Shirley Bassey - I Who Have Nothing (1988 Live)

1988 (The powerfully dramatic singing style of Shirley Bassey comes through on this song ’I Who Have Nothing’, which was a hit for her back in 1963. She appears on a TV show in Germany belting out this classic 25 years after she originally recorded this song.) Shirley first recorded and released the song, I Who Have Nothing’ as a Columbia Single in 1963. ABOUT the song: “I (Who Have Nothing)“ is based on the Italian song “Uno dei tanti,“ (English: “One of Many“) with music by Carlo Donida and lyrics by Giulio “Mogol“ Rapetti.[1] “Uno dei tanti“ was released by Joe Sentieri in 1961. The lyrics for “I (Who Have Nothing)“ were translated into English by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Shirley Bassey released the song (produced by George Martin) in September 1963, reaching #6 on the UK charts. She performs the song at almost every live concert she gives, and it is on many of her compilation albums, including I Am What I Am
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