Tracks
- Just a Little Lovin'
- So Much Love
- Son of a Preacher Man
- I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore
- Don't Forget About Me
- Breakfast in Bed
- Just One Smile
- The Windmills of Your Mind
- In the Land of Make Believe
- No Easy Way Down
- I Can't Make It Alone
Note: The cover on the left was used for the US release and the cover on the right was used for the UK release.
Dusty in Memphis is disappointing album. Actually, it's not that bad. The music is really good, the sound quality is excellent, and Dusty Springfield has such a powerful and beautiful voice. The disappointing thing is that for a soul album, she lacks the emotion that a soul singer needs to put into each and every song. The sole exception may be Don't Forget About Me.
I also wasn't thrilled with her choice of songs. Just a Little Lovin' is OK. The songs written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King, So Much Love, Don't Forget About Me, No Easy Way Down and I Can't Make It Alone, are winners. Son of a Preacher Man and Breakfast in Bed are great choices. However, the two Randy Newman songs, I Don't Want to Hear It and Just One Smile, just don't work. The Windmills of Your Mind is uninspiring and In the Land of Make Believe is boring.
I wanted to like this album more than I did. The stand out songs are the ones mentioned positively in the preceding paragraph.
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
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