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 rose to No. 2 on both the US and UK charts. It appeared on the Pet Shop Boys album "Actually", and on both artists' greatest hits collections. Springfield sang lead vocals on the Richard Carpenter song "Something in Your Eyes", recorded for his album, "Time" (October 1987). Released as a single, it became a US No. 12 adult contemporary hit. Springfield recorded a duet with B. J. Thomas, "As Long as We Got Each Other," which was used as the opening theme for the US sitcom "Growing Pains" in season 4 (1988–9). (Thomas had collaborated with Jennifer Warnes on the