Saturday, November 1, 2025

So much love (Dusty Springfield) (LP 3867)

Dusty Springfield  Dusty in Memphis (CD, Atlantic Records, 1969) ****  

Genre: Soul, pop 

Places I remember: Fives

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Son of a Preacher Man

Gear costume: Just a Little Lovin'

They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6

Active compensatory factors: This is a legendary album in music, let alone Dusty's career. 

The album title is a bit of a misnomer because although initial sessions were recorded at American Sound Studio in Memphis, her final vocals and the album's orchestral parts were recorded at Atlantic Records' New York City studios.

Pretty much all of the material, backings and Dusty's vocals are top notch. My only quibble would be with her version of The Windmills of Your Mind. It's a silly song and doesn't really fit in with the other material but that's just a personal thing.

Where do they all belong? I have a couple of compilations for the hits, but this is the only studio album I have by Dusty.

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