Having issued collections of her lost 1971 Jeff
Barry-produced sessions (Faithful) and her entire 1970-1971 U.K. sessions (Come
for a Dream), we have made chronicling the hallowed early ‘70s period of Dusty
Springfield’s career something of a mission here at Real Gone Music. And we
have saved what just might be the best for last—this collection brings
together, for the first time ever, all of the historic recordings made by Dusty
at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia with Gamble-Huff Productions for Atlantic
Records. The 17 selections cover the ten 1969 recordings issued on
Springfield's 1970 album A Brand New Me— including the hit title song—plus 7
additional tracks from 1970 including the single "I Wanna Be a Free
Girl," outtakes not issued until the 1990s on various compilations, and a
previously unreleased track, “Sweet Charlie .” Additionally, because former
iterations of this material have not been sonically quite up to snuff, each
track is newly-remixed from the original multi-track masters by noted Sigma
Sound veteran Tom Moulton under the supervision of legendary Gamble-Huff
producer-writer Thom Bell, who worked on the original Brand New Me album and
follow-up sessions with Dusty! Liner
notes by Joe Marchese and rare images from Dusty’s own collection complete this
invaluable look at the seductive Ms. Springfield’s foray into the Philly Soul
sound. Put this together with our other Real Gone Dusty retrospectives and you
have the full picture of Dusty’s recordings from 1969-1971 that immediately
followed her Dusty In Memphis pinnacle!
Available July 27, 2017 from Real Gone Music.
1. Brand New Me
2. Never Love Again
3. Bad Case of the Blues
4. The Star of My Show
5. Let's Talk It Over
6. Lost
7. Silly, Silly Fool
8. Let Me in Your Way
9. Joe
10. Let's Get Together Soon
11. I Wanna Be a Free Girl
12. Something for Nothing
13. Summer Love
14. Cherished
15. The Richest Girl Alive
16. Goodbye
17. Sweet Charlie
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