A Girl Called Dusty

real nice

Had lots of fun listening to this, my favorites were “Mama Said” and “Wishin’ And Hopin’.”

It was pretty good.

Not my personal style and after a few songs I moved on.

Nice voice, okay songs, but in the end it doesn't even matter. Nothing special to talk about.

Good

it was ok

It’s fine. I was a bit surprised actually. I had heard a few of these songs but didn’t know the artist. She had more soul and energy than I was expecting, but I didn’t give this album enough attention. Maybe it didn’t deserve it. Maybe I’ll listen again. It’s me, not you.

Very good, heard many songs before but didn't realise they were covers lol

really nice one, really like do re mi, and you dont own me

dont think i listened to the whole thing bc i was super tired. i prefer the other kind of 60s music like the doors

this was fine, but not anything particularly groundbreaking. i think it was all covers too. it was nice but not sure if it's really "1001 albums" worthy.

this was nice enough, though maybe a bit underwhelming. dusty has a great voice and handles the varied genres of these covers well, but nothing sticks out to me as particularly impressive or interesting. another day, another chance to wonder why this album made the list. i'm imagining the abe simpson meme with the text "we made a boring cover album, which was the style at the time" favorites: mama said, you don't own me, wishin' and hopin'

why in the world are there MULTIPLE Dusty albums on this list? the most remarkable thing about this album is how mediocre it is. it's relatively rare that a song cover is interesting enough to be worth releasing, and that is definitely not the case here. nothing I would ever want or need to hear again.

I enjoyed this more than I expected to, but I just couldn’t shake the feeling that this was all music pillaged from previous black artists.

I forgot about Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa. I like it. Spunky version of Will You Love Me Tomorrow

Oldies! Love it, just good music

Thought this was the strongest album i have heard yet - likely because I was not expecting it to be so good.

Lots of hits

Not bad, but uneven. It really feels like she decided to write a dozen love songs that could match whatever relationship and mood you happen to be in.

Favorite Tracks: You Don’t Own Me Mama Said Wishin’ and Hopin’

Album 387 of 1001 Rating : Dusty Springfield - A Girl Called Dusty Rating : 3.5 / 5 Some great classic tunes. Brings to mind the time I spend around 5th or 6th grade wearing out the American Graffiti soundtrack. Kind of at the end of one musical era as another began.

First two tracks are amazing. It stays solid but never reaches those heights again.

Every boomer is drooling over this one. It's covers from a bygone era with tons of cultural appropriation. The reality of this is that it's a frozen dinner served on a TV tray. And why is every song a fade out? It's so annoying.

An excellent albums with lots of great songs!

This wasn’t on my streaming service, but I know many of the songs. It’s fine, but not my style.

Dusty sings well enough, but there were a couple songs where her vocals couldn't save it for me, like "Do Re Mi" and "Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa". The songs are sometimes a little unremarkable, but then again, not all covers are created equal. Still worth a listen.

Powerful. Last song reminded me of Adele work. 3.5/5.

I liked this more than I anticipated, and that’s because, for it not because of this website, I never would’ve taken the plunge. But I’m glad to have dabbled in potential bi-con Dusty Springfield.

Easy listening Perfectly enjoyable

A lot of the records on this list are ahead of their times but that's not the case here. Dusty gets points for some really great recordings of really great songs but they're mostly rips of other people's work. That was common for the time (especially among white performers covering songs by black artists) but it still makes me wonder why this was included in the list. It was enjoyable but nothing groundbreaking.

It's okay, but could have lived without listening to this album. Honestly, it feels like taking a bunch of Motown hits and saying, hey, you don't need to listen to black artists, a white girl can sing these adequately for you. Seems to fit in with what was going on in the 60s.

Even if it’s comprised of covers of already well known songs, A Girl Named Dusty is an impressive showcase for Springfield’s vocal talent.

Classic although it’s crazy how shredded she will let her voice get compared to say son of a preacher man

Good pop album

She's got a pretty good voice...that's where the compliments for this one end. When you compare her to a lot of contemporaries in the genre she's missing that added dimension of soul. Large parts of this album felt disingenuous- I got the feeling that recording this album was just a 9-5 for her and she was trying to get home on time. I didn't think the backing band was all that creative either. A couple of interesting songs, mostly pretty boring. The back up singers sounded like Alvin and the Chipmunks half the time. If hell were the cabaret on a cruise ship, this would surely be the headliner.

Amazing! So many great tracks. 4.25 stars

C'était chill et relax.

Big and full of showmanship, it's easy to hear how this was popular way back when. I often find myself measuring if an album makes me stop what I'm doing to listen. This one did.

