The Best Of Dusty Springfield: 20th Century Masters (Millennium Collection) [Original recording remastered]

Dusty Springfield, 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 20, 1999)
• Original Release Date: July 20, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Island / Mercury
• ASIN: B00000JMKF
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,776 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

There are many facets to Dusty Springfield's career, and this brief set tells only part of the story. But for as much as it takes on--Springfield's hits from the start of her solo career up to (but not including) her triumphant soul album, Dusty in Memphis--it shows an artist of immense talent, range, and self-assurance. From the start, Springfield was very selective about her material, but the songs that she did choose she was able to make utterly her own--"I Only Want to Be with You," an homage to the great girl-group records produced by Phil Spector; her ultra-sultry reading of Bacharach/David's "The Look of Love"; her dynamic, sexually direct take on "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me." The Very Best of Dusty Springfield offers a more generous selection of cuts for a few extra bucks, but there's much to recommend this one, too. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not complete by a long shot, April 11, 2000

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Jadepearl "geezer geek" (Wandering, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Of Dusty Springfield: 20th Century Masters (Millennium Collection) (Audio CD)

This is not a bad CD but it is not great either. The most glaring omission is Springfield's "Son of a Preacher Man". The sound is standard so there are no glaring flaws though it could be argued that it should have been enhanced from the analog stream.

I think for the few extra dollars if you do not want to shell out for the 3 CD Boxset is to get the Very Best of Dusty which has 20+ tracks and is more representative of her work.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor remastering, March 18, 2007

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Redgecko (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best Of Dusty Springfield: 20th Century Masters (Millennium Collection) (Audio CD)

Very poor sound quality. For example, if you compare Stay Awhile & I Only Want To Be With You on this recording to the originals on the album: "Stay Awhile--I Only Want To Be With You" or the album: "OOOOEEEEE!" you will find that these are muddy renditions with the highs muffled and the very life of the songs squashed. I have several different CDs of many of the songs and I know.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Explanation Of Lost Classic Tracks, February 1, 2003

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Hugo (HOUSTON, TEXAS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Of Dusty Springfield: 20th Century Masters (Millennium Collection) (Audio CD)

This is a superb DUSTY SPRINGFIELD collection for the casual listener and fan of her mid-1960's solo period. Mostly what is included on this disc is her Phillips Records output, which is a division of the Universal-Polygram Records Group, as are all artists from the Decca-MCA-related/Mercury Records/Polydor Records/A&M Records/Motown Records/etc.-etc. companies which were absorbed through the years by the the Universal-Polygram group. All the original record companies' catalogues of many of these artists were recorded during different periods of their careers are now owned by the above group. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD recorded for about 5 to 7 different record companies throughout her long career. Her ATLANTIC RECORDS recordings, "Son Of A Preacher Man" period are from her "Dusty In Memphis - Brand New Me - Dusty In London(The Lost Recordings)" albums of her critically acclaimed late 60's period and are available through Rhino-Atlantic reissues, and ATLANTIC RECORDS is part of the Time-Warner/Warner-Elektra-Atlantic conglomerate. In some cases(Aaron Neville-Linda Ronstadt on his 20th Century Masters Collection)artists who record for different companies are occasionally allowed to record with other artists contractually. You can find most of an artist's recorded output at AMAZON.COM - IF IT'S STILL IN PRINT & PRODUCTION, and always found here at AMAZON.COM if it's not available in stores. I hope this explanation helps music fans understand why some recordings are not included, other than the artist may have not wanted it reissued, which is rare. I highly recommend the above three recordings by DUSTY if you want to explore her "Son Of A Preacher Man" era of the late 60's-early 70's which were tragically not hits - save that one song, but fit perfectly right into the Atlantic/STAX Records recordings of the era. DUSTY sparkles, smolders, burns and steam rolls like a veteran R&B singer throughout each and every track on those three discs, enchanting and leaving the listener deeply mesmerized by her soulful delivery.