Dusty Springfield - A Girl Called Dusty
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Free Music Review: A Girl Called Dusty has that raw, snap, crackle and pop feel to it.
Hit: 5 Stars
Dusty Springfields debut album of 1964 "A Girl Called Dusty" has that raw, snap, crackle and pop feel to it that you might expect of a young sixties singer. At times she sounds delightfully younger than twenty five years old, with an almost obsessed love-struck teenager sound, especially on tracks such as "When The Lovelight Starts Shining Thru His Eyes"/ "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"/ "Nothing"/ "Don't You Know" and "Every Day I Have To Cry". On nearly all the other tracks Dusty showed a maturity that would have embarrassed even the most experienced vocalists, "My Colouring Book"/All Cried Out"/ "I Wish I'd Never Loved You" and "Summer Is Over", to name just a few.
Plenty of cover versions on the album, as well as some already mentioned there is also "Anyone Who Had A Heart", and Dusty's fine interpretation of "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa".Many of the covers you will be familiar with, so will need no further introduction. As a rare treat we have "Once Upon A Time", which Dusty wrote herself, i seem to remember reading somewhere, someone questioning why she included the 'La-la-la-la-la-la' intro' on this, but to me this sums up the young Dusty, as anyone else who may have seen her on Youtube singing this, she dances into the spotlight, young and carefree, sure, the lyrics are deliberately regretful , but she certainly doesn't look as if it's the end of the world, i love this track and it just wouldn't be the same without that intro'.
Pulling away from the cover/ young or mature tags, there are several tracks that will astound you with their revelations of just what Dusty was capable of. "Mama Said" absolutely kick starts the album, followed closely by the wonderfully dark and forbidding tones of "You Don't Own Me", as if you would need further proof then "Mockingbird" should answer your call emphatically, superb high v low vocals on a duet that's not quite a duet, Dusty rules, as only she could do.
Finally, and by no means the last track on the album, there is the incessant, throbbing piano beat on "Can I Get A Witness", that may well leave you breathless with wonder that any vocalist could keep up with the lyrics, regardless of age.
"A Girl Called Dusty" was released in April 1964, peaked at number 6, and spent nearly six months (23 weeks) in the charts, quite an achievement in the midst of 'Beatle-mania', and helped enormously to make the summer of '64 something very special indeed.
Free Music Review: A Debut Album For The Ages!
Hit: 5 Stars
If I were putting a time capsule together and could only put in one female pop/soul album representing the decade of the sixties, this would be my choice. No offense to Aretha Franklin, but Dusty Springfield's debut album "A Girl Called Dusty", which was released in 1964, is without question, the most important female pop/soul debut ever waxed during that decade. Dusty Springfield's soulful pipes dominate throughout, as she blends a mixture of pop melody and soulful overtones that very few could ever match. Her takes on "Mamma Said", "Mocking Bird", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" and "Can I Get A Witness', are as good and in some cases much superior to the originals. She tackles Leslie Gores "You Don't Own Me", with a spooky soulfulness that is so good, it makes you realize why she was truly one of a kind. The cd contains 20 tracks, including 8 bonus tracks compiled from her 1960's ep's. The monster hits 'Wishin And Hopin", and an alternate take on the hit "I Only Want To Be With You", are simply fabulous. The hard to find Dusty classic "Twenty- Four Hours From Tulsa", written by Burt Bacharach, which doesn't appear on many best of collections is here as well. Many people consider Dusty, England's answer to the legendary Aretha Franklin, but the truth is Dusty was riding high on the charts, before Aretha started on her long and successful ride on top of the billboard charts. Dusty Springfield passed away in 1999 at the age of 59, but she leaves behind a recorded catolog. that is clear evidence of her greatness, as one of the iconic vocalists of the modern rock era. This cd comes with my highest recommendation to one and all, both young and old, who want to experience what may well be the best pop debut album ever, complete with remastered sound and a great price. Not to be missed!Free Music Review: Dusty Really Grabs for Your Guts
Hit: 5 Stars
I was familiar with the Springfields, "Silver Threads and Golden Needles", who wasn't in 1962. It reached the top 20 on Billboard's charts, no other British single had ever done that. It was on my little six transistor radio all the time. I remember one time I was sort of stranded in Huntington Beach and it was long walk home. Three times on that trek I heard that song. So when my dad gave me "A Girl Called Dusty" I was already prepped to like it and like it I did. She had me hook, like and sinker with "Mama Said" and she kept me captivated all the way through to "Don't You Know". I just loved the way she could belt out a song and Lord love me on that last song, she reminded me of Billie Holiday.
"You don't Own Me" is a ballad that is for sure a 1964 song, but I think it stands the test of time. "Do Rei Mi" is an upbeat number that had me dancing in my room as did "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Thru His Eyes". Every song on this record is a treat, not dud in the bunch, no filler here.
Dusty really pours out her heart in "My Colouring Book". A song that's guaranteed to reach into you and pull out a tear. Another great heartbreaking song that still gets airplay today is "Anyone Who Had a Heart". Of course, everyone who's had an ear to a radio in the Sixties, Seventies, Eighties and the Nineties, too has heard "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "Wishin' and Hopin'", two songs that will never die. I really like "Mockingbird" not one of her biggest hits, but it resonates with me, but my favorite song on this records is "Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa", Dusty really grabs for the guts on this one as she does on this whole record.
Free Music Review: Classic album
Hit: 5 Stars
This is the 1997 remaster of Dusty Springfield's breakthrough 1964 debut A GIRL CALLED DUSTY. The album features many bonus tracks, which were recorded around the same time as the album. Some of the bonus tracks are more contemporary like "Everyday I Have to Cry," " "Can I Get a Witness," and "All Cried Out," along with slightly less familiar songs such as the "I Wish I'd Never Loved You," "Once Upon a Time," and "Summer Is Over." Those songs, coupled with the original album tracks, make for an impressive release. The big hit from the album was "I Only Wanna Be With You", which was Dusty's first hit. The album features a diverse group of cover songs including "My Coloring Book" (Barbra Streisand), "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" (Gene Pitney), "You Don't Own Me" (Lesley Gore), "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (Carole King), and others.
The songs on this album are timeless, and Dusty made them her own. Some highlights include "I Only Wanna Be With You", "Mockingbird", "You Don't Own Me", "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa", "Nothing", "Anyone Who Had A Heart", "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", and many others. Her first album, and one of the best of her entire career.
Free Music Review: The beginning of her solo career
Hit: 5 Stars
Dusty was lead singer of the Springfields, a folk-pop trio whose complete recordings can be found on Over the hills and far away (which I've already reviewed). Dusty wanted to record pop and R+B music so the trio disbanded. This CD contains all the tracks from Dusty's first album, plus bonus tracks recorded at around the same time. On this re-issue, many of the tracks have been re-mixed but they sound fine to me. You must make up your own mind about the re-mixing.The big hit here is I only want to be with you, which provided Dusty with her first solo hit. In the seventies, the Bay City Rollers and the Tourists both covered it and each had a UK hit with it.
Anyone who had a heart was an American hit for Dionne Warwick, a British hit for Cilla Black and a French hit (sung in French) for Petula Clark. I don't think Dusty's version was released as a single in any country, but it's every bit as good as the hit versions.
Other covers here include You don't own me (Lesley Gore), My coloring book (Barbra Streisand), Mockingbird (Charlie and Inez Foxx), Twenty four hours from Tulsa (Gene Pitney), Will you love me tomorrow (Shirelles) and Can I get a witness (Marvin Gaye).
This is a wonderful album, very different from Dusty's music with the Springfields, which clearly signalled the way her solo career would go.