A Girl Called Dusty

I've always liked her

Basically vaguely soulful covers

legal, romantica dos anos 60 e pa

Decent covers

She must have been a superstar in her day recording the definitive versions of many classics Cover art 3/5

Une Dusty Springfield à l'apogée de sa vulgarité qui enchaînera sans complexe les scènes interdites aux moins de dix-huit ans que je n'ai pas envie d'énumérer ici à l'inverse d'eltrapeze.

Autant le premier album de Dusty reussissait, malgré la mauvaise surprise de sa vulgarité déconcertante, à nous séduire, sa deuxième apparition fait office d'indigestion. Dusty commence en effet l'album en présentant son arrière-train, invitant l'auditeur à lui "faire voir les étoiles". S'en suit une série de grossiertés, prononcées clope au bec par une Dusty complétement émechée. Mais le pire n'est pas encore arrivé. Ce spectacle d'obscénités n'est en fait qu'une préparation pour le moment clé de cet album. En effet, sur le dernier son, Dusty commence à monter sur le bar, faisant face aux fêtards rassemblés autour d'une bière. Elle prend appui sur ses bras, et se met à ecarter ses jambes, laissant son appareil génital broussaillé à la vue de tous. Soudain, Dusty semble se concentrer, et laisse échapper un énorme pet de fouffe devant le silence consterné des fêtards. Dusty parti alors dans un rire gras, se rhabilla, et commanda une tournée générale. La famille Springfield n'en finit décidemment pas de faire étalage de son héritage familial.

It's a fair listen, nothing bad, but then nothing hugely great either. It disappeared into the world a bit about halfway through.

3.5 stars. Dusty had a great voice, but this is a cover album and I liked some of the originals better.

Before listening to this album, I couldn't have told you what songs Dusty Springfield sang, only that she was a singer. I recognized at least four of the tracks on the album, but I know that I've heard covers of most if not all of them. I don't know if I've heard Springfield's versions before. Springfield is a talented singer. Listening to the album was an enjoyable experience, but the style of music feels like it is firmly set in the early days of pop and rock music. I don't see me wanting to pick up this album for a revisit (and if I did I would want to skip "Mockingbird" - it's too busy of a song).

I liked this one so much more than the last dusty album. it reminded me of the fallout soundtrack steven used to play, very fun.

Dusty certainly has a lovely voice. I'm just a Luddite and this vibe sounds Too Old for me to really enjoy

Some pretty good songs on here

On est en pleine période Motown. Elle essaie de ce positionner là-dedans. Je m’attendais à ce que ce soit un blanchissement de R'n'B. J’ai été agréablement surpris par le côté pas trop propre de l’affaire (surtout Don’t you know). Le son est vraiment bon pour le genre et l’époque, si on exclu les tounes ajoutées au re-issue (I only want to be with you et suivantes). C’est mixé comme un soundtrack de film, quand on essaie de faire sonner les tounes comme si elles jouaient dans l’environnement. Bref, ça s’écoute facilement, personne n’a pesté chez-moi et on a passé un bon moment. Ça ne révolutionne rien par contre.

Ça m'a pris un petit moment réaliser que je connaissais la musique de Dusty Springfield sans savoir que c'était d'elle. Je connaissais I Only Want To Be With You qui a été ajoutée (avec les 7 pièces suivantes) à la version écoutée sur Tidal. Je connaissais également You Don't Own Me, mais je ne suis pas certain si c'est la version de Lee Morgan ou celle qu'on retrouve sur cet album. Je préfère cette dernière, plus orchestrale, plus intense. J'aime beaucoup comment le drum est mixé, l'effet room bien senti. Pièces préférées: When The Love Light Starts Shining Thru His Eyes, You Don't Own Me, Anyone Who Had A Heart

S'écoute pas mal bien. Fait un peu penser à du France Gaal mais avec une touche pop américaine.

Really liked this one. The album as a whole felt stitched together.

I can appreciate that she has a decent voice, but this music and style of arrangement/production does nothing for me.

A really nice 60s pop soul album. A great voice and beautifully written and produced pop songs, including some Bacharachian gems. The early fade out of most tracks still bugs me (the songs are easily good enough to each be a minute longer), but probably not worthy of the harsh penalty I gave 'Dusty in Memphis' - sorry, Dusty! 3.5/5

E ovo je već dobar album. Onak taman, zanimljiv, lijep glas, nije monotona glazba, sviđa mi se. Čim sam čuo "You Don't Own Me" kad je rekla, odma sam vidio jednu stvar od Eminema koji je koristio to kao sample. Volim to tak saznat nenadano nešta od koga je zapravo sample.

Nice enough with a few bright gems, but nothing too strong pulling me back in.

Few things, now or ever, like Dusty's voice.

Great voice, good mix of songs although some of the arrangements were odd.

Lättsam, gladlynt och svängig pop! Då albumet, som mycket av det tidiga 60-talets pop, består mest av covers är det svårt att bedöma just det här albumets unika kvalitéer. Det unika är väl just Dusty Springfield, och hennes röst är det inget fel på. Bästa låt: You Don't Own Me.

Featuring the great voice of Dusty, and the songwriting skills of Bacharach/David

I don't think this is something I'll come back to, but I did recognise a few bits and pieces from my past. Music was decent, can't fault it, but just not my style though.

I think I like Every Ounce of Strength the most. 3.5*

Decent easy listening album of mostly Motown and soul covers that ultimately though fails to provide any real highlights

Dusty has a great soul voice. You Don't Own Me is a great tune. Will You Love Me Tomorrow and Wishin' And Hopin' are both classics. The album has great singles but there is not a unifying theme that ties the whole thing together.

A bit dusty and long, but has some nice songs on it.

Quite fun, but long (and not all the songs are great). Favourites: Mama Said, You don't own me, Will you love me tomorrow, I only want to be with you.

Fantastic singer, music exactly what you'd expect for 1964

This is why they tell you not to judge a book by it's cover. Looking at the album cover I was expecting a country album, but surprisingly what I got was a pop/Motown record including a cover of 'You Don't Own Me'. The album has a similar soul to the likes of Adele, but sounds like Hairspray. Best: You Don't Own Me Worst: Wishin' and Hopin' Note: Spotify had the 1997 reissue with 20 tracks. I only listened to the original 12 tracks from the album.