This sure is a collection of songs. I don’t believe Dusty’s adding anything particularly noteworthy to these tracks that warrant a cover. Meaning the entire album is unwarranted. Some (a lot) of the covers are easily worse than the original so this album essential works to weaken her image. I don’t know why anyone thought it was a good idea to make this album and also to put on this list. Nothing here is egregiously offensive, just insanely and textbook derivative. I love her voice and suppose it isn’t the worst album for a debuting artist. 2/5

I really enjoyed this one. Can see where Amy Winehouse got her inspiration. Just some wonderful soul. Big thumbs up. Unexpected bangers: Summer is Over, 24 Hours from Tulsa, Do Re Mi

Lovely stuff. Classics, but enjoyed the whole album more than I’d imagined. Beautiful storytelling.

I didn’t love all of this but there’s enough real classics to get 4 stars. Always loved Dusty. Very culturally American though eh? Whatever, she’s great.

Not much to say. Didn't excite me, was boring. Favorite Track - My Colouring Book

It was fine. Production doesn't hold up to today's standard ofc but her voice is great. 3 stars

Great singer, but it lost a lot of charm when I learned it was all covers. Made me exited for more Dusty, but I’m not sure this album is that special

the Tate mcRae of the 60s.

Fairly enjoyable; strong voice, but the songs fall into two categories for me: 1) not my cup of tea; or 2) I'd rather hear the original. I will say the recording sounds better than most recordings of this era I've heard on this list, _especially_ the other ones also recorded in 3-channel stereo.

A great portrait of the artist as a young woman. Though her best is yet to come.

It’s interesting to catch an album from 60 years ago you’ve never heard. I put this through an amp and speakers from the 1940s which I think was the right call, although streamed with a digital device so I imagine that distorts things a little. This is very simple lyrics, melodies, very contained vocals. The backing harmonies on chorii I think are sometimes a single track - no layering. It’s so stark compared to modern music. It’s very pleasant listening. You Don’t Own Me is probably the track that I liked best, melodically gave me some Nina Simone vibes. I’m not sure it’s terribly memorable overall.

Great vocals. Preferred the mono recordings

- Ich verstehe, warum Dusty Springfield als das große Vorbild von Adele herhält. Teilweise kann ich die beiden in dem Klang ihrer Stimme kaum unterscheiden. Richtig geile Stimme btw - Hatte wenig bis keine Erwartungen aber das Album macht großen Spaß und hat mich echt gecatcht - Mit einer Laufzeit von unter einer Std. bei 20 Songs kam auch keine Langeweile auf - Manche Songs sind schon sehr einfach, aber über die konnte ich hinwegsehen - Tolles stimmungs- und kraftvolles Soul Album Rating: 3,5/5

- Das Album schwankte bei mir zwischen richtig coolen, treibenden und catchy Songs und Liedern, die ich streckenweise nicht mal mehr langweilig sondern nervig und kitschig fand. Dementsprechend schwer ist es, das Album als ganzes zu bewerten. - Grundsätzlich wirds zum Ende hin besser und rundet den Charakter der Platte ab. - Alles in allem hebt sich diese Frau für mich mit diesem Album nicht unbedingt von anderen Künstler*innen ihrer Zeit ab. Da finden ihre "Hits" schon wesentlich mehr Anklang bei mir. Habe bei denen das Gefühl, da steckt ein richtiger Stil und etwas mehr Spirit drin. 2,75/5

- Da war echt catchy / guter Kram dabei, der teilweise direkt in die Füße ging - Bei Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa dachte ich kurz, dass das Album zu Ende wäre und irgendwie zu Adele gesprungen wäre - echt wandelbare Stimme - Viele Songs kannte ich bisher nur als Cover

What a voice! Dusty can make even the most trivial of disagreements sound like a world-ending conflict.

So glad I got this album! I had previously gotten “Dusty in Memphis” and was kind of disappointed. This album she really seems to be at her best. And it totally helps to have a cadre of all-time great songwriters supplying the material. I think the compositions are so much better here, and she absolutely crushes these songs.

A Girl Called Dusty I didn’t think this was particularly good. Obviously Dusty has a superb voice and I guess it must have been pretty unusual for a British female singer to sing in such a clearly soul influenced way in 1964. Clearly this was first step away from the Springfields to the more R’n’B style of later albums. And despite her voice never being less than great she feels a bit tentative and unsure throughout, and it lacks the control and subtlety and maturity of the Dusty in Memphis stuff a few years later. There are some good song choices on here, Mama Said, You Don’t Own Me, Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa, Anyone Who Had a Heart, Will You Love Me Tomorrow and Within’ & Hopin’ and some really not very good song choices at all, like Do Re Mi, My Colouring Book, Mockingbird and Nothing. Despite doing a good job on those good songs none of them approach anything like a definitive version, of which you feel she should be capable. However the big problem with all of it is the band, the arrangements and the production & sound all being uniformly bad. It sounds awful, thin and dull with that particularly distracting tom-tom sound. You realise how lucky the Beatles were to have George Martin and the engineers at Abbey Raod, and how good their early records sound compared to stuff like this (as well as the early Stones, Kinks etc records, which have some great songs but don’t sound anywhere as near as good as say A Hard Day’s Night or Beatles for Sale). I couldn’t find out much about the band but it’s the worst kind of early 60s BBC Light Jazz Lounge Pops band sound and playing, and it really doesn’t serve her or the songs well in any way. The saccharine string arrangements and insipid parping horns really are poor. I’m not that familiar with Definitely Dusty or Dusty in Memphis, apart from the well known songs, but I had a brief listen to a couple of tracks and it’s night and day in terms of playing, sound and also maturity in Dusty’s approach. Feel bad giving it 2 bearing in mind Dusty’s voice, but this is not a great record and she can’t rescue it from it’s musical mediocrity. ⭐⭐️

