See All Her Faces
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See All Her Faces is the seventh studio album by singer Dusty Springfield
, originally released on the Philips Records
label in 1972. It contains a mixture of tracks from different recording sessions; some tracks were recorded with Jeff Barry
for an aborted third album for Atlantic Records
, other tracks were recorded for Philips in the UK between April and July 1970 - these came to be Springfield's final recordings with long time producer and arranger Johnny Franz
. Some, such as "Willie and Laura Mae Jones", recorded with Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin, had been previously released as singles in the US. See All Her Faces collects many of those tracks, recorded from 1969 to 1971, placing seven of the British recordings on Side A, while Side B comprises tracks recorded both in the UK and the US. As a result, the album has no cohesive sound, but offers many different styles of music. The album boasts eight producers, including Springfield herself. It has been suggested that See All Her Faces is best appreciated track by track, rather than as a whole stylistic statement, as her album Dusty in Memphis
is often praised to be.
The See All Her Faces album was never released in the US, and as a consequence the majority of the tracks recorded in the UK would remain unavailable in the States until the release of the Rhino Entertainment
compilations Dusty in London and Love Songs - some thirty years later.
In 2002, Mercury Records
/Universal Music UK released See All Her Faces in its entirety on CD for the first time, then also including three bonus tracks; two further recordings from the shelved Faithful album with Jeff Barry and also Springfield's interpretation of "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
", written by Alan
& Marilyn Bergman
and Michel Legrand
for the 1969 film The Happy Ending
. Springfield recorded her version of the song during the See All Her Faces sessions in London in the summer of 1970, but it was left unheard in the Philips Records archives until 1994.
Side B
Bonus tracks 2002 CD reissue
Other Tracks
"O-o-h Child
" (Stan Vincent) - 3:13
"A Song For You
" (Leon Russell) - 3:30
"Sweet Inspiration" (John Cameron) - 3:12
"Wasn't Born To Follow" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) - 3:31
Dusty Springfield
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...
, originally released on the Philips Records
Philips Records
Philips Records is a record label that was founded by Dutch electronics company Philips. It was started by "Philips Phonographische Industrie" in 1950. Recordings were made with popular artists of various nationalities and also with classical artists from Germany, France and Holland. Philips also...
label in 1972. It contains a mixture of tracks from different recording sessions; some tracks were recorded with Jeff Barry
Jeff Barry
Jeff Barry is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer.-Early career:...
for an aborted third album for Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, other tracks were recorded for Philips in the UK between April and July 1970 - these came to be Springfield's final recordings with long time producer and arranger Johnny Franz
Johnny Franz
Johnny Franz was a UK record producer and A&R man at the Philips label. Although his name is not recognized by many Americans, Franz was one of Britain's most successful producers in the 1950s and 1960s...
. Some, such as "Willie and Laura Mae Jones", recorded with Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin, had been previously released as singles in the US. See All Her Faces collects many of those tracks, recorded from 1969 to 1971, placing seven of the British recordings on Side A, while Side B comprises tracks recorded both in the UK and the US. As a result, the album has no cohesive sound, but offers many different styles of music. The album boasts eight producers, including Springfield herself. It has been suggested that See All Her Faces is best appreciated track by track, rather than as a whole stylistic statement, as her album Dusty in Memphis
Dusty in Memphis
Dusty in Memphis is a landmark album by Dusty Springfield, released in 1969. It was produced by Jerry Wexler and Arif Mardin and engineered by Tom Dowd. "So Much Love", "Son of a Preacher Man", "The Windmills Of Your Mind", "Breakfast in Bed", "Just One Smile", "I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore",...
is often praised to be.
The See All Her Faces album was never released in the US, and as a consequence the majority of the tracks recorded in the UK would remain unavailable in the States until the release of the Rhino Entertainment
Rhino Entertainment
Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label and production company. It is owned by Warner Music Group.-History:Rhino was originally a novelty song and reissue company during the 1970s and 1980s, releasing compilation albums of pop, rock & roll, and rhythm & blues successes...
compilations Dusty in London and Love Songs - some thirty years later.
In 2002, Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
/Universal Music UK released See All Her Faces in its entirety on CD for the first time, then also including three bonus tracks; two further recordings from the shelved Faithful album with Jeff Barry and also Springfield's interpretation of "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" is a song with lyrics written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman and original music written by Michel Legrand for the 1969 film The Happy Ending in which Bill Eaton sings it under the opening credits...