Cute songs

We had recently watched "Last Night In Soho" (great film, highly recommended). You can tell Edgar Wright is very particular about the music for his movies. Anyway, Dusty Springfield was on the soundtrack, along with a number of singers from the 60s whom I did not know at all. Yet they were HUGELY popular. I mean, Dusty Springfield had numerous hits. Nancy Sinatra is another one. HUGE in the 60s and early 70s, and then POOF, just gone. I didn't think that this album captured her vocal capabilities as well as it could. Supposedly that would be for "Dusty In Memphis". Also, a couple of the songs were better performed by the original artists, and her singing sounded very... white to me. Not as authentic as the real deal. So yes, I am giving this 3 stars, I think that other albums of hers are better.

Saw the album and artist and thought "I don't recognize the name Dusty Springfield". Heard the second track You Don't Own Me and thought "I know this song." Turns out the song is featured in a cheeky Kraft Dinner (Mac & Cheese) commercial with former Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page. Also turns out it's her version of Mockingbird Harry & Lloyd sing in Dumb and Dumber (I laughed as soon as I heard it). And it turns out she is the original artist for the songs I Only Want to be With You (not sure I knew her version) and Son of a Preacher Man (definitely know her version...respect). Weird how your world orbits around artists and songs without really making a connection. Anyway, back to the album, it's got a nice Motown feel from someone born far away from Motown. She's got some good pipes. She does some nice renditions of other artists' songs (...Lovelight..., 24 Hours from Tulsa, Will You Love Me Tomorrow) and Wishin' and Hopin' is a nice original. A fun album. Lacks a bit of depth maybe? Feels like a 3.5.

24th November 2021 Listened at the kitchen table while working. Went out in the evening to Ave Mario then saw Seann Walsh in Kennington. Greg Davies sat at the bar. What a voice dusty has, very soulful and timeless. So beautifully crafted songs on this album.

Definitely an interesting listen. Not gonna act like it's the greatest thing ever because it's pretty much all covers of Motown and soul songs but they're performed and sung pretty tastefully. Plus gotta give credit to Dusty Springfield for introducing the Motown and 50s souls sound to a UK audience and her passion for it shows in this album. Not particularly amazing or impactful for me in both context and emotion but still a solid 50s pop record from the early 60s (plus You Don't Own Me is so damn cool)

Beautiful music, but I'm rarely ever in the mood for 60's jams.

Definitely free on me the further in I got. Probably need to revisit a couple of her albums. The stream went straight from this into Son of a Preacher Man, reminding me of how much I have loved her musi before.

I would say the song selection on this LP is better than the "Memphis" LP that we were sent last month - more soul vs. orchestrated 60s pop. That said, it seems that she covers a number of songs that were big hits for other artists in '63, a year before this came out. I guess that was the record business before singer-songwriters hit the scene. Wishin' and hopin' was a minor hit for Dionne Warwick in '63, but Dusty scooped it and made it her signature tune. I've always loved the song, though the lyrics are quite laughable these days.

This was fairly nice 60’s pop album and she covers a few nice soul songs quite well. She indeed has a good voice but I started to lose interest after about half an hour as it needs more variety. 2.5 out of 5

Es un buen álbum con canciones algo buenas, sin duda es algo que probablemente escucharía de nuevo sin protestar. Incluye una gran variedad de canciones.

3.4 - The debut of a towering female vocalist that shows her humbler beginnings covering some top-40 hits of the era. Clearly she's got vocal chops - what an amazing instrument. Here she's made clever song choices and the arrangements are tasteful. She's also starting to hone her fascinating persona, which is a compelling mix of empowered woman, sophisticated lady, fun-loving plaything, jilted lover and obliging mistress.

Amy Winehouse wollte in diese Sphäre Dusty Soringfield’s steigen. Doch Dusty ist etwas stratosphärischer verortet. Ihre Songs und Darbietung sind wirklich in der Lage, Aufmerksamkeit zu binden („24 Hours from Tulsa“). Ein tolles und mir genrefernes Fundstück. Werde dieses Jahr dazu den Weihnachtsbaum schmücken. Vorfreudige 3.2

3.25 - fun old time vibe. Great music for the right environment.

Grr.

3 1/2

Carina lei! Alla fine a me questo pop anni '60 non mi dispiace. Non è il mio genere, ma sono stato in grado di ascoltare l'album dall'inizio fino alla fine, con un po' di nostalgia. Le do un 3 honoris causa.

Già dai primi 10 secondi mi aspettavo l'equivalente di un album di Britney degli anni '60 e più o meno credo sia quello che ci troviamo davanti, un album chiaramente pop pensato per un pubblico probabilmente principalmente femminile ma comunque ballabile. Non mancano momenti cringe nei testi. I pezzi sono comunque tutti molto piacevoli con reinterpretazioni poi diventate celebri di pezzi all'epoca meno noti. Il punto più alto secondo me è la traccia i chiusura, Summer Is Over, che mi ha ricordato un po' i Broadcast. Dusty Springfield è chiaramente molto molto brava e anche le sue interpretazioni secondo me hanno un qualcosa in più rispetto ad altri dischi dello stesso genere che abbiamo incontrato. E' il classico disco che si prende il 3 perché non sai bene che altro dare e che poi finiscono per essere 3 diversi dai veri 3.

Showing the wannabes how it should be done :)

She has a good voice and the songs are generally pretty fun to jive to. However, this album is a compilation of cover songs from other bands at the time. Although it's a pretty good album, I can't give it too much credit as the original bands deserve that credit more. Favorite track: Nothing

Oldie reminds me of road trips from my youth. I don’t love it but very influential.

8/3 Good oldie country album, couple great songs here. Standout Tracks: Mama Said, You Don't Own Me, My Colouring Book, Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa

Dusty has a very nice voice. No chances taken certainly as I feel like this is her comfort zone. Hi-lights for me; 24 hours From Tulsa, Wishin' and Hopin', Don't You Know (a tour de force bluesy rave-up) and Can I Get a Witness. Dusty'y voice is really very good, full of character and very versatile. The material is just OK! 3.5 stars

Lovely oldie pop album. Some of the songs were heard prior but never knew it was Dusty. Enjoyed a majority of the songs and could listen again. 7.4/10

Felt like a lot of the originals are better but may be due to losing the masters

Some genuine classics on here, as well as countless romcom soundtracks. But don’t let that put you off. Awesome voice. The sound of 60s smalltown middle America right there.

Some good songs, particularly you don't own me, but otherwise fairly standard fair.

Lovely.

