A Girl Called Dusty

ok, now shut up and make me a sandwich

Loved it. Packed with classics. Will definitely listen again.

low 4

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Very good soul album, especially for the 60's.

Having never listened to this album before its surprising I know all of the songs. For someone so acclaimed, it would seem she covered everyone else's hits.

Great voice. She's one of those people whose looks don't match their voice; her vocals defy expectations. The album itself is enjoyable but wouldn't stand out without Springfield's voice.

quite bland

Dusty does her thing. Damn, she can sing. I mean, no ground broken but do we always need new ground?

Dusty had a distinct style, all her own, supported with world-class songwriting. The best tracks here still shine.

I had very mixed feelings about this album. I am a big fan of the Motown sound, and this record absolutely has that. The problem is that it's not Motown. It's a British "knockoff" version. I wanted to do some reading about this before I wrote my review, as my initial thought without context was that this album, while very enjoyable to listen to, was total cultural appropriation. Her voice was soulful and fantastic, but also she sounded almost exactly as Motown singers would. Complete with the back-up singers and the instrumentation too. According to what I could find on-line, she was actually a champion of Motown and there was a sense that she opened the doors in UK to the black artists coming from America. She was apparently admired by some of the Motown acts, and was considered an honorary part of the Motown family. Which is all fine and good, but I'm still left with very mixed feelings looking at this from the lens of 2026. Without that lens, I'd have easily given this album four stars. With it, I'm still undecided.

She walked so Adele could run. Literally didn’t know will you still love me tomorrow was a cover until today 💀 Lots of surprise bangers on here

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.

This was a little disappointment to me. One of the first albums I got was Dusty in Memphis, and that album was much better. You should think that an album of cover songs with a classic singer like Dusty Springfield would be great. But this is just a plain middle of the road, kind of boring record. It’s not bad, but never engaging.

Holy!!! She was one talented woman. Great album.

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

Excellent 60s pop music. Mama Said, I Only Want to Be With You, Nothing all bangers.

Fine but nothing intersting.

there's a lot of extra here, but god damn dusty hits on the hits

A lot of recognizable classics in here, fun listening

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.

Mary var flott kona. Frábær söngkona og glímdi vel við þau erfiði er fylgdi því að vera kona og tvíkynhneigð á miðöldum nútímans. Platan er svolítið samansafn af allskonar dótaríi, mörgum coverlögum eins og þetta var á þessum tíma. Skín þó í gegn talentið hjá þessari ensku stúlku.

Góð plata. Frábær söngkona hún Dustu og nær að gera öll lög að sínum.

Not something I’d listen to again. It was fine.

This is pretty good! It is a compilation of Dusty songs, so I'm not sure it's truly a seminal album or anything, but it's a good collection of solid examples of her work. I honestly just love this era of music too.

Nice album, I like her voice. As usual for that time, cover versions of various hits of that time. Not bad, but nothing outstanding enough for this album to deserve a place here.

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

Moest ff wat achterstallig luisterwerk inhalen maar we're so back. Mooie sterke stem, zeer zeker genoten.

I slightly prefer Dusty in Memphis, hence this album getting a slightly lower grade. Anyone Who Had a Heart is a banger though.

zo goed!

ach, de jaren 60 toch

I have no idea if Dusty made these songs, but almost every song was well known or a hit

2.5

Not boring, but not her best.

I enjoyed this more than Dusty in Memphis but clocked a few cover versions so i looked it up..... Turns out that of the 12 tracks on the original version of this album 11 are covers!!

I enjoyed this album, a few of her classics are on it

Bit sauceless but well performed

beach bop americana 50s slop

I just do not give a shit

Dusty Springfield is an interesting pop figure to touch on because she was probably the most American-sounding British singer out there. She had a commanding presence on the microphone and that really shows on "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" and "You Don't Own Me". I think for a pop record in 1963, it was good for its time though I only go back to a handful of tunes. I might have more to say about the other Dusty record on this list. Solid to say (7/10, 3/5 on this scale)

Certified classics, although some real bad ones

Love Dusty... Incomparable

it´s a cool sounding album, nothing much TODAY'S BIRD: Cockatoos

A great album from the 60’s with a good amount of classics.

Nice 60’s vibe, paar echte classics

very retro very 60's very nice

Hvis man driter i kontext så er dette ganske bra. Jeg er fan av den sukkersøte post-femitalls amerikanske poppen -- mer enn jeg er av rocken fra samme tid. Problemet er at dette er en samling covre som i stor grad har blitt gjort bedre før. Som Springfield fan får den 3 selv om den prinsipielt fortjener 2.

Helt straight 60-tallspop det her vel

Good soul but still kinda meh 3.2

A great feel good record with lots of very familiar songs. A very nostalgic record. Great voice. But for myself not a record I’d revisit again likely very often.

It's a compilation, so they were really able to curate this one; strong start, VERY GOOD ending. There are a lot of classic Dusty songs here.

Dusty Springfield had such a great voice, but I don't think the production and choice of songs here always play to her strengths. (She had to wait for Dusty in Memphis for an album that did that.)

