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Shirley Bassey

I’ll Stand by You

1996 · via Pretenders

Shirley Bassey’s earliest release of “I’ll Stand by You” on file came out in 1996. Chrissie Hynde, Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg are credited as its writers. The earliest release on file is Pretenders’, from 1994. Also recorded by Girls Aloud (released 2004), Patti LaBelle (released 2005) and Rod Stewart (released 2006), among 63 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Hynde didn't write this one alone. She brought in two outside songwriters, and the song kept moving long after the band recorded it, all the way to Shirley Bassey. Put her take next to the original and hear how much room they built into it.

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Credited writers: Chrissie Hynde, Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg.

Earliest release on file: Pretenders, 1994.

Other recordings on file · first release year

63 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Chrissie Hynde shares the writing credit on the Pretenders' "I'll Stand by You" with Tom Kelly and one more songwriter. Who?Billy Steinberg
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