Front loaded with bops. Lot of the songs on Spotify were unavailable. Standouts include Mockingbird, 24 hours to Tulsa, Mama Said, Summer is Over

Another album of mostly covers - mad how you could get away with that so easily back then. Still some good tunes on here, though. Best track: Wishin' and Hopin'

This was nice

Knew way more of these songs than I expected. They were nice

HET WAS OK

Until this album, “Son of a Preacher Man” was the only Dusty Springfield song I knew. This album is ok, but doesn’t have any “Preacher Man” level comparables. The one song that stuck out was “Can I Get a Witness” - good energy and gospel vibe. The rest is early 60s background music, that is best left there.

Some classics on here. Not really my thing but it’s solid album.

like if adele was from the 60s and only sang covers. meh. 6/10

Low 6. The cover of Mockingbird was silly if good and I liked Mama Said, but I can't listen to /that/ many songs about slightly worrisome 60s straight couples

3/5

Nice album from Dusty

She sings amazingly, very 60’s, reminds me of like the very old Beatles, maybe too jolly for me but overall it was good.

Not unpleasant and I recognized some songs, but it wasn't good or anything. 6

Entretenido. Algunas canciones muy famosas aunque nunca había sabido que eran de ella. Creo que es el perfecto ejemplo del sonido "Blue Eyes Soul".

why don't people sing with british accents? Are these mostly covers? Some songs written by Burt Bacharach bringin that soul Son of a Preacher Man isn't on this album...

sorprendente

Enjoyed it at the start, hits like wishin and hopin got me back in at the end, but overall nothing that really stuck out to me. three.

I think it's decent enough 60's pop, but it's in desperate need of a remaster. The mono 60's sound is incredibly dated and keeps the instrumentals decidedly behind Springfield's (admittedly very good!) vocals

Mange fengende låter. Dusty har en "sjelfull" stemme, og instrumentasjonen er søt og leken. Flere av sangene satt i hjernen i god tid etter lyttingen. Ikke nok på albumet for å gi det en supergod review, men kjedet meg ikke.

Good early glimpse at a legend. While many of the songs aren't particularly memorable, we get a sense of her emerging style as she tried on soul alongside Brill Bldg pop songs.

More songs on here that I knew but didn't realise who they were by - not my usual genre. Good album, memorable songs.

Few bangers

Meh.

Old 50’s 60’s music. Important listen but doubt I’d come back.

Some nice covers.....the Canadian Tuxedo on the cover nearly earned her a bonus star.

Solid album I like the first few songs.

Listened to the first couple songs, they were p good

she has a really great voice, too many songs on the album, but super catchy and sweet :) 3.5

Pretty good and enjoyable. Probably won't listen to again but appreciate she is a good artist.

6

Viel Kitsch, zwei tolle Songs

Liked it - had many songs I knew and liked that i never knew were by her

good sound and voice with background instruments, nothing super memorable though

É pop misturado com motown. Algumas funcionam bem pra mim, outras menos. Mas tem "Mamma said" que eu nao sabia que era dela mas gosto muito

Favorites: Can I Get a Witness?, I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself Huge, orchestral production. Wavers between pop and soul. "Dusty" version on Spotify includes multiple releases.

Really good album, some greats and some ok songs.

gott sväng men för långt

Another great pop soul album. Only downside is that it has too many songs, so listening to the whole album at once might feel like a drag. Individually, however, the songs are a great listen. Standout tracks: You don’t own me (classic), Do Re Mi, Will you love me tomorrow, Can I get a witness. 7.8/10

Mysigt

Album not available on Apple Music review based on “Dusty in Memphis” instead

Opløftende britisk soul

Surprisingly didn’t hate it

It was fine - a very retro album that was pleasing to the ears, but did not blow my mind.

I assumed this was an album full of covers. Unfortunately, it missed the mark for me as I prefer the originals in this case. I’m also not a huge fan of Dusty’s voice.

cute...

Good covers? Sure, but I struggle to feel more for an album of entirely covers… the Jane McDonald effect for me I guess

De su época

I like Dusty Springfield. But, I couldn't help but notice that nearly all of the songs on this album are inferior covers of classic Motown and other R&B songs. I can imagine the author's thought process: On one hand, the Supremes, Shirelles, etc were important foundational artists and people should hear their songs. But, if too many of their albums are added to the list, there won't be space for the 6th best Radiohead album. What is one to do? The solution: how about an album of a British woman singing a bunch of those songs less well?...boom!

Wasn’t expecting 60’s dream sequence BS. However I see some talent around that so would be interested enough to check out her later things to see if it’s improved.

This was just typical early 60s music. Forgettable. Dusty has a good voice.

2nd Monday in a row I need to spend with Dusty. This time her debut album from 1964. She sings great, but it turns out the album is made entirely of covers (which seems to be quite common in those days). It was fun to recognize some of the tracks and look up the originals or the known versions, including her big breakout single "I Only Want to Be with You", "Can I Get a Witness" (which I mainly know from the Rolling Stones' debut album, which was also famously packed with covers), and "Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa". I also recognized the melody of "Don't You Know" as it was used by a very famous Dutch sentimental ballad singer in the 80s (André Hazes for anyone who likes to know). The sound of the album is typical 50s/60s orchestral pop music—nothing special and quite cheesy. It was okay to hear it once, but that will be it. I am sure it would not be in my personal list of 1001 albums. 2/5

When this popped up, I thought it was going to be country music. I don't know why, I guess the name Dusty just sounds country-ish to me. Which is funny, because apparently she's British. All of that is more interesting than the album, which sounds like every 50s album ever, despite the fact that it was released in 1964. It's also apparently an album of covers. I cannot, for the life of me, understand why this is on the list. But it's not country, so it gets an extra star just for that.

This has all the qualities of an Elvis Presley record. It's fun, poppy, and well sung, but it's only covers that haven't aged all that well. If you're into the 50s pop sound, but performed by a white British woman, you'll have a great time.

Unfortunately, like a lot of early '60s pop albums, there are a few gems and lots of filler. Why is this album on here and not "Dusty in Memphis," instead, since the latter is all killer no filler?

Um album simples até demais e atrasado para sua época, composto apenas de covers. Chega a ser bem genérico, nada nele me marcou.

For så vidt forfriskende med noen litt alternative valg i blant, men å velge en annen Dusty-plate enn Dusty in Memphis, det er vel bare rart? Jeg finner ikke så mye å glede meg over her. Lydbildet er litt som det Wenche Myhre og lignende holdt på med på 60-tallet. Alt for mye greier. Liker best låten(e) der bandet har fått beskjed om å holde igjen litt. Disse svære, dramatiske arrangementene med strykere, blåsere, kor og små orkestrale påfunn treffer ikke meg.

