Just a Little Lovin': Anniversary Edition

Rolling Stone (p.82) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[B]are-bones interpretations that are more light jazz than country, including a gorgeous 'Anyone Who Had a Heart.'" Uncut (p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "In squeezing all the Saturday night/Sunday morning feel from the originals, she refashions them into doleful folk-soul songs.....Effortless elegance is the order here." Down Beat (p.81) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Lynne fearlessly embraces the stripped-down format, often going a capella or with minimal, late night jazz lounge backing. The results are riveting..." Mojo (Publisher) (p.114) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The key to her approach is simplicity...singing in a relaxed, intimate manner that's totally revealing and always soulful." Blender (Magazine) (p.80) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[This] delicately rendered tribute feels like a candid self-portrait painted in watercolors and tears." Harp (magazine) (p.95) - "[T]his set of Dusty Springfield covers might just be her most unguarded. She captures the essence....Lynne shares Springfields' sultry purr..." The Word (magazine) (p.97) - "Lynne shows that she is capable of communicating the nuances of a song better than perhaps any living singer you can think of outside of Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan." Record Collector (magazine) (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Shelby's Southern drawl drapes itself beautifully around a set of tunes that were pretty wonderful to start with."

敬愛するダスティ・スプリングフィールドのカヴァーに挑んだカントリーの歌姫による新作は、名盤『Dusty In Memphis』に倣って、バリー・マン作の“Just A Little Lovin'”で幕を開ける（あ、ジャケのポーズも同じだ!）。巨匠フィル・ラモーンによるプロデュースのもと、ジャジーな演奏をバックに名曲の数々をダスティのソウルを継承するように丁寧に歌い込んでいる。眩いばかりのメロウネスに溺れ死にしそうっす。
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