FROM THE ARCHIVE 345 -1984-

Sleeve Note for the I Am What I Am album, by Shirley Bassey:

I am thrilled to have now been able to re-record the most important songs in my life, with some of the most talented people that I ever worked with. I hope my new album gives you many hours of listening pleasure.

The recording sessions took place at Olympic Studios, Barnes, London, in July & August 1984.

Lyrics:

I will love you
As I love you All my life
Every moment spent with you
Makes me more content with you
Just as you are
You are all I could pray for
All that you are
That’s what I wake up each day for
Every single
Touch and tingle
I adore
Every kiss from you to me
Always seems so new to me
Each one warmer
Than the one before
As I love you more and more and more

Every single
Touch and tingle
I adore
Every kiss from you to me
Always seems so new to me
Each one warmer
Than the one before
As I love you more and more And more

Vivo Diamanti (Diamonds Are Forever)

The Italian version of “Diamonds are forever” is called “Vivo di diamanti”. The Bondfilm is called “Una Cascata Di Diamanti” in Italian. The release was in 1972.

Lyrics:

Credo di sapere
I believe I know
Cosa è vero nella vita
What really counts in life
Cosa il mondo ti può dare
What the world has to offer
E ho capito che quello che cerco non c’è mai stato
And I realize what I searched for has never been there

Vivo di diamanti
I only live for diamonds
Solo splendidi brillanti
Only sparkling diamonds
Più sinceri degli amanti
More genuine than lovers
Che ti danno soltanto collane di giorni amari
Who give you only a chain of bitter days
L’amore non, non è mai trasparente
Love is never, never simple
Non è come un diamante
It is not like a diamond
Non brilla mai
It never sparkles
Solo per te
Only for you

Pioggia di diamanti
Give me a shower of diamonds
Io mi fido dei brillanti
I put my trust in diamonds
Più sinceri degli amanti
More genuine than lovers
Io non voglio sentire parole, parole ancora
I don’t want to hear endless words
L’amore, non, non è mai trasparente
Love is never, never simple
Non è come un diamante
It’s not like a diamond
Non brilla mai
It never sparkles
Solo per te
Only for you

Vivo di diamanti, diamanti, diamanti
I only live for diamonds, diamonds, diamonds
Splendidi brillanti, brillanti,brillanti,
Sparkling diamonds, diamonds, diamonds
Diamanti per me
Diamonds for me.

FROM THE ARCHIVE 344 -1984-

Kiss Me Honey, Honey Kiss Me from the 1984 album I Am What I Am with the London Symphony Orchestra. For a previous post about Kiss Me Honey, Honey Kiss Me CLICK HERE please

Dame Shirley receiving a gold record for the I Am What I Am album

Special thanks to John den Outer for the beautiful photos

Lyrics:

Kiss me, honey, honey, kiss me
Thrill me, honey, honey, thrill me
Don’t care even if I blow my top
But, honey, honey, don’t stop

I’d like to play a little game with you
A little game especially made for two
If you come close then I will show you how
Closer, closer, now

Kiss me, honey, honey, kiss me
Thrill me, honey, honey, thrill me
Don’t care even if I blow my top
But, honey, honey, don’t stop

We’ve never played this little game before
If you relax then you’ll enjoy it more
Just settle down and let me teach you how
Closer, closer, now

Kiss me, honey, honey, kiss me
Thrill me, honey, honey, thrill me
Don’t care even if I blow my top
But, honey, honey, don’t stop
(But, honey, honey, don’t stop)

You kiss so well my lips begin to burn
And I can tell I’ve got a lot to learn
So hold me close and darling show me how
Closer, closer, now

Kiss me, honey, honey, kiss me
Thrill me, honey, honey, thrill me
Don’t care even if I blow my top
But, honey, honey, don’t stop
(Don’t care even if I blow my top)
But, honey, honey, don’t stop
(Never stop)