I found myself wishing I was listening to the originals instead of her lacklustre covers. 3/10

Favorite track(s): You Don't Own Me, Will You Love Me Tomorrow

Okay...I'd rather listen to anything from Cat Power rather than this collection of m.o.r. pop-shite. OMG, this list might be devolving...I'm bored after 3 songs. I won't even say that I particularly find her voice compelling. There's nothing here to recommend this album for anything except my dad's grave (which is actually an urn on my sister's shelf). Please. 2 "better than ABBA but only because her album has a modicum of coherence" stars.

I guess this is cool, but are these mostly covers or was she the original one to do these songs? If she was the original then this album is chock full of hits. Either way it's a decent album and she has a great voice even if I'm not super into this old style of pop. Oh nevermind, this was just a cover album of songs mostly done by black soul singers to make it palatable to white people, oof.

parece um álbum meio aleatório com baladas, música country, rock, etc. gostei de algumas músicas mas pareceu que eu tava ouvindo uma playlist sem muito compromisso com coerência

The blatant emulation of Black singers with that Mama Said cover is just a preamble to the rest of the record sounding that way. At least Amy Winehouse had some sauce when she did it.

1.9 1x not my thing

The absolute most prosperous time for white people ever, and this is the drivel they used to loosen to. Nothing really against Dusty, she's got a beautiful voice and there's a couple of tracks on here that let her really belt it out like Nothing and Don't You Know. But at the end of the day this album is the same soundtrack as that old guy down the street that was sort of creepy.

I like her voice but it all feels loud and monotonous.

not a bad soundtrack for New Vegas radio

Her voice is fine enough. But for my tastes, I would rather hear someone like Amy Winehouse or Joan Osborne singing songs like this. I would even pay good money to hear these songs arranged for Emily Anderson. So I think my issue isn’t with Dusty in particular, but with the vapidity of 60s pop in general.

Thiisss shouldn't be on the list yeh. It's well sang and it's got okay instrumentation but the "artist" did 10% of the artistry...

got more impressed as time went on and i settled into the style. lower rating as can only get into it in specific circumstances

- I'm with others that albums of covers don't belong on this list. - Also, songs from the 50s are one of my least favourites - they all blend into each other and are super patriarchal. I mean, case in point - Dusty is a lesbian, and she still has to sing these stupid songs centring men. - Disappointed to find out that she was physically abusive to her partners, and, after running down someone in her car, "An unrepentant Dusty said everyone talked about the damage she’d inflicted upon Ida, but no one mentioned the damage the tins from Ida’s shopping had done to her car." wtaf? Gross. - She has a nice singing voice - strong and especially rich in the lower registers. - Strongly dislike the hokiness/corniness of multiple songs (e.g., Do Re Mi, When the Love Light...) and screechiness of others (e.g., Mockingbird)

It's good don't get me wrong, but i was kinda tired of it about four songs in.

Nice voice, nice enough album. Nothing original or groud breaking and I'm pretty bored of the cover albums on the list.

Dusty has a beautiful voice. It’s a sad story how her later years of life were a struggle.

Muy buen album, linda voz de la señora. Escuchando este album vi que Luis Miguel tomó la melodia de una de las canciones para hacer Ahora te puedes marchar.

Not my favorite album. Too many covers. Her voice is great but the original songs were better. Faves were Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow and Mama Said.

kinda boring ngl

y’a bcp mieux d’elle 2.5+/5

Dusty indeed...

This music has followed me my whole life. I don’t hate it but i’m neutral.

I knew most of these songs, but it wasn't really clear to me why this version of them should be on the list.

Really wanted to like it, but it was just fine

White girl with some soul is great but a bunch of covers on Side A is not list worthy. Side B is much better with the help of Mr. Burt Bacharach, top track "Twenty Minutes From Tulsa." Side A would be collecting dust if I owned this record but Side B I would revisit...1.64 stars.

A Girl Called Dusty is a lot better than what I remember from Dusty Springfield's first entry Dusty In Memphis. There's some pretty fun upbeat pop tunes from the 1960's included that actually hold up far better than I would have expected. Some of them are covers of classic motown hits but they sound pretty good coming from Dusty with some simple accompaniment. Good work by producer to surround Dusty's voice with some solid strings and horns that definitely elevated the music. This debut certainly made me appreciate Dusty far more than the other entry. It's some bubble gum from the 60's but probably some of the best there is to offer from that realm. Not something I would go to on a normal day but I ended up enjoying this more than I expected to. 2.40 stars

If Dusty (or anyone involved in the album) had actually written these songs, they would be impressive. However, in reality this is just a mediocre cover album.

Dusty has a lovely voice, but she, Johnny Franz and Keith Grant add absolutely nothing of value to this conglomerate of covers. It's a total shame, to take a collection of classics, and completely render them in exactly the same way as the original, because it doesn't make the listener want to revisit anything about the album. In fact, the cover of You Don't Own Me was so similar to the Leslie Gore original, that I almost thought Dusty's was the original and had to go back and check. Lo and behold, Gore's is still better.

Seems to just be a bunch of cover songs by other people.

Album is chock full of hits. The only problem is they are mostly other people's hits. The album is still an enjoyable listen and the concept of a British pop diva named Dusty gets an extra half star. 2.5/5 stars

I guess soul is not for me. The covers are... meh, generally. Dusty had a great voice but almost all songs had better versions

"I Think You Should Leave" Theme Song ahh music

Dusty's got a beautiful voice, but unfortunately a lot of these songs didn't really do it for me. I just wasn't wild about the way they were written, and I wonder as her career went on, if she ever had more control over being able to write songs herself. I'd listen to more, because I really did like her vocals, but overall I wasn't into this one. I will say the last third of the record was really good, which when you look at the list of songwriters (Hal David/Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Ray Charles) it's not a surprise that those hit the hardest.

A lot of familiar songs, but very dated and not my jam.

Another one from the 60s... Maybe I'd like this more because it's a girlie. 🥺 Update: I didn't finish it, I listened to like 10 songs and then I thought to myself that I'd finish it today but tbh I feel like listening to the next one LOL. I think I liked what I heard, though, at least more than the previous three albums.

Buen álbum, pero hasta ahí, Dusty tiene una voz poderosa que se adapta para las versiones que quiso hacer de canciones hechas por afroamericanos que le gustaron y otros temas variados, es divertido y enérgico, a mí no me compró tanto.

