Shirley Stops the Shows is the seventh Shirley Bassey studio album, her 5th and final studio album recorded for the EMI/Columbia label in the UK.

Shirley Bassey was at a high point in her career, with worldwide success of her single "Goldfinger", but the album failed to chart in the UK, a first for her Columbia albums.

[2] The album met with more success in the US, reaching number 85 in the US Pop charts.

[3] For the US market it was issued with an alternative running order, retitled Shirley Bassey Belts the Best!

The stereo version, remastered, was issued on CD in 2008 together with 12 of Those Songs by BGO Records.