Diamonds Are Forever ( soundtrack ) - wikipedia Diamonds Are Forever ( soundtrack ) Diamonds Are Forever Soundtrack album by John Barry Released 1971 Recorded October 1971 Label EMI Producer Frank Collura ( Reissue ) John Barry chronology ' On Her Majesty 's Secret Service ( 1969 ) Diamonds Are Forever ' Mary, Queen of Scots ( 1971 ) James Bond soundtrack chronology On Her Majesty 's Secret Service ( 1969 ) On Her Majesty 's Secret Service 1969 Diamonds Are Forever ( 1971 ) Diamonds Are Forever1971 Live and Let Die ( 1973 ) Live and Let Die 1973 Singles from Diamonds Are Forever `` Diamonds Are Forever '' Released : 1971 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Diamonds Are Forever is the soundtrack by John Barry for the seventh James Bond film of the same name. `` Diamonds Are Forever '', the title song with lyrics by Don Black, was the second Bond theme to be performed by Shirley Bassey, after `` Goldfinger ''. The song was also recorded in Italian by Bassey as `` Una Cascata di Diamanti ( Vivo Di Diamanti ) '' ; this version was only issued on 7 - inch single in Italy, and was intended to be included in a ( cancelled ) 3 - CD box set titled Shirley released in 2012. 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 Moonraker. Contents 1 Track listing 2 Sampling 3 See also 4 References Track listing Tracks 13 - 21 were not released on the original soundtrack. `` Diamonds Are Forever ( Main Title ) '' -- sung by Shirley Bassey `` Bond Meets Bambi and Thumper '' `` Moon Buggy Ride '' `` Circus, Circus '' `` Death at the Whyte House '' `` Diamonds Are Forever ( Source Instrumental ) '' `` Diamonds Are Forever ( Bond and Tiffany ) '' `` Bond Smells a Rat '' ( also used in Moonraker ) `` Tiffany Case '' `` 007 and Counting '' `` Q 's Trick '' `` To Hell with Blofeld '' `` Gunbarrel and Manhunt '' `` Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd / Bond to Holland '' `` Peter Franks '' `` Airport Source / On the Road '' `` Slumber, Inc. '' `` The Whyte House '' `` Plenty, Then Tiffany '' `` Following the Diamonds '' `` Additional and Alternate Cues '' ^ Jump up to : contains the `` James Bond Theme '', originally composed for the Dr. No soundtrack Jump up ^ contains `` 007 '', originally from the From Russia with Love soundtrack Sampling The title song is frequently sampled by modern artists : `` Diamonds from Sierra Leone '' - a Grammy - winning song by hip - hop artist Kanye West. Released on July 4, 2005, as the lead single of his second studio album, Late Registration. `` Psychology '' by Dead Prez See also Outline of James Bond James Bond music References Jump up ^ Diamonds Are Forever at AllMusic Jump up ^ `` Shirley Bassey 3CD release 2012 ''. Shirley Bassey Wordpress. Retrieved March 16, 2012. Jump up ^ Bassey also sung an Italian version of this song ( Vivo di diamanti, literally `` I live because of diamonds '' ) for the Italian edition of the film 's end credits. Jump up ^ Late Registration ( Media notes ). Kanye West. Roc - A-Fella Records. 2005. James Bond music Themes `` James Bond Theme '' ( Monty Norman ) `` James Bond Is Back '' ( John Barry ) `` 007 Theme '' ( John Barry ) `` On Her Majesty 's Secret Service '' ( John Barry ) `` Bond 77 '' ( Marvin Hamlisch ) `` James Bond Theme '' ( Moby ) Soundtracks Dr. No From Russia with Love Goldfinger Thunderball You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty 's Secret Service Diamonds Are Forever Live and Let Die The Man with the Golden Gun The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only Octopussy A View to a Kill The Living Daylights Licence to Kill GoldenEye Tomorrow Never Dies The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day Casino Royale Quantum of Solace Skyfall Spectre Composers Monty Norman John Barry George Martin Marvin Hamlisch Bill Conti Michael Kamen Éric Serra David Arnold Thomas Newman Eon themes `` Kingston Calypso '' `` From Russia with Love '' `` Goldfinger '' `` Thunderball '' `` You Only Live Twice '' `` We Have All the Time in the World '' `` Diamonds Are Forever '' `` Live and Let Die '' `` The Man with the Golden Gun '' `` Nobody Does It Better '' `` Moonraker '' `` For Your Eyes Only '' `` All Time High '' `` A View to a Kill '' `` The Living Daylights '' `` Where Has Everybody Gone ? '' `` Licence to Kill '' `` If You Asked Me To '' `` GoldenEye '' `` Tomorrow Never Dies '' `` The World Is Not Enough '' `` Die Another Day '' `` You Know My Name '' `` Another Way to Die '' `` Skyfall '' `` Writing 's on the Wall '' Non-Eon themes `` Casino Royale '' `` The Look of Love '' `` Never Say Never Again '' Compilations Shaken and Stirred The Incredible World of James Bond The Best of Bond... 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Question: who sang diamonds are forever in the james bond movie
Answer: Shirley Bassey