A Girl Called Dusty
Studio album by Dusty Springfield
Released	1964
Recorded	London, UK 1963-1964
Genre	Pop
Length	?:?
Label	Philips Records
Dusty Springfield chronology
Debut album	A Girl Called Dusty (1964)	Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty (1965)

Cover of the US version of the album, Dusty

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As a member of the girl group The Lana Sisters from 1958-1960, and the folk-pop trio The Springfields (with her brother Tom Springfield) from 1960-1963, Dusty Springfield was able to tour outside of London, and even Britain, with the Springfields. While in the US she was exposed to soul music which was to have a profound impact on Springfield's life and career. While the Springfields were moderately successful with songs such as Island Of Dreams, Bambino and Silver Threads And Golden Needles (a #16 US country hit), their style of music limited the wide range of material that Dusty Spingfield wanted to sing. So in 1963, Springfield decided to begin a career as a solo singer. Her first single I Only Want To Be With You, was actually recorded while still a member of the Springfields, and released a mere week after their final concert. The song was a success in both Britain and the US, and led to the recording of A Girl Called Dusty which was released in 1964. The album contained a mix of mostly straightforward pop songs, but also included a few Motown influenced numbers, such as When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes, Will You Love Me Tomorrow and Mockingbird. It also marked Springfield's first collaborations with well known songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David, as well as Gerry Goffin and Carole King, whose songs Springfield recorded up to and on her final album A Very Fine Love in 1995. It also included the first single Springfield wrote herself, Once Upon A Time. Born Dion OBrien on 2nd July 1934 in Hampstead, London, England, Tom Springfield was the brother of Dusty Springfield and an important figure in the 1960s folk and pop music scene. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... country music, see Country music (disambiguation) Country music, also known as country and western music or country-western, is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States. ... Motown Records, Inc. ... Burt Bacharach (born May 12, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a Jewish-American pianist and composer. ... Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is a Jewish-American lyricist and songwriter. ... Gerry Goffin (born February 11, 1939) is an American lyricist. ... Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... Recorded in 1994 and released in 1995 A Very Fine Love was a Dusty Springfield release on Columbia Records, in both the US and UK, her first such simultaneous release since Living Without Your Love in 1979. ...

A US compilation of her singles and tracks recorded for her debut album, Stay Awhile/I Only Want To Be With You was released there and titled after her first two singles, both of which were Top 20 hits in the US. Later in 1964, the album Dusty was released, a version of her British debut album with a different tracklisting and different tracks, some of which had been included on Stay Awhile/I Only Want To Be With You. Look up dusty in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In 1997, two years before Springfield's death, A Girl Called Dusty was released on CD for the first time, and included six bonus tracks not on the original LP release.

Track listing

1. "Mama Said"
2. "You Don't Own Me"
3. "Do Re Mi"
4. "When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes"
5. "My Colouring Book"
6. "Mockingbird"
7. "Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa"
8. "Nothing"
9. "Anyone Who Had A Heart"
10. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
11. "Wishin' And Hopin'"
12. "Don't You Know"
13. "I Only Want To Be With You (Alternate Mix)"
14. "He's Got Something"
15. "Every Day I Have To Cry"
16. "Can I Get A Witness"
17. "All Cried Out"
18. "I Wish I'd Never Loved You"
19. "Once Upon A Time"
20. "Summer Is Over"

• Track 13 was not included on the original release, and the version on CD is different than the single release of 1963.
• Tracks 14-20 were only included on the 1997 CD re-issue of A Girl Called Dusty