A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty has a great voice, her cover of Lesley Gore's You Don't Own Me is good, but a little too stripped back to what I want from that song.

Fun album

Incredible. Love it. Notched a mark off for the number of cover songs. Mockingbird stolen from Dumb and Dumber for example.

She's got such a sweet, rich voice. It's not really my genre of music, but Dusty's cheerful voice and optimistic lyrics are fun and feel-good. Surprisingly soulful for a white woman. I might give her other stuff a listen, looks like Dusty in Memphis is her best.

Her voice is stellar and soulful. There's enough high points here that make me want to listen to it multiple times. Very enjoyable.

en train de vivre mon sunday morning dream (ai fait des pancakes)

A great album of covers (mostly) by a distinctive voice.

Very long album. Surprisingly short songs though, most under 3 minutes. Some nice new ones I hadn’t heard before.

Lekker in het gehoor liggende niemendalletjes uit de stal van Burt Bacharach en dat soort easy listening-songsmeden. Helemaal niks mis mee.

Dusty klinkt muzikaal als een braaf meisje. Ze mag dan geen bezit zijn, ze loopt wel in de pas. Can I Get a Witness laat horen dat ze wel meer in haar mars heeft dan sommige andere nummers doen vermoeden. Ze had in die tijd wellicht nog iets meer levenservaring en rokerige kelders nodig. 3.5 ster

Brilliant, soulful, British, 60s pop. Motown flavours in places, very gospel inspired by very much its own thing. Good, zippy album

Gefällt mir besser als gedacht. Gute Stimme und nice Melodien.

What a jewel!! Dusty puts everything into this album

muy gueno loved it pero luis miguel la hizo mejor 8/10

Прослушано! Очень приятный альбом. Отличный женский вокал и классные мелодии.

4/5. The passion and uniqueness of her voice really elevates this album. She is just mesmerizing to listen to. The only downside is the fact they are covers.

nice 60s pop, love to voice on her. Easy listening

Hadn't listened to much Dusty until now and my first impression of, "A Girl Called Dusty" is that I should have listened to her much earlier. I recognized a couple of the songs and I especially enjoyed her versions of the Burt Bacharach covers. Solid record throughout and I'm guessing this is her essential album from her catalog. Well worth the listen!

She was great. Fantastic voice.

A lovely collection of pop songs. Great voice, too.

"Do Re Mi" is my favorite song on this album.

Amazing voice. Great songs

There are some classic hits on this album that are lovely and timeless. Dusty's voice is captivating and amazing when coupled with the right songs and arrangements. There are some duds on the first half of the album that doesn't make her voice justice imo. But overall a good listening experience. Especially during the spring I would guess.

Adequately sung collection of top songs.

not her best album by a long shot, but still a good listen

You tend to forget just how many hits Dusty made completely her own. The pure quality of that voice which has been rarely matched just transformed any song into something special. The vocal performances throughout are impeccable, (obviously) and the production on the instrumentation is timeless and supports dusty without overpowering her at any time. There's also the fact that it's just really really good. The song selection and track list is just really well put together and the whole album front to back is really entertaining.

Great scott, what a voice!

Unexpected surprise

This is the type of album I love discovering through 1001 Albums. I don't think I ever would've listened to it otherwise, but I'm really enjoying it. It's fun, catchy and upbeat with more varied and interesting instrumentation than a lot of early '60s music I've heard.

A Girl Called Dusty is likely patchier than I'd like to believe, but there's a sparkle about most of the music that simply works. The initial few songs expose the listener to a pretty wide variety of styles, with Dusty's voice doing significantly but not wildly different things. Then the record seems to settle in a groove, though not as far as style goes: We end in another new world, with kaleidoscopic memories of the last half hour.

Some real bangers

Bangers 8.5/10

Me gustó :V

New more songs than I thought I would. Overall put me in a good mood!

Great album. Dusty has a great voice, the songs are engaging and fun.

A charming album from Dusty Springfield, who always seems to find just the right songs to cover to suit her voice accompanied by a perfectly arranged orchestra and backing singers. The special something in Ms Springfield's interpretation of these songs seems to be a sense of displacement - a white Londoner with a soulful voice singing mostly American songs, crooning love songs about boys despite being a lesbian, a wholesome image despite addiction to drink and drugs. A sometimes tragic, sometimes heroic figure, Ms Springfield never seemed to quite belong despite being beloved by many.

