1969 kam ein Song in die Hitparaden der tief beeindruckte. Es war "Son of a Preacher Man" und die Sängerin hieß Dusty Springfield. Das Album aus dem der Song stammte war "Dusty in Memphis". Die Idee, die Soulstimme Englands mit den erstklassigen Musikern und Produzenten der Stax Studios in Memphis aufnehmen zu lassen, erwies sich als genial. Das daraus resultierende Ergebnis ist einfach perfekt. Ein Memphis-Soul Album erster Güte, wunderbar arrangiert und instrumentiert und harmonisch auf Dusty's leicht heisere Stimme abgestimmt, die ihrerseits alle stimmlichen Register zieht. Neben dem bereits erwähnten "Preacher Man" sind "Just a Little Lovin'", "Breakfast in Bed", "I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore", "Just One Smile" und "So Much in Love" Highlights in einem Album ohne Schwächen.
Die Neuauflage wartet mit ausgezeichneter Klangqualität und einem informativem Booklet auf. Acht Titel werden als Bonus in Mono wiederholt. Meines Erachtens wären die Outtakes, mit denen die amerikanische Ausgabe aufwartet, sinnvoller gewesen.
Dennoch, es ist und bleibt ein Klassiker, dem die Zeit nichts anhaben konnte.
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- Produktabmessungen : 13.97 x 13.97 x 0.64 cm; 70.87 Gramm
- Hersteller : Universal Music International Div.
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“Just A Little Loving Early In The Morning”: - Dusty Springfields Meisterwerk ‚Dusty In Memphis’ -
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‚Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis’, als Philips/Mercury-CD (mit grünem Cover)Ohne unnötig zu wiederholen was andere Rezensenten schon sehr richtig geschrieben haben, möchte ich heute wieder einmal an dieses epochale Album erinnern, denn das Werk hat es nun wirklich nicht verdient vergessen zu werden.Dusty Springfield (1939 - 1999), lt. ‚New York Times’ „die beste Sängerin, die Großbritannien hervorgebracht hat“, starb leider viel zu früh (an Krebs), aber sie hat uns wunderbare Musik hinterlassen.Nach ihren Erfolgen im Heimatland, entdeckten die Amerikaner Dustys große musikalische Begabung, wobei die Liebe der Sängerin zum Motown-Sound und Atlantic-Soul (legendär sind bis heute u.a. ihre Cover-Versionen von 'When The Lovelight Starts Shining’ der Supremes +++ 'Needle In A Hastack' der Velvelettes +++ Marvin Gayes 'Can I Get A Witness' oder +++ 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow' der Shirelles) auch die schwarze Hörerschaft in den USA aufhorchen ließ.----------Zur Geschichte des Albums ‚Dusty in Memphis’Es war nur folgerichtig, dass die Atlantic-Records (New York) „Urgesteine“ Jerry Wexler und Arif Mardin Dusty Springfield gegen Ende der 1960er Jahre zu Platten-Aufnahmen in den, für ihre Soul-Aufnahmen berühmten, Muscle Shoals Studios, Memphis aufforderten, nachdem sie festgestellt hatten wie einfühlsam Dusty mit schwarzer Musik umzugehen verstand.Ergebnis: Das Album 'Dusty In Memphis', es wurde von Musikern und Kritikern weltweit gelobt und gilt heute als ein Meilenstein der internationalen Pop-Musik ('Top 10 in Rolling Stones Coolest Records Ever' +++ „Dusty In Memphis has assumed legendary critical status“, Billboard-Magazine). Warum die Platte trotzdem zunächst kein großer kommerzieller Erfolg war, lässt sich heute kaum nachvollziehen, aber vielleicht lag es mit an der wirklich nur mäßigen und irgendwie „muffig“ klingenden Klangqualität der Scheibe.An diesem Manko änderte sich auch bei den Veröffentlichungen auf CD zunächst nichts, wohl weil immer wieder auf dieselben (amerikanischen) Bänder zurückgegriffen wurde; dazu muss man vielleicht wissen, das Dusty in den USA bei Atlantic Records und in Europa bei Philips Records unter Vertrag war. Nachdem dann auch noch das Atlantic Records Archiv und mit ihm viele Analog-Mastertapes bei einem Brand vernichtet wurde, gab es kaum Hoffnung auf Besserung.Doch in Großbritannien