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Let's Face the Music
Let's Face the Music
Studio album by Shirley Bassey
Released	1962
Recorded	1962
Genre	Vocal
Length	52:30
Label	EMI/Columbia
Producer	Norman Newell
Shirley Bassey chronology
Shirley Bassey Sings The Hit Song From "Oliver!"
	US album cover
What Now My Love
	UK re-issue 1971

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Let's Face the Music is the sixth Shirley Bassey studio album, released in 1962 and arranged by Nelson Riddle.^[1] Kenneth Hume, Shirley Bassey's husband and manager, wrote the sleeve notes for this album, in which he gives an insight into how this album came to be: "When Vic Lewis booked Nelson Riddle for a tour with Shirley, we were all very excited; being great fans of Nelson Riddle's from way back...so when someone suggested them doing an LP together, we thought that this would not be possible, remembering that Nelson was under contract with another recording company."^[2] Nelson Riddle was under contract to Capitol Records at the time, so Bassey's producer Norman Newell went about to secure his services for an album. While on the tour, Bassey, Riddle, and Bassey's music director Raymond Long, discussed what form the album should take. Shortly after the tour was completed, the recording sessions began.^[2]

This album was issued in the US as Shirley Bassey Sings The Hit Song From "Oliver!" on the United Artists label, with a slightly different track listing and alternative recordings. "I Can't Get You Out of My Mind" was replaced by "As Long As He Needs Me", and "Imagination", "All of Me" and "All the Things You Are" appear on Oliver! in alternative versions. The alternative versions have not yet been released in the UK and are still not available on CD.

The album entered the U.K. album chart in December 1962 and spent seven weeks on the charts peaking at #12 ^[3] and was re-issued in 1971 as What Now My Love on the EMI Music For Pleasure (MFP) label, when it peaked at number 17 in a five-week run.^[3]

The original album was issued in mono and stereo. The stereo version of this album was released on CD in 1999 by EMI. The album was reissued on CD (7243 4 732226 2 4) by EMI in 2004 as part of the "60s 2 on 1" series - featuring 2 albums on 1 CD. The album was paired with the 1961 album Shirley. However, for this reissue, due to the time restrictions of placing 2 albums on a single CD, "I Should Care" and "The Second Time Around" from Let's Face the Music were omitted.

Track listing

U.K. Version. Side One.

"Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Irving Berlin) – 3:11
"I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) – 3:58
"Let's Fall in Love" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:08
"The Second Time Around" (Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:34
"Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Van Heusen) – 4:04 (U.K. Version differs to U.S. Version)
"All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Kern) – 3:10 (U.K. Version differs to U.S. Version)

Side Two.

"I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) – 2:52
"Everything I Have Is Yours" (Harold Adamson, Burton Lane) – 3:16
"Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:03
"All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 2:48 (U.K. Version differs to U.S. Version)
"I Can't Get You Out of My Mind" (Victor Lewis) – 3:42 (Not on U.S. Version)
"What Now My Love" (Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Leroyer, Carl Sigman) – 2:54

U.S. Version. Side One.

"As Long As He Needs Me" (Lionel Bart) – 2:58 (Not on U.K. Version)
"I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) – 2:46
"Everything I Have Is Yours" (Harold Adamson, Burton Lane) – 3:06
"Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:55
"All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 2:42 (Alternate U.S. Version)
"What Now My Love" (Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Leroyer, Carl Sigman) – 2:50

Side Two.

"Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Irving Berlin) – 3:05
"I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) – 3:55
"Let's Fall in Love" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:03
"The Second Time Around" (Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:30
"Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Van Heusen) – 2:29 (Alternate U.S. Version)
"All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Kern) – 2:54 (Alternate U.S. Version)

Personnel

Shirley Bassey – vocal
Nelson Riddle – arranger, conductor
Nelson Riddle Orchestra - Orchestra

References

^ Let's Face the Music at AllMusic
^ ^a ^b Kenneth Hume, sleeve notes, original LP, Let's Face the Music
^ ^a ^b Shirley Bassey on officialcharts.com

