A Girl Called Dusty

Pretty great, she's a staple of the genre for a reason.

A fairly long list (noting I listened to the Expanded Edition) of Dusty, singing (presumably mostly) covers. I knew several of them, in any case. Quite a nice record, she does / did have an incredible voice; but essential listening why?

Americana by an extremely talented Brit. I enjoyed my time with it. Her cover tracks were absolutely solid.

Enjoyed my time with it. She’s got a good voice, powerful at times and showcased that in Don’t You Know.

A much better listen than I was expecting.

It was fine, just not for me. Couple of great hits on there though

seemed like it was all covers of songs i already knew

Love this woman's voice. Icon

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.

Pretty solid. Better than her other album on this list. Lots of gems.

I recognize a bunch of these tracks by title, but I've never listened to this album start-to-finish. Notably, I'm listening to the "Expanded Edition" which is about 55 minutes. Yeah, it's hard to deny this collection of songs. So many classics.

England's greatest soul singer?

7/10 Me encantó. Había unos temas que no tenía idea que eran de ella que me parecen una joyita. Sin duda lo volvería a escuchar.

There were some good ones in here, though I felt I had to dig through the a couple layers to find them. Like little nuggets of gold, it kept making me look for more

This was so enjoyable!

Very generic and very much of its time. I guess you have to put some Dusty Springfield album on the list, she has a great voice after all and is a very well known singer. Glad to get the opportunity to have a listen, bit I won't be putting it back on any time soon. There's a couple of really good songs that I recognised.

Some absolute classics on here. It contains a lot of the benchmark versions of songs from the golden age of Bacharach and David. It does lack a bit of edge and has been very influential on an awful lot of artists who I actively dislike, which means it cannot achieve a 5. Still very good, though.

Some great songs and every one is well sung. Some of the bluesy numbers didn’t neccessarily suit her voice quite as well though and didn’t quite hit the highs consistently enough to warrant top marks but overall was enjoyable enough as a celebration of some of the since classic songs of the 60s.

Punto a favor, no es muy largo. Punto en contra, es otro disco de country. Igual fue bastante tolerable, estoy siendo demasiado exigente la verdad. 5/10

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.

Didn't hate it, she's got a superb voice. Just didn't blow my socks off. 3 stars.

Soul Favorite Tracks: You Don’t Own Me, Wishin’ and Hoppin’ Least Favorite Tracks: Mockingbird, Will You Love Me Tomorrow This album is a list of covers, and honestly, I’d prefer the originals for most of the time (the only exception being Wishin’ and Hopin’). That isn’t to say that I don’t hate her voice, but it definitely felt off-putting. 5/10.

Great voice and tunes but nothing caught my ear too much.

This was great! I really enjoyed this. I never realized she was British. And that she was around so much earlier than I thought. She sounds like she’s holding back at times on this but you feel when she isn’t.

I like it, it’s music of a particular time and place, but it doesn’t particularly wow me. Perhaps it’s because I’m partial to Lesley Gore’s rendition of “You Don’t Own Me”. She does have a bit of a rock and roll voice for someone who didn’t sing rock and roll music, which is cool.

Buon album, non il mio genere peró anche se molte canzoni sono cover mi sono comunque piaciute

Very romantic, like a story being told. Ending was a bit sad. Some really good bops on here. Leah - 5.5/7 Leprechauns Austin - 6/7 Leprechauns

I prefer Dusty in Memphis, but this was pretty good too.

I knew a lot of songs on this, but I didn’t necessarily know her version of the songs. The only one I knew as hers for sure was Wishin’ and Hopin’ which I really like. I also knew the songs Mama Said, You Don’t Own Me, Mockingbird, Anyone Who Had a Heart, and Will You Love Me Tomorrow.

I had forgotten that Dusty wasn't country music. This had a soulful quality, that reminded me a bit of Amy Winehouse, though obviously a predecessor.

Good album, not my genre

Soul-ish

lesbo realness

Really, really enjoyed this one!

loved it. who knew the English could have such a soulful singer.

Super great singing and voice. The music is very lost to that time and era though. Very outdated. But I liked the simple, cute songs.

An extremely enjoyable listen. Found myself singing along (badly) even if I did not know the words. Classic 60s music

Great voice. Typical early 60s sound

what a delightful little album to clean my pallet.

love

Better than Coldplay

Love her voice. You Don't Own Me is incredible.

This is a lovely album of soul covers by a talented vocalist with a beautiful voice. It's not a masterpiece or anything but it is a deeply enjoyable album that is of its time.

Fav song: Wishin’ and Hopin’

Only ever listened to the singles but really enjoyed this as a whole

Great singer.

This is fine, nothing special. If I'm correct this is pretty much all cover? So I'm confused why this is on the list at all. Dusty still sounds great, but I don't get what the point of including this here is. Fav Track: Will You Love Me Tomorrow

Sympa au début, après je trouve que tout se ressemble un peu

Super voix

I'm so often confused by the inclusion of these albums that are entirely covers. But I just have to keep reminding myself that's how it worked back then, and you just choose the one that has the best overall versions rather than 20 distinct albums by different artists, which may or may not just be singles. Either way, she's great, and these are all amazing songs.

Catchy as hell

I'm a bit of a Dusty fan. I'm also aware of views that this album was only slapped together to cash in on a single, and the 1001 should've included an OG girl group album, not a collection of rip-offs. Anyway. I like the versions here of You Don't Own Me and Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa, and I like this Wishin' and Hopin' better than Dionne Warwick's, but the rest are disappointing (for songs I knew) or seem irrelevant. Some of the arrangements leave no room for subtlety in the singing. Conclusion: Ms Springfield can certainly sing, but this is indeed an incoherent album. It's a Mix of Good and Bad, 5/10.

I enjoyed Dusty’s voice on this album and the songs were pleasant enough - I can imagine it going down really well on a chilled Sunday morning. But overall I felt the flow of the album become quite dull as it progressed, and no particular songs stood out as exceptional for me. It’s a good old-school, soulful listen, but nothing spectacular. 6/10.

will forever associate this album with freaking out about degree show

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.

