Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic writes, "The result, in terms of song selection, is an excellent 20-song, 57-minute disc that includes most of her best-known material." His major gripe was the song order as laid out by the producer.
Dusty – The Silver Collection is a compilation album by English singer Dusty Springfield, released by Philips Records in 1988. It contains 24 selected tracks recorded between 1963 and 1970, including all of Springfield's top 10 singles from that period.
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE [2] (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer.With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop and dramatic ballads, with French chanson, country, and jazz also in her repertoire.
The discography of English pop singer Dusty Springfield includes 21 studio albums, one live album, 30 compilations, four extended plays, and 69 singles. Some of her albums and singles were unreleased, most notably 1974's Longing.
"I Only Want to Be with You" has been recorded by a wide range of artists, and three remakes of the song were UK chart hits. The first two by the Bay City Rollers (1976) and The Tourists (1979) matched the number 4 peak of the Dusty Springfield original, while the 1989 remake by Samantha Fox peaked at number 16.
"Son of a Preacher Man" is a song written and composed by American songwriters John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins and recorded by British singer Dusty Springfield in September 1968 for the album Dusty in Memphis. Springfield's version was produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, and Arif Mardin for her first album for the Atlantic Records label.
Tony Scherman from Entertainment Weekly wrote Dusty in Memphis is a "pure gem", Springfield's greatest work, and perhaps one of the great pop records recorded. [17] Q took note of its balance between "R&B and sensitive pop dramas", [19] and Spin critic Chuck Eddy viewed it as one of the all-important blue-eyed soul records. [31]
Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield performed the song for the 1988 Brit Awards. [20] Since Springfield's death in 1999, Pet Shop Boys have performed the song live several times with guest performers singing Springfield's parts. In 2000, singer Cerys Matthews performed the song with Pet Shop Boys during their set at Glastonbury Festival. [26]