Editing Dusty Springfield (section)

=== 1970s ===
[[File:Dusty Springfield niet op Grand Gala du Disque. Hier tijdens een bezoek in het S, Bestanddeelnr 921-1468.jpg|thumb|left|Springfield at the [[Stedelijk Museum]] in Amsterdam, 1968]]
By the beginning of the 1970s, Springfield was a major star, though her record sales were declining. Her partner, Norma Tanega, had returned to the US after their relationship had become stressful,<ref>Valentine and Wickham, p. 127.</ref> and Springfield was spending more time in the US herself.<ref>Gulla, [https://books.google.com/books?id=YNae0zmGow4C&pg=PA371 p. 371].</ref> In January 1970, her second and final album on Atlantic Records, ''[[A Brand New Me (Dusty Springfield album)|A Brand New Me]]'' (re-titled ''From Dusty... With Love'' in the UK), was released; it featured tracks written and produced by [[Gamble and Huff]].<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AZ4L0Pv7QwUC&pg=PA65 |title=She Bop II: The Definitive History of Women in Rock, Pop and Soul |chapter=Stupid Cupid: 'I Only Want to Be with You' |pages=[https://archive.org/details/shebopiidefiniti0000obri/page/62 62–65] |first=Lucy |last=O'Brien |publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-8264-7208-3 |url=https://archive.org/details/shebopiidefiniti0000obri/page/62}}</ref> The album and related singles only sold moderately;<ref>Valentine and Wickham, p. 126.</ref> Springfield was unhappy with both her management and record company.<ref name=Bernard>O'Brien, pp. 142–144.</ref> She sang backing vocals with her friend Madeline Bell on two tracks on Elton John's 1971 hit album ''[[Tumbleweed Connection]]''. Springfield recorded some songs with producer [[Jeff Barry]] in early 1971, which were intended for an album to be released by Atlantic Records.<ref>Leeson, [https://archive.org/details/dustyspringfield0000lees <!-- quote=Jeff Barry. --> p. 118].</ref> However, her new manager Alan Bernard negotiated her out of the Atlantic contract; some of the tracks were used on the UK-only album ''[[See All Her Faces]]'' (November 1972) and the 1999 release ''[[Dusty in Memphis]]-Deluxe Edition''.<ref name=Bernard /> She signed a contract with [[ABC Dunhill Records]] in 1972, and ''[[Cameo (album)|Cameo]]'' was issued in February 1973 to respectable reviews, though poor sales.<ref>O'Brien, pp. 148–151.</ref>

In 1973, Springfield recorded the theme song for the TV series ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'', which was used for two of its film-length episodes: "Wine, Women & War" and "The Solid Gold Kidnapping".<ref name="SixMillion">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Six-Million-Dollar-Man-The-Complete-Series/14457 |title=''The Six Million Dollar Man'' DVD News |last=Lambert |first=David |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD (Gord Lace) |access-date=3 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928083744/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Six-Million-Dollar-Man-The-Complete-Series/14457 |archive-date=28 September 2010}}</ref> Her second ABC Dunhill album was given the working title ''Elements'' and was then scheduled for release in late 1974 as ''[[Longing (Dusty Springfield album)|Longing]]''. However, the recording sessions were abandoned, although part of the material, including tentative and incomplete vocals, was issued on the 2001 posthumous compilation ''Beautiful Soul''. In the mid-1970s she sang background vocals on Elton John's album ''[[Caribou (album)|Caribou]]'' (June 1974), including his single "[[The Bitch Is Back]]"; and on Anne Murray's album ''[[Together (Anne Murray album)|Together]]'' (November 1975).<ref name=rolling /> By 1974, Springfield put her solo musical career on hold and lived as a recluse in the US avoiding scrutiny by UK tabloids. In the 1960s and early 1970s, gay or bisexual performers "knew that being 'out' would lead to prurient media attention, loss of record contracts... the tabloids became obsessively interested in the contents of celebrity closets".<ref name="musicianguide" /><ref>Randall, (2009), [https://books.google.com/books?id=O4kFsOnFQqMC&q=tabloids p. 107].</ref> Springfield would not record again until the Summer of 1977, when she began recording ''[[It Begins Again]]''.

In the late 1970s, Springfield released two albums on [[United Artists Records]]. The first was ''It Begins Again'', issued in 1978 and produced by [[Roy Thomas Baker]]. The album peaked in the UK top 50 and was well received by critics.<ref name=everyhit /> Her next album, ''[[Living Without Your Love]]'' (1979), did not reach the top&nbsp;50.<ref name=everyhit /><ref name=rolling /> In early 1979, Springfield played club dates in New York City.<ref name=everyhit /><ref name=rolling /> In London, she recorded two singles with [[David Mackay (producer)|David Mackay]] for her UK label, [[Mercury Records]] (formerly [[Philips Records]]). The first was the disco-influenced "Baby Blue", co-written by [[Trevor Horn]] and [[Geoff Downes]], which reached no. 61 in the UK.<ref name=everyhit /> The second, "Your Love Still Brings Me to My Knees", released in January 1980, was Springfield's final single for Mercury Records; she had been with the label for nearly 20 years. On 3 December 1979, Springfield performed a charity concert for a full house at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], in the presence of [[Princess Margaret]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Two - Dusty Springfield at the Royal Albert Hall |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001k3s5 |access-date=24 November 2023 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref>