under the sub-title "the new amys", adam thompson wrote in "the times" on 30 december 2007 that "duffy, estelle, gabriella cilmi and adele lead the charge to be the next winehouse. first sightings seem to indicate that they are all bright-eyed innocents with bags of talent – a familiar starting point, no?" she said at first she did not understand the comparisons to dusty springfield and believes the comparisons with others or putting her in a movement is "a gimmick" and noted that "nobody is replaceable". later some of springfield's friends sought out and befriended duffy. duffy was quoted as saying they tell her she is much like springfield and talk to her as if she were around during the 1960s.