Lovely, mbc 2 vibes

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?

Loved this.

Bien

Dusty had a great voice. She's always a pleasure to listen to.

It's admittedly old fashioned but girlie can saaangg

me gustó mucho su voz y la onda sesentosa pero más como soundtrack que como disco para sentarme a escuchar. igual muy lindo eh

Gonna be honest didnt actually finish this one (yet) the first couple of songs were good but my god there comes a time that they all just start to sound the same. Confused also why this album is on this list when i think its mainly covers

Virkelig skønt! Dejlig stemme, fede melodier, bare godt.

Legend of an album, will be playing this again.

Great voice, tunes were good. Just wish I had an original Dusty album rather than covers

Surprisingly disappointed

My lukewarm, cynical take is that the existence of this album was fueled, Dusty’s talent notwithstanding, by the need to repackage these songs for a white, British audience. Otherwise I’m not sure why Dionne Warwick, the Shirelles and others’ versions of these song wouldn’t suffice. The fact that it didn’t even get an American release initially serves to underscore the point. Still, it wasn’t abnormal for new singers to be introduced to the public with their own versions of popular songs, and Dusty definitely brings something special to them. But it’s unlikely I’d ever prefer these versions over the originals. I’ll hold for Dusty in Memphis.

I mean so fun!

I had no idea how much I needed this album! I know several of the songs but didn’t know Dusty.

Première soirée sur le Vanuatu

Once this album popped up, I shrugged, and said "she's back". I really didn't have any hope for this one. It turned out to sound like a 1950s Pop Album that was quite enjoyable. While it is true that she stole songs, prominently from black artists, this was a different era, and unfortunately, way too common then. Favorite Track: "Mama Said".

First female lead vocals! I liked it, she’s great. Spooky? Yes please. 1960s bop

Not sure if it's the mix, the recording, or her vocal quality when she's belting, but there is an unpleasant tone to it at times, especially on the deep cuts. Like most of the hits though

Gotta love a queer icon with a killer voice

Fun album for an early walk! I do love those 60s strings. Favourite track: Anyone who had a heart

This was quite pleasant. The instrumentals were okay, but Dusty's vocals were quite amazing here. Favourite Track(s): You Don't Own Me, Anyone Who Had a Heart, Nothing Least Favourite Track(s): My Colouring Book

4. Un poco largo, con algunas canciones menos podría haber sido un cincazo.

Retro vibe was appreciated twas sick. Just found out this album is full of covers though, but still I like her spin on them.

Musically, this album looks backwards to an earlier time and sits at the end of an era. Did this album influence any music downstream? Supposedly, a white British woman singing Motown was considered edgy.

Nice album! Good on a road trip.

Really surprised by how much I enjoyed this considering several of these tracks are ubiquitous iconic classics. I had almost overlooked what a phenomenal voice she had.

This album has some fun covers - although the originals seem better to me but I admit it may be familiarity. Dusty’s got a great range of songs and a really soulful voice but I still don’t quite understand why this is on the list as it doesn’t really present much new or outstanding. Still, it was a decent listen.

I think Dusty in Memphis is an all time top album. This is pleasant and her voice is fantastic but the earlier standards don't do a ton for me.

Lowkey earnest.

Couple of bangers. Lots of stuff that doesn't hit me personally. Never been a huge fan, especially of the early stuff.

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

Dustyyy

Don't super care about this album but its nice to see where so many samples come from!

You don’t own me 3/5

Great songs, great voice, but not much of an impact considering it’s a cover album

Dusty is probably my favorite female singer of all time and I would listen to her sing anything. That said, if I’m rating this as an album experience, I have to acknowledge that it’s about half filler.

Not my thing but can appreciate for the era.

Adorable!

I enjoyed this album, its very pleasing to listen to. I will be playing it again. However, I am conscious that it is composed of covers, which aren't particularly ambitious or bold in style. Likewise Dustys performance, for all its strengths, doesn't really outshine her peers at the time. Maybe being a bit cynical on this one but I did really enjoy it..

I have always thought Dusty is so cool, so listening to the album wasn’t much of a chore, I hadn’t realised how many classic songs were on it though! The production is rich and warm, clearly with loads of soul influence, at times it reminded me a bit of the 50/60s girl group type music. I felt that the instrumental layers were really well balanced in an effort to allow the vocals to remain the centrepiece of the album. The vocals are obviously incredible, dusty has this smokiness to her tone but it doesn’t sound theatrical, her delivery is always very grounded (and cool). I think the calm confidence in her voice is probably why I’ve always seen Dusty as such a classy artist, she’s just effortlessly impressive. The lyrics had a sort of conversational style to them which I liked. My favourite song in the album was you don’t own me, the message still feels modern, I love the defiance in the lyrics and the attitude that DS delivers them with. This is a great album, loads of the tracks feel timeless and hearing them all together/knowing they all come from the same album made me appreciate DS more as an artist.

Her voice is amazing. Great expression and tonal range, but I didn't care for the songs themselves.