Some really great songs on here, Dusty does a great job with interpreting some classics. This is 1964 in a nutshell

Carino, molto allegro. Molto bello, che bella voce e ritmo. Ci sono un sacco di classici! Quasi 5 stelle

"A Girl Called Dusty" is the debut album from English singer Dusty Springfield. Dusty had been a member of The Springfields in the early 60's, toured the US and became exposed and influenced by Motown. Her music and style are described as blue-eyed soul and pop; she also sings ballads. I hear all those on this album including some doo-wop (probably pop at that time). I found this album very interesting in that it constantly switched styles seemingly between songs. Obviously, Dusty has a great and emotional voice. At times she reminded me of Amy Winehouse and other times more of a Motown singer. This album was her first collaboration with song writers Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The album starts with a cover of the Shirelles' "Mama Said" written by Luther Dixon and Wille Denson. More in the doo-wop style but Dusty also gives it that blue-eyed soul feel. "My Colouring Book" has more of a orchestral and grandeur tone. A song written by Fed Ebb and John Kander and performed by Sandy Stewart in 1962. You really start to hear Dusty's versatility here. The second side begins with "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" and kind of combines a lush orchestral background with doo-wop. A very 50's-sounding song and showcases her great vocals. My favorite song on the album is the Burt Bacharach and Hal David song "Wishin' and Hopin'.'" Just a great pop song with horns, great backing vocals and of course, Dusty nailing it. I have listened to later 60's Dusty. This was my first time for her earlier songs. I really enjoyed the variety of styles and can see why it made this 1001 list.

3.9

Groovy, love her voice. Could live in some of these songs.

Nice singing and writing. Would listen again

very good

Brilliant throughout. What a voice.

Brilliant, almost a 5*

Really good and a great voice

20 tracks, 55 minutes, that's some value for money. Though on research it looks like the usual trick of an original album has been padded out with a whole bunch of other things - but in this case I don't mind,. Wonderful production. Sound of the 60s.

Nothing not to like about this, An amazing singer and though the songwriting quality varies significantly, it bottoms out at “pretty good” and a plenty of it ascends to pop classic status.

I like Dusty.

Love me some Dusty. Great voice, great collection of songs. Some ahead of their time (You don’t own me), others less so….

I enjoyed this quite a bit! Great voice; good vibe; solid set of songs.

Whit woman singing soul music makes me feel dirty. But the songs are good

60s fun

Go whitegirl go

I liked this one a lot, had a few standout tracks. 'Nothing' is my favourite. But I don't think it deserves a place in this list.

Dusty at her best, lovely voice, I found it relaxing

Full of classics!

Sweet

Enjoyed more than the last Dusty album I rated. More energy. Feels even more soulful. Dusty's the original blue eyed soul. Like Adele before there was Adele

Was so-so. Not that interesting for me

Sweet!

A new stuff for me, but actually pretty good, not greatest but indeed enjoyable

summer, summer is over

Some real solid covers

Had to cobble this together since it's not available on Spotify in the States. All the songs are though, it was pretty easy. I like this era of American pop songs from the Brill Building, Motown etc. and Dusty (the proto Adele?) is a great interpreter. Her truly great days are still ahead of her here but this is a nice collection.

Yesyesyesyaaaaas! I could listen to this all day long. There are so many great tracks on here that are both personal favorites and also HUGELY popular. She's a 60's "girl group" all on her own, bringin the soul.

Pros: - really, fantastically amazing and timeless songs. Cons: Misc: - I thought Dusty Springfield was a 70's male singer. Fuck!

Really good. Perfect voice. Somewhat dated

What a delightful crooner. This was a fantastic listen.

Great 60s compilation.

I had no idea Dusty was English. Still the ultimate icon of the swinging sixties. Enjoyable album even if she was brought up closer to Doncaster than Detroit

- Cool. We are wearing the same shirt. - "You Don't Own Me" ❤️ I like this vintage genre. It’s melodic and gives me a peculiar feeling. I never listened to this album but I discovered I already knew a couple of songs.

Good album. A couple hits I recognized, some I didn't. She's got a lovely voice, and a fine story teller.

Top Tracks > Mama Said > You Don't Own Me > Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa > Will You Love Me Tomorrow? > Wishin' and Hopin' > Don't You Know > I Only Wanna Be With You > Can I Get a Witness > Once Upon a Time

Kak može svaka pjesma na albumu od 20 pjesama bit hitČINA 乁( •_• )ㄏ

Slušat ovo i densat u kuhinji je ekšli bilo katartično i popravilo dan, hvala Dusty!

So much denim on this album cover...

Pleasant, 60s pop music. Dusty has a nice voice, but occasionally can be a little faceless. Favorite tracks: "When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa"

Lush

Easy listening. Oldies

Not the best written but I'm a sucker for a smokey voice.

Pretty good

Super classic

A very enjoyable listen. Uplifting from beginning to end, great runtime, flawless 60s production, and a great vocal performance.

Смесь довольно ненавязчивого речитатива с фоновым мягким фанком. Вася В слямзил свой Царский Альбом с некоторых треков Коммона

Loved this!

An enjoyable listen to the classics

Not sure why this album isn't on Apple Music, I know she's famous. I pieced it together though and really enjoyed it. She's got a very classic sound, definitely a go-to for '60s pop singers. I didn't recognize many songs just looking at the tracklist, but almost immediately I was hit with classic jams I hear over and over again. I'm pretty sure we'll get more from her on this list, and I've got no problem with that. Favorite tracks: Wishin and Hopin, Mama Said, You Don't Own Me. Album art: Just a simple portrait of a girl called Dusty. Not false advertising, I'll give it that. 4/5

Nice

So many classics here! Great album.

pretty good

This one has some certified bangers. I dunno, it's hard to not appreciate Dusty.