Nothing fancy, but that's not needed for the original queen of British blue-eyes soul. Dusty's voice is just so unique, so smooth yet smoky, and the arrangements of girl group classics layer in a level of cabaret at times that is just infectious. It's uneven but when it's good it's really really good.

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

Lovely voice, great tunes. I am, however, finding it difficult to overlook that the editors of the book felt the need to include a white, English vocalist singing songs first recorded by black, American musicians without bothering to include the original artists anywhere on the list. I understand why this record exists and needed to exist in the context of history but it's an injustice that white artists got famous re-recording music that wouldn't sell as well or catch as much play on the radio because the original artists were black. We can acknowledge the truth of the era without needing to repeat its sins. The editors are not bound by the attitudes of Jim Crow America and could have easily done something to level the injustice that occurred (include one Supremes record, at least) but they chose not to. Nothing against Dusty for existing within her era of history. She's a fantastic vocalist. I just don't think this album is required reading when it's a Cliff's Notes of American soul music repackaged to appeal to British sensibilities. --- PS: After checking, there's also no Chuck Berry. No Chuck Berry?! We sent Chuck Berry into interstellar space as a representation of the *best* music of Earth! How does one roll eyes in text.

A pleasant surprise this one. I was afraid it's going to be a country album (solely based on the artist name), but it's absolutely not! Terrific voice, very good songs. If this kind of music was my thing I'd rate it higher.

Lovely voice and catchy tunes.

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

Dusty in Memphis is one of the best albums I’ve had on this list so far. Every song is expertly arranged, great individually but seems to work even better as an album. By comparison, this album is utterly pointless. Zero cohesion. A bunch of generic covers where just about every song here has a better version by someone else. (The Shirelles, The Supremes, Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon, Dionne Warwick.) 1 star for being another pointless inclusion that felt like filler to get to 1001.

not the best, but not bad, i can see the appeal behind it

My second helping of Dusty in the space of a week. Again, great voice but this time the album is chocked full of covers, as good as some of those songs are. The album feels quite long coming in close to an hour with 20 tracks, which, when compared to Dusty in Memphis is a significant increase. Nonetheless, I did enjoy this but doubt I’d return.

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

Good stuff, not my general style, but good stuff. She had a hell.of a voice, and her appearance in Alan Moore's 'Jerusalum' will always color how I think of her. 🤣

A mixture of some classic tunes (24Hrs from Tulsa, Wishin' and Hopin', I Only Want To Be With You, Can I Get A Witness), along with some pretty naff early 60s songwriting (Do Re Mi and My Colouring Book). Pretty amazing for a debut (although she had been around for a while in a couple of groups prior to this), but then she had some of the best songwriters in the business at her beck and call, with a voice to suit.

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

Great album, variety of songs from a timeless age.

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*.

Decent, was surprised to see a cover of “You don’t own me”. I had a fav track but kinda forgot which one it is so. High 3

очень мило. именно с ней ассоциируется эта эпоха.

Quite surprising but I f w this a lot. Not my kind of jam but sounds like it stood the test of time to me.

vocals. iconic. mo town? pop?

Was going to say 4 stars because it’s an amazing collection of a lot of great songs. Production great.

Ahh what a pleasant start to the day. The gatekeepers seem to have decreed that Sandie, Dusty, Petula, Lulu, Bobbie, Françoise etc must forfeit there place in the pantheon of classic albums to free up space for all those run of the mill Creedence Floyd and Zeppelin lps. I suspect if this list was made now this lp would be axed leaving only Dusty in Memphis carrying the torch for soulful 60’s pop. That would be a shame. Great arrangements, superb vocal performance and solid song selection.

One of my favorite voices of that era. Preferred her other albums, but some solid covers on here. 3.5/5

It's the epitome of an American 60s pop album (though Dusty is English). The songs are great, though they can get samey after a while. The singing is great and the orchestration behind it too. A strong 4/5

Dusty Springfield is the sort of thing my mom would put on the radio when she would drag me around town on errands as a kid. It's just the kind of thing that speaks to me.

Cool. Great. She’s great. Not sure why it’s special. Sounds comparable to any number of Motown classics. !!WTF?!?!! She’s a Brit??! Holy shit I had no idea! It’s practically a cliche that great actors from prestige television in America are all from the UK. This is the first time it’s happened to me in music. Or the most shocking I guess. Three & a not-quite-half

soul?!

I love Dusty in Memphis, but I haven't listened to this one before. Full of familiar and great songs, though. This is exactly what I needed for my Monday morning.

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

Swing and sweet

Legendary voice and some good covers, but not essential

I didn't realize she covered so many of the songs on this album. Favorite songs: Mama Said, Wishin' And Hopin'

Nice to take a walk to

Way better than I thought

This is great kitchen music. I like her voice, the music is cinematic enough...it's almost like a 60s version of Lana Del Rey. Just nothing I'd listen to on my own while working or driving...but it's what I'd play while making dinner.

If I hadn’t read the description beforehand, I probably would have rated this album higher. It’s really pleasant to listen to, has a great ’50s/’60s vibe, and Dusty sounds fantastic. It also gives me major Dirty Dancing vibes, which is one of my favourite films - there’s even a cover of one of the songs from the movie’s soundtrack on the album. But yeah, it’s definitely nothing groundbreaking. 5/10

i could only find the expanded version of the album on Spotify, so i'm just rating the OG tracklist only Mama Said - 4/5 You Don't Own Me - 5/5 Do Re Mi - 3/5 When the Lovelight Starts Shining Thru His Eyes - 3/5 My Colouring Book - 3/5 Mockingbird - 2/5 Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa - 4/5 Nothing - 2/5 Anyone Who Had a Heart - 4/5 Will You Love Me Tomorrow - 4/5 Wishin' and Hopin' - 3/5 Don't You Know - 3/5 Average score: 3.3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ i can't believe i went all these years not knowing Dusty Springfield was british aside from You Don't Own Me, everything track kinda sounded the same to me. i didn't hear anything from her performance that i haven't heard other female vocalists during the Motown movement do. still, she's got a great voice and this was still a pretty good listen overall

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

She obviously has a great voice. I think the song selection is a little slight, but there are some killer ones for sure.