5/10

After getting her live album, I was really looking forward to hearing more Dusty Springfield. I was not disappointed, this album was wonderful! Starts out with the very fun Mama Said. Her voice sounded really nice in You Don't Own Me, and it had some great music with a lovely string section. Do Re Mi and Mockingbird are really fun. Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa also showcases her voice nicely. Will You Love Me Tomorrow brings back the lovely strings. Don't You Know puts up some great saxophone music. I really love Dusty's voice. This album was full of fun upbeat numbers with the occasional slower jam, all of it was wonderful. Best song: You Don't Own Me

Ok, wow, tiene una voz hermosa, es como terciopelo, muy muy bonito, y son temazos, la verdad, bastante bien hechos, muy 60s, claro, pero re bien. Estuve leyendo sobre ella mientras lo escucho y wow, leer biografías de artistas siempre me pone extremadamente triste. Se volvió poco común en la era post-beatle tener un álbum solo con canciones escritas por otra gente (aunque si lo piensas ahora sigue pasando y más aún). Por ejemplo, todas las canciones de pop actualmente se hacen con 8+ escritores. Igual re bien, lo hace super. "Anyone Who Had A Heart" es un puto temon, toda la instrumentación y el delivery de ella es precioso! SI NO SUPISTE AMAR!!!! AHORA TE PUEDES MARCHAR!!! QUE ES ESTE CROSSOVER!!!! Los backing Vocals de The Breakaways, muy bueno en todo el album, pero sorprendente lo bien que empatan todas las voces en "Can I Get A Witness" "I Wish I Never Loved You se sintió tan cruda de la mejor manera, muy real se sentía su manera de cantar esa canción, y me parece que "Summer Is Over" fue perfecta, me dejó muy triste de hecho, wow, increible. En definitiva tiene puntos muy altos y unos puntos bajos no tan bajos, la cantidad de canciones tal vez hace que se destaque aun más el nivel de algunas canciones, lo más hermoso de este album es la forma tan cinematica que me hace sentir la voz de Dusty Springfield. 8/10.

When to listen: hating men, loving men, feeling like an empowered gal. This album is hit after hit, with lots of new to me songs to enjoy. Love.

Love Dusty! She had some bangers in here.

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

Loved it (maybe because it’s friday)

Not sure what I was expecting but it wasn’t this! Really great singing voice, really shows her capabilities of range and style. That being said, it sounds like many of these are covers and many of these covers seem to have better versions by other groups over the years. Doesn’t take away from this performance, but does distract from the listening experience. Overall solid 4/5

Already knew this album. Dusty was great.

Dusty was a 1960's institution and her songs are still being played today. Powerful voice and classic pop from the early 60's.

Had no clue she was from England all these years. I guess Adele and Amy Winehouse weren't as much the trailblazers that I thought.

Some good some bad

It's ok

Having "Nothing" after "24 hours from tulsa" is kind of hilarious.

Good artist

Es bueno!!

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

I always forget how much I love Dusty Springfield. This album has some bangers but doesn't completely blow me away.

It was okay.

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

Even if it has all the 60's love song tropes, her talent and passionate performance is undeniable and infectious

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.

White lady tries to do rb/soul/Motown is only successful because it's 64 and she is white as fuck. It's nothing special. She didn't even write much of it. Very short. Unimaginative.

a girl called kate who liked this album.

Pretty fun '60s pop, not really my main thing but still an enjoyable listen!

Loved it! I already knew a couple songs, like You Don’t Own Me. Quite a statement for her time. What a queen. Always love rhythm and blues.

This one was fun. Had some early 60's American Bandstand, Austin Powers vibes. I'd heard some of these songs and heard the name Dusty Springfield, but never put two and two together. The second track was my favorite. I like the smooth intro.

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.

Good listen, lots of classic songs, but wouldn’t bother listening to the album again probably

Great album, some interesting melodies and lyrics that keeps me curious

This was a fun listen over the weekend. It was lucky, I got this one on a Friday. I probably wouldn't have liked it on the week commute, but it was a blessing for the Sunday morning walk in the park. Yes, it is a cover album and yes, it lacks originality, but it still was a pleasant listen.

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

Glad I listen to it again because I found it way more enjoyable on this listen. Not really the target audience for this artist but still had lots of fun.

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!

A good classic album. Oldies I recognize from childhood.

i think the point of listening to this is to realize that it’s pretty much just ok, and then to realize that it’s still miles ahead of basically all pop today

classic!

I liked the song selection (understanding now that they're covers), and I liked her voice. Probably didn't enjoy them as much as the originals, but I can't lie and say that I didn't enjoy the album.

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

T luistert opzich wel makkelijk weg, het is ook wel lastig te beoordelen aangezien ik dit nooit zelf zou opzetten. Popmuziek zat destijds ook nog heel erg in ontwikkeling, wat er bij dit album er voor zorgt dat alles heel erg binnen de lijntjes is gekleurd. De nummers voelen wel nostalgisch en zouden zich goed lenen voor een Tarantino film.

