Dusty in Memphis Dusty in Memphis Dusty in Memphis is the fifth studio album by English singer Dusty Springfield. She recorded the album at American Sound Studio in Memphis with a team of musicians and producers that included Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin, Tom Dowd, conductor Gene Orloff, backing vocalists The Sweet Inspirations, bassist Tommy Cogbill, and guitarist Reggie Young. It featured one of her top-10 UK hits, "Son of a Preacher Man". Although "Dusty in Memphis" sold poorly when it was first released by Atlantic Records in 1969, the album has since been acclaimed by critics as one of the greatest records of
Just a Little Lovin' Anymore", a Randy Newman composition "that's the song that I [heard and] fell in love with Dusty", and also the shelved "Dusty in Memphis" track "Willie and Laura Mae Jones" (a 1969 single release by Springfield) which Lynne had known from its original recording by songwriter Tony Joe White who was a friend of Lynne's. Although Lynne commented that the omission of a remake of Springfield's 1964 Top Ten hit "Wishin' and Hopin'" was due to () "[it] not [being] my favorite song" a "Wishin' and Hopin<nowiki>'</nowiki>" remake was included on the UK release of "Just a Little Lovin<nowiki>'</nowiki>". Lynne