[AMG-1] Let's Face the Music at AllMusic

[sleevenotes-2] Kenneth Hume, sleeve notes, original LP, Let's Face the Music

[officialcharts.com-3] Shirley Bassey on officialcharts.com

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+Kenneth Hume, Shirley Bassey's husband and manager, wrote the sleeve notes for this album, in which he gives an insight into how this album came to be: "When Vic Lewis booked Nelson Riddle for a tour with Shirley, we were all very excited; being great fans of Nelson Riddle's from way back...so when someone suggested them doing an LP together, we thought that this would not be possible, remembering that Nelson was under contract with another recording company."<ref name="sleevenotes">Kenneth Hume, sleeve notes, original LP, Let's Face the Music</ref> [[Nelson Riddle]] was under contract to [[Capitol Records]] at the time, so Bassey's producer [[Norman Newell]] went about to secure his services for an album. While on the tour, Bassey, Riddle, and Bassey's music director Raymond Long, discussed what form the album should take. Shortly after the tour was completed, the recording sessions began.<ref name="sleevenotes" />
+This album was issued in the US as ''Shirley Bassey Sings The Hit Song From "Oliver!" '' on the United Artists label, with a slightly different track listing and alternative recordings. "I Can't Get You Out of My Mind" was replaced by "As Long As He Needs Me", and "Imagination", "All of Me" and "All the Things You Are" appear on ''Oliver!'' in alternative versions. The alternative versions have not yet been released in the UK and are still not available on CD.
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-Kenneth Hume, Shirley Bassey's husband and manager wrote the sleeve notes for this album, in which he gives an insight into how this album came to being: "When Vic Lewis booked Nelson Riddle for a tour with Shirley, we were all very excited; being great fans of Nelson Riddle's from way back...so when someone suggested them doing an LP together, we thought that this would not be possible, remembering that Nelson was under contract with another recording company."<ref name=sleevenotes>Kenneth Hume, sleeve notes, original LP, Let's Face the Music</ref> [[Nelson Riddle]] was under contract to [[Capitol Records]] at the time, so Bassey's producer [[Norman Newell]] went about to secure his services for an album. While on the tour, Bassey, Riddle, and Bassey's music director Raymond Long discussed what form the album should take. Shortly after the tour was completed, the recording sessions began.<ref name=sleevenotes/>
+The album entered the U.K. album chart in December 1962 and spent seven weeks on the charts peaking at #12 <ref name="officialcharts.com">[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4336/shirley-bassey/ Shirley Bassey on officialcharts.com]</ref> and was re-issued in 1971 as ''What Now My Love'' on the EMI Music For Pleasure (MFP) label, when it peaked at number 17 in a five-week run.<ref name="officialcharts.com"/>
-This album was issued in the US as ''Shirley Bassey Sings The Hit Song From "Oliver!" '' on the United Artists label, with a slightly different track listing and alternative recordings. "I Can't Get You Out of My Mind" was replaced by "As Long As He Needs Me", and "Imagination", "All of Me" and "All the Things You Are" appear on ''Oliver!'' in alternative versions. The alternative versions have not yet been released in the UK and are still not available on CD.
+The original album was issued in mono and stereo. The stereo version of this album was released on CD in 1999 by [[EMI]]. The album was reissued on CD (7243 4 732226 2 4) by EMI in 2004 as part of the "60s 2 on 1" series - featuring 2 albums on 1 CD. The album was paired with the 1961 album ''Shirley''. However, for this reissue, due to the time restrictions of placing 2 albums on a single CD, "I Should Care" and "The Second Time Around" from ''Let's Face the Music'' were omitted.