I love Dusty, so don’t get me wrong, but this looks like a compilation. I’m all for compilations; there should be so many more compilations on this damn list! So many problems would be solved. Anyway. Love Dusty.

Dusty Springfield is one of those artists I was introduced to at an early age but never really paid much attention to. She was just background music for a lot of my youth, and for me was massively outshone by Peggy Lee, Lulu, and Patsy Cline. Listening to her now, maybe I should have paid more attention back then. This is good stuff, and I feel like maybe I missed out on something by not listening to more Dusty. A good four out of five for this one.

Une fille appela poussiéreuse. Il y a des grosses tounes, c'est smooth et bien produit. J'aime sa voix. Ça fait assez cinématographique. Mais je suis un peu tanné du soul.

Dusty in Springfield était meilleur.

73. ok

Beautiful, haunting and soulful. Loved it all.

Entspanntes Album, konnte man sich gut anhören, aber ist nicht wirklich hervorgestochen

Will you love me tomorrow, danke für den Ohrwurm.

Würde

Love Dusty, no absolute classics on here but some great renditions.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Härliga arrangemang och Dustys fantasktiska röst. Gillar verkligen det här, det är som en vittamininjektion när man känner sig lite nere, även om de flesta spåren inte direkt handlar om lycklig kärlek. Sen är väl inte alla spår super men helheten är behaglig och det blir lite som att rensa paletten lite att lyssna på Dusty, funkar nog bäst i mindre doser. Är inte lika bra som Dusty in Memphis men det har ett antal klassiska spår. Bästa spår är You don't own me, Anyone who had a heart, Will you love me tomorrow, I only want to be with you.

c'est de la country maiiiiis je vois pourquoi l'album a sa place dans les 1001 albums pour le coup ya quand même du classicos (quand je dis country ça inclut jazz soul tout ça tout ça)

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

Really solid album of most covers. Was fun to know so many songs without having heard the full album before.

Pleasant vocals and overall sound. Some great songs.

7/10

C'mon folks lets get real here. Dusty's voice is incredible. She sings with so much soul. Backing music and vocals are fabulous, production is great - this is an album of gems. Just a great listen. This is great music.

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

So many hits! Aside from the 4 tracks I knew and liked (1,2,10,11) my faves were Nothing and Don’t You Know. Coloring Book was a real low point in the album.

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.

2/12/26 - Listened during work. So many classics, its hard not to enjoy this one. Can't bring myself to go full 5 stars when most (all?) of these are covers but its an easy 4 star with a number of timeless classics. Best Song - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (reminds me of Police Academy)

The girl could definitely sing! Good stuff all around.

Unsorted thoughts: Not as cohesive or warm as ‘Dusty in Memphis’ and most of the songs aren’t as strong, but Dusty has such a presence and compelling voice that that isn’t as big a knock as it could be. The way we sing about sex in pop music has changed a lot. (In my opinion, for the better - like, “Do Re Mi” is clearly about boning but the childish tone made me feel weird and it’s just not sexy. Compare that to “Son of a Preacher Man” or “Breakfast in Bed”. I just can’t stop comparing this unfavorably to ‘Dusty in Memphis’.) Sometimes the production is booming and spacious, like on the outright classic “You Don’t Own Me”. Other times it’s muddy and drowns Dusty out, like on “My Colouring Book”.

Not my vibe :(

Blue eyed soul from the swinging 6ts! A great selection of songs sang with so much fire n skill that she'll knock you over song after song! A great ride of an album and above all a fun listen.

Some very good performances, but also a few duds. Of the songs I’m familiar with, none of Dusty’s covers are as good as the originals, so I hardly consider this essential listening.

Good, but kind of long.

🤗👍🏻❣️🤔🙏🏻

Second dusty album is crazy but I liked the first one so let’s see abt this one. Mama said is a banger. It’s classic dusty. Great songwriting. And then followed by you don’t owe me wow. How did I never hear of dusty before this list. Absolute banger. I wish it was longer. Do re mi is really fun. Really catchy too. Love the horns. Through his eyes is good not great. Very well written but kind of forgettable. I like the horns. Good change of pace on colouring book. Great story telling too. Ahead of its time. Mockingbird is fine, not my favorite mockingbird song but not bad. Tulsa is forgettable. Nothing is another banger. Super catchy. Great production. Anyone who had a heart is so well written again. Love the harmonies on the chorus too. Background track is just OK. Will you love me is not like that, great background track. Good vocals/lyrics. Dusty was the og pop star. Wishing and hopin is another banger. No notes. Love the horn/piano solo on don’t you know. Rest of it is good not great. I only want to be with you is another all time classic. The songwriting is so good. Very catchy. It’s very 70s but holds up.hes got something is more of the same in a good way. Dont like every day I hav to cry as much but its still a good song. Can I get a witness is so good too. I like I wish I’d never loved you a lot. Great horns. Great lyrics as always with dusty. Once upon a time is another classic. It’s dated but a great song. Great closer in summer is over. Apt name. Really good song. I love this album. Where has dusty been all my life, 2 certified classic albums. 4.2 stars.

objectively good, especially “you don’t own me”. There were pretty good ones and some that were mid. Overall, most I wouldn’t listen to, some are on the playlist.

