The Very Best of Dusty Springfield

~ Release by Dusty Springfield (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1I Only Want to Be With You
producer:
John Franz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Ltd (not for release label use!) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1963)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 31) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 323)
recording of:
I Only Want to Be With You (Dusty Springfield song) (in 1963)
writer:
Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Springfield Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Chappell & Co. (until 1987) and Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd. (from 1987 to present)
4.42:38
2Wishin’ and Hopin’
producer:
John Franz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1964) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
cover recording of:
Wishin’ and Hopin’
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Casa David Music, New Hidden Valley Music Co. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
4.52:56
3You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
producer:
John Franz
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 491)
recording of:
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
lyricist:
Simon Napier-Bell, Vito Pallavicini (Lyricist) and Vicki Wickham
composer:
Pino Donaggio (Italian singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Accordo Ediccione, B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Miller Music Corp.
translated version of:
Io che non vivo (senza te)
3.72:50
4Stay Awhile
producer:
John Franz
recording of:
Stay Awhile
writer:
Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde
41:59
5Son of a Preacher Man
engineer:
Ed Kollis
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (in 1968-09)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (in 1968-09)
electric piano and organ:
Bobby Emmons (in 1968-09)
guitar and sitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (in 1968-09)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (in 1968-09)
vocals:
Dusty Springfield (in 1968-09)
conductor:
Gene Orloff (in 1968-09)
brass and strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
brass arranger:
Tom Dowd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 168) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 240)
recording of:
Son of a Preacher Man (in 1968-09)
writer:
John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4.452:28
6I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself
producer:
John Franz
cover recording of:
I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself
lyricist:
Hal David
composer and arranger:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Belinda Canada Music, Quartet Music, US Songs and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
adaptations:
Ne vem kaj naj storim (I Just Don’t Know What to Do)
3.53:03
7What’s It Gonna Be
recording of:
What’s It Gonna Be (on 1967-07-27)
writer:
Jerry Ragovoy and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
42:14
8All Cried Out
cover recording of:
All Cried Out
writer:
Buddy Kaye and Philip Springer
43:05
9In the Middle of Nowhere
recording of:
In the Middle of Nowhere
composer:
Buddy Kaye and Beatrice Verdi
32:50
10All I See Is You
recording of:
All I See Is You
writer:
Ben Weisman and Clive Westlake (British songwriter)
3:23
11The Look of Love
recording of:
The Look of Love
lyricist:
Hal David
writer:
Burt Bacharach and Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
The 40th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
53:36
12Little by Little
producer:
John Franz
recording of:
Little by Little (Dusty Springfield)
writer:
Eddie Gin, Buddy Kaye and Beatrice Verdi
42:21
13I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten
recording of:
I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten
lyricist and composer:
Clive Westlake (British songwriter)
3:11
14Some of Your Lovin’
producer:
John Franz
cover recording of:
Some of Your Lovin’
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
3:02
15I’ll Try Anything
producer:
Herb Bernstein and John Franz
remixer:
Mike Gill (mixer, producer, executive) and Roger Wake (engineer)
recording of:
I’ll Try Anything
writer:
Mark Barkan and Vic Millrose
32:34
16Losing You
producer:
John Franz
recording of:
Losing You
writer:
Tom Springfield and Clive Westlake (British songwriter)
43:02
17Guess Who?
recording of:
Guess Who?
writer:
Gary Klein (producer, songwriter) and Artie Kornfeld
2:34
18A Brand New Me
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Roland Chambers and Gene Dozier (Pianist, keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and producer)
bass:
Ron Baker (record producer, bassist, arranger and songwriter) (on 1969-10-06)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (on 1969-10-06)
piano:
Gene Dozier (Pianist, keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1969-10-06)
vocals:
Dusty Springfield (on 1969-10-06)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
cover recording of:
Brand New Me (on 1969-10-06)
writer:
Theresa Bell, Jerry Butler (soul singer) and Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International)
42:27
19Give Me Time
producer:
John Franz
recording of:
Give Me Time
lyricist:
Giulio D'Ercole and Alberto Morina
composer:
Pietro Melfa and Amedeo Tommasi (Italian jazz pianist)
translator:
Peter Callander
53:08
20Goin’ Back
producer:
John Franz
cover recording of:
Goin’ Back (on 1966-06-15)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:29

Credits

Release

manufactured in:United States
printed in:United States
design/illustration:Smay Vision
executive producer:Bill Levenson (Producer, primarily for compilations and reissues)
producer:Bas Hartong
mastering:Suha Gur
manufactured by and marketed by:Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (from 1998 to present)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3839618 [info]
ASIN:US: B000006135 [info]

Release group

Wikidata:Q96419535 [info]