machte man sich 2002 bei Universal Records, zu denen Philips-Records inzwischen gehörte, daran das Album einem erneuten (dritten) digitalen Remastering zu unterziehen und glücklicher Weise gab es dieses Mal eine deutliche Klangverbesserung, gegenüber den beiden CD-Erstveröffentlichungen, zu verzeichnen.Mastering-Engineer Gary Moore brachte die britischen Philips Analog-Masters tatsächlich „zum Klingen“ und damit war das Album endlich in der ihm würdigen guten Klangqualität erhältlich. Ergänzt durch Original-Singles und alternative Mono-Mixes, ist diese Version jetzt allen anderen überlegen.Zur Musik:Das Album ist ein Gesamtkunstwerk, das sehr entspannt gesungen, echte Songperlen enthält. Ob +++ ‚Just A Little Loving’ +++ ‚Son Of A Preacher Man’ +++ ‚Breakfast In Bed’ +++ ‚The Windmills In Your Mind’ oder +++ ‘Just One Smile’, es sind Songs für die Ewigkeit, wobei Stimme und Musiker eine “Symbiose” eingingen. Großartig!Klangqualität:Wie schon weiter oben im Text beschrieben, ist diese britische Philips-CD mit dem grünen Cover (die amerikanische Atlantic-CD hat ein anderes Cover) die beste Wahl, wenn man das Album in wirklich guter Klangqualität hören möchte.Kaufempfehlung:Wer das Album gar nicht besitzt (weder als Vinyl-, noch als alte CD-Version), sollte zugreifen. Und wer noch eine der älteren CD-Ausgaben im Regal stehen hat, könnte mit dem Kauf dieses „definitiven Remasterings“ endlich seinen „Seelenfrieden“ :-) wieder finden und sich vom Muffelsound, als „scheinbar notwendigem Übel“ befreien.Um Verwechselungen zu vermeiden (es sind immer noch mehrere CD-Versionen im Handel) werde ich bei den Kundenfotos die hier besprochene hervorragende britische Philips CD-Version (grünes) Cover und die amerikanische Atlantic CD-Ausgabe zur Unterscheidung posten.R.I.P. Dusty
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Ein Klassiker, mehr gibt es dazu nicht zu sagen. Die lp ist gut und sauber gepresst und überzeugt klanglich. Mir ging es allerdings eher darum, die LP in der Sammlung zu haben
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Die LP ist ohne Knacksen und auch sehr plan, also fehlerfrei. Leider war das Cover bei der ersten Zustellung, rechts oben, beschädigt (nicht der Versandkarton). Nach Reklamation und erneuter Lieferung war genau der gleiche Mangel am Cover festzustellen. Da ich aber bei Stornierung meiner Bestellung ohnehin den Download bezahlen müsste, behalte ich jetzt mit verminderter Freude diese Platte. Wahrscheinlich sind die nächsten 25-50 Plattencovers genauso mangelhaft. Dürfte ein ganzen Stapel betreffen.
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Vor 40 Jahren nahm Dusty Springfield dieses Album auf und es hat bist zum heutigen Tage nichts von seiner genialität eingebüßt. Ein absoluter Klassiker,der durch perfektem Gesang und durch Instrumentalisierung besticht.Zuzüglich zu den Original Albumtracks, sind hier noch 14 großartige Bonustitel beigefügt.Das bekannte "son of a preacher man", dass für Dusty Springfield ein großer Erfolg war,gehört auf diesem Album nicht einmal zu den besten Tracks.Ich kann mich M.Berg aus Berlin nur anschliessen : ein Album mit viel Gefühl und Seele - wohl das Beste von Dusty Springfield.Ob in 40 Jahren irgenteiner sowas über Ami Winehouse oder Duffy-die Soulhoffnungen der letzten Jahre- schreiben wird, halte ich für ausgeschlossen.
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Wer sich etwas Gutes anhören will und dem Soul nahe steht, ist mit diesem Album richtig beraten.
neben dem wohl bekanntesten Lied "Son of a preacher man" interpretiert Dusty auch das damals sehr in Mode gewesene "Windmills of my mind".
All die anderen Stücke, selbst der Opener dieses Albums, sind fantastisch und zu fast jeder Tageszeit gut anzuhören!
neben dem wohl bekanntesten Lied "Son of a preacher man" interpretiert Dusty auch das damals sehr in Mode gewesene "Windmills of my mind".
