The Remix Album...Diamonds Are Forever Explained
| The Remix Album...Diamonds Are Forever |
| Type: | remix |
| Artist: | Shirley Bassey |
| Cover: | Shirley_Bassey_The_Remix_Album...Diamonds_Are_Forever_album_cover.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 28 August 2000[1] |
| Prev Title: | The Show Must Go On |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | The Greatest Hits – This Is My Life |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
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".
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
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."
Personnel
Musicians (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)
External links
Notes and References
- 26 August 2000. New Releases: Albums. Music Week. 28. 31 May 2024.
- Web site: Shirley Bassey | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. www.officialcharts.com.