There's a couple recognizable songs on here, which were fun to listen to and get a 'face to the name' moment ('Mama Said', 'You Don't Own Me', 'Mockingbird' cover, 'Wishin' and Hopin''). Decent, fun early rock and roll but not something I'm likely to go back to with a few spots that failed to keep me engaged. 2/5

Didn't realize she was the singer to a couple songs I already knew. Not too bad of an album.

Not bad, but not something I'm going to listen to often. I heard a few songs that I didn't realize were made by her.

#4 Great voice, nice collection of songs. Summer Is Over is the standout but it's a bit of a snooze fest to get that far through the album. 1/5

Hmm, quite a few songs I've heard despite not having ever listened to this album. I would assume most, if not all, of the songs are covers? Still good recordings nonetheless. I always forget Dusty was from England.

This shit is a 5 star for Mockingbird

Generic '60s cover album. She's a good singer, but nothing outstanding here. Why is this here? I should keep track of how many times I've asked myself this, probably 10+ times so far. 2* for not being terrible.

Achei bom, mesmo sendo algo pré anos 70

Dusty Springfield is the sound of the American diner. I always thought Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels made the mockingbird song up. Turns out Dusty Springfield sung it on this album.

A classic example of the extra 'CD tracks' just being filler. Original album a fly along pop cracker.

pretty, dusty

Influential, and a good reminder that "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" is NOT actually a White Stripes song, but still not quite a thing I'd dive into.

With the exception of a few songs, this album is great! The strength in her voice gives chills

Such a wonderful product of its time. I really enjoyed hearing it in full. I know many of those songs but listening in one sitting really put me in that time.

I think she has a lovely voice and the music compliments it nicely!

Love this style of music and she has a great voice. Some songs are more famous by other artists and it was hard to get past that. Not enough wow to get to 5 stars

I am a sucker for this genre and Dusty certainly has a beautiful and iconic voice, but this album falls into to the same category of complaints I had with Jerry Lee Lewis and the Bluesbreakers. It's hard for me to give an album a 5 if I am enjoying a track but thinking of a better version of it.

She’s cool. Cute. Palatable. Interesting that she’s British. Not realy my thing but no problems.

A few great tracks, but almost aggressively 1960s. Somewhere in the 3.5 range.

Solid album with some really solid and catchy tracks. I just wish Son of a Preacher man was on this album

ummmmmm nah im good

Solid R&B/soul mixed with pop standard vibes. Dusty’s take on some classic tunes doesn’t necessarily make them all her own, but her husky voice adds her own special blend of soul that contends with the best versions. Out of print and cobbled together on a Spotify playlist, I really wish there was a stereo mix of this, the mono tracks sound so flat. Mama Said, You Don’t Own Me, and Wishin’ and Hopin’ are such great songs, but they really don’t sound as punchy as they should be in mono. This album could be so much more if someone would give it a proper remastering.

Passionate pop soul. My goodness what surprise this album was. I was fully prepared to just sit through this album and just tolerate it at most but I was completely blown away by the power behind Dusty's voice. At every turn it really felt like she was giving it her all, even in some of the softer songs. Incredible soul-inspired pop with plenty of blues elements. As with a lot of other first albums for singer around this time, I've come to find that a lot of these songs are covers, which probably explains why they just kinda feel thrown together. All of the renditions of the songs were great but it's Dusty's singing that really stands out above all else. That alone makes this record special. Surely a classic even if the songs aren't all original. Will probably revisit certain songs. 4/5

i love dusty springfield

Great vocal delivery here. Something we don't see much these days. Exceeded my expectations.

Sorta fun

Whether the intended package or a picked apart and reassembled set, a girl called Dusty asserted herself to become a Swinging Sixties icon with this album. Inviting the listener with her pose and wide smile, one becomes bowled over by her interpretation of the soul music that would more or less define her trajectory and this is a good first impression made that only hints at the best yet to come. Favorites: All Cried Out, I Wish I'd Never Loved You, Can I Get a Witness?, Summer is Over, Don't Say It Baby, My Colouring Book, Every Ounce of Strength, Heartbeat.

4 /5

Good overall, but can’t see myself listening to it again

Pretty impressive debut. Great voice, great tunes. Faves: Mama Said, Do Re Mi, Wishin' And Hopin'

These are great songs performed with talent, so it deserves a high score from a subjective enjoyment POV - they're all covers though, and we already have another Dusty Springfield album on the list, so I woulda preferred if this one's slot went to an album of one of the originators of these songs! Fave tracks - "You Don't Own Me" gets the top spot, but "Mama Said", "Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa" and "Anyone Who Had A Heart" get mentions too!

