 Dusty released her first solo single, "I Only Want to Be with You", which was co-written and arranged by Ivor Raymonde, in November 1963.It was produced by Johnny Franz in a manner similar to Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound", and included rhythm-and-blues features such as horn sections, backing singers, and double-tracked vocals, along with pop music strings, all in the style of girl groups that Springfield admired, such as the Exciters (whose version of "Tell Him" had inspired her to adopt a style oriented more towards rhythm-and-blues) and the Shirelles.It rose to No.