Dusty Springfield - A Girl Called Dusty
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Free Music Review: Stunning Debut
Hit: 5 Stars
After leaving the Springfield's in the early 60's, Dusty Springfield sought out to make her own brand of blue eyed soul and the result is her debut album A GIRL CALLED DUSTY, which was released in 1964. I have no problem saying this is certainly the best pop album of that decade. It set the stage for Dusty, showing a soulful woman with much talent. Highlights among the album include the strong and upfront first single "I Only Want To Be With You". She does a wonderful cover of Carole King's "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", the lighthearted "Wishin' and Hopin", a country tinged "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa", and dramatic songs like "I Wish I'd Never Loved You", "All Cried Out", "Anyone Who Had A Heart", and more. There's also a few remixes and some bonus tracks for added value, but its the true album which is the gem, and definately a good jumping point to start your Dusty Springfield collection, to get a feeling of where her solo career began.Free Music Review: i just want to rate it high
Hit: 5 Stars
it's interesting to hear this album after some of her later works. for a 60s female debut album, this has some excellent tracks that can and has stood the test of time. dusty's voice is huge on most of these tracks, and although at this point she hasn't gained full control of her voice, it's still great to listen to because it captures a dusty springfield that is younger, more innocent and giddy, quite lovable actually, although even at this point her interpretation of songs are generally considered beyond her years (she was 25 when she recorded this album). in any case, there are some really swinging tunes in this one. personal fave is "mockingbird" (where she kind of duets with herself) and the 4th track with the really long name. it's very swingin'.Free Music Review: The voice called Dusty!
Hit: 5 Stars
This was one of the first Dusty cds for me. Some highlights on this one are Anyone Who Had a Heart, Will you Love Me Tomorrow and You Don't Own Me. If you are new to Dusty and think she was merely a cover artist, listen up! This is one of the original record releases. Other Dusty essentials are Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty and, of course, Dusty in Memphis. I hate to see all the re-packaging of her recordings with the same photo used and re-used with different titles. If I had the money, I would purchase her catalog of work as a very good investment.Free Music Review: diamonds and dusty
Hit: 5 Stars
there is a great deal of fun on this disc!
first of all, there are many of dusty springfield's first hits like 'i only want to be with you' and 'all cried out'. then there are wonderful covers of well known tunes 'ike 'anyone who had a heart' and 'when the lovelight...' that give new classics a different twist.
lastly, there is a wealth of music i had never heard like 'do re mi' and 'summer is over' that i had never heard and i am so happy i can hear them now!
Free Music Review: The happiest Dusty on the record
Hit: 4 Stars
Debut album by famous UK pop icon who just broke free from her cheerful home-spun trio "The Springfields" and decided to continue on her own.
No surprise,as she was the most interesting voice in trio anyway and clearly prefered Motown sound more than multi-lingual ditties her brother wanted them to record - not so long ago,they were singing "Svahili Papa" and such but when Springfield visited USA and heard The Exciters single "Tell him" blasting on the street from some record shop,it was like revelation,THIS is what she wanted to do.
On her first solo album she didn't exactly go wild - she was proper british girl,after all - but cleverly turned to US originals and sang them with her own twist and it shows that she always recognized good songs from the start - Shireless,Supremes,Marving Gaye and even Ray Charles are here together with some strong material already recorded by Gene Pitney and Dionne Warwick.
In her own way,Springfield was introducing US artists to UK audience and if some find musicianship a little too clumsy or stately,just imagine how frustrated Springfield herself must have felt because she had clear vision what she wanted,but british studio musicians didn't get it. Had she been a guy nobody would find it unusual,but being a strong-willed girl she got reputation as difficult in the studio and it would take almost a decade until she finds right sound in Memphis,but until that point she would prefect her whispery sound and sound like different singer completely.
When compared to other british girl singers of the time,she was clearly far more interesting and if you don't believe,just check the others (Billie Davis,Cilla Black,Lulu,Sandie Shaw,Julie Grant,Helen Shapiro) to hear why Springfield was so highly regarded.Closest singer to that particular sound was not her favourite Baby Washington (who had deep,booming voice and gospel background) but Dionne Warwick sophisticated and slightly detached voice and soon enough these two will became best singers of Burt Bacharach songs.
Here,in 1964. she was still at the beginning and probably the happiest Dusty Springfield on the record.
Very good but the best is yet to come.