2020: Vocal veteran phenom Dame Shirley Bassey recorded a wonderful cover of the song, Adagio. She included this track on what many believe will be her last album, and is called, ‘I Owe It All To You. The song Adagio was of Italian origin. This octoginarian vocal powerhouse who has been in the business for almost 70 years was rewarded for her efforts with a Top 5 hit album. Shirley’s first professional contract was back in 1953 when she was 16 years old. However, as a young teenager she performed in Tiger Bay pubs on Sundays to earn pocket money. This was the only day that wives and other females could attend. Dame Shirley’s voice has aged like fine wine. She is still able to punch it to hit those huge high fidelity big notes with a tremendous veracity that singers of the younger generation could only wish for! I have no doubt that if she wanted to continue to record for many more years to come, she could! Please Dame Shirley,,,,think about it!
ABOUT I Owe It All To You, the Album:
I Owe It All to You is an album by Welsh singer Shirley Bassey, released on 6 November 2020 by Decca Records. It contains a mix of new songs and cover versions “handpicked to reflect her incredible life and career”. Bassey said of the album, “My new album is a celebration of 70 years in showbiz. 70 years of support from my fans and 70 years of music! I’ve trodden the boards of many stages and kicked up many a diamante heel! The songs I have chosen all feel very personal and connected to my life. I hope they will do the same for my fans. I Owe It All to You entered the Top 5 of the UK Albums Chart, making Bassey “the first female artist to claim a Top 40 album in seven consecutive decades
LYRICS:
I don’t know where to find you
I don’t know how to reach you
I hear your voice in the wind
I feel you under my skin
Within my heart and my soul
I wait for you
Adagio
All of these nights without you
All of my dreams surround you
I see and I touch your face
I fall into your embrace
When the time is right I know
You’ll be in my arms
Adagio
I close my eyes and I find a way
No need for me to pray
I’ve walked so far
I’ve fought so hard
Nothing more to explain
I know all that remains
Is a piano that plays
If you know where to find me
If you know how to reach me
Before this light fades away
Before I run out of faith
Be the only man to say
You won’t let me go
Adagio
Before this light fades away
Before I run out of faith
Be the only man to say
You won’t let go
Don’t let me go
Adagio