Reach for the Stars (Shirley Bassey song)

"Reach for the Stars"
Single by Shirley Bassey
B-side"Climb Ev'ry Mountain"[1]
Released1961
Recorded1961
GenrePop music
LabelColumbia Records[1]
Songwriter(s)Udo Jürgens;[1] Norman Newell (English lyrics)
Producer(s)Norman Newell[1]

"Reach for the Stars" is a song made popular by Shirley Bassey, and written by Austrian pop singer/songwriter Udo Jürgens (with English lyrics by Norman Newell).[2][3] As a double A-side single (b/w "Climb Ev'ry Mountain") it went to No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for one week in September 1961.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 60. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. ^ "German Music: Udo Jurgens". World Languages and Cultures - Germans. Vistawide.com. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  3. ^ "RealNetworks". Uk.real.com. Retrieved 2014-04-04.


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