All die anderen Stücke, selbst der Opener dieses Albums, sind fantastisch und zu fast jeder Tageszeit gut anzuhören!
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Ein Klassiker des Genres. Ähem, welchen Genres eigentlich? Pop? Nun, im besten Sinne. Soul - auch irgendwie. Easy Listening? Schon, andererseits...es ist halt einfach klassen- und zeitlose Musik, Schönklang und Stil, was wir hier geboten bekommen. Großes Zeugnis einer großen Zeit.
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"...The Soul Of A Woman..." - Dusty In Memphis by DUSTY SPRINGFIELD (2002 Mercury 'Expanded & Remastered' CD)
Kundenrezension aus Großbritannien 🇬🇧 am 29. Juni 2016
Few albums that arrive in your listening booth/man-lair are more endowed with legend than Dusty Springfield's 1969 Soulful Rock masterpiece - "Dusty In Memphis". But its reissue history both on VINYL and CD has been fraught with poor pressings and rumours of knackered mastertapes laden with voluminous amounts of hiss.
At last - this UK and Europe 2002 Mercury CD reissue comes clean (so to speak) with a Full Page of explanation from the hugely experienced Universal Audio Engineer GARY MOORE. Page 21 tells us that this is his third time mastering the album - chronicling what had to be done before (in discussion with Dusty) to get the best audio for this CD release.
Legendarily 'hissy' (and to the extreme on some tracks) - Moore has resorted to the SADIE 4, 24-bit/96K Mastering Computer and has applied CEDAR No Noise as well as T.C. ELECTRON FINALIZER - all of it routed through a YAMAHA Digital Mixing Desk. Moore has used STEREO Master Tapes for "Dusty In Memphis" with the MONO Single mixes coming from original tapes supplied via Rhino/Atlantic in the USA. The sonic result is the best we’ve had so far. Instead of walls of noise - I'm getting a coherent musical picture - albeit compromised in places because of Noise Reduction. And it comes with a healthy eight bonus tracks – the A&B-sides of four US and UK 7" single-sides in MONO (mixed down from the Stereo tapes). Let's get to the details of the Preacher Man (and Woman)...
UK released 30 September 2002 (7 October 2002 in the USA) - "Dusty In Memphis" by DUSTY SPRINGFIELD On Mercury 063 297-2 (Barcode 044006329727) is a 'Remastered and Expanded' CD Edition with 8 Bonus Mixes and plays out as follows (56:56 minutes):
1. Just A Little Lovin'
2. So Much Love
3. Son Of A Preacher Man
4. I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore
5. Don't Forget About Me
6. Breakfast In Bed
7. Just One Smile [Side 2]
8. The Windmills Of Your Mind
9. In The Land Of Make Believe
10. No Easy Way Down
11. I Can't Make It Alone
Tracks 1 to 11 are the album "Dusty In Memphis" - released 17 January 1969 in the USA on Atlantic SD 8124 and 18 April 1969 in the UK on Phillips SBL 7889. Produced by ARIF MARDIN and TOM DOWD - it peaked at No. 99 on the US LP charts but failed to chart in the UK.
BONUS TRACKS (All Mono 7" Single Mixes):
12. Son Of A Preacher Man (Mono)
13. Just A Little Lovin' (Mono)
Tracks 12 and 13 are the A&B-sides of the US 7" single released 8 November 1968 (prior to the LP) on Atlantic 2580 (peaked at No. 10).
UK release was 29 November 1968 on Philips BF 1730 (peaked at No. 9) with the B-side credited as "Just A Little Lovin' (Early In The Morning)"
14. Don't Forget About Me (Mono)
15. Breakfast In Bed (Mono)
Tracks 14 and 15 are the A&B-sides of a US 7" single released 7 February 1969 (after the album) on Atlantic 2606 (peaked at No. 64) - no UK issue.
16. I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore (Mono)
17. The Windmills Of Your Minds (Mono)
Tracks 16 and 17 are the A&B-sides of a US 7" single released 1 April 1969 on Atlantic 2623, which peaked at No. 105. However with the song "The Windmills Of Your Minds" (sung by Noel Harrison and featured in the Steve McQueen/Fay Dunaway film "The Thomas Crown Affair") having been nominated for an Academy Award (and won) - Phillips USA flipped Dusty's version and it became a No. 31 hit on the back of that publicity - no UK issue.
