Son of a Preacher Man
original song written and composed by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins; first recorded by Dusty Springfield in 1968
"Son of a Preacher Man" is a 1968 song by British singer Dusty Springfield. It was taken from her fifth studio album Dusty in Memphis. It went to number 1 in Singapore, number 2 in Malaysia, number 3 in Switzerland, number 4 in the Netherlands, number 6 in Australia, number 7 in New Zealand, number 9 in the United Kingdom, number 10 in Austria and the United States and number 11 in Ireland. Following its use in the 1994 movie Pulp Fiction it when to number 1 in Iceland. It was recorded by Aretha Franklin following Springfield's version in 1969.
| "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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stylus 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"...
