Dusty Springfield - A Girl Called Dusty

Digitally remastered 1997 reissue, in full stereo, of her 1964 debut plus eight bonus tracks, 'I Only Want To Be With You' (Alternative Mix), 'Can I Get A Witness', 'Every Day I Have To Cry', 'Once Upon A Time', 'He's Got Something', 'All Cried Out', 'I Wish I'd Never Loved You' & 'Summer Is Over'. 20 tracks total. A Mercury release. The original album was released on Philips. Album Description

diamonds and dusty

there is a great deal of fun on this disc!

first of all, there are many of dusty springfield's first hits like 'i only want to be with you' and 'all cried out'. then there are wonderful covers of well known tunes 'ike 'anyone who had a heart' and 'when the lovelight...' that give new classics a different twist.

lastly, there is a wealth of music i had never heard like 'do re mi' and 'summer is over' that i had never heard and i am so happy i can hear them now! May 23, 2007

The voice called Dusty!

This was one of the first Dusty cds for me. Some highlights on this one are Anyone Who Had a Heart, Will you Love Me Tomorrow and You Don't Own Me. If you are new to Dusty and think she was merely a cover artist, listen up! This is one of the original record releases. Other Dusty essentials are Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty and, of course, Dusty in Memphis. I hate to see all the re-packaging of her recordings with the same photo used and re-used with different titles. If I had the money, I would purchase her catalog of work as a very good investment. March 25, 2007

Classic album

This is the 1997 remaster of Dusty Springfield's breakthrough 1964 debut A GIRL CALLED DUSTY. The album features many bonus tracks, which were recorded around the same time as the album. Some of the bonus tracks are more contemporary like "Everyday I Have to Cry," " "Can I Get a Witness," and "All Cried Out," along with slightly less familiar songs such as the "I Wish I'd Never Loved You," "Once Upon a Time," and "Summer Is Over."

Those songs, coupled with the original album tracks, make for an impressive release. The big hit from the album was "I Only Wanna Be With You", which was Dusty's first hit. The album features a diverse group of cover songs including "My Coloring Book" (Barbra Streisand), "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" (Gene Pitney), "You Don't Own Me" (Lesley Gore), "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (Carole King), and others.

The songs on this album are timeless, and Dusty made them her own. Some highlights include "I Only Wanna Be With You", "Mockingbird", "You Don't Own Me", "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa", "Nothing", "Anyone Who Had A Heart", "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", and many others. Her first album, and one of the best of her entire career. January 28, 2004

i just want to rate it high

it's interesting to hear this album after some of her later works. for a 60s female debut album, this has some excellent tracks that can and has stood the test of time. dusty's voice is huge on most of these tracks, and although at this point she hasn't gained full control of her voice, it's still great to listen to because it captures a dusty springfield that is younger, more innocent and giddy, quite lovable actually, although even at this point her interpretation of songs are generally considered beyond her years (she was 25 when she recorded this album). in any case, there are some really swinging tunes in this one. personal fave is "mockingbird" (where she kind of duets with herself) and the 4th track with the really long name. it's very swingin'. May 24, 2003

The beginning of her solo career

Dusty was lead singer of the Springfields, a folk-pop trio whose complete recordings can be found on Over the hills and far away (which I've already reviewed). Dusty wanted to record pop and R+B music so the trio disbanded. This CD contains all the tracks from Dusty's first album, plus bonus tracks recorded at around the same time. On this re-issue, many of the tracks have been re-mixed but they sound fine to me. You must make up your own mind about the re-mixing.

The big hit here is I only want to be with you, which provided Dusty with her first solo hit. In the seventies, the Bay City Rollers and the Tourists both covered it and each had a UK hit with it.

Anyone who had a heart was an American hit for Dionne Warwick, a British hit for Cilla Black and a French hit (sung in French) for Petula Clark. I don't think Dusty's version was released as a single in any country, but it's every bit as good as the hit versions.

Other covers here include You don't own me (Lesley Gore), My coloring book (Barbra Streisand), Mockingbird (Charlie and Inez Foxx), Twenty four hours from Tulsa (Gene Pitney), Will you love me tomorrow (Shirelles) and Can I get a witness (Marvin Gaye).

This is a wonderful album, very different from Dusty's music with the Springfields, which clearly signalled the way her solo career would go. May 3, 2003

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