Ooooooweeee!

by Dusty Springfield

Overview

Springfield's second U.S. album is another hybrid work, but for different reasons. The tracks, of which two ("You Don't Own Me," "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes") are repeated from her debut, were cut in London and in Nashville, the latter under the direction of Shelby Singleton Jr. The Singleton-produced numbers, except the girl-groupish "Now That You're My Baby," are better R&B, more raw and less dignified in their playing (Springfield in the early days had to fight to get the sound she wanted from her backing musicians), and mix well with the London-based material. In fact, "Lovelight" works better here than it did on the earlier album, for Ooooooweeee!!! is overall a more soul-oriented album. The bonus tracks are a significant enhancement -- "Go Ahead On," cut by Springfield backed by the Echoes is a fine piece of Brit-beat R&B; her version of Aretha Franklin's "Don't Let Me Lose This Dream" is a harbinger of Springfield's real musical direction, while "I Will Always Want You" is a throwback to the sound of her first album, in a broad, big-voiced, heavily orchestrated style. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	09/15/2017
Label:	Premium Cool
UPC:	0646315700510
Rank:	55340

Tracks

1. Losing You
2. Here She Comes
3. One Upon a Time
4. He's Got Something
5. You Don't Own Me
6. Now That You're My Baby
7. If Wishes Were Kisses
8. I'll Love You for a While
9. I Wanna Make You Happy
10. Your Hurtin' Kind of Love
11. When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
12. I Want Your Love Tonight

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dusty Springfield   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Echoes   Primary Artist
Ray Stevens   Conductor

Technical Credits

Toy Caldwell   Composer
Shelby Singleton   Producer
Bob Halley   Composer
Kenny Lynch   Composer
Ivor Raymonde   Composer,Direction
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Joe Kookoolis   Composer
Bas Hartong   Producer,Remixing
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Clive Westlake   Composer
Dusty Springfield   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Carole King   Composer
Russ Titelman   Composer
David White   Composer
Madeline Bell   Composer
Umberto Bindi   Composer
Ray Stevens   Arranger
Michael Hawker   Composer
Alan Tew   Direction,Augmenting
Artie Kornfeld   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
Tom Springfield   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Suha Gur   Remixing,Remastering
Ian Samwell   Composer
John Franz   Producer
John Madara   Composer
Wes Farrell   Composer
Roger Wake   Remixing
Roy Alfred   Composer
Aretha Franklin   Composer
Toni Wine   Composer
Mike Gill   Remixing
The Echoes   Group
Carl Spencer   Composer
Sal Trimachi   Composer
Mike Hawker   Composer
Arthur 'Artie' Lawrence Kornfeld   Composer
Silvana Simoni   Composer
Wesley Farrell   Composer