60s folk pop. Cool voice. Soul. Covers. Some fun retro standards.

It is always thrilling to discover an artist, specially one like Dusty, whose voice holds such emotion that gives me the goosebumps.

3.5 stars

This still rips.

A solid debut album from a whith girl singing pop and blues with jazz influences. Lot of covers but very fun to listen to. She evolved into a much mature singer later on making an inpact on the music world that stand to this day. Its a good album for the era.

disco interesante, no lo conocia y me parecio bastante bueno lindas canciones buena vibe Vibes- “Velvet” - Serie Española

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

I love her voice, and I respect this album, but I don’t like it as much as some of the other stuff she would go on to record.

I'd never heard of Dusty Springfield but this was nice. Some very recognizable songs on here. Really lovely voice. I would listen again

a 60’s covers album.. not really my thing but solid to listen to. 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dusty just singing. What more could a man ask for. Thought her version of 24 hrs from Tulsa was sublime. Listened to the deluxe version 55 minutes all in. Other groups take note 10 minute songs can get quite boring

This was a good listen. At times I heard what sounded like Adele and Amy Winehouse on a few tracks.

The voice is never in question — Dusty Springfield arrived fully formed, with an instrument that could elevate almost any material she chose to inhabit. That much was clear even from a background listen during a work session. The problem is the material itself. A Girl Called Dusty is largely covers of American soul and R&B, delivered competently and without obvious missteps, but rarely with the kind of production or arrangement that gives the voice the setting it deserves. Compared to Dusty in Memphis — where Jerry Wexler and the Muscle Shoals musicians created a framework that drew out her absolute best — this debut sounds like a talented singer waiting for the right room to walk into. Nothing here is bad. Very little demands attention. A record that plays pleasantly in the background without once making you look up from what you're doing has told you most of what you need to know. The Memphis record earned a four through sophistication, restraint, and production that breathed. This one earns a three through the voice alone — present, beautiful, and somewhat underserved by everything surrounding it.

All the Classics and such a soulful voice ! come on england!

Fun album with good covers. Dusty has a nice voice, but I will say in many cases I found myself missing the original versions of these songs.

Dusty! Did not realize few songs such a take alive of my heart came from her.

I have been underrating Dusty my whole life

Nothing notable.

Day855 - lots of artists made careers of interpreting the writers words and i would put dusty springfield up there with dionne warwick as greats

Love this, very soulful

Have this record. Very good

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.

The core experience I'm having with this project and one of the biggest things keeping me going on it is that I'll see an album like this, go "eugh am I about to hate this" and then I start it up and it's beautiful, and not only is it beautiful, it features a few songs that I heard on the radio when I was just a little boy and my parents had the oldies on, and I'm immediately transported back in time to the big blue van they used to drive me and my three big brothers around in (I was in the very back seat, crammed in the middle), and I feel this incredible warmth as well as physically experiencing the passage of time in a way that hurts a lot. Nice album.

Dusty Springfield's debut album is a compendium of soul covers which is totally fine. its inclusion in 1001 Albums... strikes me as an incredibly British decision; I don't see why I would seek her versions of these songs out over their Black American originals. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "You Don't Own Me" go over well enough. decent 5/10.

Eh, one Dusty was enough for me... DNF

Back in the days when the songwriters wrote the songs and singers just sang them. She has a lovely voice and they are fine songs. As you would expect when the best singers were given the best songs. A few I recognised but the album is so old (although still 2 months younger than me!) that it's difficult to know if they are covers, done by somebody else later or where I might have heard them. Pleasant and harmless, but very middle of the road 60s radio fayre.

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

Alright, but not her best album

I recognise more songs than I thought I would. It was a nice listen whilst I was driving to work.

Nice voice, just a bummer that at the time so few artists wrote their own songs/relied on covers. Good overall, though. 3/5

It's catchy. That's about all I can say.

This is an amazing album. Great vocals, especially backing vocals. Fun or serious when it wants to be. A problem I usually have with shorter songs is that you blink and it's over and you don't remember it. Every song here was memorable. The writing is amazing, which she didn't do herself but she definitely chose the best songs to showcase on the album. Even the imperfections are great. Near perfect album.

It's very 50's-tinged with a lot of doo-wop singing and big-band production. It almost sounds like it hasn't QUITE caught up with the 60's yet. She croons like a big band singer from that era. On the other hand, there are definite 60's sounding songs on here, too. It's an enjoyable record.

i liked the songs i knew ther rst kinda just passed by

10/10 delivery Aber random covers...

Meh... Die ersten zwei Songs fand ich gut, danach tats zumindest niemandem weh

Excellent blue eyed soul from a 60’s icon. For me, Dusty in Memphis has the edge but this is a great effort. 4

bro -1 star for that ray charles impression tf

just by listening to this i grew a perfect updo and a winged eyeliner

Amazing voice on Dusty. I enjoyed this quite a bit, maybe not as much as Dusty in Memphis, though. 3 stars

Love Dusty!

Good debut, some nice covers of so far of the era.

With her iconic beehive hair and stylish dresses, Dusty Springfield essentially formed the image of the Swinging Sixties on a whim. Even if you don't know where the image came from, it's one you instantly recognize as an emblem of the pre-rock and roll 60s. The music contained in this album is much the same, instantly transporting you back to the era of jazz clubs and the subtle hints of change hidden under the veneer of decorum and classy performance. There's some very bombastic and theatrical performances here, but most of them are surprisingly subdued and - dare I say - intimate. Springfield had an undeniable knack for making forlorn love songs apply to everyone and anyone listening, turning ever huge crowd into a personal show. That's what I get from this very live-sounding record - no amount of studio doctoring can take away how organic this sounds. The pacing really does follow that nightclub gig pacing, conveniently placing ballads and theatrical bombast at key points to maintain interest throughout. For an album I initially assumed would be nothing but plain, conservative balladry, A Girl Called Dusty thoroughly impressed me with its variety and authenticity, both to its time period and to its performer's undeniable aura. Key Tracks: You Don't Own Me, Will You Love Me, Anyone Who Had a Heart, Don't You Know

Some classics on here, but nothing I’m going out of my way to listen to.

