The Best of Bond...James Bond

Infobox Album |
Name = The Best of Bond...James Bond
Type = soundtrack
Longtype = from the James Bond films
Artist = Various Artists


Caption = Original 1992 release cover (30th anniversary)
Released = 1992
Recorded = 1962–1989
Genre = Soundtrack
Length = 58:17
Label = Capitol
Producer =
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:pyz8b5n4bsqh 1992]
*Allmusic [no rating] [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6mkcu3tkan4k 1999]
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:nye997edkrgt 2002]
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate Covers
Type = soundtrack


Lower caption = 1999 release cover Extra album cover 2


Lower caption = 2002 release cover (40th anniversary)

"The Best of Bond...James Bond" is a title used more than once for a compilation album of the soundtracks to the James Bond made at the time. It was originally released in 1992 as "The Best of James Bond", as a one-disc compilation and a two-disc 30th Anniversary Limited Edition compilation with songs that had, at that point, never been released to the public. The single disc compilation was updated in 1999 and later again in 2002.

Track listing

#"James Bond Theme" – 1:45
#"Goldfinger" by Shirley Bassey – 2:46
#"Nobody Does it Better" by Carly Simon – 3:29
#"A View to a Kill" by Duran Duran – 3:33
#"Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" by Dionne Warwick (1992 release only)
#"For Your Eyes Only" by Sheena Easton – 3:02
#"We Have All the Time in the World" by Louis Armstrong – 3:11
#"Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney & Wings – 3:11
#"All Time High" by Rita Coolidge – 3:01
#"The Living Daylights" by a-ha – 4:14
#"Licence to Kill" by Gladys Knight – 5:13
#"From Russia with Love" by Matt Monro – 2:32
#"Thunderball" by Tom Jones – 3:00
#"You Only Live Twice" by Nancy Sinatra – 2:44
#"Moonraker" by Shirley Bassey – 3:07
#"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" by John Barry Orchestra – 2:31
#"The Man with the Golden Gun" by Lulu – 2:33
#"Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey – 2:40
#"007" by John Barry Orchestra (1992 release only)
#"GoldenEye" by Tina Turner – 4:46 (1999 and 2002 releases only)
#"Tomorrow Never Dies" by Sheryl Crow (1999 and 2002 releases only) – 4:47
#"The World Is Not Enough" by Garbage – 3:56 (2002 release only)
#"The James Bond Theme" by Moby (2002 release only)
#"The James Bond Theme" by Parodi/Fair (2002 release only)

Limited edition 30th Anniversary Collection

The 30th Anniversary Collection of "The Best of Bond...James Bond" was released in 1992. It featured all 16 title songs for the 16 films that had thus far been released. Disc 2 includes four tracks that were originally missing from "Goldfinger"'s soundtrack, although these four were included in the remastered soundtrack for "Goldfinger" in 2003. "Thunderball Suite", was likewise not released on the "Thunderball" soundtrack till its remastered release in 2003.

Two rare additions were also made to the second disc. The first is the original version of "Goldfinger" sung by Anthony Newley who also wrote the song in collaboration with the film's composer, John Barry. Newley's jazz version was, however, replaced by Shirley Bassey's version in 1964 for the film and for release on the album. Newley's version was first released with the 30th Anniversary Collection. The second rare addition is Shirley Bassey's version of "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" for "Thunderball". Bassey had originally recorded the vocals for the track which initially was to be used as the main title theme; however, the song was replaced by Tom Jones' "Thunderball" after a decision by the producers that the title theme should feature the name of the film. Dionne Warwick was subsequently chosen to rerecord "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang", but even her version wasn't released on the "Thunderball" soundtrack till the 1990s.

Track listing

Disc one

#"James Bond Theme" by Monty Norman Orchestra
#"From Russia with Love" by Matt Monro
#"Goldfinger" by Shirley Bassey
#"Thunderball" by Tom Jones
#"You Only Live Twice" by Nancy Sinatra
#"On Her Majesty's Secret Services" by John Barry Orchestra
#"Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey
#"Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney & Wings
#"The Man with the Golden Gun" by Lulu
#"Nobody Does it Better" by Carly Simon
#"Moonraker" by Shirley Bassey
#"For Your Eyes Only" by Sheena Easton
#"All Time High" by Rita Coolidge
#"A View to a Kill" by Duran Duran
#"The Living Daylights" by a-ha
#"Licence to Kill" by Gladys Knight

Disc two

#"James Bond Theme" by John Barry Orchestra
#"007" by John Barry Orchestra
#"Goldfinger" by Anthony Newley (demo)
#"Pussy Galore's Flying Circus" John Barry ("Goldfinger")
#"Golden Girl" by John Barry ("Goldfinger")
#"Death Of Tilley" by John Barry ("Goldfinger")
#"The Laser Beam" by John Barry ("Goldfinger")
#"Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" by Dionne Warwick
#"Thunderball Suite" by John Barry ("Thunderball")
#"Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" by Shirley Bassey (original recording)
#"You Only Live Twice" by Julie Rogers (demo version) [http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/yolt_song_history.php3]
#"You Only Live Twice" by (radio spot)
#"We Have All The Time In The World" by Louis Armstrong
#"Thunderball" by (radio spot)
#"Live and Let Die" by (radio spot)

ee also

*James Bond music