Shirley Bassey and Richard Clayderman HE'S OUT OF MY LIFE
Video Info
Description:
A Special Lady Part 4
A Special Lady
DVD: Brazil 2003, Multimedia Group AA1500, Australia 2004, Umbrella DAVID0343
Produced by Thames Television UK in 1983, this musical extravaganza features a selection of songs, featuring Richard Clayderman and Robert Goulet. Musical Director Michael Alexander. Programme produced by Keith Beckett.
Sleeve Note
From the Australian Release
Shirley Bassey needs no introduction, she is truly one of the greatest in the entertainment business whose unwavering appeal spans more than four decades, many generations, and fans spanning to the corners of the globe. Shirley belongs quite rightly to a tiny handful of international artists whose popularity refuses to diminish.
In this concert, recorded for English TV in 1980, Bassey delivers a stellar performance and invites special guests Robert Goulet and Richard Clayderman to join her on stage.
Richard Clayderman
Biography, By Craig Harris, All Music Guide
With his lush, sophisticated, instrumental, approach to pop music, Richard Clayderman (born: Phillipe Pages) is, according to The Guinness Book of World Records, "the most successful pianist in the world." Clayderman's albums routinely sell millions of copies and his concerts are quickly sold out. In a review of his 1985 Carnegie Hall concert, Variety wrote, "(Clayderman's) main appeal lies in his youth and boyish good looks...coupled with his gentlemanly charm and his thick French accent, they promise to rope in the romantically inclined middle-aged Yank ladies who cotton to this ilk of soothing entertainment." Nancy Reagan referred to Clayderman as "the prince of romance." Instructed in classical piano by his father, Clayderman enrolled in the Paris Conservatory of Music at the age of twelve. Four years later, he placed first in a piano competition at the school.
Despite his classical background, Clayderman opted for popular music when he launched his professional career. A tour as opening act for French rock musician Johnny Hallyday introduced him to an international following. Clayderman's debut album, Ballade Pour Adeline, recorded at the urging of producers and composers Oliver Toussaint and Paul De Senneville in 1977, sold more than twenty million copies and was distributed in 38 countries. Clayderman, who took his stage name from his Swedish grandmother, has continued to tour throughout the world to enthusiastic audiences. A live concert, broadcast on Chinese television in 1987 attracted more than 800 million viewers.
He's Out Of My Life
Written by Tom Bahler.
Released on the 1982 album All By Myself. Shirley Bassey performed this song live with Richard Clayderman in the TV special A Special Lady in 1983.
Michael Jackson had the female version of this song, "She's Out Of My Life", on his album "Off The Wall" from 1979. With this song he reached position number 10 in the US Billboard 1980. It has been said that this was an overwrought version of this song.
Lyrics
He's out of my life
He's out of my life
And I don't know whether to laugh or cry
I don't know whether to live or die
And it cuts like a knife
He's out of my life
It's out of my hands
It's out of my hands
To think the two years he was here
And I took him for granted I was so cavalier
Now the way that it stands
He's out of my hands
So I've learned that loves not possession
And I've learned that love won't wait
Now I've learned that love needs expression
But I learned too late
And he's out of my life
He's out of my life
Damned in decision and cursed pride
I kept my love for him locked deep inside
And it cuts like a knife
He's out of my life
(Transcribed by Roman)