18. In The Land Of Make Believe (Mono)
19. So Much Love (Mono)
Tracks 18 and 19 are the A&B-sides of the fourth and final 7" single from the album - released 5 September 1969 in the USA on Atlantic 2673 (peaked at No. 113) - no UK issue.
Although this reissue hasn't got the genuinely pretty US artwork used by Rhino in their 1999 CD version (this version pops for the dull UK artwork from Philips) - the 28-page booklet is more than substantial - it's beautiful. Festooned with memorabilia photos, 7" singles, rare picture sleeves from all over the World (Europe and Japan), sheet music, colour period snaps of a dapper looking Dusty, press clippings and reviews etc. There are four essays – one from Atlantic's JERRY WEXLER (co-produced the album), 'two' more reminiscence-pieces from the album's legendary duo of Producers ARIF MARDIN and TOM DOWD - and all of it topped with a 'Foreword' from musician and uber-fan ELVIS COSTELLO. Stanley Booth's original LP Liner Notes are reproduced too and there's that note from Audio Engineer GARY MOORE on the transfers and the reasons for all that hiss. Even the all powerful "Son Of A Preacher Man" (the song most closely associated with the LP) gets a full page repro - the UK 45 on Phillips BF 1730 complete with its label bag. As I say - it's comprehensive and crammed full of Dusty goodies.
Proceedings open with a Barry Mann/Cynthia Weill tune - the upbeat and early-in-the-morning sunshine of "Just A Little Lovin'" - a song that sounds more Bacharach and David that Mann and Weill (but in a good way). I had the 1999 Rhino CD and it was hissy - here the song is prevalent and not the tapes (Nice job done). "So Much Love" is the first of four Carole King/Jerry Goffin songs - the other three being "Don't Forget About Me", "No Easy Way Down" and "I Can't Make It Alone". By the time the Funk-Soul-Rock of "Son Of A Preacher Man" arrives you also begin to notice one of the album’s subtle secret weapons – the Backing Vocals of The Sweet Inspirations (headed up by Whitney's mum Cissy Houston). They lift the stunning "Preacher Man" and add an accusing spoken line to the hurting Randy Newman song "I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore" when they mimic Dusty's lyrics "...he wasn't thinking of her today!" They come in at the end of the song too adding Soul class to an already winning melody. The pen of Randy Newman also provided “Just One Smile” while Michel LeGrand wrote the “Thomas Crown Affair” song and general hippy anthem – “The Windmills Of Your Mind”.
It's amazing to hear how 'clean' the transfer of "Breakfast In Bed" is - a wickedly groovy song written by Southern Soul Boy heroes Donnie Fritts and Eddie Hinton. The same applies to the Acoustic Guitar beginning of "Just One Smile" - another Randy Newman beauty. Although it's deemed a classic by some "The Windmills Of Your Mind" has always felt ever so slightly cheesy to me. Better is the fabulous keyboard Soul of "No Easy Way Down" - as lovely a song as she's ever sung. It swoops and swoons and genuinely carries you along with it - The Sweet Inspirations adding tasty touches as the brass and strings sing. The 7" single mixes are very cool fan pleasures and in Mono give a more defined punch in places.
Although "Dusty In Memphis" is considered by so many to be a Pop masterpiece – on listening to its entirety in 2016 – I hear a 'Soul' record – deep, luxurious and sexy after all these years.
"Don't Forget About Me" - Dusty begs on the Gerry Goffin/Carole King pleader. On the strength of this album alone...that's not likely...
At last - this UK and Europe 2002 Mercury CD reissue comes clean (so to speak) with a Full Page of explanation from the hugely experienced Universal Audio Engineer GARY MOORE. Page 21 tells us that this is his third time mastering the album - chronicling what had to be done before (in discussion with Dusty) to get the best audio for this CD release.
Legendarily 'hissy' (and to the extreme on some tracks) - Moore has resorted to the SADIE 4, 24-bit/96K Mastering Computer and has applied CEDAR No Noise as well as T.C. ELECTRON FINALIZER - all of it routed through a YAMAHA Digital Mixing Desk. Moore has used STEREO Master Tapes for "Dusty In Memphis" with the MONO Single mixes coming from original tapes supplied via Rhino/Atlantic in the USA. The sonic result is the best we’ve had so far. Instead of walls of noise - I'm getting a coherent musical picture - albeit compromised in places because of Noise Reduction. And it comes with a healthy eight bonus tracks – the A&B-sides of four US and UK 7" single-sides in MONO (mixed down from the Stereo tapes). Let's get to the details of the Preacher Man (and Woman)...
