Something (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
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Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Something | 3:32 | Shirley Bassey | Is Really "Something" | Shirley Bassey | Album |
| United Artists | SUAL-933851 |
| 1.1 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | Something | Shirley Bassey | Album |
| United Artists | UAS 29100 |
| 1.3 | Something | 3:33 | Shirley Bassey | Golden Prize | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| United Artists | GP64 |
| 2.4 | Something | 3:32 | Shirley Bassey | 25th Anniversary Album | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| United Artists Records Ltd. | SBTV 60147, SBTV 60147/48, SBTV 60148 |
| 1.11 | Something | 3:32 | Shirley Bassey | Hits for Lovers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 256-26122, 5C 256-26122 |
| 1.11 | Something | 3:32 | Shirley Bassey | Hits for Lovers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 5C 056-26122 |
| 1.11 | Something | 3:32 | Shirley Bassey | Hits for Lovers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 1A 038-26122, 5C 056-26122 |
| 1.6 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | Feelings | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| AMIGA | 8 55 685 |
| 1.7 | Something | 3:33 | Shirley Bassey | The Best of Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | LN-10104 |
| 1.3 | Something | 3:36 | Shirley Bassey | Collection | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | 1783151 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:32 | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | I Am What I Am | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | Album |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 206 579 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:32 | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | I Am What I Am | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | Album |
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| 1.2 | Something | 3:32 | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | I Am What I Am | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | Album |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 610 234-222 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:28 | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | I Am What I Am | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | Album |
| SEVEN SEAS (Japanese imprint - don't use as holding/publisher/etc.) | K32Y 2006 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:32 | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | I Am What I Am | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | Album |
| Towerbell Records | TOWLP7 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:32 | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | I Am What I Am | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | Album |
| Towerbell Records | 600065 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:32 | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | I Am What I Am | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | Album |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 610 234-222 |
| 1.9 | Something | 3:32 | Shirley Bassey | Portrait of a Superstar | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | 40 787 4 |
| 1.6 | Something | 3:30 | Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey's Greatest Hits | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 54 1830731 |
| 1.1 | Something | 3:38 | Shirley Bassey | The Singles | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Music for Pleasure | CDB 7 52002 2 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:34 | Shirley Bassey | Exclusive World Stars From the 70’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation) | 259.071 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | Diamonds: The Best of Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) | CDP 7904692 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | Diamonds: The Best of Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 07243 875569 2 8 |
| 1.8 | Something | 3:34 | Shirley Bassey | Let Me Sing And I'm Happy | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | 79 0422 1, EMS 1290 |
| 1.8 | Something | 3:34 | Shirley Bassey | Let Me Sing and I’m Happy | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | CDP 7 90422 2 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:28 | Shirley Bassey | The Best of Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey | Album |
| BR Music (NL-based reissue label) | BRCD 60 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:34 | Shirley Bassey | The Originals 7: World Stars (From the 70s) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation) | 259.071 |
| 1.15 | Something | 3:33 | Shirley Bassey | Hit History, Volume 16: 1970 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation) | PD 74786 |
| 1.1 | Something | 3:37 | Shirley Bassey | The Love Album | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Music for Pleasure | CD-MFP 5879 |
| 1.22 | Something | 3:32 | Shirley Bassey | The Definitive Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Liberty (Australia) | CCMID 166273 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:32 | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | This Is My Life | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | Album |
| Music Club (Demon Music Club, UK) | MCCD 038 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:36 | Shirley Bassey | This is Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | CDM7961892 |
| 1.5 | Something | 3:34 | Shirley Bassey | The Best of Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DINCD 49 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:32 | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | I Am What I Am | Shirley Bassey with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis | Album |
| Stardust (subsidiary of Wisepack Ltd.) | STACD 027 |
