Dusty Springfield - Very Best of
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Free Music Review: From Tenderness To Triumph, Dusty Did It All
Hit: 4 Stars
The recent passing of Dusty Springfield spurred a recent surge of interest in her music. The surge is welcome, for more people can experience just how good a singer she was, such as in this compilation of 20 of her best.The album opens with what is unquestionably one of the best songs ever done by anyone, I Only Want To Be With You. Backed by Ivor Raymond's stellar orchestra, Dusty fires off an exhilarating number with power and excitement combined with tenderness - a mixture reminscent of her contemporaries, Mike Smith and Petula Clark.
Wishin' and Hopin' downshifts to sly playfulness and displays her ability to segue from mood to mood, a knack further displayed in such disparate numbers as the bombastic You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, the flirty Son Of A Preacher Man, the desperate What's It Gonna Be, the steadfast Monty Norman-esque (listen for the distinctive James Bond riff throughout this number) classic All Cried Out (contemporary divas like Shania Twain and LeAnn Rimes can't come close to projecting the power Dusty displays here), and the Motown-flavored In The Middle Of Nowhere.
Half the joy of these numbers is the sheer power of Ivor Raymond's orchestra, mixing rock 'n roll riffs with strings and horns seemingly more suited to a movie soundtrack.
Sheer joy is the best description of this album.
Free Music Review: Miss Dusty Sings For You
Hit: 4 Stars
Dusty Springfield had a unique voice that could do pop ("Wishin' and Hopin'), power ballads ("You Don't Have To Say You Love Me"), soul ("Son Of A Preacher Man"), and even Burt Bacharach ("I Don't Know What To Do With Myself"). A good collection, esp. for those not familiar with the late British diva.Free Music Review: Dusty Springfield - A classy and soulful voice
Hit: 4 Stars
These songs were wonderful! The CD was what I expected. "I Only Want to be With You" is my all time favorite. The shipment was delivered in good condition and promptness. Dusty is a wonderful singer whose songs will live on and on. She radiates "soul" in her recordings.Free Music Review: Remembering when
Hit: 3 Stars
This CD is a great collection of Dusty's performances. She had great presence and a fabulous voice. Recording quality, or mixing quality, is poor, however... It sounds like it's done in a metal can. Not worthy of Dusty's performance at all.Free Music Review: The very best? of Dusty Springfield
Hit: 2 Stars
If this is the Very Best of Dusty then what it tells me that she had a couple of good songs which are on this CD. The rest sound like rehashing of the hot sellers. Dusty is a Great singer and I'm glad to reminisce about those days past. But the rest of the songs I surely don't remember on the hit parader back then.