Dusty Springfield - Something Special
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Artist: Dusty SpringfieldEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1998-06-30
Music Label: Polygram Int'l
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Something Special
- Reste Encore un Instant
- Je Ne Peux Pas T'En Vouloir
- I'll Love You for Awhile
- Needle in a Haystack
- Tu Che Ne Sai
- Di Fronte All'amore
- I Will Always Want You
- I'm Gonna Leave You
- Small Town Girl
- I've Got a Good Thing
- Don't Forget About Me
- No Stranger Am I
- Don't Speak of Love
- Earthbound Gypsy
- Wasn't Born to Follow
- Song for You
- Haunted
- I Am Your Child
- You Set My Dreams to Music
- Give Me the Night
- Baby Blue
- Your Love Still Brings Me to My Knees
- It Goes Like It Goes
- Just One Smile
- Something in Your Eyes
- I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love
- Let Me Love You Once Before You Go
- Tupelo Honey
- I Just Fall in Love Again
- What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
- Who (Will Take My Place) ?
- Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
- Joe
- Who Could Be Loving You Other Than Me
- I've Been Wrong Before
- I Can't Make It Alone
- (They Long to Be) Close to You
- My Coloring Book
- If You Go Away
- Sandra
- No Easy Way Down
- Breakfast in Bed
- Long After Tonight Is All Over
- This Girl's in Love With You
- I Think It's Going to Rain Today
- Love Me by Name
- Look of Love
Free Music Notes for Something Special
Free Music Review: Move over 'Memphis'.......this is the real heaven.
Hit: 5 Stars
As far as compilation albums go, this is utterly divine. As well as a few b-sides,which in themselves would have made excellent singles, we have four tracks in which Dusty sings in French or Italian, several previously un-issued songs and a look at her work right across the years. What more could we ask for? Well, i guess forty eight tracks should be enough to be going on with, but, if it's just a 'Hits' album you're looking for, there are plenty of those available, if you like her hits and Dusty's voice, then chances are you will love this.
First up on side one, is the fantastic "Something Special" (b-side to "Stay Awhile") written by none other than Dusty herself, the first time i heard this i whisked straight back to the 1960's and her phenomenal journey through that most sensational of era's, she managed to capture entirely that raw, snap, crackle and pop sound that seemed to define that decade so brilliantly, you may well be left wishing that if only, only, ONLY, she had written more songs like that! Dusty does, in fact, have a hand in the writing of "I'm Gonna Leave You", co-written with her backing singers Madeline Bell and Lesley Duncan, not quite the same knock you out thump of the title track, but, still a tasty treat of a ballad nevertheless. This was a previously un-issued song,and others in that category include; "Needle In A Haystack"/"Wasn't Born To Follow"/A Song For You"/"You Set My Dreams To Music", and the hugely dramatic "Don't Speak Of Love" written by Wagner, yes, THE Richard Wagner! The lyrics are written by Vicki Wickham and Simon Napier Bell, and the music is from the 1845 opera 'Tannhauser', it has to be said, Dusty delivers this amazingly. In case you are wondering, this doesn't actually sound like an opera song, but it certainly captures that dramatic feel.
Another track previously un-issued is "I Will Always Want You" a.k.a "Di Fronte All' Amonde", a song from the 1965 San Remo Festival in Italy, both the English and the Italian versions are here, also included is another from the same festival "Tu Che Ne Sai", which Dusty performed that year. Two tracks in French complete the lovely foreign language section; "Reste Encore Un Instant" ("Stay Awhile") and "Je Ne Peux Pas T'en Vouloir" ("Losing You").
Many Dusty fans, i'm sure, will recognise most of the b-sides included on this album; "I'll Love You For A While"/"Small Town Girl"/"No Stranger Am I"/"Earthbound Gypsy"/ "My Colouring Book" and "The Look Of Love", most of which could surely have been hits by themselves.
One song in particular that brings me out in goose pimples every time i hear it is the Barry Manilow/Marty Panzer "I Am Your Child", absolutely beautiful pure and haunting vocals....aah, sweet angel Dusty...
Side two takes us through a look at some of her work from the latter half of her career, and includes several tracks from most of Dusty's albums. Perfectly laid out, and again, many recognisable titles, far too numerous to mention, but, favourites for me are;"Just One Smile"/"Something In Your Eyes" (her work with Richard Carpenter)/"I Just Fall In Love Again"/"Joe"/"Breakfast In Bed"/ "This Girl's In Love With You"...oh heck...the entire album is just mind blowing!!
With a degree of reluctance, and without wishing to take anything away from the 'Memphis' album, on a top 10 list of Dusty Springfield albums, 'Something Special' just has to take the number one spot, this is not just any old compilation, with Dusty's career in pop lasting over 35 years, and despite the problems she fought along the way, this album proves without doubt that she remained consistently superb throughout.
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