Dusty Springfield - On TV and Radio, Volume 5: 1969

This is the next in my series of Dusty Springfield's TV and radio appearances. As with the others in the series, I'm only including songs that she never did on any of her studio releases. (There are a couple exceptions when she did a song in a very different way, such as a duet.)

Yes, she does have a mainstream show biz streak, but I think what's most interesting about this album is how it highlights her ability to sing soul music. Probably just by chance, it's mostly made up of soul covers, including a long soul medley. Not a lot of people would dare cover a soul stomper like "25 Miles" by Edwin Starr, but she does. She even did a Sly and the Family Stone song this year - "Sing a Simple Song" - though unfortunately that was one of the few covers she did that I couldn't find.

Only four of the songs were officially released: "It's Your Thing," "Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Since You've Been Gone [Sweet Sweet Baby] - To Love Somebody - People Got to Be Free," "I Heard It through the Grapevine," and "Angel of the Morning." These all were on the "Goin' Back" box set.

This album is 39 minutes long.

01 A Banda - Going to the Zoo (Dusty Springfield, Tom Springfield & Julie Felix)
02 For Once in My Life (Dusty Springfield)
03 I'm a Believer (Dusty Springfield)
04 It's Your Thing (Dusty Springfield)
05 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Since You’ve Been Gone [Sweet Sweet Baby] - To Love Somebody - People Got to Be Free (Dusty Springfield)
06 Reflections (Dusty Springfield)
07 Private Number (Dusty Springfield & Jimmy Ruffin)
08 Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' (Dusty Springfield)
09 I Heard It through the Grapevine (Dusty Springfield)
10 25 Miles (Dusty Springfield)
11 Why Don't You Do Right - Alright, Okay, You Win (Dusty Springfield)
12 Angel of the Morning (Dusty Springfield)
13 Games People Play (Dusty Springfield)

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I couldn't find a good color photo from 1969. This one comes from an appearance on Top of the Pops in early 1970. I changed the background from yellow to orange, because the yellow was too similar to the yellow of the text (which I've kept the same for all the albums in this series), as well as the yellow of her sweater.