1968 song recorded by British singer Dusty Springfield
For other uses, see Son of a Preacher Man (disambiguation).
"Son of a Preacher Man"
Single by Dusty Springfield
from the album Dusty in Memphis
B-side
"Just a Little Lovin'"
Released
November 8, 1968
Recorded
American Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, September 1968
Genre
R&B[1]
soul[2]
country[2]
Length
2:29
Label
Atlantic (US) Philips (international)
Songwriter(s)
John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins
Producer(s)
Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin, Jeff Barry, Tom Dowd
Dusty Springfield singles chronology
"Don't Forget About Me" (1969)
"Son of a Preacher Man" (1968)
"Willie & Laura Mae Jones" (1969)
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"Son of a Preacher Man" is a song written and composed by American songwriters John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins and recorded by British singer Dusty Springfield in September 1968 for the album Dusty in Memphis.
Springfield's version was produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, and Arif Mardin for her first album for the Atlantic Records label. The single, released in late 1968 and
credited as "Son-of-a Preacher Man" on UK, US and other releases, became an international hit, reaching no. 9 in the UK singles chart and no. 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 in January 1969. The album Dusty in Memphis was released in stereo, though its singles were remixed and released in mono.
"Son of a Preacher Man" was Springfield's last Top 30 hit until 1987, when her collaboration with UK synthpop duo the Pet Shop Boys yielded the huge hit "What Have I Done to Deserve This?". "Son of a Preacher Man" found a new audience when it was included on the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction; a re-release of the single reached number one in Iceland in 1995.
^William, Ruhlmann. Dusty Springfield - The Very Best of Dusty Springfield (1998) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
^ abStylus Staff (March 22, 2004). "Top 101–200 Favourite Albums Ever". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2023. ...Dusty managed to unfurl her golden pipes and set them loose in the mildly perverse Country/Soul amble of "Son of a Preacher Man"...
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