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Shirley Bassey - And I Love You So (1972)





And I Love You So is a 1972 album from Shirley Bassey. Released late in 1972 to positve reviews, this was Bassey"s fourth album of the decade and was one of the albums which comprised her "comeback" period of the 1970s.[1] Unlike the earlier albums, this didn"t feature any hit singles and consequently didn"t fare as well as the previous three. It made No.24, and remained on the chart for 9 weeks, reaching its peak on Christmas week, resulting in higher than average sales.[2] Singles released were "And I Love You So" (a cover of the Don McLean hit) and "The Ballad of the Sad Young Men", although the CD liner notes considers tracks "If We Only Have Love" and "The Way of Love" to be stronger single choices.

The original release was in stereo on vinyl and cassette. This album was re-issued on CD in 2000 with two bonus tracks: "If I Should Love Again" (previously only released as a B-side to "The Ballad of the Sad Young Men") and "Let Me Be The One", which was unreleased until 1994.


Side One

1."Someday" (John Bettis, Richard Carpenter)
2."Bless the Beasts and Children" (Perry Botkin, Jr., Barry De Vorzon)
3."Jezahel" (Fossanti, Prudence)
4."And I Love You So" (Don McLean)
5."The Way of Love" (Jacques Dieval, Al Stillman)
6."The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (Ewan MacColl)

Side Two

1."Day by Day" (Stephen Schwartz, John-Michael Tebelack)
2."Without You" (Tom Evans, Pete Ham)
3."The Ballad of the Sad Young Men" (Landesman, Wolf)
4."I Don"t Know How To Love Him" (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice)
5."I"d Do It All Again" (Ahlert, Carr)
6."If We Only Have Love" (Blau, Jacques Brel, Shuman)

CD re-issue bonus tracks:

1."If I Should Love Again" (Guistina, Norman Newell)
2."Let Me Be The One" (Roger Nichols, Paul Williams)




And I Love You So (Shirley Bassey album)
 
Studio album by Shirley Bassey 
Released November 1972 
Genre MOR 
Label United Artists 
Producer Noel Rogers 
Professional reviews 
Allmusic  link