", written by Alan
Alan Bergman
Alan Bergman is an American lyricist and songwriter.-Life & career:Born in Brooklyn, New York, he studied at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UCLA. His involvement in the entertainment industry began in the early 1950s as a director of children's television shows...
& Marilyn Bergman
Marilyn Bergman
Marilyn Bergman is a composer, songwriter and author.She was born Marilyn Keith in Brooklyn, New York and studied psychology and English at New York University...
and Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand
Michel Jean Legrand is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist...
for the 1969 film The Happy Ending
The Happy Ending
The Happy Ending is a 1969 film written and directed by Richard Brooks, which tells the story of a repressed housewife who longs for liberation from her marriage...
. Springfield recorded her version of the song during the See All Her Faces sessions in London in the summer of 1970, but it was left unheard in the Philips Records archives until 1994.
Track listing
Side A- "Mixed Up Girl" (Jimmy WebbJimmy WebbJimmy Webb is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He wrote numerous platinum selling classics, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "The Worst That Could Happen", "All I Know", and "MacArthur Park"...
) - 3:28 - "Crumbs Off the Table" (Scherrie PayneScherrie PayneScherrie Payne is an American singer. The younger sister of singer/actress Freda Payne, Scherrie Payne was the co-lead singer of The Supremes from 1973 to 1977, after Jean Terrell left the group in the fall of 1973...
, Ronald Dunbar, Edith Wayne) - 3:03 - "Let Me Down Easy" (John Simon, Allan Stillman) - 3:44
- "Come for a Dream" (Antonio Carlos JobimAntônio Carlos JobimAntônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within...
, Dolores DuranDolores DuranDolores Duran was a Brazilian singer and composer.Adiléia Silva da Rocha debuted at age 10 on the radio. Two years later, when her father died, she started to work on the television, too...
, Norma TanegaNorma TanegaNorma Cecilia Tanega was an American folk/pop singer. She was a camp counselor in the Catskills when she signed to New Voice Records in 1966. Her debut single, "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog", reached #22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, but she never came close to charting there again. She retains...
) - 3:35 - "Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do" (Clarence Reid, Willie Clarke) - 2:28
- "I Start Counting" (Basil KirchinBasil KirchinBasil Kirchin was a British drummer and composer. His career stretched from playing drums in his father's big band at the age of 13, through scoring films, to experimenting with the manipulation of recorded sounds which has seen him cited as "the father of ambient music."-Emergence:Basil...
, Jack Nathan, James Coleman, Patrick Ryan) - 3:02 - "Yesterday When I Was Young" ("Hier EncoreHier Encore (Charles Aznavour song)"Hier Encore" is a song released in 1964, written by Charles Aznavour and Georges Garvarentz. It was subsequently released in English , Italian , Japanese 帰り来ぬ青春, and Spanish . It is considered one of Aznavour's greatest hits...
") (Charles AznavourCharles AznavourCharles Aznavour, OC is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world...
, Herbert KretzmerHerbert KretzmerHerbert Kretzmer OBE is a South African-born English journalist and lyric writer. He is perhaps best known as the lyricist for the English-language musical adaptation of Les Misérables.-Journalist:...
) - 3:42- All tracks recorded at Trident StudiosTrident StudiosTrident Studios was a British recording facility, originally located at 17 St. Anne's Court in London's Soho district. It was constructed in 1967 by Norman Sheffield a drummer of former 1960's group The Hunters and his Brother Barry....
, London, April–July 1970. Producers: Dusty Springfield & Johnny Franz.
- All tracks recorded at Trident Studios
Side B
- "Girls It Ain't Easy" (Scherrie Payne, Ronald Dunbar, Edith Wayne) - 3:23
- Recorded at Trident Studios, London, July 1970. Producers: Dusty Springfield & Johnny Franz.
- "What Good Is I Love You?" (Ellie GreenwichEllie GreenwichEleanor Louise "Ellie" Greenwich was an American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote or co-wrote "Be My Baby", "Christmas ", "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Leader of the Pack", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", and "River Deep, Mountain High", among many others...
, Mike RashkowMike RashkowMichael Rashkow was an American songwriter and record producer. He wrote "Mary in the Morning" with Johnny Cymbal. It was recorded by Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, Al Martino, Dire Straits's Guy Fletcher, and many other artists. He formed Pineywood Productions with Ellie Greenwich in the late 1960s...
