I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore

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"I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore"
Single by Dusty Springfield
B-side"The Windmills of Your Mind"
ReleasedMay 1969
Recorded1969
GenreR&B
LabelAtlantic
45-2623[1]
Songwriter(s)Randy Newman
Dusty Springfield singles chronology
"Breakfast in Bed"
(1969) 		"I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore"
(1969) 		"Willie & Laura Mae Jones"
(1969)

I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore is a 1964 song written by Randy Newman. It was first recorded by Jerry Butler in 1964 and released as a single by him.[2]

Writer Kevin Courrier, in his 2005 book Randy Newman's American Dreams, describes the song as about the "ambiguities of romance" with the singer the protagonist in an "ill-fated love affair".[3]

Dusty Springfield version[]

In April 1969 "I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore" was announced as the third A-side release from Dusty Springfield's album Dusty in Memphis with "The Windmills of Your Mind" as the B-side. The producer of Dusty in Memphis, Jerry Wexler was prepared to promote "The Windmills of Your Mind" as the A-side if it won the Academy Award for Best Song, which it duly did. It was subsequently issued as a double promo single.[4][5][6] String arranger Arif Mardin described the background vocalists on the song as resembling a Greek chorus in their interactions with Springfield's protagonist.[7] In his 2003 book, Dusty in Memphis, critic Warren Zanes describes the idiosyncratic songwriting of Newman as "reinforcing the backbone of the story that gives [the album] its special shape".[7]

Other versions[]

Lorez Alexandria released a 7" single of the song in 1969 with "Hey Jude" as its B-side.[8] Scott Walker recorded a promo single of the song in 1969 with "You're All Around Me" as its B-side.[9]

Melissa Manchester recorded it on her 1975 hit album Melissa.[10] Shelby Lynne recorded the song on her 2008 tribute album to Dusty Springfield, Just a Little Lovin'.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dusty Springfield - I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore/The Windmills of Your Mind at 45cat". 45cat. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Jerry Butler - The Windmills of Your Mind/I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. ^ Kevin Courrier (2005). Randy Newman's American Dreams. ECW Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-55022-690-4.
  4. ^ Howes, Paul (2012). The Complete Dusty Springfield. London: Titan Books. ISBN 9780857681409.
  5. ^ "Dusty Springfield - The Windmills of Your Mind/I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  6. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (26 April 1969). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 6. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. ^ a b Warren Zanes (1 September 2003). Dusty Springfield's Dusty in Memphis. A&C Black. ISBN 978-0-8264-1492-2.
  8. ^ "Lorez Alexander - I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Scott Walker - I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Melissa - Melissa Manchester". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  11. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1211963

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