I enjoyed this album. Nothing very groundbreaking about the music, but the arrangements are solid and her voice is fantastic. I can't help but wonder about cultural appropriation whenever I'm listening to "blue-eyed soul" so I feel like I should go back to some of the original versions. But she sounds like she belongs in this style (unlike, say, Janis Joplin, who I thought wrecked some good R&B songs). Stand out moments: "You Don't Own Me" sounded like it belongs in a Quentin Tarantino movie (then I saw that Son of a Preacher Man is in Pulp Fiction). "Do Re Mi" had a fun groove and a great piano break in the middle. I really liked "Anyone Who Had a Heart" - unusual voicings and progressions - kudos to Bacharach and David (I saw Dionne Warwick recorded it first so I went to check it out - that version sounds great, but this one has a distinct sound). Solid 4.

I knew so little about Dusty Springfield before now. I had no idea she was British! She's just got such an earthy style, I'd assumed she was American. And wow... so many classic songs. This was a fun listen.

smart 60s pop and soul from one of the great British voices

Really good!!

Ah Dusty, what a little legend! Packed to the brim with bangers this album! My faves include Wishin and Hopin, and You Don't Own Me, what a tuuuuune. Loved listening - will listen more what a great reminder to listen to more Dustyyyy.

Thought I wouldn’t like this but she’s got a great voice and besides one or two tracks the songwriting is interesting and fun. The backing band sounds great. 4/5

Know her work.

No complaints. But nothing will top Lesly Gore's version of "You Don't Own Me."

Música sesentera clásica. Está bien.

All killer no filler!

Lovely. A great voice, a few classics

My new go-to 60s vibe album. Glorious.

Dusty leaves her roots and embraces soul and lets her voice rip. Great album, even though it has a lot of covers.

Me sorprendió, me gustó mucho y no sabía quién era esta mujer

classsssic old school pop - 4

Great voice, great songs, and only a few of them that I knew before listening. Oldest album so far, and first solo artist and female vocalist

bloody enjoyable record this. Maybe longer than it needs to be la lovely relaxing listen. 4/5

Loved it! A total classic - this is another one of those albums that I've listened to and heard song after song that I recognized but never knew who sang it. Definitely will listen again. Great Sunday morning vibe.

Didn't realize I liked her, great album.

Dusty Springfield's first album sees her stepping into a Blue-Eyed Soul style. Her performance is commanding and confident. I'm not terribly familiar with her work but I find it interesting that like the Beatles, we see the influence of Black music on an English artist. Her voice on 'Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa' is soaring and was the first track to really click for me. Though some of the song choices are confusing to me, her studio recordings are energetic and exciting.

A me questo disco ha sorpreso ed è piaciuto. Lo stile di Dusty mi piace e sento molto soul nella sua voce anche se non necessariamente nelle melodie. Si sentono gli anni 60 ma in maniera estremamente positiva e non stucchevole.

I was familiar with almost all of the songs. Good times great oldies.

A remarkable collection of well known songs, many with a Motown influence. Dusty's voice is incredible.

An entire album of famous hits I've heard before. Didn't realize these songs were all hers. The only one I knew for sure was "Son of a Preacher Man" and that's not even on this album.

Lekker vrolijk Uptempo 4/5

What a voice, love the classic arrangements and sound

Chill album. Good classics. Puts you in a good mood

today this album is great for background music. Warm, funny, great for this time of the year

Not my favorite female voice of the genre, but the chick had guts.

🖤 Favourite Songs: Mama Said & Mockingbird 🖤

Lots of great songs I already knew but refreshingly lots of great songs I didn't. Favourite track: summer is over

Great tunes throughout - loved this

Really enjoyable. I had only really been familiar with her hits, and this album was a pleasant surprise that really showcased her talent and had a more old-school flavor. Would listen again

Purezza anni '60

This is good stuff!

Some great songs

wauw, deze kan ik blijven luisteren

Fun. Good cooking tunes 💃

Fijne stem, energieke muziek.

Another album that I was surprised how many songs I recognized - although not always Dusty's version. I believe she did a bunch of covers and also covered things. Probably 3-3.5 stars for the music itself - would be a nice album to have on in the background where it is nice to listen to but can also just be nice noise to have around, with a round up for impact

Dusty’s vocals are great, lovely production. Very enjoyable.

7. Coloring book doesn't fit in well to an iambic meter, and this album has not convinced me otherwise.

Another comp? Some classic tunes though

What a lovely uplifting wonderful soul album

Love her voice, the blend of soul and Americana

Dusty. What else can you say? These are some of the biggest hits of the 60s. Countlessly covered, remixed, reused, recycled, and replayed. Do Re Mi is the album's low point, but I'm not sure if I can isolate its high point. It's all so good! I'm partial to Wishin and Hopin.

con ritmo pegadizo y alegre

I love her oh my goodness

There were a lot of songs on this album I was familiar with but couldn't tell you they were by Dusty Springfield. It was a fun listen. I enjoyed it.

Nice, very classy

Really dig this

good

I loved it

Good album. Expected country from the name Dusty, but I was WRONG. Here are some good sixties bops

I've already known some of the songs. Really good 60's pop.