) - 2:57- First release: Atlantic US single #2771 (A-side), 12 January 1971. Producers: Ellie Greenwich & Mike Rashkow.
- "Willie & Laura Mae Jones" (Tony Joe WhiteTony Joe WhiteTony Joe White is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie"; "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970; and "Steamy Windows", a hit for Tina Turner in 1989...
) - 2:45- First release: Atlantic US single #2647 (A-side), 5 June 1969. Producers: Jerry WexlerJerry WexlerGerald "Jerry" Wexler was a music journalist turned music producer, and was regarded as one of the major record industry players behind music from the 1950s through the 1980s...
, Tom DowdTom DowdTom Dowd was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. He was credited with innovating the multi-track recording method. Dowd worked on a virtual "who's who" of recordings that encompassed blues, jazz, pop, rock and soul records.- Early years :Born in Manhattan, Dowd grew...
& Arif MardinArif MardinArif Mardin was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco, and country...
.
- First release: Atlantic US single #2647 (A-side), 5 June 1969. Producers: Jerry Wexler
- "Someone Who Cares" (Alex HarveyAlex Harvey (musician)Alex Harvey was a Scottish rock musician. With The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, he built a reputation as an exciting live performer during the 1970s glam rock era.-Biography:...
) - 2:56- First release: Atlantic US single #2841 (B-side of "I Believe In You"), 14 November 1971. Producer & arranger: Jeff BarryJeff BarryJeff Barry is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer.-Early career:...
.
- First release: Atlantic US single #2841 (B-side of "I Believe In You"), 14 November 1971. Producer & arranger: Jeff Barry
- "Nothing Is Forever" (Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom) - 2:35
- First release: Atlantic US single #2825 (B-side of "Haunted"), 4 August 1971. Producer & arranger: Jeff Barry.
- "See All Her Faces" (Jim Stratton, Alexander Ryan) - 3:30
- Recorded at Trident Studios, London, July 1970. Producers: Dusty Springfield & Johnny Franz.
- "That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho)" (Gerry GoffinGerry GoffinGerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from...
, Carole KingCarole KingCarole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
) - 2:55- First release: US Atlantic single #2647 (B-side of "Willie & Laura Mae Jones"), 5 June 1969. Producers: Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd & Arif Mardin.
Bonus tracks 2002 CD reissue
- "Haunted" (Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom) - 2:27
- First release: Atlantic US single #2825 (A-side), 4 August 1971. Recorded at Century Sound Studio, New York, between January and June 1971. Producer: Jeff Barry. First UK release: Dusty In Memphis Plus, 1980.
- "Have a Good Life Baby" (not credited) – 3:04
- Originally unissued. Recorded at Century Sound Studio, New York, between January and June 1971. Producer: Jeff Barry. First US release: Dusty in MemphisDusty in MemphisDusty in Memphis is a landmark album by Dusty Springfield, released in 1969. It was produced by Jerry Wexler and Arif Mardin and engineered by Tom Dowd. "So Much Love", "Son of a Preacher Man", "The Windmills Of Your Mind", "Breakfast in Bed", "Just One Smile", "I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore",...
Deluxe Edition, Rhino 1999.
- Originally unissued. Recorded at Century Sound Studio, New York, between January and June 1971. Producer: Jeff Barry. First US release: Dusty in Memphis
- "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" is a song with lyrics written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman and original music written by Michel Legrand for the 1969 film The Happy Ending in which Bill Eaton sings it under the opening credits...
" (Alan BergmanAlan BergmanAlan Bergman is an American lyricist and songwriter.-Life & career:Born in Brooklyn, New York, he studied at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UCLA. His involvement in the entertainment industry began in the early 1950s as a director of children's television shows...
, Marilyn BergmanMarilyn BergmanMarilyn Bergman is a composer, songwriter and author.She was born Marilyn Keith in Brooklyn, New York and studied psychology and English at New York University...
, Michel LegrandMichel LegrandMichel Jean Legrand is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist...
) - 3:31- Originally unissued. Recorded at Trident Studios, London, July 1970. Producers: Dusty Springfield & Johnny Franz. First UK release: 4 CD box set The Legend of Dusty Springfield, 1994. First US release: compilation Dusty in London, Rhino 1999.