LOVEEEEE

She's always been a bit of a Greatest Hits listen for me, a stunning voice with the typical 60s album situation of one or two tracks from each album are worth listening to - and this really shows that behaviour. Her first album shows her vocals off well, but with the exception of one or two, better versions are found elsewhere.

Some of these songs were ruined by their success combined with just the long history. They eventually get bought and sold and licensed and then I find out about them from commercials and parodies. Regardless I love Dusty Springfield's voice and thus enjoyed listening to this album.

My second Dusty album, and second time being pleasantly surprised. Firstly, there are more tracks I recognized in this than I was expecting. The fun one was "Mockingbird", which made me think of Dumb and Dumber. She has such a great voice and the accompanying music was interesting. I'd happily listen to this again. 4/5

eher schwach. außerdem gefällt mir die stimme nicht wirklich.

“Mama Said” hit HARD after changing 2 poopy diapers and a full tantrum

I love Dusty Springfield, but this album is a bit too 1964 pop my taste. It's not bad, just not something I'd likely put on again. "Wishin' and Hopin'" is good. But give me Dusty in Memphis any day.

A karaoke album! I'm really not a fan of the 50's/60's orchestra-backed singers So a pass for me

Fine but not really my style. She's a great singer but I just find it kind of boring.

Nice I guess but nothing too special

This is a really nice collection of songs. I don't think it's something I'd listen to often, though, hence a modest rating.

Beautiful sultry voice. She sounds amazing when in her own style and range but some songs on this album seem not a fit for these. Maybe needed a better producer or manager.

Review - Very surprised this is her debut. There are some great songs here, but also some filler. Amazed to discover that the annoying "Mockingbird" song they sing in Dumb and Dumber is a Dusty Springfield song. The original album is a lot stronger than the 20 minutes of bonus tracks that were added on reissue - I always rate based on the original album, but worth mentioning that the quality of the album has been severely diluted over the years. Rating - 7/10 Need to hear? YES

cute

Boring... very boring.

Loved it

It’s soulful of course, but it’s that 60s pop soul with hints of big band and some swing. I may prefer the earthier soul with a more intimate production that she would move into, but it’s nitpicking really since the indisputable marvel that is her voice is still the same and the material here is shit-hot. She just didn’t make bad albums in the 60s.

much better than I would usually rate this genre

Lovely voice, it goes without saying. But nothing here to get the blood pumping (and I'm just going to say it here because I know it's a safe space "Preacher Man" is not a classic, it's dull). Solid - needs more Pet Shop Boys

Not my style

Pretty good album. She sounds like the "Adele" of her day. I prefer the soulful songs over the girl-boppy songs, and there are enough great tracks for me to rate this album higher: You Don't Own Me, Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa, Anyone Who Had a Heart, All Cried Out, Summer is Over.

Not all equally good, but the singles (of wilhich there are quite a few) and stronger songs keep this album afloat.

Fantastic vocals that, even when you know it's a cover, are still so impressive and fun to listen to. A rare instance of listening to the extended cut on purpose.

Very fun old school country. They don’t make them like this anymore

Solid, nothing special

Kind of all over the place

feküdtem a mama ágyán koradélután, a fejemre sütött a nap, ezt hallgattam és félálomra szenderültem. irtóra szuper volt

I really loved this album, I only knew her music from her classic hits. Whereas I felt I was able to see and hear a side of her I was yet to understand. The range of her voice and true talents really shine in this album.

Enjoyable, some really good tracks, some average.

who hasn't covered "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" at this point?

My initial reaction was “I can’t believe this record is on the list.” But it turned out to be one of the most fun listens so far. Really great top to bottom.

What a dumb set of songs. The songs and performances are so immature that they can’t be taken seriously.

It was standard practice for labels to take some talent (any amount and degree of it) and cobble together a cover album to keep selling records. This appears to be one of those efforts. Dusty's voice is competent, but not compelling, and I couldn't help but think that she's better suited for something else (genre). What we get here is a collection of earlier pop hits, that in many cases I think the original artists did better. She didn't detract from them, but she didn't *ADD* to them. The best examples were "Mama Said" & "Will You Love Me..", by The Shirelles, and "You Don't Own Me", by Leslie Gore. "Wishin' and Hopin'", originally by Dionne Warwick, could be the only exception where Dusty's version is better than the original. (2/5) out of respect to her voice, but also because this whole 'cover of black musicians work' (appropriation) trend is tiresome. Reading a bit deeper, this list's Anglo-centrism is on full display, again, as an English singer's (Dusty) generally mediocre covers of hugely talented pop/girl groups gets inclusion OVER said girl groups. Know who's not on this list? The Shirelles and Dionne Warwick. I checked. It suddenly dawned on me and I poked around to see if *any* girl groups were on the list and couldn't find (audible gasp when I realized it) THE SUPREMES (!?!?). What in the actual fuck? Talk about a GLARING omission. Similarly, Martha and the Vandrelles, Ronnettes, etc.. but the real crime here is in exclusion of THE SUPREMES. Instead of them we get Dusty and her mediocre covers. I'm fine not putting all/many of the girl groups -- they quickly suffered from a crippling same-ness in the 'factory' of singles in the early 60s -- but you at least need to acknowledge the genre and the SUPREMES are the best example of that. I'll be spending the rest of the day listening to the SUPREMES to apologize to the legendary Diana Ross & co. (in my head) and to acknowledge their critical part of music history. This album is *NOT* essential listening and should be replaced by any pick of the early SUPREMES albums. Shit, just grab a 'greatest hits' if you have to. EDIT: "When The Lovelight.." was a SUPREMES song. Forgot that. The injustice continues. ... 😡😡...

An R&B/Soul album released in 1964 by a blonde haired, blue eyed brit? Sure, why not. No doubt I needed to listen to another album full of cover songs whose original artists did it better before I died. Especially one whose tinny and generic production value makes it sound like it was released a decade or so befor it was. Don't get me wrong, it's hard to blame Dusty directly for much of what was standard practice in the music industry at the time, and her voice and efforts are more than servicable on many of these tracks and worthy of at least a 2.5/5. But this wasn't something I was likely to put on without prompting in the first place, and isn't something I'm likely to revisit after, so I'm rounding down.

