| The Performance | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 9 November 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 42:11 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | David Arnold | |||
| Shirley Bassey chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| BBC Music | favourable[2] |
| Daily Telegraph | [3] |
| The Observer | [4] |
| The Scotsman | [5] |
| The Times | [6] |
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.
- ^ "The Performance - Shirley Bassey - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ Hocknell, Tom. "BBC - Music - Review of Dame Shirley Bassey - The Performance". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ Sweeting, Adam. "Shirley Bassey: The Performance, CD review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ Robinson, Peter (31 October 2009). "Shirley Bassey: The Performance". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Album review: Dame Shirley Bassey". The Scotsman. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "The Times & The Sunday Times". The Times. Retrieved 30 April 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "The Girl From Tiger Bay". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 19 February 2010.