You don't have to say you love me
Just be close at hand.

You stopped and smiled at me
And asked if I'd care to dance.

You don't have to say you love me
Just be close at hand.

I fell into your open arms.

You stopped and smiled at me and asked me if I'd care to dance.

Why would anyone be so desperate? This is really pathetic.

The 1967 top ten hit, "The Look Of Love" was written by American songwriters, Hal David and Burt Bacharach (who wrote Springfield's 1964 hit, "Wishin' & Hopin'") and recorded by Springfield for the Bond movie, "Casino Royale" (the original version of the movie). Springfield's original version of the song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in 1967. While Springfield's version of "The Look Of Love" was in the top ten, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 recorded their own version which became a bigger top ten hit in 1968. Dusty Springfield who was awarded an OBE was born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien on April 16, 1939 in West Hampstead, London, England. Mary O'Brien's first venture into recording came when she was 11 years old making an amateur recording at a local record shop of her favorite singer, American jazz singer Peggy Lee's version of Irving Berlin's "When The Midnight Choo Choo Leaves For Alabam". Her first professional singing career came in 1958 (when she was 19 years old) and joined the Lana Sisters who had several songs in the British charts for the next two years. In 1960, Mary O'Brien joined with her older brother, Dion O'Brien (they both changed their last names to Springfield, with Dion becoming Tom, and Mary becoming Dusty) and Tim Feild in creating the folk trio the Springfields who were signed by Johnny Franz to Philips Record. Shortly after Tim Field left and was replaced by Mike Hurst. With Hurst, the Springfields had several British hits including the top ten hit, "Island Of Dreams". In 1962, the Springfields had a rare pre-Beatles era American hit for a British artist with "Silver Threads And Golden Needles". Shortly after this, in 1963, while the Springfields were in America in Nashville, TN and New York City and Dusty heard the Exciters' hit, "Tell Him" and then some of the Motown girl groups (especially Martha & the Vandellas), Dusty decided to go solo. Tom Springfield and Mike Hurst would become successful record producers (Springfield produced the Seekers, while Hurst produced such acts as Manfred Mann). Dusty had solo success immediately with the international hit, "I Only Want To Be With You" and was one of the few successful solo women acts from Britian that invaded America in the British invasion started by the Beatles. Between "I Only Want To Be With You" and "The Look Of Love" she had several hits in the states (although none of them reached #1). She was known for her sultry vocals and similiarities to several African-American acts and singers (she has been lumped as an early artists known for "blue-eyed soul"). Dusty was also known for her promotion of Motown and Atlantic recording artists (especially Martha & the Vandellas and Aretha Franklin) in Britian and getting those artists success in that country. Dusty was also the first artist to refuse to play white-only audiences in then segregated and Aparthied South Africa. She would continue to have success well into the 1990's, even backing Elton John on "The Bitch Is Back" in 1975 and also recording a version of the American TV show, "Growing Pains" theme, "As Long As We Got Each Other" with B.J. Thomas that was used in the 4th season of that show . She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994, and would succumb to that disease on March 2, 1999. She was so well liked and admired by many that even Queen Elizabeth II, in usual departure, sad she was saddened by the death of Dusty Springfield.