Thank You for the Years


Thank You for the Years is a 2003 album by Dame Shirley Bassey.
This album, a mix of new and previously released material, commemorated Bassey's 50 years in show business. Bassey marks the year 1953 as her official entry into show business, as that is the year, at the age of sixteen, she signed her first professional contract: to tour in a variety show called "Memories of Jolson". The album reached #19 in the UK Albums Chart, and earned a silver disc.
In a 1999 interview with Nigel Havers in her Monte Carlo apartment, Bassey pointed to a piece of paper framed on the wall and referred to it as her first contract, at a salary of £14 a week. However, upon closer inspection of this document, dated 17 December 1953, it appears to be £10 for two performances.

Track listing

  1. "Thank You for the Years"*
  2. "Mi Amor"*
  3. "Can I Turn it All Around"*
  4. "I Only Want Some"*
  5. "Please Don't Say Goodbye"*
  6. "I Just Have To Breathe"*
  7. "World in Union"
  8. "History Repeating"
  9. "I Am What I Am"
  10. "Diamonds Are Forever"
  11. "Something"
  12. "Big Spender"
  13. "Goldfinger"
  14. "I (Who Have Nothing)"
  15. "What Kind of Fool Am I?"
  16. "What Now My Love"
  17. "Reach For The Stars"
  18. "Kiss Me Honey, Honey "
  19. "As I Love You"
  20. "The Banana Boat Song"
  21. "Burn My Candle (At Both Ends)"
  22. "Thank You for the Years "*