The Performance
2009 studio album by Shirley Bassey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Performance is an album by the Welsh singer Shirley Bassey, released on 9 November 2009. It is her first studio album of original compositions in three decades. The album was executive produced by music executive Paul Carey and English film composer David Arnold co-produced the entire album with Mike Dixon. Songs on the album were written specifically for Bassey by renowned writers such as Rufus Wainwright, Gary Barlow and Pet Shop Boys. The recording of the album became the subject of a BBC documentary titled The Girl from Tiger Bay named after the song written for the project by James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire of Manic Street Preachers.[7] The album gained favourable reviews and was certified gold in the UK for sales of over 100,000 copies.
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Released | 9 November 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 42:11 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Producer | David Arnold | |||
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BBC Music | favourable[2] |
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