A 1960s vocal pop album consisting entirely of covers is probably not one of the essential 1001 albums of all time. Even the likes of Willie Nelson loses a star automatically for having an all-covers album- and Dusty is clearly no Willie. Realistically, this is closer to the Rolling Stones' debut in quality. The singing is good, but it's just basic 60s pop. Is it important? I have no idea. Is it good? Depends on who you ask. If you ask me, I'd say that it's pleasant enough without really offering anything of substance. This has not been a good week for albums for me(Stephen Stills is mediocrity incarnate and Eminem is way too aggressive and hateful), and this album does little to turn this meh streak around.

It was fine, but felt manufactured in a way. Decent covers of decent songs.

Sounds great, and I understand it was a different time, but I don’t get these cover albums from this period.

This seems like Pat Boone level appropriation to me. That being said - it's well produced and nice to listen to.

I get why it's on here. It's just not my style white girl Soul is an oxymoron.

I feel like this has been a perennial “why is this here” album on these charts. I guess that's fair… Dusty in Memphis is the really big release, and while these are just fine, it is another example of, this could be anyone singing these songs. Dusty's voice is quirky in a way that can be uncomfortable. It's not bad, but it's not really remarkable for good reasons. It's hard to explain, but it's on full display on Do Re Mi, which is a song you'd be hard pressed to make sound good. There are a couple such songs that proved that in the 50s and 60s, you could write any fool idea down and make someone sing it. Which is to say, My Colouring Book would be a clunky overwrought metaphor no matter who sang it. Largely this feels like it's in here as a debut of someone who became an icon, which would be like including Bowie's Images/Deram Anthology. Again, it's not -bad-, it's just not something that has maintained cultural relevance. There's a solid 24 Hours From Tulsa and Will You Love Me Tomorrow. Wishin' and Hopin’ is about as good as the song has the capacity for, and You Don't Own Me is probably the best track here. But nothing here feels like it was made FOR Dusty… all of those songs were done better and more iconically. Dusty basically just fills an early Amy Winehouse role… white woman does passable impression of Soul vocals. At least Amy was giving us original songs. It deserves a bit more respect than ive seen, but it's probably not more than a strong 2*.

Some nice covers for sure, but it really overstays its welcome in my opinion 2.5/5

I made it three songs in, and I'd rather hear Dusty sing originals than covers.

I’m a fan of hers but standard covers aren’t so great

I thought it was an american man, but it was an english woman who is white but sings black music, very strange, also I was just not in this vibe today

Some very nice orchestrations here, and Dusty has a great singing voice. However, throughout the album, I had a sneaking suspicion, and looking it up on Wikipedia once I was finished confirmed it: Dusty didn't write a single goddamn song on this album. She didn't even play on it! A really blatant attempt to whitewash soul music--which most white music of the early 60s was, but come on, at least try to put your own spin on it. Ultimately, while it was pleasant enough that I wouldn't turn it off if it came on the radio, it left a bad taste in my mouth.

Det var bedre end forventet. Mindre ren 60er pop, og mere pop-soul.

Det er tudeligt hvor Adele har kigget hen for at ramme sin stil. Det fremstår dog for gammelt og støvet

10/10 delivery Aber random covers...

bro -1 star for that ray charles impression tf

eher schwach. außerdem gefällt mir die stimme nicht wirklich.

Not my style

Not bad, but I’ll never listen to this again. 2

Somewhat iconic songs (e.g. you don't owe me) and nice, chilled vibes for a Sunday Friday evening that remind you of better times. Especially at the beginning. At some point a bit repetitive tho and not totally my genre

Sure, she's got a great voice and then execution of these covers are very professional. But it's incredibly difficult to rate an album full of covers. A strange inclusion on this list. Tricky business.

Dusty in Memphis, which we got a few months ago in this challenge, was a great example of blue-eyed soul. This one, not so much, unfortunately. Dusty's debut album, this consists of a series of pop soul covers of older songs, and they overall harken back much more to that era between the end of the Golden Age of rock 'n' roll and Beatlemania, where popular music was just recycled and churned out by songwriting teams. Not nearly as instant a classic as her later work, unfortunately.

A collection of covers. Got really old really fast. Like at least she can sing well, but this is the kind of album that really doesn’t need to belong on this list. Sorry.

A cover compilation? What are we doing here? I loved Dusty In Memphis when it came up, and yet this somehow got old by the fifth track! Standouts: Mama Said • Wishin' And Hopin' • Don't You Know

I was a bit let down by this album because I like Dusty in Memphis a surprising amount. I don't think she really had her soul influences sorted out yet at this point and there isn't much variety. The first time I listened to it I realized that songs 6-9 had completely passed me by without leaving any impression.

Es divertido pero me suena muy “infantil” por decirlo de alguna manera

Okee

it’s fine. don’t really care for it.

Full Album Thoughts: Album Rating: 2.2 (B-) Goodfellas Music. That is unkind, since its 40s and 50s hits filtered through the lens of British orchestral pop music. The album feels less like a cohesive whole and more like a Best Of compilation, highlighting powerful vocal performances over a unified listening experience. I really dont have much to say for most of these songs as I am so divorced from this STYLE of how music is made. You know what though, its a breezy 30 minute listen rather than an almost 2 hour slog double album. Track Thoughts: Mama Said C+ I like this more then Wishn' and Hopen' but its so archetypal its hard to find much to criticize OR appreciate. You Don't Own Me A+ I really like the structure of this song, its push and pull from minor to major. A true belter. This feels like a Bond song. Do Re Mi B+ I cant help but think of the "movie montages" that could be set to this song. "Forget about the Dough and think about Me" is a good line. When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes C- Not really jiving with this one. Couldn't even put my finger on why. This is really hard to evaluate descriptively. Its so very vibes based. It might just be, as I seem to sink so many this way, that the melody is repetitive, in that its just calls and responses. My Colouring Book A I am with a Colouring Book Fiend, so this was kind of humorous to see there was just like, a whole song about Colouring Book Song, which I didnt really think of as a Fad like 70 years ago. A song that is a guided meditation on love lost, but also a paint by numbers (or lyrics in this case), but also with evocative thought experiments like "what is the color of gone, lonely, or empty". Musically, it does nothing for me, conceptually and lyrically it does everything. Mockingbird D Talk about the call and response structure getting in the way of me enjoying a song! I think of this as a simple children's nursery rhyme song. Vocally very impressive. I just uh, dont really care to listen to it. This is the YYZ problem all over again XD. Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa C- I feel nothing about this song. This is such a weird song. I am at a loss for why I dont like it I just dont. Nothing D+ This feels structurally so very similar to the previous song, just you know the exact opposite message. It also keeps me at arms length from an emotional connection with it. Anyone Who Had a Heart B Sonically similar to You Dont Own Me, but it doesnt reach the same heights. But I like this pining, darker tone compared to the last 3 songs. Has a really nice sax solo. Will You Love Me Tomorrow C Filmscore montage background nothing music for me. And like, nothing about it bad? its just not a For Me song. I dont ever see me needing to turn this on to just lay back and listen to. Wishin' and Hopin' C- See above comment. Its at least strange in its super cut off verb delivery? I think it dies due to its repetitive natures ILL KEEP REPEATING IT. Don't You Know A This is at least just fun! This is a big showy number. I cant hate this. A great show stopper for an album ender.

