Longing (Dusty Springfield album)

Longing is the ninth album recorded by Dusty Springfield. It was originally slated as her second LP for the ABC Dunhill Records label. Originally recorded in 1974, most of the Longing recordings were mixed and released much later on the compilations Simply Dusty (2000) and Beautiful Soul: The ABC Dunhill Collection (2001). In June 2025, Longing received an official standalone release, over 50 years after it was recorded, making it the second posthumous Dusty Springfield album. (Faithful was the first, released in 2015.) The 2025 release includes extensive liner notes by Springfield expert Paul Hawes.

As was the case with many of Springfield's albums released and/or recorded in the '70s, Longing, though unreleased at the time, contained some of Springfield's most critically acclaimed work. The track "In the Winter", written and also recorded by Janis Ian, is often singled out from the recording sessions as an example. Ian said that after hearing Springfield sing the song she (Ian) could "no longer do the piece justice" herself. Melissa Manchester has also been quoted as saying she was "over the moon" upon hearing Springfield sing "Home to Myself" during the recording session, on which Manchester also played the piano.