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Track Listing
1. Just a Little Lovin'
2. So Much Love
3. Son of a Preacher Man
4. I Don't Want to Hear It Any More
5. Don't Forget About Me
6. Breakfast in Bed
7. Just One Smile
8. Windmills of Your Mind, The
9. In the Land of Make Believe
10. No Easy Way Down
11. I Can't Make It Alone
12. What Do You Do When Love Dies
13. Willie and Laura Mae Jones
14. That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-de-Ho)
15. Cherished
16. Goodbye
17. Make It With You
18. Love Shine Down
19. Live Here With You
20. Natchez Trace
21. All the King's Horses
22. I'll Be Faithful
23. Have a Good Life Baby
24. You've Got a Friend
25. I Found My Way
Album Notes
Personnel include: Dusty Springfield (vocals); Reggie Young (guitar, sitar); Tommy Cogbill (guitar, bass instrument); Bobby Emmons (electric piano, organ, congas); Gene Chrisman (drums); Mike Leech (congas); The Sweet Inspirations (background vocals).
Recording information: American Studios, Memphis, Tennessee; Groove Sound Studio, New York, New York.
Not only is this Dusty's finest work, it is unanimously acknowledged as one of the great soul albums. The secret is in the production. Jerry Wexler, Tommy Dowd, and Arif Mardin enlisted the Sweet Inspirations and the best Memphis session boys for vocal support. Dusty's selection of material is exemplary, choosing songs by Randy Newman, Mann/Weill, Goffin/King, and Bacharach/David. This should have made her an international megastar; instead it scraped the US Top 100, failed to chart in the UK, and started her slow decline. It is a faultless record on which we have, thankfully, now recognized she was far too ahead of her time for her own good.
Industry Reviews
...most of the songs...have a great deal of depth while presenting extremely direct and simple statements about love....Dusty sings around her material, creating music that's evocative rather than overwhelming...
Rolling Stone (11/01/1969)
...It's her shining moment and just might be one of the all-time great pop albums. - Rating: A
Entertainment Weekly (03/12/1999)
...her lighter-than-air voice carries the album aloft... - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (10/09/1992)
3 Stars - Good - ...balances R&B and sensitive pop dramas...
Q (03/01/1995)
Ranked #54 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time.'
NME (10/02/1993)
Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's Women In Rock: The 50 Essential Albums - ...[A] British soul masterpiece...
Rolling Stone (10/31/2002)
Ranked #9 in Rolling Stone's 50 Coolest Records.
Rolling Stone (04/11/2002)
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