The Fabulous Shirley Bassey is the third studio album by Welsh singer Shirley Bassey and her first for Columbia Records. It was recorded with Geoff Love and his orchestra and peaked at number 12 in the UK album chart in early 1961. Released in 1959, this was the first studio album by Bassey composed completely of new material. Her two previous albums, issued on the Philips label, were collections of new recordings and previously released material, recorded between 1956 and 1958.