Search - Dusty Springfield :: White Heat

With a Touch of Dusty!

Sylviastel | 08/22/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Dusty Springield OBE (1939-1999) knew how to sing a song better than any of us could. She had the ear and the vocal range to include country, pop, rock, and this new age style of music. It is hard to imagine that she has left us 7 years ago. She became an icon for lot of young people. This compact disc is for the 1980s sound which she also couquered as well as the 1960s and 1970s and even the 1990s. Dusty was a remarkable singer, vocalist, and truly gifted artist."

Possibly one of Dusty's finest moments

maz | Kent , England | 11/14/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"White Heat is a fascinating album and a total departure from Dusty's usual style.Recorded in the early 80's it was originally only available in North America.



The album was made during Dusty's tempestous relationship with Carole Pope, the singer with the Canadian band, Rough Trade. It's hard edged, funky and angst ridden. From the synth laden Donnez Moi, the reggae influenced I Am Curious, the funk rock of Blind Sheep, this album probably reflects Dusty's true self more than any of her others.



The stand out track is the final one; Soft Core. Written by Carole Pope, it could only be about Dusty herself. Utterly brilliant and only Dusty could sing a song like that.



That VOICE is still there and thumps you in the chest like no other singerwill ever do.



This is not like Dusty In Memphis or as Dusty herself would put it "Big Ballady Things." However, I think it's one of her best and most honest albums.



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