Shirley Bassey - IF You Go Away (1968 Live from Italy)

REMASTERED and COLORIZED (1968 Shirley Bassey in Naples, Italy) Shirley Bassey performs a sad but hopeful soft ballad called, ’If You Go Away“ in Naples Italy. This song was originally written in 1959 by Jacques Brel and it was titled, “Ne me quitte pas“. Subsequently, Rod McKuen wrote English Lyrics for this melody. In 1967, Shirley included this song on her ’And We Were Lovers’ album. Many artists have recorded the song. Among the most notable is Shirley Bassey’s version released as a single which also appeared on her album And We Were Lovers. McKuen was very fond of Bassey’s version and wrote to her saying he enjoyed it and thanking her. In 2002, her version of the song was featured in the movie Merci Docteur Rey. With the exception of her 1968 album, “12 Of Those Songs“, and the singles ’Big Spender’ and ’This is My Life’, the latter part of the 1960s was somewhat of a dry spell for Shirley. Although she loved rec