Gold [2008]

by Dusty Springfield

Overview

For those who want a two-CD Dusty Springfield best-of rather than a more condensed (if more consistent) single-disc anthology, Gold is an excellent overview of her career highlights. Concentrating on her 1963-1971 prime, all of the major hit singles are here, as well as numerous quality singles that didn't chart highly, and some noteworthy album tracks. It's true the last third of disc two is relatively inessential compared to what's come before it, but it does bridge her peak with some post-1980 recordings from her latter career, including her biggest success from that era, "What Have I Done to Deserve This." Though it might be a little more singles-driven than some Dusty Springfield specialists would like, it would be hard to argue that it doesn't contain most of her very best work. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	04/08/2008
Label:	Mercury
UPC:	0600753041710
Rank:	114311

Tracks

Disc 1

1. I Only Want To Be With You
2. Stay Awhile
3. Wishin' And Hopin'
4. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
5. All Cried Out
6. Losing You
7. Guess Who
8. Live It Up
9. Your Hurtin' Kinda Love
10. In The Middle Of Nowhere
11. Some Of Your Lovin'
12. Little By Little
13. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
14. Goin' Back
15. All I See Is You
16. I'll Try Anything
17. Give Me Time
18. Look Of Love
19. What's It Gonna Be
20. I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face
21. If You Go Away
22. Magic Garden
23. I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten
24. I Will Come To You
25. Love Power
26. Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart
27. I Think It's Gonna Rain Today

Disc 2

28. Son Of A Preacher Man
29. Don't Forget About Me
30. Breakfast In Bed
31. I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore
32. Windmills Of Your Mind
33. Am I The Same Girl
34. In The Land Of Make Believe
35. Brand New Me
36. Silly Silly Fool
37. I Want To Be Free Girl
38. Lost
39. How Can I Be Sure
40. Spooky
41. What Good Is I Love You
42. Haunted
43. I Believe In You
44. I Wish That Love Would Last
45. What Have I Done To Deserve This
46. Nothing Has Been Proved
47. In Private
48. Reputation
49. Arrested By You
50. Whenever Would I Be
51. Roll Away

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dusty Springfield   Primary Artist
Pet Shop Boys   Primary Artist
Daryl Hall   Primary Artist
Wayne A. Dickson   Sequencing

Technical Credits

Linda Creed   Composer
Rupert Hine   Composer
Neil Tennant   Composer
Tom Dowd   Producer
Michael Rashkow   Composer
Wayne A. Dickson   Research,Liner Notes,Compilation Producer
Eugene Sanders   Composer
Mike Hawker   Composer
Allee Willis   Composer
Shelby S. Singleton Jr.   Producer
Stephen Hague   Producer
Andre Fischer   Producer
Vito Pallavicini   Composer
Joel Whitburn   Chart Information
Marilyn Bergman   Composer
Rod McKuen   Composer
Pet Shop Boys   Producer
Mark Barkan   Composer
Roland Chambers   Producer
Julian Mendelsohn   Producer
Jerry Butler   Composer
Jerry Wexler   Producer
Tim Rice   Chart Information
Randy Newman   Composer
Michel Legrand   Composer
Mike Shapiro   Composer
Chris Lowe   Composer
Tom Shapiro   Producer
Buddy Kaye   Composer
Mort Shuman   Composer
Arif Mardin   Producer
Brian Spence   Composer
Gary Klein   Composer
Paul Gambaccini   Chart Information
Bob Landis   Producer
Julian Fernandez   Compilation Producer
Ugene Dozier   Producer
Jeannette Obstoj   Composer
Vic Millrose   Composer
Harry Middlebrooks, Jr.   Composer
Simon Napier-Bell   Composer
Andy Richards   Producer
Kenny Gamble   Composer
Pino Donaggio   Composer
Ivor Raymonde   Composer
Jacques Brel   Composer
Clive Westlake   Composer
Ellie Greenwich   Composer,Producer
Dusty Springfield   Producer
Ben Weisman   Composer
Eddie Brigati   Composer
Felix Cavaliere   Composer
Tom Springfield   Composer
Alan Bergman   Composer
Thom Bell   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Philip Springer   Composer
Bobby Bloom   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Beatrice Verdi   Composer
Eddie Hinton   Composer
Vicki Wickham   Composer
David Lasley   Composer
John Franz   Producer
Jeff Barry   Composer,Producer
Leon Huff   Composer