Shirley Bassey - One Less Bell to Answer (1972 Recording)

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1972 - Shirley Bassey recorded and released the classic Burt Bacharach/Hal David song, "One Less Bell to Answer" on her 1972 album titled, "Shirley Bassey - I Capricorn". Shirley has recorded several Bacharach/David songs over the years.

ABOUT This song:
"One Less Bell to Answer" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Originally written in 1967 for Keely Smith, the song was rediscovered in late 1969 by Bones Howe, the producer for the 5th Dimension, and the song was included on the group's 1970 debut album for Bell Records, Portrait. Lead vocals on the single were sung by Marilyn McCoo. "One Less Bell to Answer" was a platinum record. The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 behind "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison for the weeks of December 26, 1970 and January 2, 1971. On other US charts, it went to number one on the Adult Contemporary chart, as well as No. 4 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart. Rosemary Clooney had a national easy listening chart record of this song in 1968 (US #34). Another cover was by Shirley Bassey on her 1972 album, I Capricorn. Barbra Streisand partially covered the song in the medley "One Less Bell to Answer/A House Is Not a Home" on her 1971 album Barbra Joan Streisand. Also in 1971, Rita Reys recorded the song for her album Rita Reys Sings Burt Bacharach, which won her an Edison Award. Dionne Warwick recorded a version of the song on her 1972 Warner Bros. album Dionne; Bacharach and David produced their track for Warwick. Vikki Carr, Michael Ball, Vanessa Williams from Everlasting Love (2005), Trijntje Oosterhuis, and Sheryl Crow also have performed covers,

ABOUT Shirley's Album, "I Capricorn" - I Capricorn is a 1972 album by Shirley Bassey. Following on from the success of her previous two albums, I Capricorn saw Bassey still in the midst of her revival in the 1970s. Some months earlier she had released the single "For All We Know", which had become one of the biggest hits of her career, peaking at No.6 in the UK and remaining on the charts for half a year. This album was released just as the single was leaving the chart and just as her second James Bond theme, "Diamonds are Forever", was entering the chart. Surprisingly, the Bond theme song was not featured on this album however. The album itself, released in February 1972, made No.13 and remained on the UK album chart for 11 weeks.

LYRICS:
One less bell to answer
One less egg to fry
One less man to pick up after
I should be happy
But all I do is cry
Cry, cry, no more laughter
Oh, why did he go?
Since he left, my life's so empty
Though I try to forget
It just can't be done
Each time the doorbell rings
I still run
I don't know how in the world
To stop thinking of him
'Cause I still love him so
I end each day the way I start out
Crying my heart out

One less bell to answer
One less egg to fry
One less man to pick up after
No more laughter
No more laughter
Since he went away
Since he went away
Since he went
I've got one less bell to answer... (Sigh)