-The UK album was re-issued in 1971 as ''What Now My Love'' on the EMI Music For Pleasure (MFP) label, it reached number 17 in the UK album charts.
-The original album was issued in mono and stereo. The stereo version of this album was released on CD in 1999 by [[EMI]]. The album was reissued on CD (7243 4 732226 2 4)  by EMI in 2004 as part of the "60s 2on1" series - featuring 2 albums on 1 CD. The album was paired with the 1961 album ''Shirley''. However, for this reissue, due to the time restrictions of placing 2 albums on a single CD, "I Should Care" and "The Second Time Around" from ''Let's Face The Music'' were omitted.
 ==Track listing==
-U.K. Version.
+U.K. Version. Side One.
-Side One.
 # "[[Let's Face the Music and Dance]]" ([[Irving Berlin]]) – 3:11
 # "[[I Should Care]]" ([[Sammy Cahn]], [[Axel Stordahl]], [[Paul Weston]]) – 3:58
 # "[[Let's Fall in Love]]" ([[Harold Arlen]], [[Ted Koehler]]) – 3:08
-# "The Second Time Around" (Cahn, [[Jimmy Van Heusen]]) – 4:34
+# "[[The Second Time Around (1960 song)|The Second Time Around]]" (Cahn, [[Jimmy Van Heusen]]) – 4:34
 # "[[Imagination (1940 song)|Imagination]]" ([[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]], Van Heusen) – 4:04 (U.K. Version differs to U.S. Version)
 # "[[All the Things You Are]]" ([[Oscar Hammerstein II|Oscar Hammerstein]], [[Jerome Kern]]) – 3:10 (U.K. Version differs to U.S. Version)
@@ Line 58: / Line 60: @@
 # "[[What Now My Love (song)|What Now My Love]]" ([[Gilbert Bécaud]], Pierre Leroyer, [[Carl Sigman]]) – 2:54
+U.S. Version. Side One.
-U.S. Version.
-Side One.
 # "[[As Long As He Needs Me]]" ([[Lionel Bart]]) – 2:58 (Not on U.K. Version)
 # "[[I Get a Kick Out of You]]" ([[Cole Porter]]) – 2:46
@@ Line 71: / Line 71: @@
 # "[[I Should Care]]" ([[Sammy Cahn]], [[Axel Stordahl]], [[Paul Weston]]) – 3:55
 # "[[Let's Fall in Love]]" ([[Harold Arlen]], [[Ted Koehler]]) – 3:03
-# "The Second Time Around" (Cahn, [[Jimmy Van Heusen]]) – 4:30
+# "[[The Second Time Around (1960 song)|The Second Time Around]]" (Cahn, [[Jimmy Van Heusen]]) – 4:30
 # "[[Imagination (1940 song)|Imagination]]" ([[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]], Van Heusen) – 2:29 (Alternate U.S. Version)
 # "[[All the Things You Are]]" ([[Oscar Hammerstein II|Oscar Hammerstein]], [[Jerome Kern]]) – 2:54 (Alternate U.S. Version)
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v t e Shirley Bassey
Studio albums	Born to Sing the Blues The Bewitching Miss Bassey The Fabulous Shirley Bassey Shirley Shirley Bassey Let's Face the Music Shirley Stops the Shows I've Got a Song for You And We Were Lovers This Is My Life This Is My Life (La vita) Does Anybody Miss Me Something Something Else I Capricorn And I Love You So Never Never Never Nobody Does It Like Me Good, Bad but Beautiful Love, Life and Feelings You Take My Heart Away The Magic Is You All by Myself I Am What I Am La Mujer Keep the Music Playing The Bond Collection Sings the Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber Shirley Bassey Sings the Movies The Show Must Go On Thank You for the Years Get the Party Started The Performance I Owe It All to You
Live albums	Shirley Bassey at the Pigalle Live in Japan
Compilation albums	The Shirley Bassey Collection The Shirley Bassey Singles Album Thoughts of Love 25th Anniversary Album Bassey – The EMI/UA Years 1959 – 1979 Four Decades of Song
Remix albums	The Remix Album...Diamonds Are Forever
Singles	"Burn My Candle" "The Wayward Wind" "After the Lights Go Down Low" "Banana Boat Song" "With These Hands" "As Long As He Needs Me" "Reach for the Stars"/"Climb Ev'ry Mountain" "Love for Sale" "Goldfinger" "If You Go Away" "Big Spender" "Something" "The Fool on the Hill" "For All We Know" "And I Love You So" "Never Never Never" "To All the Men I've Loved Before" "The Rhythm Divine" "Love Is No Game" "'Disco' La Passione" "History Repeating" "Light My Fire" "World in Union" "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" "The Living Tree" "Get the Party Started" "Big Spender (remix)"
Related articles	Discography Songs Albums Shirley Bassey (TV series)

