This little sampler in Rhino's Flashback series draws tracks from
Dusty Springfield's two Atlantic albums, 1969's classic
Dusty in Memphis and the almost as impressive
A Brand New Me, which followed a year later. Given that
Springfield was one of the best white soul singers to ever set foot in a recording studio, the result is a sultry 30 minutes of great music, including her definitive version of "Son of a Preacher Man," her cover of
the Rascals' "How Can I Be Sure," and a pair of
Kenneth Gamble and
Leon Huff productions, "Lost" and "Silly Silly Fool." It all makes for a great set, but there is really no reason to not just pick up the two Atlantic albums and have everything from what was arguably
Springfield's peak period. ~ Steve Leggett