Dusty Springfield
'''Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield''', was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop and dramatic ballads, with French chanson, country, and jazz in her repertoire. During her 1960s peak, she ranked among the most successful British female performers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her image–marked by a peroxide blonde bouffant/beehive hairstyle, heavy makeup (thick black eyeliner and eye shadow) and evening gowns, as well as stylised, gestural performances–made her an icon of the Swinging Sixties.Born in West Hampstead in London into a family that enjoyed music, Springfield learned to sing at home. In 1958, she joined her first professional group, the Lana Sisters. Two years later, with her brother Dion O'Brien ("Tom Springfield") and Tim Feild, she formed the folk-pop vocal trio the Springfields. Two of their five 1961–63 Top 40 UK hits – "Island of Dreams" and "Say I Won't Be There"–reached no. 5 on the charts, both in the spring of 1963. In 1962, they also hit big in the United States with their cover of "Silver Threads and Golden Needles". Her solo career began in late 1963 with the upbeat pop record "I Only Want to Be with You"—a UK no. 4 hit, and the first of her six transatlantic Top 40 hits in the 1960s, along with "Stay Awhile" (1964), "All I See Is You" (1966), "I'll Try Anything" (1967), and two releases which are now considered her signature songs: "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (1966 UK no. 1/US no. 4) and "Son of a Preacher Man" (1968/69 UK no. 9/US no. 10). The latter is featured on the 1968 pop and soul album ''Dusty in Memphis'', one of Springfield's defining works. In March 2020, the US Library of Congress added the album to the National Recording Registry, which preserves audio recordings considered to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Between 1964 and 1969 Springfield hit big in her native Britain with several singles which in America either failed to chart or were not released, among them "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" (the biggest of her many Bacharach/David covers), "In the Middle of Nowhere", "Some of Your Lovin, "Goin' Back", and "I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten". Conversely, she charted in the US (but not in the UK) with hits including "Wishin' and Hopin', "The Look of Love", and "The Windmills of Your Mind". From 1971 to 1986, she failed to register a hit from five album releases (aside from a minor 1979 UK chart appearance), but her 1987 collaboration with UK synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, "What Have I Done to Deserve This?", took her back near the top of the charts, reaching no. 2 on both the UK Singles Chart and ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The collaboration yielded two 1989 UK top 20 hits: "Nothing Has Been Proved" and "In Private". In 1990, Springfield charted with "Reputation"–the last of 25 UK Top 40 hits in which she features.
A fixture on British television, Springfield presented many episodes of the hip 1963–66 British TV music series ''Ready Steady Go!'' and, between 1966 and '69, hosted her own series on the BBC and ITV. In 1966, she topped the popularity polls, including ''Melody Maker''s Best International Vocalist, and was the first UK singer to top the ''New Musical Express'' readers' poll for Female Singer. She is part of the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and the UK Music Hall of Fame. International polls have lauded Springfield saying she is considered to have been one of the finest female popular singers of all time. Provided by Wikipedia
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The very best of Dusty Springfield by Springfield, Dusty
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Ultimate collection by Springfield, Dusty
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A girl called Dusty by Springfield, Dusty
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Love songs by Springfield, Dusty
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Heart & soul by Springfield, Dusty
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The complete Philadelphia sessions : a brand new me by Springfield, Dusty
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Come for a dream : the U.K. sessions 1970-1971 by Springfield, Dusty
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OooooweEEE!!! by Springfield, Dusty
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The complete Philadelphia sessions : A brand new me by Springfield, Dusty
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The best of Dusty Springfield the Millennium collection by Springfield, Dusty
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Dusty in Memphis by Springfield, Dusty
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The complete Atlantic singles 1968-1971 by Springfield, Dusty
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Dusty in Memphis by Springfield, Dusty
Los Angeles, CA : Rhino Entertainment Company, 1999
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Stay awhile I only want to be with you by Springfield, Dusty
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Pirate radio by Alpert, Herb;Andrews, Chris 1942-;Beck, Jeff;Bowie, David;Ellison, Lorraine;Fred, John;Hendrix, Jimi;Jones, Paul 1942-;Redding, Otis 1941-1967;Reeves, Martha;Robinson, Smokey 1940-;Springfield, Dusty;Walker, Jr;Islam, Yusuf 1948-;All Stars (Musical group : Jr. Walker);Beach Boys;Bystanders (Musical group);Cream (Musical group);Duffy (Musical group);Easybeats (Musical group);Hollies (Musical group);Isley Brothers;Kinks (Musical group);Miracles (Musical group);Moody Blues (Musical group);Playboy Band.;Procol Harum (Musical group);Supremes (Musical group);Tijuana Brass;Tremeloes (Musical group);Troggs (Musical group);Turtles (Musical group);Vandellas (Musical group);Who (Musical group)
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Goin' back The very best of Dusty Springfield 1962-1994.
London, England : Philips, 1994Other Authors: “…Springfield, Dusty…”
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Faithful
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Dusty in Memphis
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Come for a dream : the U.K. sessions 1970-1971
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