Smooth listening experience. Many songs I recognized. Dusty has a great voice.

Interesting. At times it feels a bit boring, but some songs are quite cool, fresh and greatly produced. And she has a nice voice. However, it felt a bit too long. That's why I am not rating it higher. 3,75/5.

About half a year ago I recall being pretty under-impressed with "Dusty in Memphis". Now, listening to a Girl Called Dusty, I kind of get it. It's pretty fun easy listening. Fav tracks: You Don't Own Me, Do Re Mi, Wishin' And Hopin'

Recognized a few songs. Wouldn’t seek this album out.

A wonderful album of 60s blue eyed soul. I think the version I listened to ran a bit long but the songs themselves are wonderful. Dusty is incredible.

This was different than I thought. I am almost not sure that is a good thing. Why? Well, it was kind of jazz, kind of folk, kind of country, kind of contemporary... with a pop mix... it is hard to genre exactly. Not that it has to be genre'd but it could use a bit of focus maybe? Maybe not. IDK. Her voice is pretty low, alto for sure. That is not bad or anything, just a bit maybe unexpected? It fits well the jazzy stuff. I think maybe I am here trying to explain an album that is exactly somewhere in the middle for me. it is never bad, but maybe kind of never shines for me either. I guess now I can make the joke that Dusty Springfield has a kind of dusty (somewhat light smokey) voice. Cool.

Classic sound and great vocal range. Missing a little pizzazz, but an interesting listen all said and done.

Simple soulful songs with a voice of an Angel. My guess is these songs have set the scene for many movies.

I adore Dusty Springfield. Always hits for me. 5/5

That was okay!

Hey kisigz, gotta respond to your note on all-cover albums - I realize you're questioning whether Dusty brought anything new and significant to already great songs, and not saying covers have no value, but it's a really interesting point and one I've thought about a lot and moved around a lot on. For a long time I wouldn't even listen to cover albums, it was all about original artists for me. But then that dismisses the value of Elvis, Ella Fitzgerald, Sinatra, Joe Cocker, most blues players, jazz musicians, and virtually all classical musicians other than the composers, plus most actors and nearly everyone involved in theatre and film except the writers, as well as most of what the Shirelles and Dione Warwick recorded - Carole King and Bachrach and entire stables of writers wrote songs specifically for artists and still do, making those artists the interpreters of the music not the writers, so I don't see the difference between their first recordings and the covers that followed. And yet that said, 90% of what I listen to is originals, and yeah, I probably still value the originals more than the interpreters. Sorry to go on so long about music from 60 years ago, I'd love to hear anyone chip in about all this in music of the last couple decades. Back to a Girl called Dusty - This album is such a box of chocolates surprise treat to me, I had no idea about Dusty earlier than the great smokey, sultry Dusty of Son of a Preacher Man and Spooky, but this is something different - white bread tones but the edge of blue-eyed soul was already there belting rock and roll, sounding so immediate, almost careless, this middle class English Catholic girl channeling Aretha like she's just singing for her own pleasure when nobody's watching, ripping it up on Nothing like she's ready to tear someone's clothes off, even if its 1964. Damn I love this album, so, 5.

I'm a sucker for strong vocals and Dusty definitely has a great voice. I know and like several of the songs on this album too (Mama Said, You Don't Own Me, Mockingbird). I think it just feels difficult to rate an album that is entirely covers of songs written for other artists like The Shirelles and Dionne Warwick. This doesn't feel like a particularly significant version of these songs, which makes me question this album's inclusion on the list. 7/10.

I will not include the bonus tracks from the 1997 CD reissue in this review. It's been a little over 300 albums since I listened to Dusty in Memphis, and I remember enjoying that record and recognizing how influential Dusty Springfield was in blue-eyed soul. I wish I had the same sentiments for A Girl Called Dusty. I can really boil this review down to, "It's a solid debut record of covers of R&B, pop, and soul standards." For sure, Dusty did a decent job with her voice, carrying some of these renditions like Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me", Sandy Stewart's "My Coloring Book", and the Shirelles' "Will You Love Me Tomorrow". But that's the most glowing praise I could give, considering the instrumentation is rather rote in going through the motions with these songs. Also not helping matters is not only listening to this album after Dusty in Memphis took more deviations in the styles emulated, but also after hearing both Aretha Franklin albums included in the book, and how transformative and powerful Aretha's voice was in taking ownership of her covers. I can't quite say the same for Dusty Springfield this early in her solo career. Again, A Girl Called Dusty is a fine enough collection of covers, but not much more than that.

Would have never listened to this - but I knew a lot of the songs. Was kinda fun!

Dusty’s voice is enchanting and this album had me dancing in my kitchen.

Dusty has a great voice, but this isn't doing anything for me. The other Dusty album had a couple of great moments. This one doesn't. The music seems to be the problem. It just sounds lifeless compared to the vocals.

