Big Spender (from 1984’s “I Am What I Am”, LSO conducted by Carl Davis)

~ Recording by Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis

Annotation

A bad merge has put multiple recordings together here. Do not trust the AcoustIDs. Cheaper compilations likely used the 1984 recording

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-09 12:27 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3Big Spender2:00Shirley BasseyGreatest HitsShirley BasseyAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)72435-31050-2-0

Relationships

recording engineer:John Kurlander (engineer) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
assistant engineer:Toby Alington (in 1984)
producer:Norman Newell (in 1984)
vocals:Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
orchestra:London Symphony Orchestra (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
conductor:Carl Davis (conductor and composer) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Towerbell Records (in 1984)
recorded at:Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)
has remixes:Big Spender (Wild Oscar mix) by Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer) and Wild Oscar
recording of:Big Spender (from 1984-07 until 1984-08)

Related works

Big Spender

lyricist:Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:Cy Coleman
publisher:Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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איזה גבר (צ'ריטי המתוקה)
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Sweet Charity (order: 3)
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