You Only Live Twice (soundtrack)

You Only Live Twice
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedJuly 1967
RecordedApril 1967
Length34:12
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerJohn Barry
Lukas Kendall (2003 Reissue)
John Barry chronology
The Wrong Box
(1966)
You Only Live Twice
(1967)
Boom!
(1968)
James Bond soundtrack chronology
Thunderball
(1965)
You Only Live Twice
(1967)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
(1969)
Singles from You Only Live Twice
  1. "You Only Live Twice"
    Released: 1967
Professional ratings
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Allmusic[1]

You Only Live Twice is the soundtrack for the fifth James Bond film of the same name. It was composed by Bond veteran John Barry. At the time, this was his fourth credited Bond film. The theme song, "You Only Live Twice", was sung by Nancy Sinatra, the first non-British vocalist of the series, with music by Barry and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. The soundtrack has previously been available in two versions on CD – the first, a straight reissue of the LP soundtrack, and the second, an expanded reissue including several previously unreleased tracks. The film soundtrack was recorded at CTS Studios, London. It debuted on the top 40 Billboard 200 album chart on August 19, 1967, and went up to 27.[2]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums, 3rd edition, 1996, page 359.