| 1.11 | Something | 3:36 | Shirley Bassey | The Magic Is You | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| BR Music (NL-based reissue label) | BX 404-2 |
| 1.3 | Something | 3:36 | Shirley Bassey | The Shirley Bassey Singles Album | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | Something | 3:36 | Shirley Bassey | The Shirley Bassey Singles Album | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), United Artists | 8298022 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:29 | Shirley Bassey | Greatest Hits | Shirley Bassey | Album |
| PILZ (German budget label) | 44 8201-2 |
| 3.1 | Something | 3:36 | Shirley Bassey | Bassey: The EMI/UA Years 1959–1979 | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | BASSEY 1 |
| 3.9 | Something | 3:33 | Shirley Bassey | Golden Stars International | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| SR International | 35129 6 |
| 1.6 | Something | 3:37 | Shirley Bassey | The Woman in Me | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| MCI Music | MUSCD 019 |
| 1.1 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | What A Wonderfull World | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Music Marketeers (active in the Netherlands and Poland) | MUMA 65204 |
| 1.5 | Something | 3:37 | Shirley Bassey | Come Fly With Me | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 480721-2 |
| 1.20 | Something | 3:36 | Shirley Bassey | Goldsinger: The Best of Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | CDP 535880 |
| 1.4 | Something | 3:36 | Shirley Bassey | Always | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL581/01 |
| 1.4 | Something | ?:?? | Shirley Bassey | Always | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time-Life | TL 581/01 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:34 | Shirley Bassey | Diamonds Are Forever: Her Greatest Hits | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation | Woodford Music | WM 860322 | |
| 1.6 | Something | 3:31 | Shirley Bassey | Legendary Performer | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Audiophile Legends | APH 102.807 |
| 1.3 | Something | 3:30 | Shirley Bassey | Legendary Performer | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Audiophile Legends | APH 102.807 |
| 1.12 | Something | 3:34 | Shirley Bassey | Love Letters - Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation) | 72438353482 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:30 | Shirley Bassey | The Best of Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey | Album |
| Cameo (1990's compilations) | CD 3544 |
| 1.6 | Something | 3:32 | Shirley Bassey | The Great Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Euro Trend | 157.024 |
| 1.15 | Something | 3:34 | Shirley Bassey | 20 of the Best | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Music for Pleasure | CDMFP 6252 |
| 1.5 | Something | 3:39 | Shirley Bassey | A Time to Remember: 1970 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | The CDCard Company | CD513 | |
| 1.10 | Something | 3:37 | Shirley Bassey | Beautiful Ballads, Volume Two | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) | 7 2438 1 4645 2 6 |
| 2.1 | Something | 3:33 | Shirley Bassey | De J@ren ’70, Deel 1 – 1970 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation) | 74321419882 |
| 1.5 | Something | 3:30 | Shirley Bassey | The Best of Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey | Album |
| Excelsior (one‐time subsidiary of Pickwick) | EXL 7157 |
| 1.5 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | The Gold Collection | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 8 55311 2 |
| 1.15 | Something | 3:34 | Shirley Bassey | De Pre Historie 1970, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation) | 74321 46289 2 |
| 1.3 | Something | 3:36 | Shirley Bassey | The Best of Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 72435-20160-2-0 |
| 1.5 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | The Best of Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 8 35619 2 6, CDMFPE 6193 |
| 1.1 | Something | 3:37 | Shirley Bassey | The Shirley Bassey Collection | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation | EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 8 31062 2 | |
| 1.17 | Something | 3:36 | Shirley Bassey | And Your Bird Can Sing: 36 Classic Interpretations of Beatles Standards | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Débutante | |
| 1.1 | Something | 3:37 | Shirley Bassey | Back to Back | Shirley Bassey & Vikki Carr | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | |
| 1.8 | Something | 3:34 | Shirley Bassey | Let Me Sing and I'm Happy | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) | 79 0422 1, EMS 1290 |
| 1.14 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | Original Gold | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | HR 852942 |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:36 | Shirley Bassey | Something | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| LaserLight | 16 150 |
| 1.1 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | Something | Shirley Bassey | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 499 6822 |
| 1.6 | Something | 3:34 | Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey Collection | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| HMV Easy (owned by EMI) | 7243 598000 2 8 |
| 2.6 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | The Best… And Friends Album in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD 286 |
| 1.6 | Something | 3:34 | Shirley Bassey | Crooners & Ladies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music France | |
| 1.2 | Something | 3:32 | Shirley Bassey | This Is My Life | Shirley Bassey | Album |
| Music Options | MO 3037 |
| 3.1 | Something | 3:37 | Shirley Bassey | This Is My Life | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | RDCD 2781-4 |
| 5.4 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | Best of the Seventies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 528 427 2 |
