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
A Brand New Me (Dusty Springfield album) one track recorded for Philips Records, but never released by Atlantic (Springfield's contract with Atlantic allowed them to release Philips recordings). Some of these recordings were first issued in the UK on the 1972 album "See All Her Faces" (which had no US counterpart), others would remain unavailable in the UK for another ten years until PolyGram released an expanded edition of "Dusty in Memphis" as part of their mid-price series "Reflections", entitled "Dusty in Memphis Plus" and released on the Mercury Records label in the UK and the rest of Europe in September 1980. "From Dusty with Love" was