Shirley Bassey - How Can You Tell? (When The Right One Comes Along) (1963 Recording)

1963 (This song, How Can You Tell, was recorded and released as the (B) side of Shirley Bassey's EMI/Capital Single with Side (A) being the song, I Who Have Nothing. Both songs fit together well as a single. On this song, however, Shirley chooses a richly beautiful vocal vibrato; although she is known for her powerful voice & sassy brassy musical style, most people who take some time to listen to a bunch of Shirley's music find she is perfectly capable singing soft and sensitively. As far as I know, I think Shirley is the only person who has recorded this wonderful song by songwriter, Alma Cook.

Alma Cook, a North London housewife, also wrote "How Can You Believe", which has been released on another Bassey single B-side in the same year. Shirley was looking for a song to go with 'I Who Have Nothing', and she found this one sent into her office by Ms. Cook who before this time was never heard of as a songwriter. Shirley loved both her songs, and thus recorded them both.
LYRICS:
How can you tell when the right one comes along?
How can you tell if he's Mister Right or Mister Wrong?
When he whispers in your ear,
Do you know if he's sincere?
If there's ac secret, I want to know!

How can you tell when your love has come to stay?
How can you tell if it's only here for a day?
I know the score,
I've been hurt before!
So please, how can you tell when the right one comes along?

I know the score,
I've been hurt before!
So please, how can you tell when the right one comes along?

Special Thanks to Pieter, Astrid and others from the Shirley Bassey blog, Tal from the Diamond Bassey website, and all those who have contributed wonderful pictures of Shirley!

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