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Just A Little Lovin' |  | Artist: Shelby Lynne
Label: Lost Highway
Category: Music
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Seller: 2DollarMusic
Rating:  105 reviews
Sales Rank: 3848
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000978902
UPC: 602517448254
EAN: 0602517448254
ASIN: B000ZK53CA
Release Date: January 29, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Just A Little Lovin' | | • | Anyone Who Had A Heart | | • | You Don't Have To Say You Love Me | | • | I Only Want To Be With You | | • | The Look Of Love | | • | Breakfast In Bed | | • | Willie And Lauramae Jones | | • | I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore | | • | Pretend | | • | How Can I Be Sure |
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| Editorial Reviews:
It's a risky move for any singer to attempt a direct ascent on the towering peaks of Dusty Springfield's evergreen legacy. (Rolling Stone once called Dusty in Memphis the third most "essential" rock album by a woman.) Just a Little Lovin' achieves the unlikely: a tribute to an immortal artist which both glorifies its subject and elevates the worshipper kneeling at her altar. Lynne's 2001 breakthrough, I Am Shelby Lynne, was both utterly fresh and nostalgically infused with a Memphis-like spirit. Much of Just a Little Lovin' is as familiar as an old pair of shoes. Lynne's original contribution, "Pretend," fits snugly between the classics, but it's the loose, practically improvised vibe of this recording that breathes new life into Bacharach and David's "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and, especially, Randy Newman's "I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore." Genius producer Phil Ramone lends the entire collection the kind of intimacy he brought to Paul Simon and Billy Joel's most atmospheric 1970s recordings. Restrained instrumentation--often simply guitar, upright bass, a sprinkling of piano, and light percussion--turn even the teenage bubble-gum anthem "I Only Want to Be with You" into a sultry meditation. It's hard to imagine another recent album more successful in melding retro-reverence with contemporary moderation. The result arouses emotion even as it enchantingly relaxes. --Ben Heege
Shelby's new album, Just A Little Lovin', was inspired by one of her favorite singers, Dusty Springfield. The album features nine clasic songs associated with Dusty and one stunning original written by Shelby, inspired by Dusty.
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Album Description
UK edition of her 2008 album includes one bonus track: 'Wishin' And Hopin''. Just A Little Lovin' is a collection of songs originally recorded by Dusty Springfield that were close to Shelby's heart. She had wanted to do this record for a long time and she realizes the fruition with this 11 song set. Standouts include 'Anyone Who Had A Heart', 'The Book of Love', and 'Breakfast in Bed'. Universal.
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 TRIBUTE TO DUSTY January 10, 2010
James L. Woolridge (Sunny Florida)
JUST A LITTLE LOVIN is Shelby Lynne's tribute CD to Dusty Springfield. Combine Shelby's lovely voice, with great old songs and great emotional interpretations and you have a wonderful CD. It is the kind of CD you listen to over and over. RECOMMENDED
A career defining/chaning record for an established star November 24, 2009
M. Mellen (Houston, TX USA)
I am not a country music fan at all, let me start with that. I bought this album on numorous recommendations from an audiophile website that it was the best album of 2008, but I really had fairly low expectations. I was absolutely shocked from the moment the needle hit the record. An absolutely sublime collection of well known standards, most Dusty Springfield songs, with beautiful, sparing, stark arrangements.
Ms. Lynne has joined Jane Monhiet, Madeliene Peyroux, Melody Gardot and Tierney Sutton in my Pantheon of great, pure singers. The noteable exception is that her delivery trumps all of those mentioned above, with only Madeliene Peyroux being in the same league. Great album.
Outstanding September 30, 2009
C. Raymer (Arizona)
What a fantastic C.D! Shelby Lynne did a great job with the songs that were originally popular by previous artists! You'll love it!
 Look out, Diana Krall! June 16, 2009
S. Winterich (Atlanta, GA)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I like the story of an immensely talented woman overcoming personal hardships to make a success of herself, as Shelby Lynne did in the world of country music. But there's very little country in "Just a Little Lovin'." I'm not feelin' it.
Unfortunately, the song arrangements are almost all slow tempo, soft, and sterile, with no brassiness. There's probably no way to improve on Dusty Springfield, and any attempt to redo songs Dusty made popular will either sound redundant or sterile. Hiring heavyweight producer Phil Ramone, Shelby's label was obviously pushing her into an adult contemporary niche. Shelby could sing the telephone book gorgeously, and sings this album beautifully, and she has sung over far better arrangements (i.e., "I Am Shelby Lynne") so we can only infer a minimum of creative control.
In spite of these problems, Ms. Lynne's version of "The Look of Love" almost (ALMOST) redeems the album, and a dramatically-slowed down version of "I Only Want to Be With You" is an additional highlight.
As for "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me?" Snooze. I didn't think it was possible to make that sweeping, dramatic song boring.
A great tribute to Dusty Springfield April 1, 2009
Peter Durward Harris (Leicester England)
I was very surprised when I first heard about this album at the time of its release. I knew that Shelby had great taste in music, but I hadn't seen Dusty listed among her influences or favorite singers, so her choice of Dusty surprised me, though I was very pleased too as I'm a huge Dusty fan. My second surprise came with the track listing. I thought maybe Shelby would go mostly for the early stuff, perhaps including some of the earlier country/folk songs that Dusty recorded as lead singer of the Springfields. But no, it was the Dusty in Memphis album that impressed Shelby and made her a Dusty fan; that album accounts for about half of Shelby`s selections for this album. So while some of Dusty's early solo material is represented, no Springfields tracks are covered. Finally, Shelby surprised me by the way she chose to cover Dusty's songs.
Very different from Dusty's original versions, Shelby has opted for a starker interpretation, which is difficult to classify but I suppose it could be described as bluesy folk. Because of my financial situation, I didn't buy the album until I found it at a suitably discounted price. Ironically, when I saw it at such a price, it was in a store that was having its own financial problems. By the time I bought the album, I knew exactly what to expect as I'd listened to several tracks on the internet. If you are familiar with Dusty's music but you haven't heard anything from this album, I'd advise you to listen to samples. I expect there are some fans of Dusty's music who will love this album as I do, while others will hate it.
Two of Dusty's most famous songs (You don't have to say you love me, I only want to be with you) are included; the former actually originated as an Italian ballad. Shelby also included the famous Anyone who had a heart, though this was not a hit for Dusty anywhere as far as I know. It was an American hit for Dionne Warwick, a British hit for Cilla Black and a French hit (with translated lyrics) for Petula Clark. Dusty's version is brilliant and at least as good as the hit versions. Among the other songs is one song, Pretend, that Shelby wrote especially for this album and it, too, is brilliant.
By choosing to do radical re-interpretations rather than faithful cover versions, Shelby has created a real masterpiece that can only enhance Dusty`s legacy. Indeed, I know of at least one Shelby Lynne fan who bought and enjoyed some of Dusty's music (who otherwise would not have done so) after playing this album several times. It is a pity that Dusty didn't live long enough to hear Shelby's tribute.
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