Variety: 2 Adequacy: 4 Listenability: 3 Uniqueness: 1 Emotionality: 2 = 2.4 rounded down to a 2 "Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby/ Ain't nothing like the real thing (oh, honey)" I remember some of these on the radio as a kid, but had no clue who Dusty Springfield was. And probably didn't hear her name until High School at least. I just assumed she was a Motown artist. Whatever that was. I was also familiar with a lot of the other songs, but through their popularizers ( let's be clear that even a lot of the hits of the era were more successful covers that often left the original artist in the dust). I've since heard a lot by Springfield, and while I can't claim to be a superfan, I've appreciated much of it. THE TRACKS Side A "Mama Said" - Dusty does such a good job with the material here. That smoky, distinctive voice is perfectly suited for it. I can't help but compare it unfavorably to the Shirelles version though as that one is pretty burned into my brain. The Dusty version, through no fault of hers, just sounds... off. "You Don't Own Me" - Dusty carries herself here with a confidence missing in the Lesley Gore version. That unsurety though gives the Gore version a different vibe where it sounds much more doubtful and conflicted, especially once Gore's vocals fall away. Dusty's feels more like a one sided conversation where she's laying down the law. An improvement in my opinion. "Do Re Mi" - I had never heard the Earl King version until this listen, but in comparison I can say I don't really care for either of these. Perfectly fine, forgettable stuff, but I do always cringe a bit at songs in the tradition of where a kids song, nursery rhyme or popular saying is expounded upon. The 50s and 60s was rife with this garbage. One of the few examples of this working extremely well is the Jackson 5 with "ABC". Yes, even Chapin's "Cats in the Cradle" bothers me. Dusty even sounds sleepy on this one. "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" - Once again, Dusty is fine here. She's got some ace material to work with even. But man, how can this hold a candle to The Supremes version? "My Colouring Book" - Ugh... I'm not even going to bother looking the original up. This is exactly the kind of sentimental pap ( sentimental music I have no issues with if handled well) that makes my spine itch in the same way that the worst of Pat Boone or Engelbert HUmperdink does. Once again Dusty handles it as well as she can, but I doubt anyone could make this weepy, sappy third rate musical wannabe number soar. "Mockingbird" - Inez and Charlie Foxx BARELY manage to pull this one off through sheer enthusiasm and energy, but it falls into that same class of "nursery rhyme"-inspired stuff that "Do Re Mi". Dusty doesn't have a chance. Arms tied going into this, she even feels low energy. This is the type of thing you gotta commit to 1000% to even have a chance of it working for me, and this one doesn't. Side B "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" - Burt Bacharach and Hal David, who had much success writing for Dionne Warwick penned this one little southwest flavored ditty for Gene Pitney. I can say that Dusty's version is a VAST improvement, and while I can admire the craft in this one, it's just not my bag, baby. "Nothing" - This one I think is an original to Dusty? It's perfectly down the middle, solidly constructed placeholder, where the almost-hook of the chorus fails to become any sort of real ear candy. "Anyone Who Had a Heart" - This was very good. I like Dusty's interpretation, but once again it falls just short when compared to the Dionne Warwick original. Warwick's version is sad and vulnerable where Dusty's feels ... less so. Warwick is a champion at getting those tears to flow though, so it's hardly fair. The arrangement here is much more polished and it moves at a slightly faster pace too. It feels epic where Warwick's feels intimate and confessional. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" - Solidy capable, but the sense of urgency present in the Shirelles version is completely gone. This is the same material by rote. Where Shirley Owens sounds doubtful, this is just a rhetorical exercise for Dusty. She knows her man is going to stick around. The arrangement here is slicker, but more lifeless. "Wishin' and Hopin'" - Now we're talking. This one is a rare case where the interpretation is actually superior to the original. Somehow the advice sounds more believable coming from Dusty who comes across so much more assertively. The arrangement swings along a lot more nicely as well, and soars equally with Dusty's vocals. "Don't You Know" - C'mon. Who are we kidding here. She didn't have a chance with this one either. This Ray Charles original is not even well-suited to Dusty's strengths, so not sure what the thinking was here other than they must have already owned the rights and why not? Etta James or even Janis Joplin would have killed this though. Poor album closer to be sure. HIGHLIGHTS - "Mama Said" - "You Don't Own Me" - "Anyone Who Had a Heart" - "Wishin' and Hopin'" MIDLIGHTS - "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" - "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" - "Nothing" LOWLIGHTS - "Do Re Mi" - "My Colouring Book" - "Mockingbird" - "Don't You Know" FINAL THOUGHTS I completely understand the adoration of Springfield, especially in the UK. She had a great voice, and why would you not have some pride in such an undeniable homegrown talent. That said, she suffers ever so slightly when you stack her up against a Diana Ross, or even a Dionne Warwick. During the Motown boom the U.S. had a surfeit of talent. We were spoiled and even some of the greats got shuffled to the side in the rush to constantly be crowning a new queen of R&B. It could be argued that Aretha came out on top, but Miss Ross has just as good an argument. Dusty I think is let down by a good half of the material on this and, much like Elvis, has the stink of taking other people's arguably better songs and making watered down ( though I would say she acquits herself well) copies. She does a better job than most though, just as Elvis did. The originals written specifically for her is where she truly shines, and I think either her greatest hits or Dusty in Springfield would be a much better entry point for those interested. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Just the highlights, please FURTHER LISTENING - 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1961–1969 by Diana Ross & The Supremes - Tonight's the Night by The Shirelles - Tell Mama by Ette James

Reading the story that she moved from country music to soul music after being exposed to it while on tour in America softened my view of this record. I can respect that, I moved on from country music myself after growing up around it and then finding something more my style. I was not high on this album today at all and I don’t anticipate returning to it for any reason. She is a competent enough vocalist and I enjoyed some of the tracks slightly. However, I am still perplexed as to why this album is included in the project. That lead to me being consumed by a “Why this album and not X?” Or “why is this artist represented and not another?” That’s never a fun game or one that ends in resolution. All that said though I can see why she became such a popular icon. She’s got a voice for the masses. It is a pleasant and bouncy thing and you get the sense she enjoys singing these songs. Lots of folks were putting out albums full of curated songs. I’m learning that was just a product of the music industry at the time. Can’t fault her there. I’m told her Memphis album is worthy of inclusion. When we get to that one I will give it an honest measure. This one gets a 2/5 from me.