Surprisingly I recognized a few old school bops on this album. Would listen again.

Enjoyable pop. Some great songs.

Quite a pleasant listen.

I love her voice...it makes me think of all the James Bond movies. I did like the Memphis album more, but I enjoy her stuff.

I don't understand how this album made the list. Every album so far - even the ones that absolutely were not my taste - has had some cohesion and creative vision. This is, a skillfully done, compilation of cover tracks. Great vocals, good backing band, but still a collection of covers. Almost every track is available in more interesting versions.

Great album, only avoiding five stars as it's largely covers... But bloomin great covers.

Eh.

It's like the gold radio on Cities: Skylines 1 (the better one)

Definitely sounds aged these days but decent for its time. High 2.

Dusty Springfield has the Amy Winehouse effect. Or maybe it's the Dusty Springfield effect, with Winehouse being a modern iteration of the same thing. That thing? If you didn't have a photo to go with the voice, you might be guilty of thinking the person singing was of a different complexion. Can I get a witness, here?

Música sesentera clásica. Está bien. Un 4.

Much better than I expected. Some 60’s standards I have heard by other artists, I’ll need to look to see who did them first. Great voice, powerful without the current trend of overdoing it.

Nice record, but only a handful of standout songs for me. Favourite tracks: Mockingbird, Anyone Who Had A Heart, I Only Want To Be With You, Summer Is Over.

I'm not the biggest fan of artists who don't write their own songs. There's no denying that Dusty has a powerful voice, although even that took a little getting used to. I was enjoying it by the end of this very long album, but at first I didn't like her tone. Regardless of the voice, though, an album by a singer who just sings other people's songs could never be above a 3 for me (unless that singer is Ella Fitzgerald).

Very very good

Great songs and fine on its own, but it just made me want to listen to the versions of these songs that I like more

I’m happy I listened to it bc I’ve seen it referenced a ton but it’s not really my cup of tea

Enjoyable while high lol

There were a few songs I liked but generally I’m not huge on 60s pop

Eh, all the covers are better as originals

I really liked this album. Odd mix of covers that felt like only songs that I listen to but I was a fan

old lady music (carly probably loves it)

Lots of fade out ends, surely they know how the song ends? What did they do when it was performed live? Was ok, not my sort of thing, especially on a Friday

Those enjoyable soul sounds

It’s impossible to not love this kind of 60s pop soul but overall this one was a less memorable one aside from you don’t own me. It might also just be that I wasn’t super in the mood for this one today.

I seem to only like her slower songs

PopR&Bblue-eyed soul. You Don't Own Me.

Great album. Forgot what a talent she was.

Lol, mintha fallout t lenne

This was her debut album. What a powerhouse! That voice! Those songs! Took me right back to the mid sixties!

Sound wise I already dig this opening track. I don’t know what it is about this album. Maybe the vocals? The strings? It’s just a calming sound. Right from the start “can I get a witness” is great.

Now I have to clean out my speakers- very sticky music 1 star

Really good voice,but it's covers.not feeling that such an album really fits on a list like this. Mama said and will you love me tomorrow are my personal standouts.

A basic ass cover album? Don't think I've heard a bad version of You Don't own me before. Did the guy who wrote the book have a crush on the woman or what?

Some good ones! Girl power before that was a thing. Typical of the era album

Remember this being alright

PIPES

I did not know that she's British!

This album was awesome.

This album didn't ring a bell and I can tell you I wasn't thrilled with the selection. That said, there were songs I recognized. Not great, but not terrible. I see why it was iconic back in the day.

Love dusty 4

just ot my yhinh

Great sound, a little vocal powerhouse

Dusty got soul!

Great English female pop singer from the 60’s-70’s. Everything she touched turned to gold. Some great songs.

Great voice, great songs, and only a few of them that I knew before listening. So glad I started this, as I would probably never have sought out this album otherwise! 4 🌟

I can't finish describing what it was like to listen to this album. It has been frustrating and horrible. I expected something better. Only 5 songs out of 20 seemed pleasant enough to me. I think it was a waste of time listening to it and I wouldn't recommend it. I don't think Dusty has a bad voice, but with each song that passed, I got more bored. The dull and lackluster way she sings, as if she had been forced to do 20 covers of songs from the time. And I think that makes it worse that it's an entire album of covers. Notable songs: You Don't Own Me, Do Re Mi, When The Love Light Starts Shining Thru His Eyes, Nothing and Anyone Who Had A Heart.

Maybe it’s a generational thing, but this one wasn’t my favorite. She definitely has a beautiful, soulful voice, but all the songs sound the same to me.

Springfield Springfield, it’s a hell of a gal!

