Just a Little Lovin' * by Shelby Lynne (CD, Feb-2008, Lost Highway USA)

Shelby Lynne at her best. A must cd for all Dusty Springfield fans. Great interpretation of her music. Love it.

As a big fan of Shelby Lynne as well as Dusty Springfield I was really keen to see how Shelby would rework these classic songs. In the era of Dusty Springfield the arrangements were marred by over production, at least in my opinion. Dusty's voice was fantastic but there was just too much strings and nonsense in the background. Shelby's versions are much more stripped down and more to my taste. No fluff, just talent. The instruments are way in the background and Shelby's voice is right out front and very soulful. I dug it!

This is an excellent cd. It's also my first Shelby Lynne,but, I've already bid on more. Her voice is perfect for this style of music;it's so moving and I find myself singing these songs all day. She's done Dusty Springfield proud.
I guess Lynne has been considered a country singer on past recordings,but I'd put this cd more into the jazz/blusey genre.Haunting and beautiful recording.

If you have insomnia, then buy this CD. It won't soothe and calm you before bedtime but it is guaranteed to bore you to tears. And you don't want to go to bed upset, do you?! Seriously, what a waste of money for me! Shelby Lynne, "under" the influence and suggestion of Barry Manilow, is supposedly doing her "tribute" to the unsurpassable and super-talented Dusty Springfield. Ya think? I don't think that happened here. This CD is the worst I have heard in ANY category in a very long time. Save your money and invest wisely in a CD that is a compilation of the greatest hits of one of the greatest singers in pop history.......Dusty Springfield! I would call this Shelby Lynne "knockoff" one of the worst musical achievements in recorded history; to each his own!
I am unhappy that I wasted money on ordering a copy based on what one person told me; obviously, we don't share the same musical tastes! Hindsight is better than foresight. Shelby Lynne's "Just a Little Lovin'" is "just a big mess!"

Incredible CD, Delivery on Time, Exactly what i was looking for, all the songs are just what i was hopping

This is a noteworty homage to the late great Dusty Springfield. Shelby Lynne spins each cut with her own disctinct style while keeping the essence of Dusty's soulful and sultry style. This is a "must-have" for those who enjoy a cool, breezy, jazz-like sound.

The only complaint I have about this particularly fine album is that it clocks in at just under 40 minutes. 40 minutes that goes by much too quickly and makes the listener craving for more. I have been a Shelby Lynne fan since the 90's so I may be a bit biased, but one undeniable truth is that Shelby has always marched to her own drum, and this album is no exception. In an age of multiple overdubbing and slick production where just about anyone can be made to sound polished, Shelby goes in the completely opposite direction. These wonderful songs are mostly familiar ones, but stripped down to their bare minimum where Shelby's amazing vocal talents are allowed to shine. The songs made famous by Dusty Springfield such as Anyone Who had a heart, and I Only Want To Be With You take on a whole new meaning in Shelby's perfectly capable hands. Someone in a previous review said it perfectly: "All Killer, No Filler."

Anyone who's heard Shelby Lynne's last couple of albums will know she is at the peak of her art right now, having established a sound for herself that leans away from her country roots into something more slinky, occasionally straying into swampy Tony Joe White terrain. With Just a Little Lovin' she takes songs made famous by Dusty Springfield and presents them in a stripped back, intimate jazzy setting, backed by just four musicians. It's a brave move to take on songs of such iconic stature but Shelby makes them her own, her lower voice lending itself "purrfectly" to these arrangements. A superb choice of songs, from writers including the aforementioned White, along with Bacharach & David, Randy Newman, Mann & Weil, plus one Lynne original. From the pure sexy laziness of the opening title track, to the heart-stopping tension of the stark, fingerpicked closer "How Can I Be Sure?" this is one classy album. All killer, no filler, as the saying goes.

Shelby's covers of the original album by Dusty Springfield shows that she can sing a song in a blues, sultry voice. I prefer the original, but enjoyed the CD more than I thought.