''Dusty – The Silver Collection'' is a

greatest hits album A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...

by English singer

Dusty Springfield Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was a British singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, Pop mus ...

, released by

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in 1988. It contains 24 selected tracks recorded between 1963 and 1970, including all of Springfield's top 10 singles from that period.

Promotion

Before the compilation's release, Springfield's 1963 debut single, "

I Only Want to Be with You "I Only Want to Be with You" is a song written by Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde. Released as a debut solo single by British singer Dusty Springfield under her long-time producer Johnny Franz, "I Only Want to Be with You" peaked at number 4 o ...

", which originally reached number four in the UK singles chart, was re-released. The song had recently been used in a Britvic 55 soft drinks advertisement in the UK, in which Springfield appeared in person. It reached number 83 in the UK singles chart in January 1988.

Critical reception

In a retrospective review for

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, Thom Jurek described the compilation as "perhaps the most telling portrait yet of the late Ms. Springfield's diversity as a pop singer and the enduring popularity of her classic vocal style", though he noted that " e recordings here are not grouped chronologically, giving the set a kind of untrackable feel, but on repeated listening, making perfect sense."

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

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