The Remix Album...Diamonds Are Forever is a remix album by Welsh singer Shirley Bassey, released in 2000. It contains some of Bassey's most popular songs, along with lesser-known Bassey tracks, remixed by contemporary DJs and producers such as Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, Kurtis Mantronik, Nightmares on Wax, Groove Armada, Mark Brydon from Moloko (under the alias DJ Skymoo), and Propellerheads, who had collaborated with Bassey three years earlier on their single, "History Repeating".
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| Released | 28 August 2000[1] | |||
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The awayTEAM remix of Bassey's 1971 hit, "Where Do I Begin", was released as a single, reaching number 100 in the UK Singles Chart in 2000.[2]
Critical reception
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
In a review for AllMusic, Mark Keresman gave The Remix Album...Diamonds Are Forever two out of five stars, writing that the album "is not for old-school fans of unadulterated Bassey, but club denizens will find a lot to groove to here."[3]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Where Do I Begin" (awayTEAM Mix) | 5:36 | |
| 2. | "Goldfinger" (Propellerheads Mix) | 5:53 | |
| 3. | "Light My Fire" (Kenny Dope Remix) | 5:04 | |
| 4. | "Diamonds Are Forever" (Mantronik 007 Mix) |
| 3:13 |
| 5. | "Easy Thing to Do" (Nightmares on Wax) |
| 4:43 |
| 6. | "Never Never Never" (Groove Armada Mix) |
| 6:08 |
| 7. | "Big Spender" (Wild Oscar Mix) | 5:04 | |
| 8. | "Spinning Wheel" (DJ Spinna Remix) | David Clayton-Thomas | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Light My Fire" (Twelftree's Lady Mix) |
| 4:04 |
| 10. | "If You Go Away" (DJ Skymoo Mix) | 7:06 |
Personnel
editMusicians (track 1)
- Andrew Currie – trombone
- Simon Currie – saxophone
- John Hoare – trumpet
- Denny Ilett – horn arrangement
- Andrew Kremer – double bass
- Duncan McNaughton – trumpet
- Ian Smith – trumpet
- Martyn Sumner – trombone
- Mike Wills – saxophone
Production
- Ralph Alfonso – US design
- AP – art direction & design
- awayTEAM – remix & additional production (track 1)
- Steven Barkan – mix engineer (track 3)
- Mark Brydon – remix (track 10)
- Albert Cabrera – edits (track 4)
- DJ E.A.S.E. – additional production (track 5)
- DJ Spinna – remix (track 8)
- Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez – re-edit (track 3)
- Groove Armada – remix & additional production (track 6)
- Andrew Heermans – mixer (track 4)
- Jak – engineer and remixer (track 9)
- Kurtis Mantronik – producer, mixer (track 4)
- Ciara Nolan – project manager, cover image design
- Propellerheads – remix & additional production (track 2)
- Oscar Ramirez – assistant engineer (track 3)
- Nick Robinson – A&R
- Wild Oscar – remix & additional production (track 7)
- Bram Ttwheam – cover image design
- Robin Twelftree – remix & additional production (track 9)
- Bruce Wood – engineer (track 5)
Charts
edit| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 63 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 62 |
References
edit- ^ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 26 August 2000. p. 28. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Shirley Bassey | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ a b "The Remix Album: Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Shirley Bassey | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 11 May 2021.