The Iconic Dame Shirley Bassey, DBE, is probably the most famous female singer to have emerged from the UK.

This unique 2-CD set anthologises her earliest recordings for the UK Philips label between 1956 - 58 and features her first UK No. 1 'As I Love You'. Other hits included are 'The Banana Boat Song', 'Fire Down Below', 'You, You Romeo' and 'Kiss Me, Honey Honey Kiss Me'.

Also available here are a pair of real collectors rarities, via her controversial live EP 'Live At The Café De Paris' and her debut LP 'Born To Sing The Blues'. These are truly historic recordings, many of which are notoriously hard to find elsewhere on CD.

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Disc 1

1. BURN MY CANDLE (AT BOTH ENDS)
2. STORMY WEATHER
3. THE WAYWARD WIND
4. BORN TO SING THE BLUES
5. AFTER THE LIGHTS GO DOWN LOW
6. IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME
7. BANANA BOAT SONG
8. TRA LA LA
9. IF I HAD A NEEDLE AND THREAD
10. TONIGHT MY HEART SHE IS CRYING
11. BORN TO SING THE BLUES (Live)
12. SOMEBODY LOVES ME (Live)
13. MY BODY'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY MIND (Live)
14. SEX (Live)
15. I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN (Live)

Disc 2

1. FIRE DOWN BELOW
2. YOU, YOU ROMEO
3. PUH-LEEZE! MISTER BROWN
4. TAKE MY LOVE, TAKE MY LOVE
5. HANDS ACROSS THE SEA
6. AS I LOVE YOU
7. BORN TO SING THE BLUES
8. BEALE STREET BLUES
9. WABASH BLUES
10. BASIN STREET BLUES
11. THE BIRTH OF THE BLUES
12. CARELESS LOVE BLUES
13. BLUES IN THE NIGHT
14. THE ST. LOUIS BLUES
15. KISS ME, HONEY HONEY, KISS ME
16. THERE'S NEVER BEEN A NIGHT