Label: Mercury Records (Germany), 534 520-2
Style: Oldies, Pop
Country: London, England (16 April 1939 - 2 March 1999)
Time: 56:31
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 349 Mb
Dusty
Springfield had been a member of the girl group The Lana Sisters from
1958 to 1960, and the folk-pop trio The Springfields from 1960 to 1963
(in the latter case with her brother Tom Springfield). While on tour in
the US in the early 1960s she was exposed to soul music, which was to
have a profound impact on her subsequent life and career. Although The
Springfields were moderately successful, with songs such as "Island of
Dreams", "Bambino" and "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" (a No. 16 US
country hit), their style of music limited the wide range of material
that Dusty Springfield wanted to sing. Therefore, in 1963, Springfield
decided to begin a career as a solo singer.
Her first single, "I Only
Want to Be with You", was actually recorded while still a member of The
Springfields, and was released one week after their final concert. The
song was a success in both Britain and the US and led to the recording
of A Girl Called Dusty which was released in 1964. The album contained a
mix of mostly straightforward pop songs and a few Motown influenced
numbers, such as "When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes",
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "Mockingbird". It also marked
Springfield's first collaboration with well-known songwriters Burt
Bacharach and Hal David, as well as Gerry Goffin and Carole King, whose
songs Springfield continued to record for the rest of her career.
At
the time, A Girl Called Dusty was not released to the US market.
Instead, Philips released a compilation of singles and tracks recorded
for the album as Stay Awhile/I Only Want To Be With You. It was named
after her first two singles, which had been Top 20 hits in the US. Later
in 1964, Philips released Dusty, a second version of A Girl Called
Dusty with a different track listing and different tracks.
In January
1994, while recording her album, A Very Fine Love, in Nashville,
Springfield began to feel ill. When she returned to England a few months
later, her physicians diagnosed her with breast cancer. She received
months of chemotherapy and radiation treatment, and the cancer was found
to be in remission. In 1995, in apparent good health, she set about to
promote the album, which was released that year. By mid-1996, the cancer
had returned, and despite vigorous treatments, Springfield died on 2
March 1999, aged 59, in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
Springfield's
funeral service was attended by hundreds of fans and people from the
music business, including Elvis Costello, Lulu, and the Pet Shop Boys.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Girl_Called_Dusty)
01. Mama Said (02:14)
02. You Don't Own Me (02:30)
03. Do Re Mi (02:23)
04. When The Lovelight Starts Shining thru His Eyes (03:07)
05. My Colouring Book (03:03)
06. Mockingbird (02:34)
07. Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa (03:07)
08. Nothing (02:29)
09. Anyone Who Had A Heart (03:11)
10. Will You Love Me Tomorrow (02:40)
11. Wishin' And Hopin' (02:56)
12. Don't You Know (02:53)
13. I Only Want To Be With You (alternate mix) (bonus track) (02:42)
14. He's Got Something (bonus track) (02:50)
15. Every Day I Have To Cry (bonus track) (02:30)
16. Can I Get A Witness (bonus track) (02:46)
17. All Cried Out (bonus track) (03:05)
18. I Wish I'd Never Loved You (bonus track) (03:40)
19. Once upon A Time (bonus track) (01:57)
20. Summer Is Over (bonus track) (03:44)
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