Other Tracks
"O-o-h Child
O-o-h Child
"O-o-h Child" is a seminal 1970 single recorded and released by Chicago soul family group the Five Stairsteps, who released it on the Buddah label. Written by Stan Vincent and included on the band's The Stairsteps album from 1970, it has become the Stairsteps' signature song and has inspired more...
" (Stan Vincent) - 3:13
- Outtake from the See All Her Faces sessions. First release: US Atlantic/Rhino CD compilation Love Songs, 16 January 2001. Producers: Johnny Franz and Dusty Springfield.
"A Song For You
A Song for You
"A Song for You" is a soulful love song written and originally recorded by rock singer-songwriter and pianist Leon Russell for his first solo album 'Leon Russell', which was released in 1970 on Shelter Records. A slow, pained plea for forgiveness and understanding from an estranged lover, the tune...
" (Leon Russell) - 3:30
- Outtake from the See All Her Faces sessions. First release: UK Mercury 2CD compilation Something Special, 1 April 1996. Producers: Johnny Franz and Dusty Springfield.
"Sweet Inspiration" (John Cameron) - 3:12
- Outtake from the See All Her Faces sessions. First release: US Atlantic/Rhino CD compilation Dusty In London, 16 February 1999. Producers: Johnny Franz and Dusty Springfield.
"Wasn't Born To Follow" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) - 3:31
- Outtake from the See All Her Faces sessions. First release: UK Mercury 2CD compilation Something Special, 1 April 1996. Producers: Johnny Franz and Dusty Springfield.
Personnel and production
- Dusty SpringfieldDusty SpringfieldMary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...
- vocals, producer all tracks unless otherwise noted - Johnny FranzJohnny FranzJohnny Franz was a UK record producer and A&R man at the Philips label. Although his name is not recognized by many Americans, Franz was one of Britain's most successful producers in the 1950s and 1960s...
- producer all tracks unless otherwise noted - Peter J. Olliff - sound engineer
- Jimmy Horowitz - orchestra director
- Peter KnightPeter Knight (composer)Peter Knight was an English musical arranger, conductor and composer.-Career:Knight was born in Exmouth, Devon, England. He worked with Independent Television light entertainment stars from 'Spot The Tune' with Jackie Rae and Marion Ryan to the comedy series 'Home to Roost' ...
- conductor, orchestra director - Keith MansfieldKeith MansfieldKeith Mansfield is a British composer and arranger known for his creation of prominent television theme tunes, including the Grandstand theme for the BBC...
- orchestra director - Wally Stott - orchestra director
- Derek WadsworthDerek WadsworthDerek Wadsworth was a British jazz trombonist, session musician, composer and arranger....
- orchestra director - Lesley DuncanLesley DuncanLesley Duncan was an English singer-songwriter, best known for her work during the 1970s. She received a lot of airplay on British radio stations such as BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, but never achieved great commercial success.Duncan was born in Stockton-on-Tees...
- background vocals - Kay Garner - background vocals
- Ellie GreenwichEllie GreenwichEleanor Louise "Ellie" Greenwich was an American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote or co-wrote "Be My Baby", "Christmas ", "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Leader of the Pack", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", and "River Deep, Mountain High", among many others...
- producer "What Good Is I Love You?" - Michael Rashkow - producer "What Good Is I Love You?"
- Jerry WexlerJerry WexlerGerald "Jerry" Wexler was a music journalist turned music producer, and was regarded as one of the major record industry players behind music from the 1950s through the 1980s...
- producer "Willie & Laura Mae Jones" & "That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho)" - Tom DowdTom DowdTom Dowd was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. He was credited with innovating the multi-track recording method. Dowd worked on a virtual "who's who" of recordings that encompassed blues, jazz, pop, rock and soul records.- Early years :Born in Manhattan, Dowd grew...
- producer "Willie & Laura Mae Jones" & "That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho)" - Arif MardinArif MardinArif Mardin was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco, and country...
- producer "Willie & Laura Mae Jones" & "That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho)" - Jeff BarryJeff BarryJeff Barry is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer.-Early career:...
- arranger, producer "Someone Who Cares", "Nothing Is Forever", ("Haunted" & "Have a Good Life Baby") - Roger Wake - remixing (2002 re-issue)
- Mike Gill - remixing (2002 re-issue)