burn My Candle (At Both Ends) is a great jazz song. It proves to you she can do jazz and stamp her mark all over it. It sounds like it was written for her. Shame it wasn't a hit - probably because of the risque lyric which was silly in the first place. Good idea to finish with the opening track in a new style, but I don't usually listen to it. Worth buying for the middle section alone.
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