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Dusty Springfield
Son Of A Preacherman
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“Son of a Preacher Man” is a song recorded by Dusty Springfield in September 1968 and featured on the album, Dusty in Memphis. It was written by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins. The rights to cover “Son of a Preacher Man” were originally offered to Aretha Franklin, who turned it down. It was only upon hearing Springfield’s version that Franklin reconsidered and recorded the song herself. By that time, however, Springfield’s version had already become a hit; thus, Franklin’s version, included on her 1970 album, This Girl’s In Love With You, charted only as a tag-along b-side of the single, “Call Me”.
Springfield’s version was produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin for her first album for the Atlantic Records label and became an international hit reaching...
Read on...Song lines: ♪ Was the son of a preacher man ... The only boy who could ever teach me ... The only one who could ever reach me ♫
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This song is listed #240 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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