Shelby Lynne - Just A Little Lovin '2014

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Just a Little Lovin is the first album by Shelby Lynne following her release
from Capitol Records and her first with Lost Highway. Shelby covers Dusty
Springfield songs on a simple, no-frills recording with her smooth, sultry
voice. The album is rounded out by a solitary Lynne original, Pretend. It was
recorded straight to analog tape at Los Angeles Capitol Studio A. Simply
beautiful!

One day back in the Spring of ’05, I received an e-mail from Barry
Manilow. We had met at a Grammy function a few years back. Turns out he digs my
music. So weve kept in touch over the last couple of years. In Barrys e-mail he
asked me if I had ever considered covering the Dusty Springfield songbook. I
didnt respond at that time. I had just released my latest record on Capitol
called Suit Yourself and was about to take off on the road for a few months. I
couldnt wrap my head around anything but going on the road. But, somewhere in
the back of my brain I kept the thought closely tucked away.

It wasn’t until May of ‘06 when I went to my manager Betty and
asked her what she thought about the idea of recording the Dusty songs. She
liked the idea, and thought I should do it. The thing is, I didnt want to just
record these songs, I wanted to make the recording simple and important.

I needed the perfect producer, and hadnt figured that part out yet. I needed
someone who would understand that these songs stand the test of time, and that
Dusty Springfield is timeless. Phil Ramone would be that guy. The recording
engineer - Al Schmitt - was chosen because this record had to sound perfect.

I had wanted to record at the Capitol building my whole career and this was the
album to do it. All of the drama I had endured with Capitol Records up to this
point finally came to an end. The very week we started recording this album,
Capitol Records was no more. My deal with them ended, and for a while this
record and I were without a label. Thats where Lost Highway enters the picture.
When they heard it, they loved it just the way it was. Plain and simple. Cut to
tape and zero frills. So, we had a deal.

Dusty Springfield was a soulful singer. You cant ever fill her shoes. So I just
set out to sing songs we all want to hear again. The road map I followed when
cutting these, was the one she made years ago. It was easy. I just sang and let
the songs do the work. Im so glad I did. Dusty inspired it all. - Shelby Lynne,
July 2007

The more you listen to Just a Little Lovin, the more it becomes clear that,
while its not a pairing that might have immediately sprung to mind...Lynne and
Springfield arent all that far apart in tone, delivery, and emotional wallop.
While Dusty could ornament a musical line and accent lyrics in indelible ways
that escape Lynne, the younger rebel does a creditable job of catching just
enough of Dustys mojo to show that she understands what made the originals so
powerful. (Robert Baird, Stereophile Magazine)

Shelby Lynne, vocals
Dean Parks, guitar
Rob Mathes, keyboards
Gregg Field, drums
Kevin Axt, electric and double bass

Tracklist:
01. Shelby Lynne - Just A Little Lovin (Album Version) (5:20)
02. Shelby Lynne - Anyone Who Had A Heart (Album Version) (3:38)
03. Shelby Lynne - You Dont Have To Say You Love Me (Album Version) (4:15)
04. Shelby Lynne - I Only Want To Be With You (Album Version) (3:55)
05. Shelby Lynne - The Look Of Love (Album Version) (3:23)
06. Shelby Lynne - Breakfast In Bed (Album Version) (3:24)
07. Shelby Lynne - Willie And Lauramae Jones (Album Version) (4:12)
08. Shelby Lynne - I Dont Want To Hear It Anymore (Album Version) (4:40)
09. Shelby Lynne - Pretend (Album Version) (3:09)
10. Shelby Lynne - How Can I Be Sure (Album Version) (3:37)

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