Dame Shirley Bassey recently announced that her upcoming 37th studio album will be her last. The new LP will function, she says, as her "grand finale" as a recording artist, featuring her first original material in 11 years.
But Dame Shirley is not the first and she certainly won't be the last musician to bow out with a bang. Below, we've compiled a list of some of the most notable farewell albums by popular musicians - critically acclaimed collections that were either knowingly released by acts as their last album, or the final album released before their death.
We have to start with the Dame herself. The Goldfinger icon announced her next album as only a true diva can - in style, and with one eye to the exit.
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