Shelby Lynne - Just A Little Lovin'
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Free Music Review: Just A Little........Disappointed.....
Hit: 1 Stars
I grew up on the music of Dusty Springfield and am still a huge fan of her recordings. While I never expect any other artist who chooses to do a "songbook" in honor of another artist to be the "same" as what the honored artist did with his/her rendition, I expect it to have at least some semblance of the original. The biggest disappointment on this endeavor by Ms. Lynne is her rendition of "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me". A very sorry arrangement. While I am sure Ms. Lynne has her supporters, I would bet most of them are younger and don't even know who Dusty is. So, when you are going to take music from an era that belonged to the Baby Boomers, you need to ensure that it is appealing to that population. I have played this CD for a number of contemporaries who were, at the best, disappointed as well. Free Music Review: Low Key and simply Wonderful!
Hit: 4 Stars
I have seen her live once and her previous records does not make her voice justice, but this CD does!Free Music Review: Shelby Loves Dusty
Hit: 5 Stars
From the cover photo, itself a homage to the classic 'Dusty in Memphis' album, this a great tribute to the songs of Dusty Springfield. Shelby strips the songs down to their minimum (with the help of legendary producer Phil Ramone) and shines. I was fortunate enough to see her and her band perform 9 of these songs live at Amoeba Music in Hollywood on the day of the CD's release, and they were even more intense - many goosebump moments!
She picks three of the songs from the 'Memphis' album - plus a bonus cut from the CD version, Tony Joe White's "Willie and Laura Mae Jones" (Tony's a friend and played on Shelby's last album), as well as several other songs made famous by Dusty, and one original "Pretend (You Love Me)". I was not familiar with Dusty's version of the Rascals tune "How Can I Be Sure" (a UK single) but have since gotten it, all three versions are great - Shelby's version was incredible live.
Most people in the USA are probably more familiar with Dionne Warwick's version of "Anyone Who Had a Heart" but Dusty's version was a UK 45 and is a stunner - and this song may be the highlight of this CD. Shelby sings with such understated passion that the song is a heart-breaker all over again.
Shelby's original "Pretend" is very much in the Dusty vein and is another quiet stunner. I never thought I would be grateful to Barry Manilow for anything, but it was his suggestion (they're neighbors in Palm Springs) that planted the seed for this amazing album.
I have followed Shelby Lynne's career since her 'Temptation' album back in the 90s and she continues to make amazing music. The music industry doesn't know quite what to make of her (witness her Grammy for 'Best New Artist' after more than a decade of recording) but talent will out in the long run. And in person she is gracious and friendly - "genuine" and not affected in the least - at Amoeba she signed everything for everyone in line, posed for pictures, and generally was the perfect artist - someone you'd actually want to spend time with. My highest recommendation.
Free Music Review: love every song!!
Hit: 5 Stars
I can listen to this cd over and over! it's beautiful and filled with emotion, she can sing anything and it would be fabulous!!Free Music Review: One of the years best
Hit: 5 Stars
Very simply, Shelby's take on the catalog od Dusty Springfield allows the essence and meaning of each song to come through with the sparse production. If you listen to "The Look of Love" you hear a similarity between both of the womens voices, sans the 60's soft sax solo at the end of the original. Also, "Anyone Who Had A Heart" is so beautiful in this stripped down version that I finally understood what the song was about. 5 Stars.