Dusty is an exceptional singer (her phrasing on some of these songs, like "When the Love Starts Shining Thru His Eyes," is breathtaking), but it feels strange to include a cover album on a "best of" list, and I'd be curious to see how many albums from the artists she covered made it onto the list as well

this album is such a steal they released it again 3 decades later with even more cover songs? jeezus! Would I listen again? I'll listen to the original black artists Deserves to be on this list? nope 2.3 (because she covered good songs)

4/10 muh

Inte så mycket min smak tematiskt men fin musik. Inget som fastnat än

two dusty springfield albums in three days is too much. also not as good as the other one

Oldies in the 60s. I like her voice but there's cooler stuff at this point

3/10

Given this was an album compromised entirely of covers it was nowhere near bad at all, but I've never been into music from the 60's all that much and for most of these songs, if I did like them, I preferred listening to the originals

Not into the whole doo wop thing

Fuck this shit, I'm putting the new Neurosis album on again

ok, now shut up and make me a sandwich

it's good enough but dusty is better when doing her own work or working with her own writers. she takes on a lot of great songs here and does them just fine.

Got bored halfway through. Cute songs, but gets repetitive in the album format.

Fine but nothing intersting.

I spent days looking at this album thinking it was going to be BUFFALO Springfield. Boy was I disappointed. You know one thing I hate about old records like this? You didn't ask? Well, this is my review, so either stop reading or buckle up pal. WOMAN SINGERS. Wait no, that's my new sassy music reviewer character that I'm workshopping. All I have so far is that he hates women. What do you think? uhh where was I? Oh yeah, these old singers load up their records love songs that have all these different takes on love and are all seemingly about a different person they're in love with/heartbroken over. One second She "Only Wants to Be With You," and three seconds later she's sleeping with a stranger because she was travelling (?). One track is about crying everyday because the guy you wanted to date is poor? Other than the bipolar nonsense in the track listing, this was boring. Keep these tracks for artistic-ish yet very mainstream films and leave ME alone. 2 HIGHLGIHTS: A wrestler called Dusty might have been more entertaining as a record.

Definitely recognized a few of the songs on here from samples but overall didn’t really enjoy this album.

Bit sauceless but well performed

I just do not give a shit

Good album to listen to, but for an album released in the mid-60s this sounds dated from the late 50's. Is it because white people finally found soul music?

Surprisingly disappointed

Great voice, but really outdated and a rip off of other songs, particularly from the black community.

Dustyyy

5/10

neither the best Dusty album nor the best version of many of the songs on this album.

It's ok

Great singing, but the album and the arrangements did not capture my attention.

It's okay, she really has a great voice but outside that the record doesn't achive anything beyond the ordinary

A few cuts dusty performed better than anyone, and a lot more she didn’t

Album 59 Top 3 favorites off the album: You Don't Own Me, I Wish I'd Never Loved You, Will You Love me Tomorrow I did it again. I started listening to the wrong album, but I caught myself before listening to the whole thing. Amy Winehouse but with a way different take on love (less sex and fewer drugs). It's a specific flavor of yearning that I associate with late spring/early summer baking on a Saturday afternoon, laundry in the washer and dryer, windows open, nice breeze. Maybe I'm just tired of the winter. I'm a little disappointed. There were some hits, and some total flops. There's obviously way better soul out there, but still. And yes, I know I Wish I'd Never Loved You is not technically on the original release. Get over it. I liked it a lot.

Also found this album underwhelming. There was nothing in particular I could point to that was wrong with it, but I didn't care for it. I think maybe I don't care much for love songs/albums perhaps.

Great voice, ultimately a covers album with not loads going on

Pitch Meeting: Let’s take hit soul songs by black Motown artists and give them to a pretty soulless white hot blonde British women and make a ton of money!

Het album pakte mij niet echt, terwijl soul wel een genre is die mij bijna altijd pakt. Het album bestaat uit 13 nummers waarvan 12 covers zijn, grotendeels van zwarte Amerikanen. Nu weet ik dat dit in die tijd vaker werd gedaan bijvoorbeeld in de rock en roll en ook door Elvis Presley en zo zijn ook the beatles begonnen. Maar als het enige wat je hebt toe te voegen aan de muziek de kleur van je huid is dan luister ik toch liever naar de originele versies van de nummers van the supremes en the shirelles. Klinkt een beetje woke, maar ik vind vooral dat je covers kan doen als je zelf iets toe te voegen hebt en anders er gewoon vanaf moet blijven. Ik snap dat de muziekindustrie in die tijd anders in elkaar zat, maar dit soort dingen werden ook vanuit een racistisch concept populair in die tijd en Dusty en Elvis kregen veel meer waardering en geld dan de zwarte amerikanen die deze muziek voor het eerst maakten. Nummers zitten goed in elkaar, maar die zijn niet van Dusty. De uitvoering is niet overtuigend.

Ja, hoe kan je een album waarderen als er alleen maar covers op staan. Goede stem, wel erg saai. Snap niet dat het in de lijst staat

73. ok

Da de di do Dusty. Good but not great, covers album.

Why is this on this list. —Noah We got to Dusty albums in a row. I’m bored. —Ruby

Pleasant vocals and overall sound. Some great songs.

coincidência eu estar no mesmo álbum seguindo a ordem cronológica, mas paz ao meu ouvido hoje

Of course I like her classics - you don’t own me, mama said, I only wanna be with you, and wishin and hopin, but that’s where it ends. I guess I like them because of the movies they were in.

She has a great voice but I am confused as to why a cover album was included on this list…

An album just full of covers. She has good vocals.