UK released 30 September 2002 (7 October 2002 in the USA) - "Dusty In Memphis" by DUSTY SPRINGFIELD On Mercury 063 297-2 (Barcode 044006329727) is a 'Remastered and Expanded' CD Edition with 8 Bonus Mixes and plays out as follows (56:56 minutes):
1. Just A Little Lovin'
2. So Much Love
3. Son Of A Preacher Man
4. I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore
5. Don't Forget About Me
6. Breakfast In Bed
7. Just One Smile [Side 2]
8. The Windmills Of Your Mind
9. In The Land Of Make Believe
10. No Easy Way Down
11. I Can't Make It Alone
Tracks 1 to 11 are the album "Dusty In Memphis" - released 17 January 1969 in the USA on Atlantic SD 8124 and 18 April 1969 in the UK on Phillips SBL 7889. Produced by ARIF MARDIN and TOM DOWD - it peaked at No. 99 on the US LP charts but failed to chart in the UK.
BONUS TRACKS (All Mono 7" Single Mixes):
12. Son Of A Preacher Man (Mono)
13. Just A Little Lovin' (Mono)
Tracks 12 and 13 are the A&B-sides of the US 7" single released 8 November 1968 (prior to the LP) on Atlantic 2580 (peaked at No. 10).
UK release was 29 November 1968 on Philips BF 1730 (peaked at No. 9) with the B-side credited as "Just A Little Lovin' (Early In The Morning)"
14. Don't Forget About Me (Mono)
15. Breakfast In Bed (Mono)
Tracks 14 and 15 are the A&B-sides of a US 7" single released 7 February 1969 (after the album) on Atlantic 2606 (peaked at No. 64) - no UK issue.
16. I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore (Mono)
17. The Windmills Of Your Minds (Mono)
Tracks 16 and 17 are the A&B-sides of a US 7" single released 1 April 1969 on Atlantic 2623, which peaked at No. 105. However with the song "The Windmills Of Your Minds" (sung by Noel Harrison and featured in the Steve McQueen/Fay Dunaway film "The Thomas Crown Affair") having been nominated for an Academy Award (and won) - Phillips USA flipped Dusty's version and it became a No. 31 hit on the back of that publicity - no UK issue.
18. In The Land Of Make Believe (Mono)
19. So Much Love (Mono)
Tracks 18 and 19 are the A&B-sides of the fourth and final 7" single from the album - released 5 September 1969 in the USA on Atlantic 2673 (peaked at No. 113) - no UK issue.
Although this reissue hasn't got the genuinely pretty US artwork used by Rhino in their 1999 CD version (this version pops for the dull UK artwork from Philips) - the 28-page booklet is more than substantial - it's beautiful. Festooned with memorabilia photos, 7" singles, rare picture sleeves from all over the World (Europe and Japan), sheet music, colour period snaps of a dapper looking Dusty, press clippings and reviews etc. There are four essays – one from Atlantic's JERRY WEXLER (co-produced the album), 'two' more reminiscence-pieces from the album's legendary duo of Producers ARIF MARDIN and TOM DOWD - and all of it topped with a 'Foreword' from musician and uber-fan ELVIS COSTELLO. Stanley Booth's original LP Liner Notes are reproduced too and there's that note from Audio Engineer GARY MOORE on the transfers and the reasons for all that hiss. Even the all powerful "Son Of A Preacher Man" (the song most closely associated with the LP) gets a full page repro - the UK 45 on Phillips BF 1730 complete with its label bag. As I say - it's comprehensive and crammed full of Dusty goodies.
