Dusty In Memphis (180 GRAM)＜限定盤＞

Rolling Stone (4/11/02, p.106) - Ranked #9 in Rolling Stone's "50 Coolest Records". Rolling Stone (10/31/02, p.135) - Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's "Women In Rock: The 50 Essential Albums" - "...[A] British soul masterpiece..." Rolling Stone (11/1/69, p.42) - "...most of the songs...have a great deal of depth while presenting extremely direct and simple statements about love....Dusty sings around her material, creating music that's evocative rather than overwhelming..." Spin (p.84) - "[With] the dizzying 'The Windmills of Your Mind,' and 'Breakfast in Bed' -- whose title reads like the album feels." Entertainment Weekly (10/9/92, p.60) - "...her lighter-than-air voice carries the album aloft..." - Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly (3/12/99, p.71) - "...It's her shining moment and just might be one of the all-time great pop albums." - Rating: A Q (3/95, p.119) - 3 Stars - Good - "...balances R&B and sensitive pop dramas..." NME (Magazine) (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #54 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time.'

Sometimes memories distort or inflate the quality of recordings deemed legendary, but in the case of Dusty in Memphis, the years have only strengthened its reputation. The idea of taking England's reigning female soul queen to the home of the music she had mastered was an inspired one. The Jerry Wexler/Tom Dowd/Arif Mardin production and engineering team picked mostly perfect songs, and those that weren't so great were salvaged by Springfield's marvelous delivery and technique. This set has definitive numbers in "So Much Love," "Son of a Preacher Man," "Breakfast in Bed," "Just One Smile," "I Don't Want to Hear About It Anymore," and "Just a Little Lovin'" and three bonus tracks: an unreleased version of "What Do You Do When Love Dies," "Willie & Laura Mae Jones" and "That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho)." It's truly a disc deserving of its classic status. ~ Ron Wynn

ダスティのハスキーでドラマティックな歌声が、極上のメロディの数々を奏でる名盤は、彼女にとって、5枚目にあたるアルバム。彼女の代表曲でもあり、60年代ポップスのスタンダードのひとつとなった「プリーチャー・マン」や、後半のメロディアスな感情の高まりが聞き所の、ミシェル・ルグランの名曲「風のささやき」など、リラックスしつつも、そのソウルフルさに思わず踊り出したくなるグルーヴもある、さすがの一枚。 (C)馬場敏裕