Uninspired

My son (jazzhead) has theory about why no-one can play like Clifford Brown or Miles Davis anymore. There were so many jazz musicians in the thirties and forties that you are hearing now the very best of hundreds of thousands of players. To make it to the top you had to be truly extra-ordinary. And so it is with female singers in the sixties (viz. Aretha). Though the material here is sometimes slight the phrasing, the variation, the tone...all truly exceptional. Greater things would come, and her truly great moments were of course singles. So a very solid 3.5.

Couldn’t find the album on streaming.

Stand outs You Don’t Own Me I Only Want to be With You 3.4

Did not open

Loved it, didn’t know I already knew some of these songs. B side weaker. Will listen again

Really, really was not expecting to find myself enjoying Dusty Springfield this much, but both her albums in here so far have been pretty great. The arrangements are all very impressive and big band-derived, which is an easy way to capture my interest. Her voice sounds pretty significantly ahead of its time here too. Favorite track: Don't You Know

Not my cuppa, few classics on there that I recognise as samples from newer tracks

Lovely tunes and vocals. Originally thought it was from the 50s but I found out it was from the 60s and they are covers.

Good to know

At least seven great songs to pull you through this one and Dusty's voice is always compelling.

Really, my only criticism is that some of this material is a little creaky to modern ears. That said, for what it is, the song selections are more or less impeccable. And that voice! I feel like Springfield is served best on minor key numbers - her smoky white soul voice sounds especially yearning and plaintive on 'Summer Is Over' - but she can properly belt it out on some of the more exuberant songs too. 'I Only Want to Be With You', despite being famous, caught me out a little on this collection, for some reason. It still sounds ace. Classy from top to bottom.

Didn't care for this one

You dont own me, mama said

Clearly way better than Jane Macdonald, but the choice of songs seems somewhat similar

Definitely an upbeat and fun album to listen to. Worth a re-listen anytime

8/10 Classy album, full of bangers Singing voice amazing, some of the arrangements are pure great 60s Genuine classics on here A few throwaway tracks though Best: Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa

Pure 60s essence right here

Enjoyable early pop.

MAMA said. I didn't skip anything. I even listened to the bonus tracks.

MAMA

Familiar with some of the songs, liked that they were short. Album was long though.

Love it, super interesting listen

Hits on hits on hits. Had to YouTube though.

Rating: 1.6

Fuck yeah, Dusty, sing it girl! She is the OG bad bitch of pop music and this debut is full of all-time great pop staples sung the Dusty way! The voice, the style, the ballin' take no prisoners attitude. I love her. She's a strong Aries woman, like me, so game recognize and respect game. We don't ever let men tell us what to do. It's a damn shame she lived in such a closed-minded closeted time, but she was a fighter and always true to herself. She was fierce and fabulous, the two things I love best in a pop diva. Icon!

Good ol 20s, would sample shouts and upbeat cute but nostalgic mood

Solid, soulful album that I was not anticipating by looking at the album cover

Good, but normal

Classic

My first impression was, wow Dusty is one of the greatest songwriters ever, but no, these are all covers. However, they are very good covers. Still we can’t be having cover albums on this list. It’s a nice, pleasant album 4.5/10

Ah, the EARLY sixties. What was great music before the psychedelics temporarily took over? Strong women before Helen Reddy? Strong female singers thy name is Dusty. That voice. What can't it do. The range could have been a great crossover with an operatic mezzo voice.And how can you not fall in love with the vulnerability but strength of You Don't Own Me.Highly consistent repertoire, not a clunker in the bunch.

This starts off really strong, "Mama Said" is an absolute banger, and "You Don't Own Me" is great as well, but despite how fabulous of a voice Dusty has she can't save this from falling off a cliff. The middle section is a big nothing burger. Her cover version of "Will you Love Me Tomorrow" is miles away from the original, and there's just not much else to latch onto for me.

Most songs are pretty bad but a few known songs in there. Too bad for those.

Decent

Fine, it's a classic but not something I would particularly reach for

Couldn’t find this album on iTunes but I listened to her Essentials. Lots of well-known songs.

Felt good about this from the start. Really glad I listened to it and looking forward to listening to many of this again. Very much into Dusty's voice.

what. a. vocal.

incredible

yeah

it’s wild that I’d heard most of these songs and had no idea the artists name

fantastic!

Enjoyable and feels very familiar. her voice is strong and soulful. I personally wont go looking for it again but I wont mind if it comes on in the background

Wow! Everyone says Dusty in Memphis is the record to own but damn this set jumped out of my speakers!

A classic, of course! It was interesting to get additional songs on the remastered (reissued?) album version that I eventually found via YouTube (the YouTube Music album link was broken), but I'm not sure whether the extra songs should count in this project (but nice to hear them nonetheless).

she shines brightest on Do Re Mi and You Don't Own Me. Otherwise, as a debut album, I think she's still a work in progress (I miss you Preacher Man!)

Tiny snippet songs. Feels old-timey, definitely from the mid-60s! Sweet voice, soaring background music. Pleasant listening but didn't evoke much of an emotional response for me.

Love a bit of Dusty Springfield. 60's icon. Beautiful voice.