Proceedings open with a Barry Mann/Cynthia Weill tune - the upbeat and early-in-the-morning sunshine of "Just A Little Lovin'" - a song that sounds more Bacharach and David that Mann and Weill (but in a good way). I had the 1999 Rhino CD and it was hissy - here the song is prevalent and not the tapes (Nice job done). "So Much Love" is the first of four Carole King/Jerry Goffin songs - the other three being "Don't Forget About Me", "No Easy Way Down" and "I Can't Make It Alone". By the time the Funk-Soul-Rock of "Son Of A Preacher Man" arrives you also begin to notice one of the album’s subtle secret weapons – the Backing Vocals of The Sweet Inspirations (headed up by Whitney's mum Cissy Houston). They lift the stunning "Preacher Man" and add an accusing spoken line to the hurting Randy Newman song "I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore" when they mimic Dusty's lyrics "...he wasn't thinking of her today!" They come in at the end of the song too adding Soul class to an already winning melody. The pen of Randy Newman also provided “Just One Smile” while Michel LeGrand wrote the “Thomas Crown Affair” song and general hippy anthem – “The Windmills Of Your Mind”.
It's amazing to hear how 'clean' the transfer of "Breakfast In Bed" is - a wickedly groovy song written by Southern Soul Boy heroes Donnie Fritts and Eddie Hinton. The same applies to the Acoustic Guitar beginning of "Just One Smile" - another Randy Newman beauty. Although it's deemed a classic by some "The Windmills Of Your Mind" has always felt ever so slightly cheesy to me. Better is the fabulous keyboard Soul of "No Easy Way Down" - as lovely a song as she's ever sung. It swoops and swoons and genuinely carries you along with it - The Sweet Inspirations adding tasty touches as the brass and strings sing. The 7" single mixes are very cool fan pleasures and in Mono give a more defined punch in places.
Although "Dusty In Memphis" is considered by so many to be a Pop masterpiece – on listening to its entirety in 2016 – I hear a 'Soul' record – deep, luxurious and sexy after all these years.
"Don't Forget About Me" - Dusty begs on the Gerry Goffin/Carole King pleader. On the strength of this album alone...that's not likely...
Mark Barry
Kundenrezension aus Großbritannien 🇬🇧 am 29. Juni 2016
At last - this UK and Europe 2002 Mercury CD reissue comes clean (so to speak) with a Full Page of explanation from the hugely experienced Universal Audio Engineer GARY MOORE. Page 21 tells us that this is his third time mastering the album - chronicling what had to be done before (in discussion with Dusty) to get the best audio for this CD release.
Legendarily 'hissy' (and to the extreme on some tracks) - Moore has resorted to the SADIE 4, 24-bit/96K Mastering Computer and has applied CEDAR No Noise as well as T.C. ELECTRON FINALIZER - all of it routed through a YAMAHA Digital Mixing Desk. Moore has used STEREO Master Tapes for "Dusty In Memphis" with the MONO Single mixes coming from original tapes supplied via Rhino/Atlantic in the USA. The sonic result is the best we’ve had so far. Instead of walls of noise - I'm getting a coherent musical picture - albeit compromised in places because of Noise Reduction. And it comes with a healthy eight bonus tracks – the A&B-sides of four US and UK 7" single-sides in MONO (mixed down from the Stereo tapes). Let's get to the details of the Preacher Man (and Woman)...
UK released 30 September 2002 (7 October 2002 in the USA) - "Dusty In Memphis" by DUSTY SPRINGFIELD On Mercury 063 297-2 (Barcode 044006329727) is a 'Remastered and Expanded' CD Edition with 8 Bonus Mixes and plays out as follows (56:56 minutes):
1. Just A Little Lovin'
2. So Much Love
3. Son Of A Preacher Man
4. I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore
5. Don't Forget About Me
6. Breakfast In Bed
7. Just One Smile [Side 2]
8. The Windmills Of Your Mind
9. In The Land Of Make Believe
10. No Easy Way Down
11. I Can't Make It Alone
Tracks 1 to 11 are the album "Dusty In Memphis" - released 17 January 1969 in the USA on Atlantic SD 8124 and 18 April 1969 in the UK on Phillips SBL 7889. Produced by ARIF MARDIN and TOM DOWD - it peaked at No. 99 on the US LP charts but failed to chart in the UK.
BONUS TRACKS (All Mono 7" Single Mixes):
12. Son Of A Preacher Man (Mono)
13. Just A Little Lovin' (Mono)
Tracks 12 and 13 are the A&B-sides of the US 7" single released 8 November 1968 (prior to the LP) on Atlantic 2580 (peaked at No. 10).
