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“A Very Fine Love” by singer Dusty Springfield was recorded in Nashville, USA. During the three months of recording the album, Springfield often had bouts of laryngitis and other undiagnosed health issues. Upon returning to England, she saw a specialist and was subsequently diagnosed with breast cancer. Springfield’s cancer went into remission and in June 1995, “A Very Fine Love” was released. The blues-tinged closing track “Where Is a Woman to Go?”, written by Jerry Gillespie and K. T. Oslin featuring guest vocals by Oslin and Mary Chapin Carpenter is a beauty of a track. “Wherever Would I Be”, a Diane Warren-penned duet with Daryl Hall was featured in the movie “While You Were Sleeping”, and was a minor chart hit in Britain, along with Will Jennings’ gospel-flavored “Roll Away”. The album also included the Warren-penned song “Lovin’ Proof”, originally recorded by Celine Dion for her “The Colour of My Love” album two years previously. The cancer recurred in late 1996, and as she died in 1999, this unfortunately proved to be the final studio album released during Springfield’s lifetime.