A bit too mellow so far for me but I didn’t listen to the entire album yet.

Cool

I liked this album more than Dusty in Memphis because this is mostly oldies/60s covers from Burt Bacharach, Carole King, etc and has less of the lounge singer vibe than her other album I've listened to through 1001 Albums so far. I like that retro vibe and enjoyed listening to this album!

Dusty is lit. I thought the album got better as it went on. Big voice. Added two songs to my library

Well I knew a lot more on here than I expected going in. You Don't Own Me and Wishin' And Hopin' are classic jams that take me back to listening to 100.3 in my grandma's car after being picked up from school. And a number of other songs sound familiar for one reason or another. Hard to say if I know her version or the originals she is covering (e.g., Mama Said and I Only Want To Be With You). Mockingbird just reminds me of Dumb and Dumber. Hard to argue with the talent on display here. She has a great vocal range and powerful delivery that was a pleasure to listen to. A solid 4 of golden oldies.

I really liked this album. Beautiful voice and it's strong but not overpowering. It reminds me of something Quinten Tarantino would use in one of his movies like Django. Do Re Mi and Summer is Over stuck out the most. I will definitely listen to some of these songs again.

Hell yeah, Dusty's last album was awesome. Looking forward to this one. Fantastic voice and nice instrumentals throughout. Such an enjoyable, uplifting listen. Went into this hoping to match Dusty in Memphis, but this surpassed it (from what I remember). Lovelight Starts Shining is an absolute bop. Listened to this twice in a row as I couldn't decide if it deserved the bump from 4 to 5. I think Dusty deserves it.

This album was a nice little 36 or so minute listen. She is a pretty great singer and the accompanying instruments are great for the background Mock YEAH ing YEAH bird YEAH. I had no idea where this was from other than Dumb and dumber so that was a nice little treat

Another one not on Apple Music booooo. Loved the first Dusty album so interested to see what came before it. This album is great for what it is. Pretty little ditty's that aren't necessarily up my alley but sound great and she has a beautiful voice. Really loved Wishin' and Hopin'. Still hard to imagine that voice comes out of her but that's the impressiveness of it I guess.

wasn’t expecting this soulful of a voice from the lady on the album cover. mostly forgettable tracks though

she's Dusty for sure. though this is country and I don't think I need to restate how I feel about country, this is alright in my books. very samey of course but not at all grating like alot of country is to me.

Good Dusty, version with more songs, especially Can I get a Witness makes it even better. I don't connect with it as much as Dusty in Memphis, but that's hard to top for anyone. 4/5

She's pretty cool, could use a little more variety

Mama said there'll be days like this.

played it all day and it got kind of annoying

Frothy. Knew a lot more songs than expected.

Wishing’ And Hopin’ this album makes it on Apple Music at some point

7/10

Blown away might be a bit of a stretch, but I was dumbfounded by how many Dusty songs I knew. I've had Dusty in Memphis come up already and only knew '...Preacher Man' - but I think 80% of the songs on this album had me going "Oh I know this one" or "I had no idea Dusty wrote this??" Whilst it's not the kind of album I'll often go back to I enjoyed it for what it was, and it's opened my eyes to just how influential she is.

Dusty Springfield - A Girl Named Dusty Dusty Springfield's debut album. I've listened to and own Dusty in Memphis but hadn't taken time to listen to this one, until today. She was a member of a few girl groups before she decided to go solo. In the really 60s, she was touring the US and was exposed to soul music, which would have a massive effect on her career. Released in 1964, this album is a mix of mostly pop songs and some Motown influenced numbers. In the usual manner, in regards to UK stars, this album was not released in the US. Instead they released a compilation of songs and titled it Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You, named after her two hits. It was later released as Dusty (a second version) with a different track listing and different tracks. This is a good introduction to Dusty, and you do get glimpses of what's to come (Dusty in Memphis). 5/5

Bit boring, not my favourite album ever. Meh.

For an album of covers I liked this more than I thought i would. That's mainly due to her amazing voice. Ultimately though there's only 2 songs that I added to my liked collection to actually listen to again.

Wow, wow, wow!!!

I started tuning it out after the first couple of songs. Did not keep me interested.

No comment

Recognizable tunes. Deserves to be on the list, but not my style.

I prefer silence.

This might just be an Apple Music issue, but I find it infuriating that a supposedly "essential" album isn't available to listen to. Apparently this was never released properly in the US, until maybe 1997 on a CD reissue that featured different songs? I was able to piece this together (I think, who fucking knows) from two other releases. It's good, there are some classic singles, and overall I think Dusty Springfield is an important piece of music history.

Not bad, but nothing amazing. Some songs really did transport me to a different time though!

3/5 Best Track: You Don't Own Me

Album #7 Dusty Springfield’s A Girl Called Dusty So far I am very here for it, love the voice and currently I relate hard so it just makes it that much better. Very distracted and have listened to it 4 different times but still haven’t been able to do a more focused listening on the second half of the album. From what I could gather I did really enjoy it. Would listen to her again. Based on my taste in music: 3.25 Pretending to be a music critic: 4

She's got a lovely voice. I feel like the songs were pretty unoriginal in general.