v t e Nelson Riddle
Albums	The Music from Oklahoma! (Capitol, 1955) The Tender Touch (Capitol, 1956) Hey...Let Yourself Go! (Capitol, 1957) C'mon...Get Happy! (Capitol, 1957) Sea of Dreams (Capitol, 1958) The Joy of Living (Capitol, 1959) Sing a Song with Riddle (Capitol, 1959) Music of the Motion Picture "Can Can" (Capitol, 1960) Original Music from The TV Show The Untouchables (Capitol, 1960) Dance to the Music of "Tenderloin" (Capitol, 1961) Love Tide (Capitol, 1961) Magic Moments from "The Gay Life" (Capitol, 1961) Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Themes (Capitol, 1962) Love Is a Game of Poker (Capitol, 1962) More Hit TV Themes (Capitol, 1963) The Best of Nelson Riddle (Capitol, 1963) White on White, Shangri-La, Charade & Other Hits of 1964 (Reprise, 1964) Original Music from The Rogues (RCA Victor, 1964) Interprets Great Music, Great Films, Great Sounds (Reprise, 1964) NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole (Reprise, 1966) Music for Wives and Lovers (Solid State, 1967) The Bright and the Beautiful (Liberty, 1967) The Riddle of Today (Liberty, 1968) British Columbia Suite (Capilano, 1969) Nelson Riddle Conducts The 101 Strings (Marble Arch, 1970) Communication (MPS, 1971) Changing Colors (MPS, 1972)
With Rosemary Clooney	Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! (RCA Victor, 1961) Love (Reprise, 1963)
With Nat King Cole	Unforgettable (Capitol, 1954) Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love (Capitol, 1954) The Piano Style of Nat King Cole (Capitol, 1955) Ballads of the Day (Capitol, 1956) St. Louis Blues (Capitol, 1958) Cole Español (1958) To Whom It May Concern (Capitol, 1959) Wild Is Love (Capitol, 1960)
With Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (Verve, 1959) Ella Swings Gently with Nelson (Verve, 1962) Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (Verve, 1962) Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book (Verve, 1963) Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book (Verve, 1964) Ella Loves Cole Dream Dancing (Atlantic, 1972) The Best Is Yet to Come (Pablo, 1982)
With Linda Ronstadt	What's New? (Elektra, 1983) Lush Life (Elektra, 1984) For Sentimental Reasons (Elektra, 1986)
With Frank Sinatra	Swing Easy! (Capitol, 1954) Songs for Young Lovers (Capitol, 1954) In the Wee Small Hours (Capitol, 1955) Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (Capitol, 1956) Close to You (Capitol, 1956) A Swingin' Affair! (Capitol, 1956) Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (Capitol, 1958) Nice 'n' Easy (Capitol, 1960) Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (Capitol, 1960) The Concert Sinatra (1963) Sinatra's Sinatra (1963) Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners (Reprise, 1964) Strangers in the Night (Reprise, 1966) Moonlight Sinatra (Reprise, 1966)
With Keely Smith	I Wish You Love (Capitol, 1958) Swingin' Pretty (Capitol, 1959) Little Girl Blue/Little Girl New (Reprise, 1963)
With Ed Townsend	New In Town (Capitol, 1959) Glad To Be Here (Capitol, 1959)
With others	Shirley Bassey, Let's Face the Music (Columbia, 1962) Bing Crosby, Return to Paradise Islands (Reprise, 1964) Judy Garland, Judy (1956) Antônio Carlos Jobim, The Wonderful World of Antônio Carlos Jobim (Warner Bros., 1965) Peggy Lee, The Man I Love (Capitol, 1957) Dean Martin, This Time I'm Swingin'! (Capitol, 1960) Johnny Mathis, I'll Buy You a Star (Capitol, 1962) Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle (Verve, 1964) Mavis Rivers, Take a Number (Capitol, 1959) Tommy Sands, When I'm Thinking of You (Capitol, 1959) Dinah Shore, Dinah, Yes Indeed! (Capitol, 1959) Phil Silvers, Phil Silvers and Swinging Brass (Columbia, 1957)