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Dusty Springfield

Dusty Springfield Biography

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Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien[note 1] OBE (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), known professionally as Dusty Springfield, was an English pop singer and record producer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s. With her distinctive sensual sound, she was an important blue-eyed soul singer and at her peak was one of the most successful British female performers, with six top 20 singles on the United States ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and sixteen on the United Kingdom Singles Chart from 1963 to 1989. Although never considered a Northern Soul artist in her own right, Springfield's efforts contributed a great deal to the formation of the genre as a result. Partly owing to these efforts, a year later she eventually became the best-selling female singer in the world and topped a number of popularity polls, including ''Melody Maker''s Best International Vocalist. She was the first UK singer to top the ''New Musical Express'' readers' poll for Female Singer. To boost her credibility as a soul artist, Springfield went to Memphis, Tennessee, to record ''Dusty in Memphis'', an album of pop and soul music, with the Atlantic Records main production team. Released in 1969, it has been ranked among the greatest albums of all time by the US magazine ''Rolling Stone'' and in polls by VH1 artists, ''New Musical Express'' readers, and Channel 4 viewers. The album was also awarded a spot in the Grammy Hall of Fame. After its release, Springfield experienced a career slump for several years. However, in collaboration with Pet Shop Boys, she returned to the Top 10 of the UK and US charts in 1987 with "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" Two years later, she had two other UK hits on her own with "Nothing Has Been Proved" and "In Private." Subsequently in the mid-1990s, owing to the inclusion of "Son of a Preacher Man" on the ''Pulp Fiction'' soundtrack, interest in her early output was revived.

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Goin' Back: The Definitive Dusty… Compilation 2011-11-07 itunes amazon
Just Dusty Compilation 2009-03-01 itunes amazon
Gold Compilation 2008-04-08 itunes amazon
40 Original Hits Compilation 2008 itunes amazon
The Best of Dusty Springfield, Volume… Compilation 2007 itunes amazon
Complete A and B Sides 1963-1970 Compilation 2006-07-31 itunes amazon
Gold Compilation 2006-06-27 itunes amazon
At Her Very Best: Dusty Springfield Compilation 2006-06-12 itunes amazon
Classics & Collectibles Compilation 2004-09-06 itunes amazon
The Look of Love Compilation 2004 itunes amazon
The Singles+ Compilation 2003-07-29 itunes amazon
See All Her Faces Album 2002-11 itunes amazon
White Heat Album 2002 itunes amazon
Love Songs Compilation 2001 itunes amazon
Hits Collection Compilation 2000-02-28 itunes amazon
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