I really hate this. Didn’t make it through the full album. Stand-outs - Do Re Mi - You Don’t Own Me - Summer Is Over

Stängde inte av men kommer inte heller ihåg något speciellt.

eehhh

I mean, it was fine. About as fine as a pop song cover album can be, I guess. The voice is good, as are most of the songs. There's nothing really that great about it, though. Plus, it got boring after a few songs despite how short they were. Taking a few points off because they're other people's songs puts this right around a 2 for me. Overall: 2/5

Ok

Is aight

2/5

Very very generic album, nothing standing out. Just really boring. Some tracks I was familiar with, but definitely not memorable. 2/5

5/10- Nice voice, kind of slow album, all covers.

Meh

I preferred her voice on that earlier, more soul album we already had. But while it sounded smooth and kind of fake there, here she’s clearly in her element with these yé-yé tunes. It works as background music, with a raised eyebrow whenever you recognize the original Claude François covered. My mother would love it, listenable but far from unforgettable.

Major let down after hearing Dusty in Memphis, Ms. Springfield you're better than this

Not as strong as "Dusty in Memphis". Dusty's got a great sounding voice, but it's better suited for singing soul pop than just pure pop. The album itself felt unpolished. I usually don't care about lyrics, but the ones on "Do Re Mi" are noticeably low effort. The two different vocals on "Mockingbird" don't mesh together at all. In general, the vocals seem to be lacking emotional and dynamic range. The powerful verses felt lacking, and the smooth verses felt rushed. The additional tracks included in the expanded edition of the album were a little better than the original. All the tracks on the original album were mid. There were some decent ones on the expanded edition, but nothing great. The only track that stood out to me was "Every Day I Have To Cry". I thought the trumpets were fun, and Dusty's vocals were more energetic. 2 stars for the original, and 2.5 stars for the expanded edition.

I have actually heard a bunch of these before but had no idea it was a white lady. They are definitely superbly sung and arranged and have a lot of staying power in terms of their usage in pop culture, movies, references, etc. She sort of sounds like she was the OG Bond theme type of singer. 1960's Adele. It's well done and I can't argue that it hasn't stood the test of time! While these are covers, I think she isn't afraid to be rather forward and a bit risque in places which was probably pretty controversial at the time - there's even a tawdry double entendre on "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?": Is this a lasting treasure / Or just a moment's pleasure? / Can I believe the magic of your sighs? *bonk* That's gotta be like the 60s version of "My Neck, My Back". Anyhow I'm giving it a 2 because while it is well done, she basically just did the singing only. And performance is an art, but so is songwriting. Sort of an odd inclusion on the list if you ask me.

Rating: 5/10 Really glad I didn’t miss this one before I died

Another day, another cover album.

The songs are nice but one was enough.

Standard covers of 60s pop songs including three from Burt Bacharach. I don't understand the excitement when the original versions were better. While it's true that she may be a precursor to Adele, it's not a compliment.

Meh

achei melhor do que eu pensei que fosse achar

It is well performed and I enjoyed it. You Don’t Own Me is prob my fave. With that said, I struggle with rating a collection of covers. Kind of like a greatest hits or live albums. So I’m rating down for that. There were also a few songs towards the back I didn’t like and skipped. 2.5 but Dusty gets the round down.

Boring af

very uh 60’s. not for me

Felt very disjoint. The motifs felt repetitive. The deep singing voice was good and I connected with some songs but it was a miss more often than not.

Nice bops

This albums is the perfect example for an album where I would say there is nothing distinctly bad or wrong about it, but nothing clicked with me at the same time. It’s completely inoffensive. To me it feels when you’ve heard one you’ve heard them all. This does not mean I think the album has no value, the instrumentals are all very tight and Dusty sounds amazing on all of the songs. I just think maybe this style of soul/ R&B maybe doesn’t always work for me.

Great voice, otherwise I was uninterested

Great music to clean your car to, although I don't remember a single song. You should consider TPE or rubber car mats, the elements are kinder to them... I had to put my mangy manufacturer carpet mats out to pasture. The album is inoffensive and nice sounding, I give it a "will listen to when I deep clean my car again"/5.

do you think that because "every day [she had] to cry", she is now "all cried out"? this was an album that sounded really cool and it is also an album i would have liked a lot more if she weren't so goddamn whiny.

I’d long heard the name Dusty Springfield but did not realize she was neither a man nor a country singer. Oops. Blue-eyed soul doesn’t jive with me much outside of some Adele (and even that is less appealing nowadays). Dusty’s voice just isn’t stunning like Adele, and there are no vocal highs that reeled me in.

Very proto-Adele in that this is a very talented singer making music about which I could not be arsed to care in the slightest. “Son of a Preacher Man” came later, of course, but I don’t feel anything from the performances on this particular album. It just feels like a very good singer who was given a list of songs to sing, hit some notes, and then went home. I could hear the same thing at a karaoke bar. 2 stars for being pleasant enough.

Looks like a bargain bin record that I’d quickly flip past, but I was hoping it’d impress and teach me to give those crusty ‘ol $3 records a chance. It wasn’t bad, a couple of goodies (You Don’t Own Me is iconic, Don’t You Know is fired up soul) But certainly some duds, the majority of these aren’t her songs, and it feels like a collection of random songs not a cohesive album. Listening to this on my bathroom fan’s Bluetooth-enabled speaker was great though. Excellent taking a shower and getting ready music.

Un album de covers de canciones de artistas negros. Me gusta como canta y la interpretación pero no se me hizo particularmente interesante. No me disgustó pero probablemente no lo vuelva a escuchar. Igual la señora hizo lo que mejor saben hacer los británicos, robó manteniendo la calidad original.

I don’t like it, I’d rather a more raw and more louder type of sound

the bewildering britishness of robert dimery's 1001 albums you must hear before you die fascinates me endlessly to include an entry such as this, for this album is wholly unremarkable. it's dusty springfield's middling debut cover album of her favourite tracks, primarily black soul/pop singers, delivered to a british audience. it is not a strong showcase of her capabilities as a singer and it did not even sell exceptionally well either. the producer johnny franz was particularly inspired by phil spector's wall of sound style as suffered previously which to me seems like a blight across albums of this era.

