Shirley Bassey - You're Gonna Hear From Me (Music/Picture Montage)

1966 (Track from Shirley Bassey LP titled, "I've Got A Song For You'

ABOUT the LP, I've Got A Song For You:
I've Got A Song for You is a 1966 album by Shirley Bassey. Bassey had left EMI's Columbia Label, and this was her first album for United Artists, a label she would remain with for approximately 14 years (until it was sold, ironically enough, to EMI). This album and the following release And We Were Lovers were produced by Bassey's former husband, Kenneth Hume. (Their marriage had ended in divorce in 1965, but he continued to act as her manager, and for these two albums, her producer.) The album entered the UK Albums Chart at #26, but failed to chart in the US, despite her having received outstanding reviews for live engagements in New York and Las Vegas that same year, and the fact that the album was recorded in New York. It was an inauspicious start for her at UA, but this would change in 1970 (save one EMI/Columbia album issued after she left for United Artists, most likely previously recorded material, and one compilation album). In 1970, Bassey would begin to produce more contemporary pop-oriented albums, but here in 1966, despite scoring her biggest hit with Goldfinger a year or so earlier, she was still firmly in the traditional pop genre.

This LP may not have been one of Shirley's higher selling studio recording LPs, but this track, once again, shows off her powerful high-fidelity 'no holding back' vocal abilities which she has always been so well known for. But even with such a powerful voice, Bassey knew she had to change and sing more contemporary POP, and she did this to great success starting in the late 1960's/early 1970's. To date, Bassey is still the number 1 selling female recording artist in the UK of all time. But, it's her live big-belter performances singing many songs from the 50's & 60's traditional standards genre, which keep her fans coming back for more and more.

LYRICS:
Move over, sun, and give me some sky
I got me some wings I'm eager to try
I may be unknown but wait till I've flown
You're gonna hear from me
Make me some room, you people up there
On top of the world, I'll meet you, I swear
I'm stakin' my claim, so remember my name
You're gonna hear from me

Fortune, smile on the road before me
I am fortune's child
Listen, world, you can't ignore me
I've got a song that longs to be played
Raise up my flag, begin my parade
Then watch the world over start comin' up clover
That's how it's gonna be
I've got a song that longs to be played
Raise up my flag, begin my parade
Then watch the world over start comin' up clover
That's how it's gonna be, watch me
You're gonna hear,
You're gonna hear from me

Many thanks to the Shirley Bassey Blog, and all those who have contributed wonderful pictures of Shirley, which are used in this clip.

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[Thorneycroft1937]

I've got a song for you is one of Shirley's best ever albums, unfortunately it was released during a time when her success was fading and therefore was not very successful, only one week in the charts, peaked at 26 on 27/08/1966, great how she always came back after lows in her long career, soon to be 60 years, there are very few artitst (specially in the music industry) with that special longevity.

[sas9023055]

@Thorneycroft1937 - This is one of my favorite LPs too! Shirley's former husband, Kenneth Hume produced this LP, and unfortunately because of her phenom voice, he type casted her music style to singing big-belter type standards, when the music of the day was rock N roll like The Beatles. He couldn't see that with her tremendous voice, why not have her record more contemporary songs. Finally in 1970, her producers figured it out that when one has a voice like this, she can sing anything.

[sas9023055]

@sas9023055 - One this is for sure. Shirley's live concert popularity has never been an issue, and her fans expect her to include the old standards similar to this song where she can blow you away. And, when you have such a powerful voice, your record sales are more about picking the right songs of the day where the majority of the record buyers (people under 25 yo) will buy your records. Barbra Streisand, Vikki Carr, and Connie Francis all faced the same issue, and had to change.

[alexuniverse]

Love this, but a very gentle comment: It's You're Gonna Hear from Me :)

[sas9023055]

@alexuniverse - Alex...thks for catching this! I saved the file without the (') because computers don't like that symbol. I forgot to change the title after uploading. Regards, Scot

[monateegs]

Thanks for the tune.

[Thorneycroft1937]

@sas9023055 Exactly, anything. Shirley has sung everything , every type of song and music, from her beginnings in the 50s with her Blues recordings followed by Jazz in the early 60s right through her amazing career till Get The Party Started. Her versatility is as unmatched as her longevity.

[Amnas2011]

Great vid!Thanks!

[gfks11]

LOVELY!!:-))

She sang it in her own special way, a fantastic tune anyhow!!

[Rosannasfriend]

AWESOME!!!! My favorite song that you've posted in a while!