Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
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Artist: Dusty SpringfieldEdition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1999-02-16
Music Label: Rhino
Soundtracks:
- Just a Little Lovin'
- So Much Love
- Son of a Preacher Man
- I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore
- Don't Forget About Me
- Breakfast in Bed
- Just One Smile
- The Windmills of Your Mind
- In the Land of Make Believe
- No Easy Way Down
- I Can't Make It Alone
- What Do You Do When Love Dies (bonus track)
- Willie & Laura Mae Jones (bonus track)
- That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho) (bonus track)
- Cherished [*]
- Goodbye [*]
- Make It with You [*]
- Love Shine Down [*]
- Live Here with You [*]
- Natchez Trace [*]
- All the King's Horses [*]
- I'll Be Faithful [*]
- Have a Good Life Baby [*]
- You've Got a Friend [*]
- I Found My Way [*]
Free Music Notes for Dusty in Memphis
Free Music Review: Don't Forget About Dusty!
Hit: 5 Stars
This record, one of only two albums Dusty Springfield made for Atlantic Records (that were released at the time), has made it into many TOP 100 Albums of All Time lists around the world, and it deserves the honor. For one thing, Dusty Springfield is simply one of the greatest pop singers who ever lived. It is a crying shame that, save for "Son Of A Preacher Man," from this album, songs like "Wishin' And Hopin'" and "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" are all most of the general public seems to remember of the former Mary O'Brien. "The Look Of Love" may also be recalled, and maybe "I Only Want To Be With You," but other than those few recordings, most of Springfield's catalog is relatively obscure. "A Brand New Me," the title song from Springfield's second Atlantic release was used once or twice for television commercials, and "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" made it into a movie soundtrack ("Buster"). And yet, since her untimely death from breast cancer in 1999, many compilations have been released, and several of them are already hard to find. I've lost count of the number of books on pop and rock that fail to do more than mention Dusty Springfield in passing, if she is in their indexes at all. Why is this? I subscribe to the theory (and it's most clearly illustrated by the eclectic song choices on DUSTY IN MEMPHIS), that Dusty was not strictly a pop singer, nor was she really a soul singer -- and I don't mean she was not black -- and she was ignored by most rock fans, even though she could rock with the best of them. To the great credit of the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame, Dusty has been inducted, yet her fan base (in America, in particular) remains a relatively small number, as far as I can tell. Could it be that Dusty eluded categorization, and therefore was a confusing singer for the various labels who recorded her to market? I believe this is the answer (and I know that I'm not alone in this observation).
Ultimately, it doesn't matter. Dusty's legacy is solid, and DUSTY IN MEMPHIS will remain its cornerstone. Many singers have cited Dusty as a major influence or at least an inspiration, including Elvis Costello, Elton John, Linda Ronstadt, Chrissie Hynde, Elvis Presley, Cher and Bette Midler. Songwriters Carole King and Burt Bacharach, several of whose tunes were chosen for DUSTY IN MEMPHIS, have noted Springfield as having made definitive recordings of their compositions. In fact, she often chose excellent songs by great songwriters. Randy Newman's poignant little soap opera "I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore" is my favorite track from this album, but it has lots of competition here. "In The Land Of Make Believe" (Bacharach/David) displays Dusty's amazing high range, complimented by an exotic sitar sound, and "So Much Love" (Goffin/King) is Dusty at her soulful best. No one was ever able to top Springfield's dramatic reading of Michel Legrand's "The Windmills Of Your Mind" (although Alison Moyet recently came close) and "Don't Forget About Me" (another by Goffin/King) rocks as hard as a Led Zeppelin number. Dig that blazing electric guitar work! "Breakfast In Bed" (Eddie Hinton/ Donnie Fritts) and "Just One Smile" (Randy Newman again) beautifully display Dusty's vulnerable side, the former being among Dusty's sexiest performances.
The bonus tracks on the Deluxe Edition of DUSTY IN MEMPHIS (some from a shelved project that was planned as a third Atlantic album) make this an invaluable addition to any serious Dusty Springield fan's library, although few of the songs rise to the heights of anything on D.I.M. "Cherished" and "Goodbye," although lovely, seem half-baked (and indeed, may not really have been completed), David Gates' "Make it With You" is nice, but restrained, and "Have A Good Life Baby" (writer unknown) is very sweet, almost too... however, if you still doubt that Dusty could really rock, listen to "Natchez Trace," and you may be converted. The brightest gem here is Dusty's inexplicably previously unreleased version of the Carole King song, "You've Got A Friend," which gives its writer's and James Taylor's versions a run for their money. Believe the hype, and buy this CD; you won't be sorry.
Dusty in Memphis Poster
Dusty Springfield never claimed to be a soul singer, but Dusty in Memphis effects a unique and deeply moving synthesis of her brand of stylish pop and the Southern R&B of the late '60s. Her soft tones and hushed, confessional readings make for definitive versions of everything from "Son of a Preacher Man" (a later version by Aretha Franklin is good but less thrillingly sensual than this one) to Randy Newman's ballads "I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore" and "Just One Smile" to a swirling take on "The Windmills of Your Mind." The soul obscurity "Breakfast in Bed" even gives a knowing spin to a line from an earlier Springfield classic: "You don't have to say you love me." This expanded edition features vastly improved sound and a number of bonus tracks not on the earlier CD. --Rickey WrightPop Music CDs
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