Dusty Springfield had one hell of a voice. Kinda was suprised how many songs on here I do actually recognize, because y'know, its a covers album. That said being a cover album prompts the question: why THESE songs? Dusty's voice is the highlight of this but I feel like most of these songs ultimately sound better in their original forms, and don't give Dusty enough chance to shine. "You don't own me" for instance, is a great song, but am I ever listening to this version over the stunning Lesley Gore version? I don't really think so. There's also a lot to say about the Elvis-like implications of so much of these covers being from black artists and are here being covered by a White English Woman in the 1960s. So it puts me at a crossroads: It sounds good, but it doesn't make me feel all that good and I can't imagine listening to a lot of this again. There's a Dusty album I know is much better already on this list, but I still think there's other albums of her that are contenders to be on here before this one.

I’m in the minority here, but dusty is not my favourite diva. It took me years to work out why. She can sing, she sings great songs, her voice generally suits the song. But someone else has always done a better version. There’s something missing in a dusty song that gets hidden in her story. There’s always a better version of the song. She only needs one album, if that, and this isn’t a must hear. Dusty in Memphis is the one. 2.5 rounded down because those who don’t want me to be right but know I am will likely try and shout me down. There’s always a better version.

Gute Laune, kann man mal hören aber mir einfach bissi zu alt backen. Haut mich jetzt nicht von hocker

polnud minu maitse aga muusika poolest hea

I'm afraid we need some Pet Shop Boys bleeps and bloops to make this better. 2/5

Dusty Springfield is a good singer, but this album consists of incredibly generic early 60s covers. I have no idea why this album should be included in the list. 2⭐️

My enthusiasm for this album was low going in and then wham! Mama Said! Hey I like this song, this is a Dusty song? No, it's not. And the others aren't, either. She's a good singer, singing a collection of good songs, on an appropriate length album, but it's all just kinda there. Nothing really special here, she doesn't own any of the songs after doing them (despite doing a good job) and there's nothing to tie me here. Of the songs I like, I'll take hers or the originals, no biggie. Of the fodder? Well, fodder. I lost interest.

Great voice, singing an almost nauseatingly inoffensive album of cover versions.

нічого особливого, але натрапила на кілька знайомих пісень, які люблять використовувати як саундтреки

I feel kind of bad giving this one a lower score since Dusty Springfield is only the ninth solo female artist I've gotten, but I honestly wouldn't feel right rating such an unremarkable covers album higher than two stars. A Girl Called Dusty surely isn't awful, but I have no idea what it's doing here – there's not a single original on the LP (unless you want to include "Nothing," which doesn't appear to have been previously recorded by another artist) and Dusty generally doesn't make up for that with powerhouse vocals or particularly exceptional arrangements. Even my highlight picks were kind of arbitrary – I only mildly preferred them to the other tracks. Highlights: You Don't Own Me, When the Love Light Stars Shining thru His Eyes, Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa, Anyone Who Had a Heart, Don't You Know

Album #7 - A Girl Called Dusty - Dusty Springfield Genre (according to Wikipedia): Pop Singles?: No. Have you heard any songs from this album or artist before?: I have listened to this album once before. I have also listened to Dusty in Memphis before too. Thoughts?: Most, if not all, of these songs are covers done by other artists. With that in mind, I’m unsure as to why this album is on the list. Perhaps a listen will answer my questions. The arrangements are nice and her voice is lovely. She has the range and the pipes. I’m struggling to understand what makes this album worthy on the list. Maybe because of Springfield’s impact? I still don’t understand what makes this album a part of the list. Very underwhelming. Favorite songs: Wishin’ and Hopin’ As a writer, what can you use this music for when honing your craft?: Vintage oldies scenes, I suppose. File correlations: File #002: Heaven’s Helpers. Sparingly.

The thing is, I think this is good and her voice is fantastic but I can't get that excited about an album full of covers of standards. it's a high two or a low three on a more charitable day.

Lots of hits. Great voice. Knew 80% of those songs. Just nothing I would ever listen to. 2.75.

Would be really cool if I was 70 years old

Dusty has a great voice, but this album is mainly cover songs, which isn’t groundbreaking.

I liked this ok, I just felt it could have been replaced by a lot of other albums of around the same time. Why isn't there any Chuck Berry on this list?

ну эээ, 60-е

aight

Dusty Springfield of the 60s, much like Linda Ronstadt of the 70s and 80s. This is pretty much life before Karaoke bars, where if you had a good singing voice, you could get a record contract, and fill up an album full of cover songs.

Unsurprisingly, this isn't for me. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★☆☆☆ (4/10)

Not bad! First listening to a full record.

La calidad atenta contra muchas exigencias de hoy, pero se salva

Not my favorite. Felt like an album full of covers. Not sure if there were any originals.

Good voice but terribly boring songs. Not great.

disappointing for the "big name"....

60s pop cheese. Momo Told Me is a good one, but overall this is not for me.

Fine but lowkey everything sounded similar

Meh. Too many covers. Got too frothy in the second half. The first few tracks were ok

A cover album on this list pisses me off Best Song: You Don't Own Me Rating: 4.0/10 Stars: 2

Well, never thought I would listen to a full album of Dusty Springfield , but here we are. Knowing her primarily from "Son of a Preacher Man" and her collaboration with the Pet Shop Boys decades later, I didn't have high hopes. Apart from that, crooners and '50s singers aren't exactly my thing. And this is exactly as boring and dreadful as I had imagined. Nearly (?) all songs are covers, of which the originals are either better, or better done by other artists. So, why being included in this list? Because she brought a soulful, American R&B vocal style to the UK at a time when that was rare? Because she was one of the first UK-based R&B singers? Her voice is at times touching ("My Colouring Book") and soulful ("Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow") or jazzy ("Don't You Know") but overall, I'm not very impressed. 2/5

Eh, it was fine. Nothing really stood out for me. I've definitely heard better versions of many of these songs.

Not terrible but some songs feel dated and corny

Great for its time and what it was, not for me though

some cool tracks, but overall a boring compilation album

This is a fine album all in all. Dusty has a great voice there is no denying that. But holy-dated-music-Batman, was this sound ever groundbreaking? And its mostly covers.

Boooooooooring. 2/5

It's fine. But probably not for me

I guess we can get these soul/pop cover albums out of the way. It’s sung well enough but sounds dated even by 60s standards. I can’t imagine I’ll revisit this album. Not sure it belongs on this list over other albums that have been removed. It’s still listenable, especially the jazz music.

Très générique. Pas mauvais mais pas mémorable.

Wow, the first gentrified album! She’s a fine vocalist, but no album full of covers is one we must listen to before we die. Also I’m sure this was outdated even in 1964.

I know I just gave willie nelson’s stardust 5 stars but enough with cover song albums..

I was familiar with quite a few songs…surprisingly. Not my style of music, but there were some catchy tunes