Reputation & Rarities

Dusty Springfield | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: March 1, 2003
• Release Date: February 19, 2008
• Label: EMI
• Copyright: (C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 EMI Records Ltd
• Total Length: 1:01:45
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• ASIN: B0013HACVG
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,774 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dusty Springfield and Pet Shop Boys., February 6, 2005

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The Groove (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reputation & Rarities (Audio CD)

The late Dusty Springfield first collaborated with Pet Shop Boys on the 1987 hit "What Have I Done to Deserve This," which marked a huge comeback for the seasoned veteran pop singer. Three years later, they collaborated again on the album "Reputation," which features 5 tracks produced by PSB. Since its 1990 release, much of "Reputation" remains fresh, and Springfield's gusty voice gives these songs a personality of their own. Great moments can be found in the elegantly produced ballad "Nothing Has Been Proved" (featuring lush orchestral arrangements by Angelo Badalamenti and a sax solo from Courtney Pine), the I'm-having-an-affair-with-a-married-man tale in the brilliant "In Private" and the mid-tempo "Daydreaming." I happen to be a huge Pet Shop Boys fan, but that doesn't mean that they steal the entire show on this album. Dusty holds her own admirably in the Dan Hartman-produced "Send it to Me" as well as the title track helmed by Andy Richards. On the remastered version of "Reputation," we get a few additional tracks, including the full length 12 inch version of "In Private" (a Top Twenty hit in her native UK). Tragically, Dusty lost a long battle to cancer in 1999, but "Reputation" is one of many albums that proves that she was among England's most respected and revered singers.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dusty in the 90's, March 22, 2006

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G. Carter "gcmusiclover" (Temple Hills, maryland United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reputation & Rarities (Audio CD)

Reputation & Rarities is one of Dusty's most versatile cd's.. from Dance, techno, pop, ballads, I love this cd it proved Dusty could handle anything given to her... 'Send It To Me'(also recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips), 'Time Waits For No One' has a nice groove & 'When Love Turns Blue' is simply beautiful, 'Any Other Fool' shows how Dusty was great with ballads, the energy of 'In Private' & 'Daydreaming' and Dusty's delicate delivery on 'Nothing Has Been Proved', this cd is a winner and a great addition to anyone's collection of Dusty's music!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DUSTY AS DANCE DIVA!, April 8, 2005

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S. Sittig "Divawatch" (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reputation & Rarities (Audio CD)

This 1990 effort, partially produced by the British dance music duo, The Pet Shop Boys (Neil Tennant/Chris Lowe),is a strong foray for all involved. Combine wonderfully melodious and complex synth sounds with the most soulful and vulnerable voices of our era and you are bound to get good results.

REPUTATION's every track is filled with an assurance and motivation not seen from Dusty since her 60's heydey. For long time fans, it's a well deserved "refreshing" of Dusty's career and for new initiates it's a chance to hear one of the most thrilling voices to ever grace the pop scene.

All 10 tracks are fantastic, but stand-outs are the Aretha-tinged "Born This Way", the sexy ballad "Arrested By You" and the ecstatic title track.

"Daydreaming" is a curiosity not to be missed, as Ms. Springfield tackles yet another new musical form: rap.

"I Wanna Stay Here" is an infectious melody written by non other than Carole King (a longtime Dusty collaborator), and "Occupy Your Mind" is a bold foray into electronic music...8 years before Madonna's "Ray of Light".

But the two tracks that are above and beyond the rest are "Nothing Has Been Proved" and "In Private". The first, "Nothing Has Been Proved" written to be included in the soundtrack to the film SCANDAL, is an exercise in phrasing and breath control. Dusty gives a lesson on how to phrase a lyric by interpreting a rather wordy Neil Tennant song. It's hard to imagine anyone else making it work but Dusty.

The second, "In Private", is an ode written specifically for Dusty by Tennant/Lowe, and it shows. The song uses all of her vocal assets and shows her in the best light. The song is a perfect amalgam of 60's Tamla/Motown sound and late 80's techno-pop...and only Dusty, who has proven successful in both of those realms, can pull it off so effortlessly.

Overall a fantastic album, with perhaps one of the most striking of Dusty LP covers (the UK version that is), with La Springfield in half-shadow doing one of her famous "hand gestures".

The U.S. release contains some bonus tracks that had previously been left on the cutting room floor. These aren't bad, but they don't really fit within the same style as the rest of the album. "When Love Turns To Blue" is my favorite of these.