My main take away is that Dusty has a great singing voice and she sounds great on this record especially... But this album is lacking something to really hook me in, it's pleasant but its not gripping me. Very easy to forget that I'm listening to it

Good album. Ranks up there with Dusty In Memphis

норм кантри, наверное оч популярная классическая певица на западе, которая играет по радио в пикапе у какого то мужичка с blue collar

I loved it but I don't get how an album of covers ended up in the book. I mean she does a great job covering them so i guess it's great actually?

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

Great record.

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.

Honestly, kind of a pleasantly surprised. It’s a more energetic soul album than most of them are. Not boring, occasionally catchy even. Not without its faults but not bad at all. That being said, the variety is terrible. Apparently, for some reason, at some point in the past, humans decided that songs about love were peak songwriting (evidently, I wasn’t invited to the debate). Like, there’s so many of them about the same shit, but people continue listening to them. I just don’t get. Other than that, this album is fine. Nothing to rave about, but it’s a relatively pleasant listen. I was expecting it to be worse, to be honest.

Great voice

This was good and songs I knew. Was quite close to a 4.

Probably good but I just didn't care for it enough. Perhaps a different view on a different day.

OK, nothing original, but nicely delivered (mostly)!

This had me realllyyyyy confused about what were covers and what weren't. We all know my opinion about covers being on this list, but, I had a great time.

eehhh

Wonderful voice

I had only heard the singles and this album is absolutely amazing and must be one of the best solo debuts of all time.

Bright and soulful after getting dick punched by Throbbing Gristle yesterday

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

As a trans woman, I never really got to have a typical girlhood, not like the ones you see on TV or in the movies or whatever. None of the gossiping about crushes, none of the slumber parties, et cetera. And though a lot of that vision of what "girlhood" should be is a media creation that isn't true to the experiences of many cis women either, it sometimes still feels a bit like I missed out, you know? Instead, in the privacy of my own room, I'd listen to a lot of girl groups and girl group-adjacent artists. I listened to Skeeter Davis, I listened to the Shangri-Las, and I listened (of course) to Dusty Springfield. And in singing along to their peppiest songs (with a hairbrush for a microphone, naturally), I could reach an approximation of the girlhood that the media was telling me I should be having. I don't think there's really that many people out there that would have A Girl Named Dusty as her best work. Most would probably say Dusty in Memphis, and in all honesty, it *is* a better album than this one. If you were picking her best song, you might go with "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me", which again isn't on this album. Most of the songs on here were unmistakably done more definitively by other artists (we've got, for example, songs by Lesley Gore, the Supremes, Dionne Warwick, and the Shirelles). And yet, A Girl Named Dusty unmistakably has the greatest hairbrush factor of all her albums. Strictly speaking, we're not supposed to consider "I Only Want to Be With You" one of the songs on here, but it's there as a bonus track and it's her best song of the era, so we'll count it anyway. Listen to that, and you'll know exactly what I mean by "hairbrush factor"; it's got this massive amount of momentum to it that keeps it rolling along and basically forces you to grab your hairbrush and dance around your room, singing (or lipsyncing, if you're shy) along. And pretty much every single song on the album has been picked specifically to produce that same effect in you. I mean, I guess not "Wishing and Hoping", but that's one where you can slow it down and think you look the part of a coquettish ingenue, but really you just look silly, and that's honestly just as important to the whole vibe? Now, years later, I've settled into a fairly normal womanhood. Of course the fact of being trans continues to affect my life and my interactions with others, but I've got my friend groups, and most importantly, don't usually feel like a total outsider anymore when those friend groups are mostly women, cis or otherwise. It turns out there's no arbiter of womanhood who turns you away if you didn't have a girlhood! (Well there *is*, but we don't listen to people like that, now do we?) But then one of those old girl groups comes on shuffle, and I reminisce about the bits of girlhood I was able to give myself.

3.9

Great vocalist, but as a cover album I think the best songs on here have much better versions from the artists that made them famous tracks to begin with.

Early 60's classics

Ok

Day 169 Bizarrely, it took me up until today to realise Dusty Springfield was English, I always assumed she was American. Powerhouse voice, some excellent songs on here. Highlights Mama said You don’t own me Anyone who had a heart

The music and genre are quite outdated for me. But the voice is very good.

I love this stuff.

Easy listen

She has a great voice, but the album wasn't anything special.

This was a great album to listen to. There were a few true classics, but so many I hadn't heard before. What a great voice and musicianship behind it. Not what I'd normally reach for, but I would happily go back again to listen to this one.

She's talented, but this doesn't resonate with me in a great way. I might give that other Dusty record another chance, though.

So many covers. She owns Wishin' and Hopin', but stole that one and Anyone Who Had a Heart from Dionne Warwick. It's a great intro album but her best comes later.

Surprisingly good!

Is aight

2/5

A decent oldies album. I like it, but I'm also not sure she needed at least two albums on this list.

Wouw.. fantastic voice. And then the hits. Northern soul classic

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.

