{"id":40755,"date":"2008-02-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/just-a-little-lovin\/"},"modified":"2008-02-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-21T00:00:00","slug":"just-a-little-lovin","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/just-a-little-lovin\/","title":{"rendered":"Just A Little Lovin’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shelby Lynne — good. Dusty Springfield<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> — good. Shelby Lynne sings Dusty Springfield — goooooooood. <\/p>\n

Just A Little Lovin\u2019 <\/i>is a tribute album to Dusty Springfield by Shelby Lynne. This may seem like an odd combination.\u00a0 Dusty Springfield<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame pop icon. Shelby Lynne is a country\/pop singer with attitude. What comes out of this mix is a bluesy, smoke-filled lounge type album. <\/p>\n

This disc <\/i>is a sparse collection; Shelby Lynne is backed on each song by drums, bass and either a piano or drums, an approach to Dusty Springfield\u2019s music that saves the album. Shelby Lynne is smart enough to use Dusty Springfield as a jumping off point for her own interpretations of some classic songs. <\/p>\n

\u201cJust A Little Lovin\u2019\u201d and \u201cAnyone Who Had A Heart\u201d set the tone for what is to follow. The focus in on the vocals and the subdued instrumental background help give these classic pop songs a lite jazz feel. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou Don\u2019t Have To Say You Love Me,\u201d one of Springfield<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>\u2019s classic songs, is given a spectacular a cappella introduction. The purity of Lynne\u2019s voice makes this an affecting performance as she slows the song down and eliminates the booming sound of the chorus.<\/p>\n

Other highlights include \u201cI Only Want To Be With You,\u201d which is given a different cadence and vocal emphasis from the original. \u201cThe Look Of Love\u201d is the closest Lynne comes to a classic Springfield<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> sound. \u201cBreakfast In Bed\u201d was a song that lost Springfield<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>\u2019s vocal in the mix; here, Lynne gives a clear vocal presentation of a great lost love song. \u00a0One of the more interesting songs is \u201cWillie and Laura Mae Jones,\u201d the only song on which Lynne plays lead guitar. She returns this Tony Joe White penned song to its country roots. <\/p>\n

The only two non-Springfield songs feel out of place and just do not measure up. The only self-penned song,\u201cPretend,\u201d is ordinary. The Young Rascals cover of \u201cHow Can I Be Sure\u201d is a poor choice as it has been covered hundreds of times and Lynne adds nothing new. <\/p>\n

The Live DVD contains only two songs and both are Springfield<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> covers. Lynne has her regular band behind her and that makes quite a difference. She moves Springfield<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> from the lounge to the bedroom with her live interpretations of \u201cWishin\u2019 and Hopin\u2019\u201d and \u201cBreakfast In Bed.\u201d While the CD is interesting, these two songs make the listener wish that she had presented more of the songs live. The Lynne attitude is back and she exudes a sexuality. The DVD is good stuff, but too short. <\/p>\n

All in all, Just A Little Lovin\u2019 <\/i>is a sedate and interesting album. The CD shows Shelby Lynne\u2019s soft side and interpretive ability. The major problem is a sameness in the presentations which is all the more apparent when viewed against the two live performances on the DVD. Still, it is a good way to spend an hour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":29216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[6310],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-40755","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-shelby-lynne","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40755\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40755"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=40755"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=40755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}