Artists & Songs related to the broadcasts of Thessaloniki's radio legend, Yorgos Alexiou (mostly birthdays of musicians but also releases & charts)
Shirley Bassey was born on January 8, 1937
She is a world star. No doubt about that.
But her Radio hits in Hellas & worldwide aren't so many as someone would imagine.
Apart from her 2 out of 3 very successful James Bond Themes
1) Goldfinger (1964)
2) Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
(Moonraker Theme did not enjoy any particular success)...
...she had (apart from her numerous 50' & 60s UK hits) only a few of major or minor hits worldwide:
I (Who Have Nothing) (1963, cover of Joe Sentieri's "Uno Dei Tanti" from 1961)
UK # 6
Big Spender (1967, cover of the Peggy Lee's 1965 song)
UK # 21
Something (1970, cover of the 1969 Beatles song)
UK # 4, NL # 10, BE # 11, AU # 19, DE # 40
This Is My Life (La Vita) (1979, cover of the Elio Gandolfi 1968 song)
NL # 5, BE # 5
NL # 13, BE # 13
UK # 54, BE # 17, NL # 24, AU # 19, CH # 21, DE # 47
NL # 21, BE # 36
Get The Party Started (2007, cover of P!nk's 2001 hit)
UK # 47
In Hellas though, she had a couple more hits, especially in Thessaloniki's Radio Stations:
1) Yesterday When I Was Young (LP Something, 1970)
cover of Hier Encore by Charles Aznavour (1964)
2a) If You Don't Understand (single A side, 1984)
The A side is cover of "Rabbia Libertà Fantasia" (Ornella Vanoni, 1983)
2b) To All The Men I've Loved Before (single B side, 1984)
The B side is cover of "To All The Girls I've Loved Before" (Albert Hammond, 1974) allthough it is based on the cover of Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson (1984)
3) Remember - SHIRLEY BASSEY feat. AL CORLEY (1984)
cover of Parole, Parole by Mina & Alberto Lupo (1972) but based on the cover of the Dalida & Alain Delon version of 1973.
4) The Girl From Tiger Bay - DAME SHIRLEY BASSEY (LP The Performance, 2009)
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