[TalBlack]

A critic writing in the liner notes for Dusty Springfield’s greatest hits wondered if You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me was the first power ballad. The way Dusty reads it off I kinda thought ‘yeah’!

[CTyank]

https://youtu.be/xA_uWtbXnh8

[A Navy Vet]

"A critic writing in the liner notes for Dusty Springfield’s greatest hits wondered if You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me was the first power ballad."

Well keep wondering Mr. Critic, because it was not. Just another ballad.