Really good, great voice, and second-best Mockingbird rendition of all time

Classics. Her voice is amazing

it’s so weird how well this British woman did Motown Fav track: mockingbird

Good blue eyed soul album. Timeless? Maybe not but a fun listen every now and then.

4 of the songs are unavailable on spotify. I decided to listen to it on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzSI9js1nGQ&list=PLowQCq3Ss89g7z4hUKG5BN8M_9R8TcD6T

Had no idea who Dusty Springfield was and was pleasantly surprised to hear familiar beats and songs throughout her album, which somehow wasn’t on Spotify so I just found the track list online and went through each song in a queue. Definitely would recommend if you’re into classical music!

Lots of catchy ass tunes I’ve heard before but didn’t know were Dusty. Pleasantly surprised!

Cool stuff

Apparently I like Dusty Springfield

Ganz gut.

Live it Up made me think of Locomotion - haha. I’ll be honest, with a name like Dusty Springfield, I thought it was going to be more country sounding even though I knew deep down it wasn’t. I enjoyed this. Nothing necessarily profound but pretty fun. Given that this is her first album, I’d say pretty strong debut.

I’m in love with Dusty.

Good album with some standout songs but it dragged on for a little too long. It would be better if it didn’t have 20 songs 8.1/10

Pretty good album with no big misses. It gets repetitive sometimes but some song really stood out

8.1/10

Go feeling på detta.

Not available on Spotify USA. Recreated using the American versions, but in this case, I think the US albums are better, including the singles/B-sides. Fantastic album either way. You Don’t Own Me, 24 Hours, and Nothing are all great. US ‘version’ is a 5 star.

Any Good?

Brilliant voice.

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It's an album of covers, and Dusty Springfield has a good voice... but there isn't anything particularly new here, and the originals were good enough... so why? Who is this album for, and why is it here?

A very brief review A lot of strong songs. Finally know who sang Mockingbird. Upbeat songs appealled a lot more to me. Other songs felt like powerful songs that could appear in musicals.

Songs are not bad. But it's not something I'll constantly repeat.

Really enjoyable - not remotely challenging but well-executed. Solid three stars, would revisit.

A great album, thank you RGP. 3 stars❤️❤️❤️ Tom.

Pretty solid, not as good as her later album 'Dusty In Memphis', but still good. Definitely far more rudimentary and steeped in the sounds of mid-'60s pop and soul, which is far from a bad thing - it's a pretty great sound, especially on songs like 'Mama Said' and the sort of ominous cover of 'You Don't Own Me', which felt like a darker and moodier sound for Dusty, and is easily the best-sounding song here. Unfortunately, the record does peak really early on with those tracks; everything that follows was nice, but didn't immediately stick with me.

I don’t think I ever listened to an album first before Dusty in Memphis. Many of the songs were obviously hits for someone else first, but she does a great job with them.

I enjoyed this, very cute.

I just don't love these old albums where there are no original songs. She has a great voice, but this just doesn't do it for me Favorite Song: You Don't Own me

Actually surprised by how many songs I recognized. Good album from its era.

Ok—nothing that I will return to. ★★★

This was okay. A few standout tracks but nothing that blew me away or makes me want to come back for more.

This one has some all time classics, but it overstays its welcome.

Well I have learned three new things today: 1. Dusty Springfield is British 2. Dusty Springfield is white 3. Apparently the son of the preacher man likes white British women who don't appear to be that when they sing.

"You're not cute, you look dusty!" is what immediately ran through my head, is it related to Dusty Springfield? not in the slightest. A bunch of familiar songs by Dusty Springfield, crooner-ish and makes me think of all the times my mom and aunts would break out into song and surely one or more of these songs would be playing on the kitchen stereo while they were celebrating something or other. Its fun! Is it particularly deep? Nah, but it doesnt need to be. It was fun enough to bop around to for an afternoon.

She has a good voice but after an hour it all just feels a bit samey. Could have done with is being 25 minutes shorter.

Album #274 Dusty Springfield: A Girl Called Dusty When it comes to pop culture, I tend to hold the Brits to the highest level, not to sound like a loyalist to the crown or anything, since I am a proud Canadian, but I can’t help but just find myself resonating with British media above all. This is especially true of music; once I started really getting into music, I consumed all of the British stuff I could get my hands on: Britpop, Glam Rock, Prog Rock, Jangle Pop, Post-Punk- you name it. Eventually I had to broaden my horizons to genres which I wasn’t too familiar with, and one album which kept repeatedly showing up, talked about as if it were made by the heavens, was Dusty in Memphis. Unfortunately, though I did enjoy the album, I couldn’t help but notice that I didn’t feel the magic inside of it that I was promised; to me, it seemed nothing more than a soul album; but most damningly, it didn’t feel very British. For an album talked up to being one of the great British exports, it kind of just felt like it was riffing on a black-American sound. Dusty Springfield’s debut is no exception to that; in fact, it is actually a far bigger culprit in that matter, with each of these songs explicitly being covers of songs from Black American soul artists. So all-in I should really find this album to be middling, yet for whatever reason I can’t help but kind of love this. Every song is sung really well; Dusty has such a familiar yet unique voice that carries undeniable power, and even though all the songs are covers, they're damn good songs to begin with, so frankly I don’t care. I get that this isn’t the most imaginative album to put on a list like this, and it does tie in to a lot of the cultural appropriation of soul artists, and sure the list would be better off just putting the original artists on rather than covers; but taken purely for sonic enjoyment, this album is a pretty good time. Best Songs: You Don’t Own Me, When The Love Light Starts Shining Thru His Eyes, Anyone Who Had a Heart Worst Song: My Colouring Book Score out of 10: 7.5

It's not bad but it sounds pretty dated. I would have assumed this was from at least a couple years earlier.