Dusty has a beautiful voice and it was fun to hear a lot of familiar classics, but so many of these songs were also sung by Dionne Warwick and she is the real GOAT. Ultimately giving 3 stars because it's just not really my type of music, and if I was going to listen to something like this, I would prob opt for someone else like Dionne.

I didn't expect to like this as much as I did!

really enjoyed listening to this while printing, 60s pop goes off. her voice is beautiful!

Must have! And the Silver Collection album!

Excellent stuff

Her voice is timeless.

Very soulful voice; I knew a lot of her songs, but had no idea it was Dusty.

Very nice! Love it. Real music.

Erg veel dusty om naar te luisteren. Sommige zijn wel lekker maar dit is me teveel.. 2.5 moet ie worden wmewaja

I was already gonna give it a 1 cuz I found it pretty bad, but then I found out none of this shit is even written by her. Nobody needs to hear this before they die, they'll be ok. Will I listen to again: 0%

Not really my taste but very good classic pop. Dusty has a fantastic voice and the best tracks are the ones in which she gets to really showcase it. Production is excellent with great instrumentation. If you're in the mood for dancing round the kitchen, this one is perfect.

This was simply lovely. Had a fantastic tim listening to it. Something about old melancholic music just hits right what I’m looking for in music. Will definitely revisit.

What a fun album. It's got pop, doowop, soul...Dusty sings from the heart. She walked so Amy Winehouse could run. That 60s Wrecking Crew and Phil Spector Wall of Sound in full force

This is actuallya classical album would highly recommend.

This was actually pretty good! I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the album. I was expecting way more country, this felt like some ‘50s rock and jazzy hits. Overall really good

Pff misschien ben ik te kritisch, maar ook dit album was niet spectaculair. Wel echt een 3.5 waard, staan namelijk bangers op als 'You Don't Own Me'.

I’ve known Dusty Springfield’s name and many of the songs on this album, but I never put the two together. Although the lyrics on a few of the songs are a bit dated, many of them are true classics. The nasal quality of Dusty’s voice is not my favorite, but she has great control and delivers the songs well. I would certainly enjoy another listen but I probably wouldn’t seek it out

PopR&Bblue-eyed soul. You Don't Own Me.

It's ok, not a must listen

Maybe exciting when it came out but all the same tbh

Songs were a little too on the nose. Good voice but all the songs were "I'm so sad because I (lost, don't have, want) a man"

- some absolute bangers on this one

Very good, always liked several of these songs!

Misclassified -- this isn't jazz! What grabs me is mostly the voice rather than the songwriting. Though I enjoyed listening to her first album, Dusty in Memphis is much stronger, with unforgettable songs. Note: The album in Spotify appears to have a very different tracklisting, try YouTube or purchase for the original UK release.

"You Don't Own Me" for every perfume commercial in the early 2020s

She was great

Great songs. Great voice. But it are mainly songs for the single charts. As an album it misses a structure.

Easy listening for working

The strings make the sound along with her incredible voice. Covers galore but even so great album!

Good

Some great songs on here. A few remind me of moving to wales when I was young. Driving up the M4 at night while my mum played Dusty

All covers, all good ones

Nice 50s sound!

There's pleasant stuff here even if some of it runs together. Still has a nostalgic sound somehow with its expansive arrangements. Favorite track: Will You Love Me Tomorrow

What I expected from knowing a bit of dusty and a few of the songs from other artists versions. Would listen again & liked a few singles.

Oh well, this isn’t on any US streaming services. I had to cobble this together from her first 2 US releases. Hope there wasn’t any changes on the tracks. I was gonna go through each song like I did my other review, but I’m not really fucking qualified to review this shit. It’s a fine album I guess, but I’m perplexed why I should care. Dusty Springfield sings some Motown hits. Ok. Whatever. Why is this on the list? 2/5

I really liked this album--upbeat and enjoyable. I was surprised how many songs I knew from this album :)

Fun old fashioned pop. I don’t get it

Listened to "Dusty" which was available on Tidal. Her voice is fantastic.

A fun album.

She's the best. I could listen to her all day.

i love Dusty Springfield!

Extremely poppy, too long for an album like this. Good singer and some undeniable well made hits, but the sound is not for me. *You Don't Own Me *Wishin' and Hopin' *Summer is Over

Pretty classic 60s pop. Dusty is an amazing singer. Suffers from all the classic 60s issues: it's a bunch of songs that were covered or written for other people, many of the songs feel incomplete (couple of choruses and hit the fade out), and just generally that in the early 60s an 'album' was just a bunch of songs to fill two sides of an LP. It's short though!

Fantastic! Loved you vocals and the backing band is amazing.

