Diamonds Are Forever is the soundtrack for the 7th James Bond

James Bond

James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...

 film of the same name

Diamonds Are Forever (film)

Diamonds Are Forever is the seventh spy film in the Eon Productions James Bond series, and the sixth and final Eon Productions film to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film is based on Ian Fleming's 1956 novel of the same name, and is the second of four James Bond films...

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"Diamonds Are Forever", the title song, was the second Bond theme to be performed by Shirley Bassey

Shirley Bassey

Dame Shirley Bassey, DBE , is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the late 1950s and was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century"...

, after Goldfinger

Goldfinger (soundtrack)

Goldfinger is the soundtrack for the 3rd James Bond film of the same name.This is the first of three James Bond films with a theme song sung by Shirley Bassey, whose forceful, dramatic style became a trademark of the series...

in 1964

1964 in film

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. The song was also recorded in Italian by Shirley Bassey as "Una Cascata di Diamanti (Vivo Di Diamanti)"; this version was only issued on 7-inch single in Italy and has not had a CD release.

Producer Harry Saltzman hated the song and it only made the film due to co-producer Albert Broccoli. One of Saltzman's major objections was to the innuendo in the lyrics. Bassey would later return for a third performance for 1979's

1979 in film

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 Moonraker

Moonraker (film)

Moonraker is the eleventh spy film in the James Bond series, and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The third and final film in the series to be directed by Lewis Gilbert, it co-stars Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Corinne Clery, and Richard Kiel...

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Track listing

1. "Diamonds Are Forever (Main Title)" – Shirley Bassey
   Shirley Bassey
   Dame Shirley Bassey, DBE , is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the late 1950s and was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century"...
   
   
2. "Bond Meets Bambi and Thumper"
3. "Moon Buggy Ride"
4. "Circus, Circus"
5. "Death at the Whyte House"
6. "Diamonds Are Forever (Source Instrumental)"
7. "Diamonds Are Forever (Bond and Tiffany)"
8. "Bond Smells a Rat"
9. "Tiffany Case"
10. "007 and Counting"
11. "Q's Trick"
12. "To Hell with Blofeld" (007 theme)

(the following tracks did not appear on the 1971 soundtrack album)

1. "Gunbarrel and Manhunt" (James Bond Theme
   James Bond Theme
   The "James Bond Theme" is the main signature theme of the James Bond films and has featured in every Eon Productions Bond film since Dr. No. The piece has been used as an accompanying fanfare to the gun barrel sequence in almost every James Bond film....
   
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2. "Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd/Bond to Holland" (latter track James Bond Theme)
3. "Peter Franks"
4. "Airport Source/On the Road"
5. "Slumber, Inc."
6. "The Whyte House"
7. "Plenty, Then Tiffany"
8. "Following the Diamonds"
9. "Additional and Alternate Cues"