Just a Little Lovin' all recorded complete as sung and played with no overdubs. The cover of "Just a Little Lovin'<nowiki>'</nowiki>" would show Lynne posed similarly to the image of Springfield on the cover of "Dusty in Memphis" (Lynne acknowledged the resemblance saying it was serendipitous), and the album featured four remakes from the Springfield album while passing over its highest-profile cut: the 1969 Top Ten hit "Son of a Preacher Man" () "I would never ever ever attempt to cut 'Son of a Preacher Man.' [Dusty Springfield] owns that." Lynne did remake the "Dusty in Memphis" number "I Don't Want to Hear It
Dusty Springfield Tanega (Springfield's then-partner) and Jim Council. UK singer-songwriter David Westlake on his 2002 release, "Play Dusty for Me", "fêted [Springfield] in both the album title and opening title track". US singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne's tenth studio album "Just a Little Lovin'" (2008) was issued as a tribute. In 2012, a biographical jukebox musical titled "Forever Dusty" opened Off-Broadway in New York City at New World Stages. The production starred Kirsten Holly Smith as Springfield. Smith also co-wrote the book of the musical. In 2015, Springfield was named by Equality Forum as one of their 31 Icons of the 2015 LGBT History