I'm giving this album a 3 star rating strictly for the sake of nostalgia.

*1964. *Mixed feelings. This is all covers, primarily of black American women. As Dusty is a white English women, it feels weird. *But there are some great song choices here and Dusty does have a nice voice. *The album feels aged and Dusty doesn’t add anything special to the originals. *That said, this was mostly an enjoyable listen just because it’s a compilation of mostly good songs. RATING - 6.5/10

Music for your gran. Favourite song; Summer is Over

another name i'm aware of but not listened to..... or so i thought, til i heard this and realised i'd actually heard like, half the tracks on here at some point or another. probably it was on the radio, so i guess she's still getting airtime even now. but like, from the album cover i was kinda expecting country? this is pop tho. ok.... anyway, her voice is great and the instrumentals are a solid enough backing but this is just, not really my kinda music, at all. so idk what to rate it.. guess im reaching for the "ascended 2" concept again based on that i wouldn't put it on myself but if someone else did, i'd enjoy it well enough.

1. 4 2. 3.5 3. 3 4. 4 5. 3.5 6. 2 1. 4.5 2. 4.5 3. 3.5 4. 4 5. 5 6. 4

Enjoyed

I previously had only heard "Son of a Preacher Man" and had no idea that Dusty Springfield was British. This album was certainly quite nice to listen to and Dusty Springfield has a great voice, but I think I'd rather just listen to the Shirelles for instance

Haiku: Dusty Springfield sings Son of a Preacher Man which Is better than these

Good

For a covers and pop album this is good- It's important to go in not expecting original songwriting, but to look at the performance aspect. This is less of an album for me, however, perhaps from lyricism and just not having much consistently behind Dusty's voice. Great vocal delivery from her across the 12 tracks. Some interesting backing band bits and satisfying backing vocals, but I stand by what I said. Standouts to me include her renditions of "You Don't Own Me," "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes," and "Anyone Who Had a Heart."

Good but not right now

Sebi lehnt es ab, ich finde's schon ok

feels instantly pretty classic, but a little basic. highlights: mama said when the love light starts shining thru his eyes mockingbird wishin' and hopin'

I do appreciate Dusty Springfield. This album is overall fine in and of itself, and I don’t really mean to complain. However, it’s kind of just there, and doesn’t really light me up, despite good choices in cover material, the hit “Wishin’ and Hopin’” and the closing R&B tune. Given the number of glaring omissions on this list, I don’t think we need two Dusty albums on the list, and I would take ‘Dusty in Memphis’ any day of the week over this one.

3.0

Glad som eg er i 50-60 tals pop og soul så tenkte eg at dette vart gøy og diggbart. Det vart det diverre ikkje heilt. Einskilde låtar er veldig fine, men vel så mange trekk ned så det vert ei ujamn oppleving. Personlege favorittar: «you don’t own me», «mockingbird» og «nothing»

Dusty Springfield - A Girl Called Dusty Dette er tydelegvis debuten hennar og eg har vel aldri eigentleg høyrt denne plata før (sjølv om omslaget er kjent). Eg syns stemma hennar er kul, men det kjennest ikkje så uttrykket har heilt satt seg enda. Ho er på eit vis ikkje nok Dusty her. Og så er det no ein gong sånn at Dionne Warwick, Gene Pitney og The Shirelles har overlegne versjonar av same låtane. Om du vil høyre "You Don't Own Me" så går du til Leslie Gore, ikkje til Dusty Springfield. Og nett dette oppsummerer for meg denne plata. 6/10

Quite lovely; the genre doesn’t ring in my ears quite as nicely as I’d like, but I can appreciate Dusty a ton

It has some really great tracks and some really bad tracks. It's an alright album.

pretty great debut album …if it was released 10 years earlier, but as this was released in the mid-60s it feels dated and more like something from the 50s for the most part Admittedly Her voice is great but is overall the album is held back by being an album of covers. Overall I am Not sure this album deserves to be here . And her success is related to the fact she is white , blonde and British - whitewashing the whitewashing But She almost out shines Gene with here version of “24 hours” - that alone is worth the 3rd star

Really great album, I've heard a lot of these before but they may have been the originals/covers. Favorite track: Mama Said

Great voice. I find the songs a bit overproduced. Would prefer a more pared back sound. Hate the schmaltzy backing vocals

I love Dusty's voice, and this is a fun collection of mostly covers that work well with her personality. Classic doo-wop and early R&B, not trascendent, but definelty fun.