| 1.6 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | The Greatest Hits: This Is My Life | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Liberty EMI Records UK | 5 25874 2 |
| 1.6 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | The Greatest Hits: This Is My Life | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Liberty EMI Records UK | 7243 5 25874 2 1 |
| 1.6 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | The Greatest Hits: This Is My Life | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | 525 874 2, 7243 5 25874 2 1 |
| 1.20 | Something | 3:37 | Shirley Bassey | The Ultimate Easy Listening Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | RDCD3001-6 |
| 1.5 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | Greatest Hits | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.3 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | Romantic Rock & Love Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | BX 998292, BX 998302, BX 998312, BX 998322, BX 998332, BX 998342, BX 998352, BX 998362, DB 998252 |
| 4.3 | Something | 3:36 | Shirley Bassey | Best of Easy Listening | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 534 7412 |
| 1.19 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | 1000 Original Hits: 1970 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Plus | 724356404625 |
| 1.5 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | Greatest Hits | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 72435-31050-2-0 |
| 2.6 | Something | 3:30 | Shirley Bassey | Most Famous Hits: The Album | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Surpr!se | 6518 |
| 1.8 | Something | 3:36 | Shirley Bassey | Good Time Gold That's Amore | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 348/12 |
| 1.20 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | The Best Of British Female Vocalists | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | CB 904105 |
| 1.8 | Something | 3:36 | Shirley Bassey | Let Me Sing and I’m Happy | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | |
| 1.11 | Something | 3:36 | Shirley Bassey | Thank You for the Years | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation | Sony Music TV | 512272 2 | |
| 4.3 | Something | 3:34 | Shirley Bassey | The Best Smooth Jazz …Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCDX570 |
| 1.5 | Something | 3:33 | Shirley Bassey | Het Beste Van | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 582 499-2 |
| 2.3 | Something | 3:33 | Shirley Bassey | Kitsch Lounge Riot | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG UK & Ireland | |
| 1.16 | Something | 3:36 | Shirley Bassey | Songbook of Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Madacy Entertainment | MEG2 50186 |
| 2.13 | Something | 3:35 | Shirley Bassey | The Greatest Easy Listening Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 7243 8 66259 2 2 |
| 4.2 | Something | 3:34 | Shirley Bassey | The Best Smooth Jazz …Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 5 79991 2 0 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Something | 3:33 | Shirley Bassey | The Sassy Miss Bassey | Shirley Bassey | Album |
| United Artists | SP-104 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 2.9 | Something | 3:31 | Shirley Bassey | Selection of Shirley Bassey | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Gold Sound (XE budget releases) | DCD-724 |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Something | 3:34 | Shirley Bassey | Big Spender | Shirley Bassey | Album |
| Starburst Music World | CD-STB-8785 |
| 1.7 | Something | 3:28 | Shirley Bassey | Greatest Hits Collection - I Am What I Am | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| Nota Blu | 9404205 |
| 1.1 | Something | 3:26 | Shirley Bassey | Ihre Größten Erfolge | Shirley Bassey | Album + Compilation |
| HL Recordings (Hondalady) | 45104 |
| 1.4 | Something | 3:38 | Shirley Bassey | The Greatest Female Singers Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| HMV Easy (owned by EMI) | |
Relationships
| recording engineer: | John Kurlander (engineer) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) |
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| assistant engineer: | Toby Alington (in 1984) |
| producer: | Tony Colton (singer, producer and songwriter) Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor) 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: | Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor) Carl Davis (conductor and composer) (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) |
| arranger: | Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Capitol Records, LLC. (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1970) Towerbell Records (in 1984) |
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| recorded at: | Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-07 until 1984-08) |
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| recording of: | Something (from 1984-07 until 1984-08: cover) |
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Related works
Something
| lyricist and composer: | George Harrison (The Beatles) |
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| publisher: | EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) Harrisongs Ltd. Nichion Synch Division (NICHION, INC. Synch Division) |
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| referred to in medleys: | The Beatles Concerto: 2nd Movement: Andante espressivo (Here, There and Everywhere / Something) Something / Blue Jay Way (Love version) (order: 1) The Music of The Beatles (order: 14) |
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| later parody versions: | Something (In the Way He Runs) |
| later translated versions: | Algo (Lyrics start with "Algo va a pasar en mi") Algo (Lyrics start with "Algo en tu mirar yo vi") Jag är mycket ensam nu Manchmal (Something) Peut-être (Something) Se jokin サムシング (Something) |
| is the basis for: | En alminnelig dag |
| arrangements: | Something (arr. Mike Alexander) |
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