You already know half the songs, so it's hard to say if it's a good album or just a familiar one.

J'aime bien la vibe, mais je ne l'écouterais pas tous les jours

While I was familiar with Dusty's voice due to "Son of a Preacher Man" (which isn't on this album), this album is a great reminder of just how good a singer she was. Unfortunately, since we're in the early 60s here, this is less a coherent album than it is a collection of songs. In this case the songs are just about all covers, and because I've heard other singers perform them, Dusty just sounds wrong, especially on songs originally performed by Black artists. The exception is "Wishin' and Hopin'," which I associate with Springfield much more than I do Dionne Warwick.

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

Short and impacting songs Did not know this talented singer ! Swing, trumpets and lyrics : this album is a super surprise

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

Great good mood easy listening with some mediocre songs in the middle of the album. Check out “I only want to be with you” cover by Volbeat, too!

I guess the original Amy Winehouse? She has a killer voice and the songs groove really well. Based on the lyrics she seems to have a lot of trouble trusting her partners. Anyway, some nice arrangements but not really my wheelhouse Mockingbird and 24 hours from Tulsa are my favs from this album. Anyone who has a heart also has a pretty cool rhythm to it. lyrics to Wishing and Hoping are hilarious

I went quickly from 'hell no!' to 'hell yeah!' The light-hearted style with cheerful singing and feel-good, up-tempo drums was a great way to start a day.

Whole Album sounds the way a typical American diner looks like. Good vibe. Wouldn't skip it on the radio but also wouldn't search for ot

Pleasant enough listen, but none of the tracks really stood out. Quite nice background music.

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This is fine, but it feels like every song on this album sounds the exact same and after a while they all began to flow together. You Don't Own Me is cool, and Mockingbird is a classic, but outside of those two there wasn't much for me personally. It's still solid enough.

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.

A great album! I really enjoyed this one + it was easy to see why this was an influential album. Very deserving to be on this list!

If Adele was born in the mid-late 1900s, I can tell Adele probably listened to a Dusty Springfield album or two. She seems to face a lot of heartbreak but otherwise great vocals and backing music.

Strange to read some bizarre criticisms of this. She covers songs written by others but that was the norm when this came out, particularly for a female singer in her style. And while she includes a number of songs written or made famous by black artists, there are a large number by white artists, so the claim this is an album of stolen songs, again, makes no real sense. It's certainly true that it's an album that sounds like it's of it's time, but it's an outstanding example of its kind.

Decent new experience for something which is not my bag. Decent vocals as expected from Dusty, think the cover tracks were the strongest which may tell you..!!?? 3/5.

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

Dusty Springfield was easily one of the most engaging and versatile vocalists of the 60s, covering a huge variety of songs including blues, soul, ballads and show tunes. She effectively had two parallel careers with different songs hitting the charts in the USA and back home in the UK. The original version of this album was just under half an hour, but this remastered version more than doubles that, with some real gems included. My highlights are a delicious version of 24 Hours From Tulsa, Anyone Who Had a Heart and a very different take on Mockingbird. There’s guaranteed to be something on here that will appeal to just about everyone. Simply delightful.

Nice music from the 60th

lijepo, fino, kratko, slatko! vrhunac – will you love me tomorrow. ostatak kakvoćom pomalo vrludav, no sve u svemu lijepo :)

So many classics that I never knew the artist but deeply enjoyed.

I am aware of Dusty Springfield and have 2 songs liked by her on Spotify. One of them is "Son of a Preacher Man" which is on a different album than this one. The other is also on another album and is called "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself". I believe I found that song because of the White Stripes cover of it. So, I'm curious to listen to this and learn more about Dusty. Looks like the version on Spotify has 20 songs but the original release has only 12 songs - so I will only be focusing on the first 12 for this review. "You Don't Own Me" - cool to see a song about women's empowerment in the mid 60s. Though, it is ironic that it was written by 2 men. It's also funny that the song "Wishin' and Hopin'" is like the exact opposite telling the women to do everything they can to please the guy so that they can get him - song also written by 2 men. Clearly in the mid-60's popular culture people were receiving mixed messages on gender norms. Although it does sometimes seem like that still is the case today actually - haha. Was a fun listen - I didn't love all of it - but ended up "liking" 6 songs - the 2 mentioned above plus "Mama Said", "Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa", "Anyone Who Had a Heart", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow". One thing that is interesting, when looking at albums like this, is how every song is written by someone else. In those days it seems that the norm was there were songwriters and there were performers - and they were almost always different people. And MANY of the songs were recorded by multiple artists - sometimes at the same time or in close succession. Having grown up in the rock era, I am more used to where most artists since Dylan and the Beatles write the lyrics and the music and also perform their own stuff - not always but that is usually the case. I don't think I really appreciated how much of a change in the music business this was until I've gotten older and seen many examples like this. I know lots of current pop music still does this quite a bit - even in 2026 - but it's much less common in rock genres. Actually, I've noticed on lots of more modern pop albums and rap albums that there are teams of people credited with "writing". I still don't really understand what they are all doing. Liked songs on Spotify: 6/12 Rating: 3/5

Great album with great songs. It would be better if it wasn't all covers.

Sonido de años sentimiento y nostalgia

Okee

Mock… Yeah! …ing… Yeah! Bird. Yeah! Yeah? Ye-ah! Who can resist these songs? So many reviews here say this wasn’t influential, or it was outdated even in its own time, and if you’re saying this, you must be new to this music thing. Turn on an oldies station and see if you can go for a one hour without one of these songs (Dusty’s version) coming on. As a kid, we always had the oldies pumping, and I had no idea that all of these songs I loved so much were sung by the same artist, nor did I know they were from the same album. Love her or hate her, Dusty was a major presence in the sixties, and this album solidly belongs on this list. As for influence, would we have Adele without Dusty? To me, they’re a direct link.