Si no supiste amar y you don't owe me. Una jewel!

Great album with some absolute monster peaks. I did the extended version which was a bit much. Some reading and I can see this would have been revolutionary for its time.

A fun dip into early rock and do wop. Some classics here, love the production.

This was Dusty’s first proper solo album and it feels like a very orchestrated push to create an introduction to one of the best voices ever. The song selection is precisely curated from powerhouse songwriters of the era… Bacharach/David, Goffin/King, Holland/Dozier/Holland and the arrangements are very clean and aimed at the charts. By the soulful, more slinkier sounds of her subsequent albums, these selections and arrangements are very ordinary, but there is no denying that voice. Dusty Springfield was a powerhouse vocalist and sings these songs like her life depended on it. It’s nowhere near as good as Dusty In Memphis, but for a first effort, it’s a strong announcement of her arrival 3.5

Good but nothing original

#1037. It's exactly what you'd expect from 60 year old pop-soul. Nothing more, nothing less. 3/5: decent

This was a fun ride through history line. It's crazy how pop girlies have evolved.

Okay, with a few solid songs scattered throughout. Weird to have more or less a cover album on this list though.

Lots of covers of great Motown songs

This album is fine but it’s all covers where the originals are better. Surely Dusty Springfield has better albums than this

This was a nice, easy listen. Added to the rotation.

Fun album ..lots of familiar tunes. Never listen to a Dusty album .. will listen again

great 60s album

I dont know

Good album. Ezra said it needed more blueberries.

Almost a 4. Half bond theme, half Austin Powers dance hall scene. Beehive hair and miniskirts, the 60s before The Beatles took over were interesting. No one really knew what the thing would be, it could have been this smoky R&B Mod stuff instead. Dusty Springfield is probably the least English and most American name of all time.

Pas pire, quelques chansons connues.

Solid album

20 songs Lovely voice! The songs were enjoyable overall, but not really the sort of music I'd return back to.

It is a good album. Bored me a bit though

Dusty Springfield is not bad, but most of the tracks are just boring covers.

Much earlier than Dusty in Memphis, A Girl Called Dusty is still a really good rock and roll album (with some swing for good measure). And I know it's just like 5 years older, but the distance between music in 1964 and 1969 is *vast*. This is certainly more of a "rock and roll" album than Dusty In Memphis. But she's still a great performer, and the selection of songs here (largely covers) is really great, and there's even room for the odd production flourish. You don't Own Me, for example, sounds particularly lush, and is even an example of some early feminist content in rock. I also really like Mockingbird, Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa, Wishin' and Hopin' and more. Also, Dusty Sprimgfield has a great, dare I say quintessential voice. When I think of women singing in this era, I pretty much generate her voice in my mind. This carries many of the hallmarks of it's era, but A Girl Called Dusty is still an incredibly solid debut and a great example of this kind of rock music.

Aside from a few ill-advised song choices ("Mockingbird", "Don't You Know"), the collection of numbers here provides a good fit for Springfield's talents. This isn't groundbreaking stuff but it is a decent mid-60s pop record with clean production that provides a lot of punch and puts Springfield's vocals in their best light.

7/10

Very impressive vocals

6+ / 10

I mean it wasnt bad, but it was long, need to listen in chunks

3.1/5

I would have given it a 4 if not for the additional tracks on the extended version, which completely ruined the impression, turning a potentially promising album into the kind of music you hear while sitting on hold trying to reach the tax office. The original portion was decent, even though 80% of it sounds like the soundtrack to a coffee commercial

Undeniable vocalist over some more exciting arrangements than I was expecting. You couldn’t pay me to listen to this a second time

This is a really strange album to include in this list - I'm not sure if any of the songs are originals, and pretty much all of them have a better/more well known version... This is also not the first Dusty Springfield album that has come up for me from this list, and I think my thoughts here are pretty much the same: - Dusty's voice is still great. - I like the backing (in this case, some big-band, some orchestral). Just really doesn't feel that special, but it was all perfectly pleasant.

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Some classics on this one.

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Not sure why this album is on here? Her other stuff is better and this is a basic example of the music of the time it was in... 3 stars?

quite good although it dragged a bit toward the end. a solid 3 stars

Goed gevuld album. Vrolijke muziek. Klinkt goed.

Tinha tudo para ser genérico, nem de longe digno de entrar numa lista dessas. Mas, incrivelmente, a seleção das covers funciona muito bem, dando ao disco uma sonoridade típica da época, mas de um frescor que não se perde. Eis algo difícil de alcançar.

A nice collection of familiar covers sung really well, but doesn't blow me away by any means.

will always love dustys voice, unsure why a cover album would be on here however. its beautiful but not exactly groundbreaking

Pretty basic. I don't mind it being all covers though. Think of Stardust by Willie Nelson, for example. I like the track Nothing

I don't have much to say. Another great example of excellent talent in composition and vocal style, and sure it sounds great. Almost timeless. But, alas. I'm 60% sure its 100% covers, and aside from being well respected Dusty doesn't blow my mind like I know she should. Maybe a night in the sack with her in 1964 would blow my mind. Yowza Mama.

