Description
La Mujer Shirley Bassey canta en Español (The Woman – Shirley Bassey sings in Spanish), is a Shirley Bassey studio album recorded in Spanish 1989.
As preparation for the recording Shirley had twenty hours of Spanish lessons. The album brings together new Spanish material and new versions in Spanish of such Shirley Bassey classics as “Without You” (“Sin Ti”) and “I (Who Have Nothing)” (“Hoy No Tengo Nada”). Spanish lyrics were provided by Leonardo Schultz, who also wrote the new material appearing on the album. The album’s debut was a performance by Bassey at the “Viña Del Mar Song Festival” in Chile in February, 1989, and further appearances in South America followed.
Video: Shirley Bassey – “La Pasion Que Nos Devora” (Leonardo Schultz, Danny Schultz) 1989
Tracklist:
- “La Pasion Que Nos Devora” (Leonardo Schultz, Danny Schultz) -4.56
- “Sin Ti (Without You)” (Tom Evans, Pete Ham) (Spanish: Leonardo Schultz) -3.27
- “Volveras” (Leonardo Schultz, Miguel Muscarsel) -4.36
- “No Me Hables Mas De Amor” (Raúl Abramzon, Leonardo Schultz) -4.18
- “Nadie Mas Te Quiso (Como Yo) (I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do))” (Neil Harrison) (Spanish: Leonardo Schultz) – 3.32
- “Asi Sola Yo (Out Here On My Own)” (Michael Gore, Lesley Gore) (Spanish: Leonardo Schultz) -4.14
- “No Fingire” (Leonardo Schultz, Danny Schultz) -4.14
- “Hoy No Tengo Nada (I (Who Have Nothing))” (Mogol, Donida, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) (Spanish: Leonardo Schultz) -3.06
- “Vallas (Rivals)” (Barbara Dickson, Charlie Dore) (Spanish: Danny Schultz) -4.30
- “Si Yo Te Quiero Mas” (Leonardo Schultz, Danny Schultz) -5.00
Credits:
- Bass – Ken Wild
- Chorus – The Petsye Powell Singers
- Drums – Chad Wackerman, Jorge Patrono, Ralph Humphrey
- Flute, Saxophone – Fred Selden
- French Horn – James Thatcher
- Guitar – George Doering, John L. Goux*
- Harp – Amy Shulman
- Oboe – Gene Cipnano*
- Percussion – Jorge Bermudez, Steve Foreman*
- Piano, Synthesizer – Brian Gascoigne, Emilio Kauderer, Nelson Kole
- Producer – Leonardo Schultz
- Strings – The Manchester Strings
- Trombone – Charles C. Loper*, Ernest Carlson*, Lew McCreary
- Trumpet – John Rosenberg, Robert R. O’Donnell*, Stuart Blumberg
Personnel:
- Gary H.Mason – Executive Producer/Production Coordinator
- Shirley Bassey – Vocals
- Ken Wild – Bass
- The Petsye Powell Singers – Chorus
- Chad Wackerman, Jorge Patrono, Ralph Humphrey – Drums
- Fred Selden – Flute, Saxophone
- James Thatcher – French Horn
- George Doering, John L. Goux – Guitar
- Amy Shulman – Harp
- Gene Cipnano – Oboe
- Jorge Bermudez, Steve Foreman – Percussion
- Brian Gasgoign, Emilio Kauderer, Nelson Kole – Piano, Synthesizer
- The Manchester Strings – Strings
- Charles C. Loper, Ernest Carlson, Lew McGreary – Trombone
- John Rosenberg, Robert R. O’Donnell, Stuart Blumberg – Trumpet