UK release was 29 November 1968 on Philips BF 1730 (peaked at No. 9) with the B-side credited as "Just A Little Lovin' (Early In The Morning)"
14. Don't Forget About Me (Mono)
15. Breakfast In Bed (Mono)
Tracks 14 and 15 are the A&B-sides of a US 7" single released 7 February 1969 (after the album) on Atlantic 2606 (peaked at No. 64) - no UK issue.
16. I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore (Mono)
17. The Windmills Of Your Minds (Mono)
Tracks 16 and 17 are the A&B-sides of a US 7" single released 1 April 1969 on Atlantic 2623, which peaked at No. 105. However with the song "The Windmills Of Your Minds" (sung by Noel Harrison and featured in the Steve McQueen/Fay Dunaway film "The Thomas Crown Affair") having been nominated for an Academy Award (and won) - Phillips USA flipped Dusty's version and it became a No. 31 hit on the back of that publicity - no UK issue.
18. In The Land Of Make Believe (Mono)
19. So Much Love (Mono)
Tracks 18 and 19 are the A&B-sides of the fourth and final 7" single from the album - released 5 September 1969 in the USA on Atlantic 2673 (peaked at No. 113) - no UK issue.
Although this reissue hasn't got the genuinely pretty US artwork used by Rhino in their 1999 CD version (this version pops for the dull UK artwork from Philips) - the 28-page booklet is more than substantial - it's beautiful. Festooned with memorabilia photos, 7" singles, rare picture sleeves from all over the World (Europe and Japan), sheet music, colour period snaps of a dapper looking Dusty, press clippings and reviews etc. There are four essays – one from Atlantic's JERRY WEXLER (co-produced the album), 'two' more reminiscence-pieces from the album's legendary duo of Producers ARIF MARDIN and TOM DOWD - and all of it topped with a 'Foreword' from musician and uber-fan ELVIS COSTELLO. Stanley Booth's original LP Liner Notes are reproduced too and there's that note from Audio Engineer GARY MOORE on the transfers and the reasons for all that hiss. Even the all powerful "Son Of A Preacher Man" (the song most closely associated with the LP) gets a full page repro - the UK 45 on Phillips BF 1730 complete with its label bag. As I say - it's comprehensive and crammed full of Dusty goodies.
Proceedings open with a Barry Mann/Cynthia Weill tune - the upbeat and early-in-the-morning sunshine of "Just A Little Lovin'" - a song that sounds more Bacharach and David that Mann and Weill (but in a good way). I had the 1999 Rhino CD and it was hissy - here the song is prevalent and not the tapes (Nice job done). "So Much Love" is the first of four Carole King/Jerry Goffin songs - the other three being "Don't Forget About Me", "No Easy Way Down" and "I Can't Make It Alone". By the time the Funk-Soul-Rock of "Son Of A Preacher Man" arrives you also begin to notice one of the album’s subtle secret weapons – the Backing Vocals of The Sweet Inspirations (headed up by Whitney's mum Cissy Houston). They lift the stunning "Preacher Man" and add an accusing spoken line to the hurting Randy Newman song "I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore" when they mimic Dusty's lyrics "...he wasn't thinking of her today!" They come in at the end of the song too adding Soul class to an already winning melody. The pen of Randy Newman also provided “Just One Smile” while Michel LeGrand wrote the “Thomas Crown Affair” song and general hippy anthem – “The Windmills Of Your Mind”.
It's amazing to hear how 'clean' the transfer of "Breakfast In Bed" is - a wickedly groovy song written by Southern Soul Boy heroes Donnie Fritts and Eddie Hinton. The same applies to the Acoustic Guitar beginning of "Just One Smile" - another Randy Newman beauty. Although it's deemed a classic by some "The Windmills Of Your Mind" has always felt ever so slightly cheesy to me. Better is the fabulous keyboard Soul of "No Easy Way Down" - as lovely a song as she's ever sung. It swoops and swoons and genuinely carries you along with it - The Sweet Inspirations adding tasty touches as the brass and strings sing. The 7" single mixes are very cool fan pleasures and in Mono give a more defined punch in places.
Although "Dusty In Memphis" is considered by so many to be a Pop masterpiece – on listening to its entirety in 2016 – I hear a 'Soul' record – deep, luxurious and sexy after all these years.
"Don't Forget About Me" - Dusty begs on the Gerry Goffin/Carole King pleader. On the strength of this album alone...that's not likely...
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Stephen M.