я помнила её с более приятным голосом. но потом и к этому привыкла)

This is some old school female vocal singing but so many iconic songs are on here. I could see so many of them being used in movies.

Pretty good

Another great singer. I still prefer the Leslie Gore “You Don’t Own Me,” but Dusty has a good runner up version. Same with “Mockingbird,” she does a good version but I prefer Carly Simon and James Taylor version, and “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” and the Ronettes. Still, mere quibbles.

She’s an incredible singer and has a beautiful voice, but the album is all covers. I find I’m less interested because it’s not original material.

Alright album, but I'd prefer to listen to the originals instead of Dusty's covers.

Ik ben niet voor het geluk geboren en ik moet nu twee Stoffig Lenteveld albums achter elkaar gaan luisteren van het machtige algoritme. Ik moet zeggen dat dit album wel redelijk goed begint. Als 'You Don't Own Me' nog nooit gesampled is in een raptrack dan ga ik er één maken. Althans, dan maak ik een dikke beat en dan mag de man uit het midden des lands wat bars spitten zoals hij ze graag ziet: Vrouwvriendelijk en van een academisch niveau. Helaas, hij is al meermaals gesampled: Door Eminem, door RZA en door Delinquent Habits. M'n luistergenoot kan de pen op zak houden dus. Overignes blijkt dat Dusty die track ook maar heeft gestolen danwel geleend van ene Lesley Gore. En als we de Wiki checken dat blijkt dat er geen enkele track op dit album een Dusty Springfield Exclusive is. Mooi is dat, dat er in die tijd blijkbaar maar een beperkt aantal liedjes geschreven konden worden die dan eindeloos door meerdere artiesten herkauwd moesten worden. En ik het maar een domme ontwikkeling vinden dat tegenwoordig elke radiohit van nu in mijn jeugd ook al een hit was. We leven in een lus mensen. Het is niet helemaal m'n kopje thee maar het is ook weer niet verscrhikkelijk. Eén keer in de vijf jaar kan ik hier best 40 minuten naar luisteren. Ik geef een milde 3 sterren, luister het uiteraard netjes uit en dan zet ik nog een album van deze mevrouw aan, want dat is het contract dat ik augustus 2022 ben aangegaan.

You’re telling me this broad is a Brit?

Great voice but it feels like more could be made of the tunes, which steal the show. And when you look at who wrote those tunes that's not surprising - there must have been serious investment for a debut album. A bog standard 3*.

Perfectly fine album … but honestly, could have been anyone singing those songs.

I'm a sucker for 60s girl pop and Burt Bachrach tunes, but some of these covers seem a little unnecessary.

I enjoyed this enough. It’s pleasant, Dusty has a strong voice. It’s impressive how many of these songs are recognizable 60yrs later. I imagine the kids went nuts for these tunes at the sock hops and barn parties or whatever kids did in the 60’s. 3 stars

It's a bunch of covers, but Dusty is a powerhouse.

Ms. Springfield has a decent voice and the album is alright, but it’s an album consisting of nothing but covers, which I don’t think belongs on a list like this, so it gets demerits from me for that. I recognized a couple songs (‘You Don’t Own Me’ and ‘Mockingbird’), with the former being the best on the album. Not much else to say, it was fine. 3/5

There is no doubt that Dusty Springfield has a fantastic voice. She can sing gorgeous ballads, great pop, she's soulful and she'll belt out band numbers like Dont You Know (even if that song does make me cringe!) So this album showcases her talents, but it's not helped by some dodgy arrangements - Mama Said with it's screechy backing vocals, the attempt at jazz with Do Re Mi - and as those songs are close to the beginning I found it difficult to get into. There are high points though. I love how Dusty juxtaposes her voice when singing both the main and backing vocals of Mockingbird, and she does a good job of 24 Hours From Tulsa, mainly because it's so similar to the original. I've got an issue with her not writing her own songs, so she loses a star there, but I feel 3 stars is pretty respectable.

That’s a solid debut from A Girl Called Dusty. Smart start with a couple of hits (not sure if she made ‘em big or they were already big before her, but I remember them.) Tying her wagon to Burt Bacharach was a really good idea, that guy could write songs. I can see how her voice grabbed an audience in the sixties, if you listen to just her vocals it still holds up. Best song is You Don’t Own Me, which was brought back to life by the movie Dirty Dancing. (2.9*s) Significantly better than our previous listen of Dusty In Memphis.

Wanted to like this more than I did

She has a strong voice and all of her choices of songs are excellent but in most cases I'd rather hear the original. Better to listen to a greatest hits album by her. I'd give it three and a half if I could but I can't give it four.

Quality old school classics

Apesar de ser 99% composto por covers e, pessoalmente, eu preferir ouvir temas originais, gostei da interpretação e por isso dou nota 3

It's well sung and has good music in, but it is on the generic side of things. When The Love Starts Shining Thru His Eyes, Nothing and Anyone Who Had A Heart were my highlights

Not my kind of music, personally, but I can appreciate Dusty Springfield's lasting impact on music

it's alright

Fine, simple. a few notable tracks off the top then its perfectly fine 60's after that. 6/10

I hadn’t heard of her, so this was interesting. An album from the 60s that sounds like the 50s. I read that these are mostly or all covers. And there are some classic good songs in here. Kind of liked them.

