1989 (Veteran singer, Shirley Bassey, canta en Espanol. Shirley recorded an LP in Spanish titled, 'La Mujer' and these are two of the songs from that LP.

The first song is the very familiar, 'Without You' re-written in Spanish as Sin Ti. Shirley has recorded this song in both English and Spanish. The second song, 'La Pasion Que Nos Devora' is sung live by Shirley at a Concert in Vina Del Mar, Chile.

ABOUT the LP, La Mujer:
La Mujer Shirley Bassey canta en Español (The Woman - Shirley Bassey sings in Spanish), is a Shirley Bassey studio album recorded in Spanish. The first recording sessions were held in Spain, and the album was completed in California, at the Hitsville West studio in December 1988. The 1980s saw a period of very few album releases from Shirley Bassey: All by Myself (1982); the acclaimed album I Am What I Am (1984); her recording of James Bond themes from 1987, The Bond Collection, (which had met with problems and remained unreleased until 1992); and La Mujer. In 1987 the Swiss electronica band Yello approached Shirley Bassey about recording a song with them. The track "The Rhythm Divine" was a minor hit in the UK, charting at number 54 in the UK singles chart but achieving more success on mainland Europe.[1][2] The success of the single released by Mercury Records, led to an album deal on the label.

This is the second album of non-English recordings made by Shirley Bassey, the late 1960s and early 1970s had seen her record several tracks in Italian. As preparation for the recording Shirley had twenty hours of Spanish lessons.[3] The album brings together new Spanish material and new versions in Spanish of such Shirley Bassey classics as "Without You" ("Sin Ti") and "I (Who Have Nothing)" ("Hoy No Tengo Nada"). Spanish lyrics were provided by Leonardo Schultz, who also wrote the new material appearing on the album. The album's debut was a performance by Bassey at the "Viña Del Mar Song Festival" in Chile in February, 1989, and further appearances in South America followed. The performance in Chile was filmed and an edited version featured on a CD/DVD release in 2004, the set called Super Estellas del Amor features five tracks on CD from the album and seven live performances on DVD.

The album was mainly marketed for the Spanish speaking countries in South America, the US and mainland Europe, very little promotion was undertaken in the UK for this release. The original releases for La Mujer in Germany and the US (on LP, cassette and CD) featured the same artwork as its South American counterpart, but differing layouts.

LYRICS - Sin Ti:
No olvidé aquella tarde
que tal vez fui muy cobarde
porque sé que provoqué aquel adiós;
y en tu mirada la tristeza se notó...
se notó.

Te dejé y lo deploro,
te ignoré y vez que hoy lloro
porque sé que nunca tuve la razón,
y es justo que hoy te hable con el corazón...
mi corazón.

No es vivir
si ya no es contigo,
no es vivir
si no es con tu amor.

No es vivir
si ya no es contigo,
no es vivir
si no es con tu amor.

No olvidé aquella tarde
que tal vez fui muy cobarde
porque sé que provoqué aquel adiós;
y en tu mirada la tristeza se notó...
se notó.

LYRICS - La Pasion Que Nos Devora:
Traté de recordar y qué ironía

I tried to remember, and what an irony
las veces que te oí llamarme ?amor´.

The times I heard you say "my love"
Los dedos de una mano sobrarían

The fingers of one hand would be too many to count them
y ves que junto a ti aún estoy.

And yet you see I'm still with you

Traté de aceptar tus condiciones

I tried to accept your conditions
y escondo cada vez tanta emoción.

Hiding my emotions every time
Te amo locamente

I love you "madly"
y tú sinceramente

You love me "sincerely"
jamás supiste amar igual que yo.

You never knew how to love like I do

La pasión que nos devora

The passion that consumes us
en la noche se ocultó,

Got hidden in the night
las miradas de fervor

The passionate looks
así nadie las vio.

That no one ever saw

La pasión que nos devora

The passion that consumes us
la razón me adormeció,

Clouded my thinking
esta suerte de dolor

Special Thanks to Pieter and Astrid from the Shirley Bassey blog and all those who have provided wonderful pictures of Shirley!

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