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Just gotten through Side A and I'm blown away!!! Awesome!!
Kundenrezension aus Großbritannien 🇬🇧 am 26. Februar 2021
Was dithering on whether or not to buy this album, so glad I plunged in and ordered this one, if it would have ended up being out of stock forever, I would have never have been able to forgive myself!!
How this album only got to No.99 in the U.S. and never charted in the UK, record buying public of 1969, you should be ashamed of yourselves! Just gotten onto the track "Breakfast in Bed" (Side 1, last track, at the time of typing this) and I am blown away, awesome sound, as Stanley Booth writes on the back cover "Dusty had nothing to worry about." Absolutely brilliant, also taking advantage of the free digital download. P.S. To UB40: THAT'S how that song should be sung!!
My only gripe was the album inside cover was a little too tight, so was a bit awkward trying to get the vinyl out of it, was worried about dropping & scratching such a gem of an album! Had to really shake it outta there! My only concern now is trying to get it back in the cover with dropping & scratching!
How this album only got to No.99 in the U.S. and never charted in the UK, record buying public of 1969, you should be ashamed of yourselves! Just gotten onto the track "Breakfast in Bed" (Side 1, last track, at the time of typing this) and I am blown away, awesome sound, as Stanley Booth writes on the back cover "Dusty had nothing to worry about." Absolutely brilliant, also taking advantage of the free digital download. P.S. To UB40: THAT'S how that song should be sung!!
My only gripe was the album inside cover was a little too tight, so was a bit awkward trying to get the vinyl out of it, was worried about dropping & scratching such a gem of an album! Had to really shake it outta there! My only concern now is trying to get it back in the cover with dropping & scratching!
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Terry F
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DUSTY AT HER VERY BEST
Kundenrezension aus Großbritannien 🇬🇧 am 21. Januar 2022
This has to be Dusty's finest work. Son of a Preacher Man and Breakfast in Bed are probably the well known songs but for me the stand out tracks are I Don't Want to Hear it Anymore and I Can't Make it Alone. Both are superb. There is also a glowing foreward to the album by Elvis Costello and the Co Producers. This recording is the 3rd re-mastering and has obviously been produced with love and care. There are also eight mono original bonus tracks. Definitely one of the best albums ever recorded.
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GRP
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Dusty In Memphis.
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I can only agree with the many positive reviews for this album. The wonderful Dusty Springfield has been a fairly late discovery for me, but having found her, I now have many of her great recordings. It’s said that her decision to do this 'Dusty in Memphis', the home of hard edged R 'n' B grooves, was viewed with puzzlement by many at the time. Dusty worked on the album with the top production/arrangement team of Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, and Arif Mardin, which it's claimed she initially felt overwhelmed by and their relationship became strained, with Wexler claiming he never got a note out of her during the initial sessions in Memphis.
However, you'd never know this from the recorded evidence with Dusty giving a wonderfully understated performance relying on her musical maturity, timing, and delivery rather than just pure vocal firepower. The songs are all brilliant, and Dusty’s interpretation of them is peerless. Likewise, Mardin's sensitive blend of Bacharach poise and Memphis funk provides the perfect frame for Dusty's blue eyed soul with her potent mix of emotional charge, vulnerability, and knowing desire. I love it, a great album from a great talent, sadly gone, but not forgotten.
However, you'd never know this from the recorded evidence with Dusty giving a wonderfully understated performance relying on her musical maturity, timing, and delivery rather than just pure vocal firepower. The songs are all brilliant, and Dusty’s interpretation of them is peerless. Likewise, Mardin's sensitive blend of Bacharach poise and Memphis funk provides the perfect frame for Dusty's blue eyed soul with her potent mix of emotional charge, vulnerability, and knowing desire. I love it, a great album from a great talent, sadly gone, but not forgotten.
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crackedactor
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Dusty's one true classic album...
Kundenrezension aus Großbritannien 🇬🇧 am 28. April 2021
Dusty Springfield cut a lot of songs in her career. If anything, the variety of her material is overwhelming and it's easy to overlook a lot of it, apart from a few choice cuts on her albums and of course, her hit singles. However, 'Dusty in Memphis' is her one true enduring classic album. It doesn't have a bad track on it, the production and performances are perfect and this album should be in everyone's music collection because it's sheer quality. If like me, you appreciate great singers singing great songs, this album is for you!