I have a hard time rating an album of covers highly. However, she does a lot of these songs justice and there are a handful of really great tracks on here. Personal favorites are Wishin' and Hopin', 24 Hours from Tulsa, and When the Love Light. 6/10

What a voice! The influence on female vocalists that follow is very clear. There are a few weaker tracks, but on the whole this is a great album that I want to listen to again. A 4.

I wish I could have heard her sing live.

Niets verrassend

Meh

I'm on the fence about this one. It's quite pleasant to listen ; Dusty has a great voice, and sounds sexy and soulful enough to make this kind of music work. The instrumental part is also well done. However, it's a pure product of its time - nothing groundbreaking or even surprising happens in this record. And considering it's basically a compilation of covers, the whole exercise feels a bit... pointless. It smells like a money-grab, with a selection of tunes that have just been repackaged and rebranded for the UK market without adding much to the originals. I enjoyed listening with my morning coffee, but I won't play it again. I almost gave it a 2*, but it's not that bad overall - just a bit trite. I also appreciate the fact that it's a short album (as was usually the case in the 50s and 60s). 5/10

It's impressive how well that English girl from the mid- 60's embraced soul music.

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.

fine

Just classic!

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.

Dusty Springfield but even more basic and even worse.

We loved this album. She was so influential

I was so surprised by the amount of songs off of this album I already knew! She seems to me like 60's Adele.

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.

A pretty voice singin some nice, simple songs. Not much more to it than that.

Yeah, I enjoyed this. Very much of its era, and I’m sure there are better versions of many of these tunes, but Dusty had a voice for sure. I get Amy Winehouse a bit more as a result of listening to this. The slower numbers drag a little, and the orchestration isn’t really my thing, but it’s a product of its time. As are the rather jarring backing vocals on the opening track. But overall it’s OK. And the perfect length to listen to twice on my commute.

What a great album. Dusty sounds amazing and she picked a perfect set of songs for her voice. Very hip and mod for 1964.

Feels like a Christmas album without the Christmas stuff. I can appreciate it in the same way I can appreciate Frank Sinatra.

really good 60's moodpiece. dusty's definitely got some pipes on her. Mama Said is a great opener. Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa plays vocally like a bit of broadway showtunes and it's very cool. stylistically she gets around, shows about as much range as i think you could in the genre in that decade. Wishin' And Hopin' is probably my favorite

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

I fuck with Dusty at an alarmingly high level. I get she's jangly and chorusy, STRAIGHT out of the 60s, but the songs are actually weirdly really fun to listen to. Classics like Wishin and Hopin, I Only Want To Be With You an absolute STAPLE of a song. Yeah I liked this a lot more than I expected 7.5/10

Didn't know she was English.

Production that sounds very typical of the time, not objectionable but nothing special, but Dusty's voice is just incredible. She lifts 24 hours from Tulsa into stratospheric levels, Anyone who had a heart is amazing - I only knew it from Cilla's version which is horrific. She really is special, even singing songs that are so familiar.

Some great tunes Probably another 7/10

Swinging’ 60s. Good stuff. A lot of what are considered standards today.

I only knew Dusty Springfield from her hits, never had any of her albums. This one is basically a covers record except it includes her hits. I really enjoyed it. She has a very good voice with decent range. This is 60s pop at its best.

This is fine

Love her voice

Another day, another cover album.

Hey so turns out Dusty Springfield might be the greatest artist of all time, who knew?

Very glad to connect a few song to a name I criminally mainly just knew as a name previously (You Don’t Own Me has insanely always made me think of Jonathan LaPaglia due to the aggressive ad campaigns of channel 10’s 2014 Australian drama Love Child). Particularly loved the back end of the album, some incredible break up songs, I Wish I’d Never Loved You, with stirring strings and horns was beautifully moody. Summer Is Over was a great triumphant closer, and was sad when it was over.

It’s funny, I almost find it harder to provide meaningful insight to albums I already know and love, and I know and love A Girl Called Dusty!! Just makes me want to rewatch Mad Men (again)

Once again, something that I’ve enjoyed quite a bit more than expected. Those opening two songs are great and it’s lovely just listening to her voice. In saying that, while I thought the album was good, it’s not really something I could see myself choosing to listen to. Go listen to What Have I Done To Deserve This? by Dusty and the Pet Shop Boys

I think Dusty has better collections of songs as overall projects, particularly as some of these songs fall into the space of overt corniness that has not aged that well. You can hear the influence of Phil Spector all over this, which is a good thing. She does these pop songs very well, and is particularly adept at interpreting Bacharach. Nobody can really do a bad version of ‘Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow’, but I can’t say that Dusty’s is my favourite. She lacks the restraint of the original.

