| Shirley Stops the Shows | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 1965 | |||
| Genre | Vocal | |||
| Label | EMI/Columbia | |||
| Producer | Norman Newell | |||
| Shirley Bassey chronology | ||||
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| Shirley Bassey Belts the Best! | ||||
 US album cover | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Record Mirror |   [1] |
Shirley Stops the Shows is the seventh Shirley Bassey studio album, her 5th and final studio album recorded for the EMI/Columbia label in the UK. Released in 1965, this album is a mix of standards and showtunes. Shirley Bassey was at a high point in her career, with worldwide success of her single "Goldfinger", but the album failed to chart in the UK, a first for her Columbia albums.[2] The album met with more success in the US, reaching number 85 in the US Pop charts.[3] For the US market it was issued with an alternative running order, retitled Shirley Bassey Belts the Best! and "The Lady Is a Tramp" was replaced by "Goldfinger". Original release was in mono and stereo, both mono versions feature an alternative studio recording of "People" which has not yet been re-issued on CD. The stereo version, remastered, was issued on CD in 2008 together with 12 of Those Songs by BGO Records.
- ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (3 April 1965). "Shirley Bassey: Shirley Stops The Shows" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 212. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Shirley bassey on officialcharts.com
- ^ Billboard position on allmusic