Son of a Preacher Man

"Son of a Preacher Man"
"Son of a Preacher Man"
Single by Dusty Springfield
from the album Dusty in Memphis
B-side	"Just a Little Lovin'"
Released	November 8, 1968
Recorded	American Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, September 1968
Genre	Soul; country;
Length	2:29
Label	Atlantic (US); Philips (international)
Songwriter(s)	John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins
Producer(s)	Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin, Jeff Barry, Tom Dowd
Dusty Springfield singles chronology

"Son of a Preacher Man" is a 1968 song by British singer Dusty Springfield. It was taken from her fifth studio album Dusty in Memphis. It went to number 1 in Singapore, number 2 in Malaysia, number 3 in Switzerland, number 4 in the Netherlands, number 6 in Australia, number 7 in New Zealand, number 9 in the United Kingdom, number 10 in Austria and the United States and number 11 in Ireland. Following its use in the 1994 movie Pulp Fiction it when to number 1 in Iceland. It was recorded by Aretha Franklin following Springfield's version in 1969.

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Stylus Staff (March 22, 2004). "Top 101–200 Favourite Albums Ever". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2023. ...Dusty managed to unfurl her golden pipes and set them loose in the mildly perverse Country/Soul amble of "Son of a Preacher Man"...

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[Stylus_Staff_2004-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Stylus Staff (March 22, 2004). "Top 101–200 Favourite Albums Ever". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2023. ...Dusty managed to unfurl her golden pipes and set them loose in the mildly perverse Country/Soul amble of "Son of a Preacher Man"...

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v t e Aretha Franklin
Studio albums	Aretha (1961) The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (1962) The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin (1962) Laughing on the Outside (1963) Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington (1964) Runnin' Out of Fools (1964) Yeah!!! (1965) Songs of Faith (1965) Soul Sister (1966) Take It Like You Give It (1967) I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967) Aretha Arrives (1967) Lady Soul (1968) Aretha Now (1968) Soul '69 (1969) Soft and Beautiful (1969) This Girl's in Love with You (1970) Spirit in the Dark (1970) Young, Gifted and Black (1972) Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (1973) Let Me in Your Life (1974) With Everything I Feel in Me (1974) You (1975) Sparkle (1976) Sweet Passion (1977) Almighty Fire (1978) La Diva (1979) Aretha (1980) Love All the Hurt Away (1981) Jump to It (1982) Get It Right (1983) Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985) Aretha (1986) Through the Storm (1989) What You See Is What You Sweat (1991) A Rose Is Still a Rose (1998) So Damn Happy (2003) This Christmas, Aretha (2008) A Woman Falling Out of Love (2011) Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics (2014) A Brand New Me (2017)
Live albums	Aretha in Paris (1968) Aretha Live at Fillmore West (1971) Amazing Grace (1972) One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism (1987) Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly, 1972 (2007)
Compilation albums	Take a Look (1967) Aretha's Gold (1969) Aretha's Greatest Hits (1971) The Best of Aretha Franklin (1973) Aretha Sings the Blues (1980) 30 Greatest Hits (1985) Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings (1992/2014) Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 (1994) The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1 (1994) Greatest Hits (1998) Aretha's Best (2001) Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin (2002) The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years (1960–1965) (2002) Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul (2007) Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen (2007) The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967–1970 (2018)
Singles	"Precious Lord (Part 1)" (1959) "Today I Sing the Blues" (1960) "Won't Be Long" (1960) "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" (1961) "Operation Heartbreak" (1961) "I Surrender, Dear" (1962) "Try a Little Tenderness" (1962) "Say It Isn't So" (1963) "Skylark" (1963) "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (1964) "One Step Ahead" (1965) "You Made Me Love You" (1965) "Mockingbird" (1967) "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (1967) "Respect" (1967) "Baby I Love You" (1967) "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (1967) "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" "Chain of Fools" (1967) "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1968) "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (1968) "Think" (1968) "You Send Me" (1968) "The House That Jack Built" (1968) "I Say a Little Prayer" (1968) "See Saw" (1968) "My Song" (1968) "The Weight" (1969) "Tracks of My Tears" (1969) "I Can't See Myself Leaving You" (1969) "Gentle on My Mind" (1969) "Share Your Love with Me" (1969) "Eleanor Rigby" (1969) "Call Me" (1970) "Son of a Preacher Man" (1970) "Spirit in the Dark" (1970) "The Thrill Is Gone" (1970) "Don't Play That Song" (1970) "Border Song (Holy Moses)" (1970) "You're All I Need to Get By" (1971) "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1971) "Spanish Harlem" (1971) "Rock Steady" (1971) "Day Dreaming" (1972) "Wholy Holy" (1972) "Angel" (1973) "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (1973) "I'm in Love" (1974) "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1974) "Something He Can Feel" (1976) "Break It to Me Gently" (1977) "What a Fool Believes" (1981) "It's My Turn" (1981) "Jump to It" (1982) "Get It Right" (1983) "Freeway of Love" (1985) "Who's Zoomin' Who" (1985) "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (1985) "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1986) "Jimmy Lee" (1986) "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987) "Oh Happy Day" (1988) "Gimme Your Love" (1989) "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (1989) "Everyday People" (1991) "Someday We'll All Be Free" (1992) "Ever Changing Times" (1992) "A Deeper Love" (1993) "Willing to Forgive" (1994) "A Rose Is Still a Rose" (1998) "Here We Go Again" (1998) "Put You Up on Game" (2007) "Angels We Have Heard on High" (2009) "Rolling in the Deep (The Aretha Version)" (2014)
Related	Awards and nominations Discography "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)" Amazing Grace (2018 film) Genius (2021 television series) Respect (2021 film) Ted White
Category

