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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