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| n/a by www.ew.com |
Just A Little Lovin' is a stark reminder of Lynne's empathetic skill as an interpreter. |
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| n/a by Popmatters |
Lynne has crafted a disc that--while not exactly transcendent--still manages to go to emotional places that remain unattainable to your run-of-the-mill pop vocalists. |
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| n/a by www.amazon.com |
Just a Little Lovin' achieves the unlikely: a tribute to an immortal artist which both glorifies its subject and elevates the worshipper kneeling at her altar. |
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| n/a by Billboard |
Instead of paying tribute as concept, Lynne owns these songs, taking inspiration from the renowned blue-eyed soul singer to create her own sober renditions of indelible melodies from the '60s and '70s. |
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| n/a by music.guardian.co.uk |
The strength of Just a Little Lovin' lies in its refusal to jump through hoops; the emphasis throughout is on an under-expressed sadness that owes far more to Lynne's interpretative gifts than to Dusty Springfield. |
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| n/a by www.uncut.co.uk |
If there’s something odd about an authentic Southern girl reworking a singer from Ealing who longed to emulate her American heroes, then it’s perhaps best to judge this record on its own merit. Which, as it turns out, is very high indeed. |
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| n/a by www.nytimes.com |
At heart Just a Little Lovin’ is one fine singer’s homage to another, but the album also serves as a lean platform for the material. |
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| n/a by Rolling Stone |
Daring it's not, but it pays homage to a hero without getting indulgent or falling into rote imitation. |
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| n/a by www.slantmagazine.com |
If the result isn't a classic album like "Dusty in Memphis," it's at least a reminder of why Lynne merits those comparisons at all |
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| n/a by www.boston.com |
Her personality doesn't surface--and neither does a groove--until midway through the disc, on a bluesy trio of tunes: 'Breakfast in Bed,' 'Willie and Laura Mae Jones,' and 'I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore.' |
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| n/a by www.nowtoronto.com |
Phil Ramone’s austere production seems designed to let Lynne’s voice carry the album, and that’s a big mistake, since she has neither the emotional range nor the soulful finesse to convey the real hurt at the core of this material. |
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