I was really really surprised by her performance and she so versatile and i liked this album

Spooky es un temazo pero no está en ese álbum

great voice

Energetic, good tunes, light, "sunny". It was noticeably referred to later in music.

This is Dusty Springfield’s second album in this project. I was pleasantly surprised by the first one. I had expected something completely different. I was looking forward to this album. Unfortunately, it doesn’t live up to my expectations. The music was okay, but it sounded like it was made ten years earlier, back in the ’50s. I don’t think I’ll be listening to this album again anytime soon. 3/5

it’s fine. don’t really care for it.

What a pleasant album to have while heading into the weekend. While she did not write any of these songs, she clearly had some good taste in songwriters. Also, I think folks are missing how radical it was for a woman to appear on her album cover wearing pants in 1964. It clearly conveys, "I've done what I wanted to do, and I don't give a fuck what your opinion is." Not a fan of Earl King's "Do Re Mi", but even some of my favorite albums on this list have a track or two that miss. Exceptional flow for these tracks. I'm certain some will dismiss this as meaningless pop or worse appropriation, but all I hear is a skilled singer who paid her dues earlier in her carrier and is finally getting to sing some tracks she really digs, fairly well, I might add. That is, for a young Englishwoman who was only recently introduced to American soul/R&B music. While I could argue that the album was chosen because it became one, among others at the time, that would be the template for how to create a debut soul/pop album as a solo artist; particularly if you had just come out of a more well known group of musicians. Having said all that, it is clear that this album was really only chosen because Springfield is English, otherwise, as pleasant of an album of covers that it is, it probably would not appear on a more objective version of this list as an essential album. Honestly, though, for me it was fun. Favorites: "Mama Said", "You Don't Own Me", and "I Only Want to Be with You"

I own (and absolutely adore) Dusty (Not Actually) in Memphis, but I think this album is even better overall.

Wishin’ and Hopin’ Summer is over She has a great voice and it all sounds nice, it’s just a lot of the same thing. 6/10

265/1089 her voice is really nice and gives such strong xmas vibes. her cover of You Don’t Own Me is def not my fave but When The Love Light Starts Shining Thru His Eyes was really good Also saved Will You Love Me Tomorrow, great track. this was a nice chill covers album, easy to listen to and i can kinda see why it’s on here, not sure i need to return to it though 51/100

Exceptional vocals.

Sweet Dusty

2.5

Decent enough - great voice

Solid classics but funny enough I know these form tiktok lol

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.

I had no idea what this album was going to be at first, but I was surprised by this album. I knew more a bunch of the songs. There's some good stuff, but it's a little long and wears thin.

Someone else said it first, but Dusty really was the Led Zeppelin of soul music.

Surprising great!

Pretty classic early 60’s soul. I prefer Dusty in Memphis but this is her big hits record. As I listen I found myself singing along because all these songs are buried in my head from listening to 1970s pop radio

Didn’t know much about her, but it seems Dusty was an amazing woman and ahead of her time. Fifties/early sixties rock is one of my least favorite genres but I appreciate her voice and her significance.

Enjoyed her soul influenced songs. I’ve always loved her cover of son on a preacher man for the same reason. This was a solid album by an interesting female singer of that era but not a fan of the bumble gum hits

Some of the arrangements and lyrical sentiments were a bit dated, but Dusty has a beautiful voice and some of the melodies are very catchy. You can see why she was the it-girl of her time.

I enjoyed this quite a bit, she's got a great voice and it's well-produced. That said, any album of standards is going to get tiresome eventually, as this one does. "Summer is Over" is a great closer tho.

I'm a sucker for a song in 6/8.

Old country during its peak. You can’t beat the sound of women country artists back in the day. Not perfect but a job well done.

phenomenal voice, classics

Belter of an album. Didn't realise she'd sang so many of these songs. Thoroughly enjoyed this, and brought back some good memories of listening to some of these with my Nan.

Springfield's voice is very soulful, and perfectly suited to these pop standards from the 60's. Some of the songs are a little flat and don't take full advantage of her vocal talent, but overall, this is a good album of classic Motown inspired pop.

Dusty Springfield bends these standards and classics to her will. Great intro to the future LGBTQ icon.

Great debut album. You can hear so many singers from this point onwards that have clearly taken this album as massive inspiration. Cool album.

The kind of album that makes you say: "amo la vida". Fua!!!!!!!! Gran descubrimiento.

She's more than the woman who sings Son of a Preacher Man, would listen to again

This is such a great collection of songs, and I really dig Dusty's voice and delivery. Would listen to this anytime.

En þessi er næs. Mér er nokk sama þótt þetta séu eintóm coverlög, þau eru góð og Dusty er flott.

This isn't the most even of releases. Essentially a compilation / cover album, it suffers from mixed production values. The one thing that separates this from others is the quality of songwriting and Sandy's soaring vocals.

Was surprised by Dusty’s voice on a previous album in the list. Enjoyable songs and good enough versions, but is always odd to rate an album knowing that most of it is covers, even though that was very common at the time. Solid enough songs, great voice and very of its time. Not sure I’d go back, but enjoyable enough (3.5)

Great voice. I know a few other songs. It’s a bit long but the Bacharach songs are great as are some others. I would not go out of my way to listen though 3.4

The master of 60s pop. Dusty’s sound is so iconic. And fun to boot.

Dusty Springfield - A Girl Named Dusty - 4/5 I’m a fan of the 60s so this one was just a really good time. There are a bunch of great 60s standards on here. “Mama Said,” “You Don’t Own Me,” “I Only Wanna Be With You” and “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” all helped carry it. It has that early 60s pop feel where one good song rolls right into another without much dead space. What’s crazy is I didn’t even realize she was from England until a couple years ago. Favorite song: “I Only Wanna Be With You”

I thought this was a fun album overall, in a campy kind of way. I was surprised how many songs I knew - probably like 5 or 6 - most likely from movies or tv shows they were in. Dusty has a fantastic voice and some of the lyrics made me laugh out loud. I haven’t heard “making whoopie” since watching The Newlywed Game reruns back in the early 80s. And the 24 hour song was hysterical. Sorry, I was almost home to be with you but then I ran into this random guy at the hotel and now I’m with him. Anyway, it was a bit too long but I enjoyed listening to it.

