Dusty Springfield’s fifth studio album, Dusty in Memphis, brought the sultry-voiced British chanteuse across the ocean for recording sessions teaming her with Atlantic Records’ Jerry Wexler as well as producer Arif Mardin and engineer Tom Dowd, all of whom were key to Aretha Franklin’s sound. The result was an enduring, timelessly powerful and sexy soul-jazz classic. While not a significant commercial success at the time of its release in 1969, it has since built a formidable reputation. Each song is a treasure but “So Much Love”, “Breakfast in Bed”, “Just a Little Lovin’”, “Just One Smile” and scorcher “Son of a Preacher Man” (revived in the popular consciousness by its use in Pulp Fiction) stand up especially well. Rolling Stone said this about the album, “…London’s fabbest pop starlet takes her big voice and fire-hazard bouffant to Memphis and becomes a born-again soul diva…”

Dusty Springfield on AllMusic.com
Vintage NME piece on Dusty in Memphis
Blog: A Girl Called Dusty
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame profile