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''The Bewitching Miss Bassey'' is a studio album from Shirley Bassey. Consisting of new and previously released material this was the first album from 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".〔(www.chartstats.com; Shirley Bassey UK chart hit singles )〕 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 (also known as "pseudo-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. == Track listing == Side One # "Burn My Candle" (Ross Parker) (Previously released in 1956) # "Night and Day" (Cole Porter) # "Crazy Rhythm" (Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn) # "The Wall" (Oramay Diamond, Clyde Otis, Dave Dreyer) # "The Banana Boat Song" (Traditional) (Arrangement: Erik Darling, Bob Carey, Alan Arkin) (Previously released in 1957) # "The Gypsy in My Soul" (Clay Boland, Moe Jaffe) # "Love for Sale" (Porter) Side Two # "From This Moment On" (Cole Porter) (Previously released in 1958) # "Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me "(Peter Warne as Michael Julien) # "You, You Romeo" (Fred Elton) (Previously released in 1957) # "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) # "How About You?" (Burton Lane, Ralph Freed) # "Fire Down Below" (Ned Washington, Lee Lester) (Previously released in 1957) # "As I Love You" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) (Previously released in 1958) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Bewitching Miss Bassey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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