Solid album with lots of great (and familiar) songs. Found out most songs are not original to Springfield (as was a common practice in the 50s and 60s) so in a way it's a cover album. Nevertheless Springfield has a great voice and the songs were well chosen. Standout tracks: Mama Said, You Don't Own Me.

She can really belt it out! Wow great voice! This was a neat record also - a bunch of covers really but she chose them well and they suit her voice nicely. Plus this seems to have been recorded with excellence also - great sound. The 'bonus tracks' in the reissued version I listened to didn't quite meet the same mark so I can tell they gave up on them a bit sooner. Great job Dusty!

Nice

kind of lana del rey coded favorites: summer is over, my colouring book, you don't own me (suicide squad lolz), anyone had a heart

love this type of music, good for a rainy day. fave is All Cried Out

Jos levyä olisi vähän karsittu eli fillerit pois, tämähän olisi upea! Aivan hieno nytkin, etenkin a-puolella on hyvä meininki. Hieno ääni, mukaansatempaavat biisit. Mutta tosiaan jatkuva itkeminen ja sinun puhuttelu tylsemmissä biiseissä puuduttaa.

Mehevät biisivalinnat, mainio laulaja. Jään silti kaipaamaan subjektiivisuuden liimaa, tai vaikutelmaa välttämättömyydestä.

Great

I always assumed Dusty Springfield was a country singer. I was stupidly mistaken. The first three tracks instantly made me assume I was listening to Adelle and Amy Winehouses' inspiration. Timeless sound.

Fun! Recognizable. Funk influence?

Mock-Yeah-Ing-Yeah-Bird-Yeah! LOL

Loved this album. Didn’t realize mockingbird from dumb & dumber was referencing Dusty! One of my all-time great audition songs is a Dusty Springfield song. Dusty was the Taylor swift of the 1960’s. The iconic “break up song” girl!

Fantastic powerful and peppy vocal performance. Focused storytelling throughout, with engaging backing track. Overall a fun album carried by vocal talent. Light 7

Songwriting and melodies were great throughout. Her voice is fantastic and she uses it really well and diversely all over. I thought 20 songs was going to get a bit much but thought each song had its own thing going on and didn’t feel like it lasted too long. Really impressed. Light to decent 8

1/8/24. Good sampling of the 60s bluesy sound/British Invasion.

Some good orchestral stuff in there reminiscent of the time. And a few great numbers on there, but some that fall into middle-of-the-road area.

Pretty good

I think I'm either too young or too old to enjoy this as much as I feel like I should.

This is Dusty Springfield at her best, and listening to this I couldn't help but think that you don't get from Doris Day to Patty Smythe without Dusty to build the bridge.

Dusty performed many great songs I didn’t realize were her!

Tolle Stimme, gute Songs, aber bleibt nicht wirklich in meinem Ohr.

Several great songs I didn't know she sang! Very bluesy and soulful.

Amazing album, didn't realize she was who she was. A very empowering voice & album!

Very much an early-60's R&B girl band sound, most of these songs would fit right in on a Shirelles or Marvelettes album. Didn't know much about Dusty before this except for Son of a Preacher Man -- she has a great voice but the character that sets her apart comes out in the smokier, country numbers. Best song here imo is 24 Hours From Tulsa where that tone really comes through. Cool to learn more about her but I don't see myself firing this up except maybe as part of a 60's Motown mix.

When I first started the album, I was convinced I wouldn’t like it. A few songs in, and I started to enjoy it. There are quite a few solid songs, and it’s easy to see the influence Dusty has had on the genre, as we hear some of her style in artists today. That said, I struggled with a good chunk of the album, in that several songs, while good for their time, sound too antiquated for me.

Definitely a classic. But rarely fits my mood

To me personally this album came as a nice surprise. I knew „Son of a preacherman“, but that’s about it. While listening I recognized one song of the album, so basically all songs were pretty new to me. She has a great voice and there’s some nice variety between songs regarding style and mood. Good album!

beautiful

Very cool record. Her voice is very nice and I like the overall sound

Certainly an icon of the 60s and an early example of the British invasion, preceeding The Beatles. Her voice is stunning. The music itself is largely standard covers but that wasn't uncommon for the early 60s. I preferred the second half. She deserves a place on this list.

Her voice is good but the songs didn't grab me.

060924 14:46 3.5

Helt ok men daterat uttryck. Ingen slump att Dustys musik är med i Pulp Fiction. Flera låtar skulle passa som filmmusik i nån amerikansk film. Tex you dont owe me. Men få låtar fungerar enbart i sig själva. 24 hours...möjligen.

Gillar detta ! Skönt sound, Dusty har en skön röst. Musiken är rätt kul, det är inte som Emmylou etc, det är lite roligare. Do re mi känns menlös When the love light... däremot är mycket bra, det är melodiskt! Så kommer en till menlös (colouring book) Överlag rätt najs. Men det är inte superbra.

Är lite svag för det här soundet och det är trevlig och mysig lyssning rakt igenom. Når ju inga episka höjder dock. You don’t own me är riktigt bra.

Gwan the Irish!

Not bad, just not for me