She has a pretty voice. It’s a lot of covers though which feels odd

Perfectly fine

maybe in 1964 it was tuff

good

you don't own me is iconic

Nice, recognisable swinging 60s tunes.

Amazing voice but I had a hard time really liking this album

I was really looking forward to this one. This is the second and final Dusty Springfield album I have now heard for this project, following one of her later albums, Dusty In Memphis. I gave that album a 4, and I’d still give it a 4 today. It sounds timeless, and Dusty has a truly remarkable voice that I could always listen to. Unfortunately, by comparison, this album sounds tremendously dated and I’m not going to remember a lot of it, like I did for the previous album. It is her debut album, and it’s a hell of a debut, but this sounds like it could have honestly released in the 50’s and I wouldn’t have batted an eye. Which is especially funny when considering Dusty In Memphis was just a few years after this. Something amazing must have happened, because my God did she find her way to make that one excellent. What this album still has going for it is Dusty’s voice. It’s great in every song, and if you only care about the singing, you might as well give this a 5 now. She may have the coolest voice for a female singer I’ve heard so far on the bot. Not to say that the instrumentation is lacking. It’s also great, especially on my favorite song on the album, the closer “Summer Is Over”. What a fantastic song!! Good enough to add to my frequent rotation, my first add in what feels like over 2 weeks. That song really brings the singing and instruments together nicely, and closes the album on a very high note. However, as a whole, I just don’t think this album is as good as her other one in the book, if that wasn’t already made clear enough. Too dated. Just a bit too old fashioned and maybe even a bit too happy sounding for me, if that makes any amount of sense. That might be a positive for some, but I think adding more songs with the depth of “Summer Is Over” would have greatly suited the album. Now, I also want to point out that I am far from disappointed in this album. It’s her debut, it is a few years younger than the other one, but also further exemplifies just how much a person can grow in such a short amount of time vocally, and still sound fantastic while showing clear signs of improvement. For that reason, I’m very happy to have had the chance to listen to this album today. It’s a great foundation to build off of, and evidently she did just fine for herself after this. For a debut album, it’s great, even if it does sound a little dated. A very solid middle 3 out of 5, and even a new song for the frequent rotation. That’s always cool. Good job again Dusty, I wish I could experience more of your music on the site, but the selections are already good enough as they are. Two very solid albums.

hell yeah girl

I love her voice, but didn't resonate with the album.

Dusty walked so Adele could run. I still enjoy Adele a lot more but I appreciate Dusty's vocals and her melodies.

Pölyinen tyttö kuulosti sillee vanhalta, ku onhan se vanhaa. 60-luvun laulantaa, toki hyvänkuulosta semmosta. Äänihuulet eivät ainakaan olleet pölyiset. Jos vaikka diggaa 60-lukua ja sen muzaa, niin tämä varmasti iskee, mutta omaan makuun ei sillee niin maistuvaa. Ikivihreät hittibiisit toki aina vähän keinuttaa. Ja nyt selvisi kuuntelun kautta että mistä Nuija ja Tosinuija-leffa on ottanut sen kuuluisan autokohtaus-biisin.

Aika perus svengiä, soulia, kyseisen aikakauden poppia. Pölysellä hyvä saundi ja menevää musiikkia. Varmasti on ollu 60-luvulla kovinkin tanssittavaa musiikkia, mut menee nykykorville vähän same old kategoriaan. Ei säväyttänyt erityisemmin, mutta kuunteli kuitenkin ihan mielellään.

What a voice and delivery - reminds me of Mina in a way

A little same same but she has a great voice

It was good

pretty voice, some well remembered classics. nice that i will now be able to identify some more radio 2 songs. hooray!

was a bit of a chore to finish, I’m sure she’s exactly like Adele but in the 1960s. Good at what she does, but not for me

It was certainly common to have white singers cover or perform songs by black artists back then… and this is a prime example of it. Kind of strange to have an album of covers included in this list, but there’s no question that Dusty’s voice is iconic. Maybe that’s why.

Pretty decent record. Sounds like something you'd hear shopping, inoffensive but ultimately not too exciting. She has a nice voice which is definitely the highlight of the record.

no me encantó pero igual lo disfruté. muchos covers ! 3/5.

Listening session: june 21th, while chilling on our balcony in Sicily Listened to before: heard two songs before Thoughts: this album is a nice 60s vibe and I like Dusty Springfield’s voice but for some reason I don’t find this album really memorable Favourite tracks: You Don’t Own Me, Wishin’ And Hopin’ & Summer Is Over

Really nice but didn’t blow me away. Mockingbird gave me memories of Dumb & Dumber.

Honestly it was a lot better than I thought it would be. Dusty Springfield is one of those names that sounds familiar but I know nothing else about. A lot of those songs sound like they could be James Bond intro credits songs.

Fun sounds, fun covers, cool name.