London - British soul singer Shirley Bassey, 72, has signed a new record deal for a collection of contemporary songs - her first in more than a decade, it was announced Tuesday. The new recordings will be masterminded by David Arnold, the British film composer many of the soundtracks for James Bond films. movies.
Bassey, for her part, sung the theme songs to Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker.
Her new contract is with Geffen Records, part of the massive Universal group. The new set of 'contemporary songs' is to be released in the autumn.
"There is a whole generation out there which has never sat in front of an amazing singer like Dame Shirley Bassey and experienced the power, the performance and the commitment that she has," Arnold said.