Easy listening, entertaining, but not standout for me

A covers album huh? Nice. Well done. Sometimes I wish I knew why the album was important but whatever

So many hits

Way more hits than I expected. Mama Said ★★★★☆ You Don’t Own Me ★★★★☆ Do Re Mi ★★★☆☆ When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes ★★★☆☆ My Colouring Book ★★★☆☆ Mockingbird ★★★★☆ Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa ★★★☆☆ Nothing ★★★☆☆ Anyone Who Had a Heart ★★★☆☆ Will You Love Me Tomorrow ★★★★☆ Wishin’ and Hopin’ ★★★★☆ Don’t You Know ★★★☆☆ I Only Want to Be With You (alternate mix) ★★★★☆ He’s Got Something ★★★☆☆ Every Day I Have to Cry ★★★☆☆ Can I Get a Witness ★★★☆☆ All Cried Out ★★★☆☆ I Wish I’d Never Loved You ★★★☆☆ Once Upon a Time ★★★☆☆ Summer Is Over ★★★☆☆ Average Album Rating: 3.3/5.0 ★★★☆☆

What a confusing album. It's not bad, it's just all covers from what I can tell. Songs I already know and like better from their original singer. Dusty's voice is great, but I see no reason to listen to these over the originals. I'm a little disappointed to not hear original songs.

Helt ok karaoke-cover-album. God stemme.

Dusty is the Queen Bee, the blackest-sounding white soul woman there was, whose voice is so honeyed she can take any song and make it her own, forever Dusty. I could listen to her albums on repeat all day, and the only reason I don’t is that I have to sleep sometime. I love Dusty Springfield and I invite you to join my cult.

There were a handful of absolutely killer songs tbh. I think those get it the 4 even if I'll never come back to good chunks of it.

YAS GIRL SING fs: you don't own me (ALWAYS)

Classics. Lacked a bit of consistency

Honestly very very nice album. I love music like this

Page of Cups. I always thought these songs were by a soul trio and not a white English woman. Really fun classics

The songs are nice but one was enough.

Favourite song: will you love me tomorrow

6/10 – Decent

Luškan je, nisem vedla da ona poje You dont owe me, ni pa ne ki kar bi vec poslusala, mal dolgcas mi je

A great album to listen to in the background. An undeniable voice.

Dusty sounds amazing but like, the album itself is pretty unremarkable. Outside of You Don’t Own Me, I forgot most of them immediately after listening to them.

Dusty Springfield can sing, however this did not feel like something I absolutely had to listen to, I've heard a lot of these songs from the original singers/groups, would've preferred an album that wasn't 100% covers.

Definitely not the sound I expected from a British pop artist She’s got a pretty good voice, though idk if the soul sound really suits her very well (even though I’m usually quite a fan). I’m pretty sure every song on here’s a cover so I do think it’d be cool to hear more of her original music. Either way was a fine enough listen, there’s some fun ones on there. Was nice to dip back into the 60s

I dont like the way she's staring at me on the cover but she's got a good voice. There's a lot of energy in the album that makes it a good listen as compared to say, that Elvis album we did where everything just started to drag. Maybe its because all the songs are covers so she can puck the best ones I think old people can in fact make decent music!

Released in UK in 1964, original album much different than the subsequent US version we are reviewing. Really only knew her from Son of a Preacher Man, which was included in Pulp Fiction. For those who haven't seen it, the Mia Wallace sequence from Pulp Fiction is absolutely brilliant. Probably the earliest "blue eyed soul" singers. Thought about Amy Winehouse a lot while listening. Great versions of 50s and Motown standards, and yes even country (24 Hours From Tulsa). Strong vocal and good backing, this was way better than I'd expected. Recorded in the same studio Elvis recorded From Memphis in. Strings and horns worked here, however. Can't go three stars because it was better than mid, probably 3 1/2 but halves not an option. Going 4 stars for the pleasant surprise.

I like the vibes of this album, except the songs feel too short. I really liked Summer is Over as the final song on the album, but this type of music isn’t really my thing. I can recognize that these are great songs and that she is a great singer, it’s just not my kind of music.

It's the height of the Motown era. She's trying to position herself within that. I was expecting it to be a watered down R&B. I was pleasantly surprised by how raw and unpolished it all was (especially Don't You Know). The sound is really good for the genre and the time, if you exclude the tracks added to the re-issue (like I Only Want to Be With You and the following ones). It's mixed like a film soundtrack, trying to make the songs sound like they're playing in the background. In short, it's easy to listen to, no real complaints about it, and I had a good time. It's not exactly groundbreaking, though.

bellissimo

A good generic album to play it in the background 3/5

It’s classic

What a magnificent album! "Once Upon a Time", "He's Got Something", "Mockingbird", "My Colouring Book", "Do Re Mi" and "Mama Said" are all amazing.

Favorite Track: Wishin' and Hopin'

Pleasant, I swear this one had already come up though.

Pretty good. A lot of covers

Truly a remarkable voice.

This was fun, it's just classic tunes, not too much that's really mindblowing, but they're enjoyable to listen to. Had a few "Wait, Dusty wrote that?" moments listening through it.

Very girl group. I didn’t know she did these songs, and it was good to be exposed to her versions.

quintessential blue-eyed soul. love any song under 3 min that is so sonically expansive. Adele's predecessor by nearly 50 years. I'm Gonna Leave you is a highlight

classic. not my usual but can appreciate.

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.

Felt like a pretty average Dusty Springfield album. This means that it was good and that most people will probably like it.

Just not as good as the other one on here

Meh