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If you overlook the title track, a pop hit in the manner of "Stay Awhile" et al, this is Springfield's best R&B album of her early career. "Won't Be Long" shows Springfield as a soul-shouter par excellence, now with the backing to match, a reasonable fascimile of an authentic American sound, and she alternates with her softer ballad singing. But whether she's covering songs by Goffin-King ("Oh No! Not My Baby," "I Can't Hear You"), Burt Bacharach ("Long After Tonight Is Over"), Randy Newman ("I've Been Wrong Before"), or Ragavoy and Russell ("It Was Easier to Hurt Him"), she makes it come out in her most alluring R&B style. There are a few breaks in the mood, like a less than compelling "La Bamba" and a rendition of "Who Can I Turn To" that's close in spirit to Dionne Warwick at her poppiest, but generally Springfield is consistently superb here, even elevating Rod Argent's "If It Don't Work Out" in an achingly soulful rendition. The 1999 Mercury reissue contains a trio of tracks never before issued in the U.S. "Doodlin'" and "Packin' Up" are lively enough, and the latter features an uncredited guitar solo, a first on a Springfield record and a fine counterpoint to her lusty, shouted performance, but the real jewel is her poignant, lyrical rendition of "That's How Heartaches Are Made."
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Simon Napier-Bell, Translator - Vicki Wickham, Translator - Vito Pallavicini, Author - Pino Donaggio, Composer - Dusty Springfield, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Franz, Producer
℗ 1966 Mercury Records Limited
J. Leslie McFarland, ComposerLyricist - Dusty Springfield, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Franz, Producer
℗ 1965 Mercury Records Limited
Carole King, ComposerLyricist - Gerry Goffin, ComposerLyricist - Dusty Springfield, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Franz, Producer
℗ 1965 Mercury Records Limited
Burt Bacharach, ComposerLyricist - Hal David, ComposerLyricist - Dusty Springfield, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Franz, Producer
℗ 1965 Mercury Records Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Dusty Springfield, Arranger, Vocalist, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Franz, Producer
℗ 1965 Mercury Records Limited
Anthony Newley, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Bricusse, ComposerLyricist - Dusty Springfield, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Franz, Producer
℗ 1965 Mercury Records Limited
Dusty Springfield, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Kaye, ComposerLyricist - John Franz, Producer - Bea Verdi, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 Mercury Records Limited
Dusty Springfield, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rod Argent, ComposerLyricist - John Franz, Producer
℗ 1965 Mercury Records Limited
BERT BERNS, ComposerLyricist - JERRY RAGOVOY, ComposerLyricist - Dusty Springfield, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Franz, Producer
℗ 1965 Mercury Records Limited
Randy Newman, ComposerLyricist - Dusty Springfield, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Franz, Producer
℗ 1965 Mercury Records Limited
Carole King, ComposerLyricist - Gerry Goffin, ComposerLyricist - Dusty Springfield, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Franz, Producer
℗ 1965 Mercury Records Limited
Leonard Caston, ComposerLyricist - Billy Davis, ComposerLyricist - Dusty Springfield, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Franz, Producer
℗ 1965 Mercury Records Limited
Jon Hendricks, Author - Dusty Springfield, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Horace Silver, Composer - John Franz, Producer
℗ 1965 Mercury Records Limited
Ben Raleigh, ComposerLyricist - Dusty Springfield, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Franz, Producer - Bob Halley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Mercury Records Limited
Dusty Springfield, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Margie Hendrix, ComposerLyricist - John Franz, Producer
℗ 1965 Mercury Records Limited
Album review
If you overlook the title track, a pop hit in the manner of "Stay Awhile" et al, this is Springfield's best R&B album of her early career. "Won't Be Long" shows Springfield as a soul-shouter par excellence, now with the backing to match, a reasonable fascimile of an authentic American sound, and she alternates with her softer ballad singing. But whether she's covering songs by Goffin-King ("Oh No! Not My Baby," "I Can't Hear You"), Burt Bacharach ("Long After Tonight Is Over"), Randy Newman ("I've Been Wrong Before"), or Ragavoy and Russell ("It Was Easier to Hurt Him"), she makes it come out in her most alluring R&B style. There are a few breaks in the mood, like a less than compelling "La Bamba" and a rendition of "Who Can I Turn To" that's close in spirit to Dionne Warwick at her poppiest, but generally Springfield is consistently superb here, even elevating Rod Argent's "If It Don't Work Out" in an achingly soulful rendition. The 1999 Mercury reissue contains a trio of tracks never before issued in the U.S. "Doodlin'" and "Packin' Up" are lively enough, and the latter features an uncredited guitar solo, a first on a Springfield record and a fine counterpoint to her lusty, shouted performance, but the real jewel is her poignant, lyrical rendition of "That's How Heartaches Are Made."
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:17
- Main artists: Dusty Springfield
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Mercury
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1999 The Island Def Jam Music Group This Compilation ℗ 1999 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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