Just A Little Lovin'

by Lost Highway

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Release Date:2008-01-29
Label:Lost Highway
UPC:602517448254
Binding:Audio CD
Published By:Lost Highway
ASIN:B000ZK53CA
Category:Music

Tracks on Just A Little Lovin' by Lost Highway

  1. Just A Little Lovin'
  2. Anyone Who Had A Heart
  3. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
  4. I Only Want To Be With You
  5. The Look Of Love
  6. Breakfast In Bed
  7. Willie And Lauramae Jones
  8. I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore
  9. Pretend
  10. How Can I Be Sure

Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions

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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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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

Customer Reviews

She's Made These Songs Her Own - Reviewed on 2008-11-17
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I like Dusty Springfield. I like Shelby Lynne. I love Shelby Lynne singing songs that used to be condsidered to be "Dusty's." And I say "used to be considered" meaning to use those words.

It was funny a few years ago when some kid asked his father about Paul McCartney, who was then singing with Wings, "Dad, didn't he used to be in another band?" Well, a similar question might now be asked about these songs, "Did someone else sing that song years ago?" I do not mean to diminish Miss Springfield and would not be able to do so even if that were my intent. I mean only to say that these songs in Miss Lynne's capable hands have an emotional appeal on an entirely different level than that of Miss Springfield. I believe that Miss Lynne's treatment of these songs accurately conveys the emotions meant to be conveyed by the words themselves. And, that is better done with only the accompaniment of a piano or with no accompaniment at all than with that of an orchestra in the context of a "production."

This is a record for the ages. If you buy it, you'll listen to it over and over. You may as well not put it back on the shelf because it won't be long until you pull it out again, and again.
Just a little lovin - Reviewed on 2008-11-17
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I thoroughly enjoyed the soothing sound of her music. I would buy other CDs
Just a Little Lovin' - Reviewed on 2008-11-17
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I liked a couple of the songs but would have liked a few more on the CD. She has a very lovely voice.
just a little lovin' - Reviewed on 2008-09-29
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Not too many white females can claim the privilige of achingly romantic blues renditions done in their OWN way.
i do think this album not only does that but her unique voice and style tell a story not only her own but that of her audience; don't listen to it unless you are prepared.
She's No Dusty - Reviewed on 2008-09-15
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1 customer found this review not to be helpful.
Very disappointed in this CD. The woman has no range and I was bored (imagine-a boring Bacharach song) I was hoping that someone could do justice to Dusty. Not to be, at least, not yet.
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