''Ooooooweeee!!!'' was the third album by the 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 ...
to be released in the US, issued on the
Philips Records
Philips Records is a record label founded by Netherlands, Dutch electronics company Philips and in 1999 was absorbed into Netherlands, Dutch-United States, American music corporation Universal Music Group. It was founded as Philips Phonograph ...
label in 1965 and including the hit single "Losing You". Even more than Springfield's first two US albums, ''Ooooooweeee!!!'' can be considered as a compilation since it contains tracks both from her first British album, '' A Girl Called Dusty'', and recordings originally issued on various A- and B-side singles and EPs – recorded and released in the UK over a period of some eighteen months. ''Ooooooweeee!!!'' also has tracks from Springfield's September 1964 sessions in New York, produced by Shelby Singleton Jr, some of which remain unreleased in Britain until 1998 and the CD re-issue of the 1965 album, ''
Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty
''Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty'' is the second studio album by singer Dusty Springfield, released on Philips Records in the UK in 1965. Springfield's 1964 debut album, '' A Girl Called Dusty'', sold well enough to make her Philips Records' top- ...
''.
''Ooooooweeee!!!'' was first released on CD by
Mercury Records
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/
Universal Music
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in 1999, with three bonus tracks.
Track listing
Side A
#"Losing You" (
Tom Springfield
Tom Springfield (born Dionysius Patrick O'Brien, 2 July 1934 – 27 July 2022) was an English musician, songwriter, and record producer who was prominent in the 1960s folk and pop music scene. He was the older brother of singer Dusty Springfiel ...
,
Clive Westlake
Gerald Clive Westlake (25 December 1932 – 17 June 2000)Recorded in New York, September 1964. First UK release: 1998 CD reissue of 1965 album ''
Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty
''Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty'' is the second studio album by singer Dusty Springfield, released on Philips Records in the UK in 1965. Springfield's 1964 debut album, '' A Girl Called Dusty'', sold well enough to make her Philips Records' top- ...
''
#"Once upon a Time" (
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 ...
) – 1:53 Recorded in London, 17 October 1963. First release: Philips UK single 40162 (B-side of "I Only Want to Be With You"), 8 November 1963
#"He's Got Something" (Kenny Lynch, Ian Samwell) – 2:34 Recorded in London, 12 December 1963. First release: Philips UK EP ''I Only Want to Be With You'', BE 12560, 6 March 1964
#"
You Don't Own Me
"You Don't Own Me" is a pop song written by Philadelphia songwriters John Madara and David White and recorded by Lesley Gore in 1963, when she was 17 years old. The song was Gore's second most successful recording and her last top-ten single ...
" (
John Madara
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Gerry Goffin
Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the US No.1 hits " Will You L ...
, Arthur Kornfeld,
Toni Wine
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) – 2:11 Recorded in New York, September 1964. First UK release: Philips UK EP ''Dusty in New York'', BE 12572, 9 April 1965
Side B
#"If Wishes Could Be Kisses" (Roy Alfred, Wes Farrell) – 2:52 Recorded in New York, September 1964. First UK release: 1998 CD reissue of 1965 album ''
Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty
''Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty'' is the second studio album by singer Dusty Springfield, released on Philips Records in the UK in 1965. Springfield's 1964 debut album, '' A Girl Called Dusty'', sold well enough to make her Philips Records' top- ...
''
#"I'll Love You for Awhile" (
Gerry Goffin
Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the US No.1 hits " Will You L ...
,
Carole King
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) – 2:06 Recorded in London, 22 January 1965. First UK release: Philips single BF 1430 (B-side of "Some of Your Lovin'"), 10 September 1965
#"I Wanna Make You Happy" (
Russ Titelman
Russ Titelman (born August 16, 1944, Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American record producer and songwriter. He has to date won three Grammy Awards. He earned his first producing the Steve Winwood song " Higher Love", and his se ...
,
Cynthia Weil
Cynthia Weil (October 18, 1940 – June 1, 2023) was an American songwriter who wrote many songs together with her husband Barry Mann. Weil and Mann were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987, and in 2011, they jointly received the ...
) – 2:25 Recorded in New York, September 1964. First UK release: Philips UK EP ''Dusty in New York'', BE 12572, 9 April 1965
#"Your Hurtin' Kinda Love" (Mike Hawker,
Ivor Raymonde
Ivor Raymonde (born Ivor Pomerance; 22 October 1926 – 4 June 1990) was a British musician, songwriter, arranger and actor, best known for his distinctive rock-orchestral arrangements for Dusty Springfield and others in the 1960s.
Life and ca ...
) – 2:37 Recorded in London, 22 January 1965. First release: Philips UK single BF 1396 (A-side), 5 February 1965
#"
When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
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" (
Lamont Dozier
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Career
Dozier was a ...
,
Brian Holland
Brian Holland (born February 15, 1941) is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound, and numerous hi ...
, Edward Holland, Jr.) – 3:04 First release: UK album '' A Girl Called Dusty'', April 1964
#"I Want Your Love Tonight" (Bob Halley, Carl Spencer) – 2:05 Recorded in New York, September 1964. First UK release: Philips UK EP ''Dusty in New York'', BE 12572, 9 April 1965
Bonus tracks 1999 reissue
#
"Go Ahead On" (
Madeline Bell
Madeline Bell (born July 23, 1942) is an American soul singer, who became famous as a performer in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s with pop group Blue Mink, having arrived from the United States in the gospel show '' Black Nativity'' in 1962 ...
,
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 ...
) – 2:35 Recorded in London, 26 August 1966. First release: Philips UK single BF 1510 (B-side of "All I See Is You"), 9 September 1966
#"I Will Always Want You" ("Di Fronte All'Amore") (Silvana Simoni, Mario Coppola, Umberto Bindi) – 3:33 Recorded in London, 30 June 1966. Originally unissued. First release: UK compilation ''Something Special'', 1996
#"Don't Let Me Lose This Dream" (
Aretha Franklin
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, Ted White) – 2:24 First release: UK album '' Where Am I Going?'', 1967
Personnel and production
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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 ...
–
lead vocals
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,
backing vocals
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The Breakaways
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The original members were Vicki H ...
– backing vocals
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Madeline Bell
Madeline Bell (born July 23, 1942) is an American soul singer, who became famous as a performer in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s with pop group Blue Mink, having arrived from the United States in the gospel show '' Black Nativity'' in 1962 ...
– backing vocals
*
Lesley Duncan
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accompaniment
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Johnny Franz
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record producer
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Ivor Raymonde
Ivor Raymonde (born Ivor Pomerance; 22 October 1926 – 4 June 1990) was a British musician, songwriter, arranger and actor, best known for his distinctive rock-orchestral arrangements for Dusty Springfield and others in the 1960s.
Life and ca ...
– orchestra director
* Alan Tew – orchestra director
* Shelby Singleton Jr. – record producer (New York sessions)
*
Ray Stevens
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– arranger and orchestra director (New York sessions)
* Roger Wake – digital remastering (UK) (1999 re-issue)
* Mike Gill – digital remastering (UK) (1999 re-issue)