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| | A Girl Called Dusty | | | Music Artist : | | Dusty Springfield | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Polygram UK | | Release Date : | | 1997-02-24 | | Store Price : | | $14.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $14.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Mama Said
2. You Don't Own Me
3. Do Re Mi (Forget About the Do and Think About Me)
4. When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
5. My Coloring Book
6. Mockingbird
7. Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa
8. Nothing Has Been Proved
9. Anyone Who Had a Heart
10. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
11. Wishin' and Hopin'
12. Don't You Know
13. I Only Want to Be With You [Alternate Mix]
14. He's Got Something
15. Every Day I Have to Cry [*]
16. Can I Get a Witness [*]
17. All Cried Out [*]
18. I Wish I'd Never Loved You [*]
19. Once upon a Time [*]
20. Summer Is Over [*]
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Dusty's music is her legacy to us all
Submitted on: 2009-07-15 |
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A Girl Called Dusty was the first record album released by Dusty Springfield; and it turned out to be quite a brilliant debut! Even in our times this music sounds so good; I can put this anytime into my CD player and enjoy it no matter what. Dusty's ability to sing so many types of ballads impresses me; she always gave blood to please and thrill her fans. The sound on this album is excellent and I like the artwork.
The CD starts with Dusty outdoing even herself on a cover of "Mama Said." "Mama Said" has a fine musical arrangement and Dusty never skips a beat--terrific! "You Don't Own Me" features Dusty squarely front and center, which is quite all right by me! "You Don't Own Me" gets quite a passionate delivery from Dusty; and her excellent diction enhances her singing all the more. "Do Re Mi (Forget About the Do and Think About Me)" has an awesome beat; Dusty sings this to perfection! She handles complex tempo and key changes like the pro she was and always will remain. "When the Lovelight Starts Shining through His Eyes" has a most spirited arrangement; and "My Coloring Book" is beautiful even if the lyrics aren't exactly all that happy.
"Mockingbird" sounds sweet when Dusty Springfield performs it so well; I love it! Listen also for "Nothing Has Been Proved." "Nothing Has Been Proved" has some nice backup vocalizing--not that Dusty truly needed it but they do sound good anyway. "Anyone Who Had a Heart" stuns me with its beauty; this Burt Bacharach and Hal David tune shines when Dusty sings it! "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, is quite powerful in Dusty's capable hands and I could never tire of hearing Dusty sing this song; it's truly awesome. "Wishin' and Hopin'" gets the royal treatment from Dusty and the percussion works wonders for the musical arrangement.
The alternate mix of "I Only Want to Be with You" is very creative; it all holds its own very well. "Every Day I Have to Cry" is another bonus track; and Dusty never sounded better! "Can I Get a Witness" is absolutely electric and that piano makes the music fit perfectly with Dusty's singing--she never falters, either. "All Cried Out" is very pretty even if it's not a happy song; and I also like "Once Upon a Time" with that music--what an arrangement! Dusty delivers this faultlessly and I like that the CD provides this as one of the bonus tracks. The CD ends with the last bonus track entitled "Summer Is Over." Dusty sings "Summer Is Over" with all her heart and soul and I'm very impressed.
Dusty Springfield lives on through her music; she will never be forgotten. This is a wonderful album for Dusty's fans; and people just discovering her magical artistry will not be disappointed. |
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 The happiest Dusty on the record
Submitted on: 2009-04-16 |
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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. |
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A Debut Album For The Ages!
Submitted on: 2009-03-01 |
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| If I were putting a time capsule together and could only put in one female pop/soul album representing the decade of the sixties, this would be my choice. No offense to Aretha Franklin, but Dusty Springfield's debut album "A Girl Called Dusty", which was released in 1964, is without question, the most important female pop/soul debut ever waxed during that decade. Dusty Springfield's soulful pipes dominate throughout, as she blends a mixture of pop melody and soulful overtones that very few could ever match. Her takes on "Mamma Said", "Mocking Bird", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" and "Can I Get A Witness', are as good and in some cases much superior to the originals. She tackles Leslie Gores "You Don't Own Me", with a spooky soulfulness that is so good, it makes you realize why she was truly one of a kind. The cd contains 20 tracks, including 8 bonus tracks compiled from her 1960's ep's. The monster hits 'Wishin And Hopin", and an alternate take on the hit "I Only Want To Be With You", are simply fabulous. The hard to find Dusty classic "Twenty- Four Hours From Tulsa", written by Burt Bacharach, which doesn't appear on many best of collections is here as well. Many people consider Dusty, England's answer to the legendary Aretha Franklin, but the truth is Dusty was riding high on the charts, before Aretha started on her long and successful ride on top of the billboard charts. Dusty Springfield passed away in 1999 at the age of 59, but she leaves behind a recorded catolog. that is clear evidence of her greatness, as one of the iconic vocalists of the modern rock era. This cd comes with my highest recommendation to one and all, both young and old, who want to experience what may well be the best pop debut album ever, complete with remastered sound and a great price. Not to be missed! |
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A Girl Called Dusty has that raw, snap, crackle and pop feel to it.
Submitted on: 2008-10-28 |
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Dusty Springfields debut album of 1964 "A Girl Called Dusty" has that raw, snap, crackle and pop feel to it that you might expect of a young sixties singer. At times she sounds delightfully younger than twenty five years old, with an almost obsessed love-struck teenager sound, especially on tracks such as "When The Lovelight Starts Shining Thru His Eyes"/ "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"/ "Nothing"/ "Don't You Know" and "Every Day I Have To Cry". On nearly all the other tracks Dusty showed a maturity that would have embarrassed even the most experienced vocalists, "My Colouring Book"/All Cried Out"/ "I Wish I'd Never Loved You" and "Summer Is Over", to name just a few.
Plenty of cover versions on the album, as well as some already mentioned there is also "Anyone Who Had A Heart", and Dusty's fine interpretation of "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa".Many of the covers you will be familiar with, so will need no further introduction. As a rare treat we have "Once Upon A Time", which Dusty wrote herself, i seem to remember reading somewhere, someone questioning why she included the 'La-la-la-la-la-la' intro' on this, but to me this sums up the young Dusty, as anyone else who may have seen her on Youtube singing this, she dances into the spotlight, young and carefree, sure, the lyrics are deliberately regretful , but she certainly doesn't look as if it's the end of the world, i love this track and it just wouldn't be the same without that intro'.
Pulling away from the cover/ young or mature tags, there are several tracks that will astound you with their revelations of just what Dusty was capable of. "Mama Said" absolutely kick starts the album, followed closely by the wonderfully dark and forbidding tones of "You Don't Own Me", as if you would need further proof then "Mockingbird" should answer your call emphatically, superb high v low vocals on a duet that's not quite a duet, Dusty rules, as only she could do.
Finally, and by no means the last track on the album, there is the incessant, throbbing piano beat on "Can I Get A Witness", that may well leave you breathless with wonder that any vocalist could keep up with the lyrics, regardless of age.
"A Girl Called Dusty" was released in April 1964, peaked at number 6, and spent nearly six months (23 weeks) in the charts, quite an achievement in the midst of 'Beatle-mania', and helped enormously to make the summer of '64 something very special indeed. |
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diamonds and dusty
Submitted on: 2007-05-23 |
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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! |
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