A simple composition that is dated to its time period, but a very enjoyable listen. Powerful vocals, that include the back-up singers, and an easy to follow drum and guitar progression. The horns and piano were nice additions as well on several songs that I recognized. A good selection for today’s listen.

A cherry collection of tasty tunes for my doll and me to cut a rug down at the Sock Hop or the local juke joint.

Fun listen for a short bit, but sloshed on for a bit too long and soured my view. I'm rating based on my pre "ugh...enough of this already" mood. Outstanding vocals, Dustys voice is beautiful, both powerful and tender. Songs and music are the typical sandards of the period, but actually hold up fairly well. Plenty of familiar songs, good listen overall.

classic

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! only okay because she covered good songs. Would I listen again: I'll listen to the original black artists Deserves to be on this list: nope 2.3

Strong voice, fun attitude, good song choices. This album is pretty delightful.

Super bueno

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

Not my style

Nice energy

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

Incredible Hard Rock from the 90´s

- fun love songs :) - I like dis - she has a nice voice

Pretty repetitive but nice melodies, generally what you get out of 60s soul-pop. Highlights: "You Don't Own Me", "Once Upon a Time", "Summer is Over"

Not quite the masterpiece of Dusty in Memphis, but still, an incredible record. She may not have written much herself, but she makes so many of them her own, and the definitive version. The production is heavily influenced by Motown and Phil Spector, and it works. John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin played on a bunch of these, too.

A collection of great classic pop songs, well performed with some powerful vocals. The fact that it's mostly a covers album until you get to the bonus tracks from the reissue makes it so I can't really justify a higher rating, but I thoroughly enjoyed this album. A few more interesting original compositions like Summer Is Over could've made this a real classic. Favourite tracks: Summer Is Over, You Don't Own Me, All Cried Out

Mucho más entretenido que el anterior, me gustó mucho mas 3 estrellas

Lots of good songs. Many of them are ones I know I've heard, but didn't know where they came from. I had no idea that the Mockingbird song from Dumb and Dumber was a real song.

I really enjoyed this album. So many of the songs were surprisingly familiar to me, with very fond places in my heart. I love "Mama Said" and "You Don't Own Me" to kick of the album with a bang. Dusty's voice and ability to emote in her singing is phenomenal.

Very old sounding album, it was interesting to listen to. I dont typically listen to old 60s music like this but for a short change I did actually enjoy it, just not my typical listen.

Good voice, easy listening. I recognised many of the tracks as covers and have say in all cases the originals are superior. Least favourite track My Colouring Book also arrangemnet of Mockingbird not enjoyable.

Good but Dusty In Memphis is so much better. If that album doesn’t show then I don’t think this list is legit.

Good

Usually not a fan of all cover albums but this is an exception. Dusty had an amazing, powerful and soulful voice and this album must have sounded very fresh and modern at that time it was released (for comparison just listen to some other women around the time and how they sounded). She was as close as possible to US singers back in 1964. Great blue eyed soul / easy listening album that stood the test of time and influenced so many singers in the coming decades.

Hot damn this white girl has a blaccent. Like a legitimately insane blaccent. It's not that big of a deal, I mean it's a 1960s pop soul album, of course she has a blaccent. It's just very noticeable, y'know? Anyway "Mama Said" is a pretty great song, and the rest of the album follows suit. The only problem is the “suit” is pretty okay covers of songs of varying quality. She has a pretty cool voice but not much further, and as the songs’ qualities begin to decline as the album progresses, it begins to get pretty old. The highlights (mama said, nothing, pretty much any of the straight-up rhythm and blues cuts) are enough to give this a tentative passing score but it’s certainly not anything special. 6.6/10

Me gusto, muy lindo recomiendo hay unas 2 o 3 canciones que conocia y que no sabía que eran de ella

This is a repeat for me. Original review: A great sound, but I often found myself wishing I were listening to the original versions Updated review: Some great vocal performances but unfortunately I didn’t really care for much of the song selection. This time I listened to the expanded edition of the album and felt that I enjoyed many of the outtakes more than the original album tracks (my rating, as with all albums, is based on as close as I can get to the original release). My rating remains the same.

While I can romanticize and enjoy 60s radio hits, this “R&B/Soul” album is delivered way more like a pop album. Too much of pop at that.

She's good but this is some dippy ass shit. Coloring books straight into Mockingbird...edgy

I know it was tough out there for a solo female vocalist, and not to take away from Dusty, who sounds great here, and the chosen tunes demonstrate her range really effectively, it's just... It's a bunch of covers? The way the business was, I know, and fortunately we'd get more Dusty on later recordings

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

This had some great songs on it. It was enjoyable.

Pop.

Lovely listen. I don’t think I had connected all these songs to the same artist. Thanks Dusty

Ein paar bekannte Hits, ansonsten seicht vor sich hin plätschernde Pop-Musik der 60er. Schön zu hören. 3/5

I knew a surprising number of these songs but hadn’t known who they were by.

ok

I do like a female voice.

Great singer

A pleasant throwback to an era that I never lived through myself - "You Don't Own Me," "Do Re Mi," and "Wishin' and Hopin'" were highlights

(4/7) is this representative of female vocalists before singer/songwriters became the norm?

Sone

I’m learning that I’m a massive Dusty fan. Like her voice is incredible and her range is breathtaking. Not to mention the fact that she’s a soul singer which is surprising for the obvious reason. But man she has got some crazy talent, like she makes singing seem so easy and effortless. I don’t understand how I’ve gone my whole life and NEVER heard of her. Like I had heard son of a preacher man before but I didn’t realize she was like a generational talent. Genuinely Dusty might be the greatest artist I’ve discovered from this list, so far her albums have both been absolutely perfect. Cant wait for more!!

Not into the whole doo wop thing

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

Good stuff a lot more soul to it than what I expected from the album cover.

Great debut, even if it is a bunch of covers. It's a shame Dusty's largely forgotten these days.