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Just a Little Lovin' | 
 enlarge | Artist: Shelby Lynne
Label: Lost Highway
Category: Music
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 3447
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000978902
UPC: 602517448254
EAN: 0602517448254
ASIN: B000ZK53CA
Release Date: February 4, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand new - Factory sealed - Import edition We ship via first class mail from Miami, Florida.USA
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| Tracks:
| • | Just A Little Lovin' | | • | Anyone Who Had A Heart | | • | You Don't Have To Say You Love Me | | • | I Only Want To Be With You | | • | Look Of Love | | • | Breakfast In Bed | | • | Willie And Laura Mae Jones | | • | I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore | | • | Pretend | | • | How Can I Be Sure | | • | Wishin' And Hopin' |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 A perfect late night record July 11, 2008
Betty Blue (Brighton, UK)
Shelby Lynne has always had the potential to make a perfect, late night, lounge record and with Just A Little Lovin' she has. Every song with the exception of Willie & Laura Mae Jones is stripped down and transformed into beguiling torch songs that emphasise the power of the original lyrics and Shelby's seductive vocals. Die-hard Dusty fans may recoil at the idea of some of her classic songs being transformed by another singer but Shelby's record is both a heartfelt tribute to Dusty and a rewarding album in its own right. If Dusty was still alive, I suspect she would have approved AND fallen in love with Shelby's interpretations herself. Sleep on this album and you'll miss out on one of the year's finest!
 Not Bad, but................................ April 15, 2008
Bill Peter (Malaysia)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Shelby does a not bad job on this album, but, to me, the important question is; Would I ever rather listen to this than to a Dusty album or Dusty compilation? The answer is no. I'd rather listen to something like Cameo or a compilation any day. Shelby's voice lacks the fragility of Dusty's, and is so aggressive that she "attacks" some songs, e.g. "You don't have to say you love me" and "How can I be sure".
A futile exercise April 12, 2008
IWFIcon
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
2000's I Am Shelby Lynne may well have successfully drawn her away from her previous incarnation as straight down the middle country but it's cast a pale shadow on her subsequent career. That's not to say that recent efforts such as 2003's Identity Crisis have been poor, just that she's never really lived up to the promise of the I Am album on a consistent basis.
Just A Little Lovin' carries on that trend. Some might say that the attempt to channel Dusty Springfield was ill-advised and upon listening to the album I wouldn't neccesarily disagree. If you're going to record an album with four tracks off the seminal Dusty In Memphis album you are going to have to come up with something pretty special to make your make. Lynne doesn't really come close.
The attempt to provide a paired-down, almost simple, version of Dusty doesn't work, the biggest culprit being I Only Want To Be With You. If there's a person alive that would rather hear Lynne's cover version than Dusty's then I trust their padded cell is comfortable.
And therein lies the rub. There's nothing on the album that even comes close to matching the majesty of it's inspiration. For Dusty fans it's an interesting curiosity but not one that ever reaches "must-have" levels. Sometimes it seems, creative freedom doesn't always lead to the best ideas.
 nice album April 7, 2008
Glenn Sayward (mansfield uk)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
good luck to her - she thought about doing it first - i'm sure there are plenty more who wish they had done so
maybe just a little too laid back at times
but...when compared to the incredible Dusty In Memphis it doesn't really cut it
a little ambitious trying to sell out full size concert halls on the back of it - the album needs to fly off the shelves before september!
Exquisite March 25, 2008
Crazy Bald Heid (Surrey, England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Shelby Lynn has genre hopped in recent outings and in this latest absolute gem she has perhaps found her spiritual home. Her voice has never been in question - here it has finally found a worthy vehicle.
Of course these are all great songs, the obvious Bacharach & David favourites and a Randy Newman great to name check but a handful. But the songs themselves are not enough- many of these songs have been crucified by, in no particular order, the Tourists (feat Annie Lennox), Guy's & Doll's (feat Bruce Forsyth's daughter), UB40 and Chrissie Hynde, Cilla Black. Eeeugh! Nothing like that here. This collection is probably represents the very antithesis of those crimes against music.
What sets this album apart from other "tributes" is that Shelby herself understands and feels the music, the nuance of the hurt and vulnerability captured in some wonderful lyrics. No overwrought, overmoted oversinging here. Every note is spot on and in its place and not a one to spare.
In Phil Ramone she has found a sympathetic producer which has put her voice in the right place in the mix and melded with the similarly spare arrangements.
The end product is a romantic Sunday morning album to end all others. Every home really should have one. If you like this a new youngster Melody Gardot might be worth a check.
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