v t e Deni Hines
Studio albums	Imagination Water for Chocolate The Other Woman The Soul Sessions
Remix and compilation albums	Remix Your Imagination A Delicious Collection/The Definitive Collection
Singles	"It's Alright" "Imagination" "I Like the Way" "I'm Not in Love" "Pull Up to the Bumper" "Son of a Preacher Man" "I Only Have Eyes for You" "Takin' It to the Streets" "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)"
Featured singles	"Ain't No Sunshine" "That Word (L.O.V.E.)" "It's Not Over" "Stomp!"
Related articles	Rockmelons Marcia Hines Kirk Pengilly Ben Steel Mushroom Records Mao's Last Dancer "Not Enough Time"

v t e Dusty Springfield
UK studio albums (1964–68)	A Girl Called Dusty (1964) Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty (1965) Where Am I Going? (1967) Dusty... Definitely (1968)
US studio albums (1964–68)	Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You (1964) Dusty (1964) Ooooooweeee!!! (1965) You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (1966) The Look of Love (1967)
Studio albums (1969–)	Dusty in Memphis (1969) A Brand New Me/From Dusty with Love (1970) See All Her Faces (1972) Cameo (1973) Longing (unreleased, recorded 1974) It Begins Again (1977) Living Without Your Love (1979) White Heat (1982) Reputation (1990) A Very Fine Love (1995) Faithful (2015, recorded 1971)
Compilation albums	The Very Best of Dusty Springfield
Singles	"I Only Want to Be with You" "Stay Awhile" "Wishin' and Hopin'" "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" "Goin' Back" "I'll Try Anything" "The Look of Love" "I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten" "Son of a Preacher Man" "Breakfast in Bed" "The Windmills of Your Mind" "Am I the Same Girl?" "Brand New Me" "How Can I Be Sure" "Your Love Still Brings Me to My Knees" "It Goes Like It Goes" "Something in Your Eyes" (with Richard Carpenter) "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" (with Pet Shop Boys) "Nothing Has Been Proved" "In Private" "Wherever Would I Be" (with Daryl Hall) "I Just Fall in Love Again"
Other	Discography