Dusty In Memphis

one good single

Not bad

Nice and mellow

Not bad. Not my taste. Hits from the bong intro is cool tho. Dont forget about me was also kinda cool 3 stars

Not really my style. Not bad for playing on the stereo while other stuff is going on but not something I'll go back to regularly.

I didn’t know she sang “son of a preacher man’. Mellow album. Soulful and smooth. I bet Joss Stone got her inspiration from Dusty.

Nothing exciting

Not bad

Good album

Some of the songs seem to blend together, but the overall listening experience is nice. Played it a few times over the last couple days.

Very nice

Sounds good but it's not for me

Solid engelsk soul. Afslappet, old-school, føler, gode vibes.

"Blue-eyed soul" classic. She doesn't quite have the pipes for some of the songs, but laid the groundwork for later artists (Amy Winehouse, etc)

It's fine. Dusty has a nice voice but at certain points this record just turns into so much wallpaper for me. Favorite tracks: "I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore", "No Easy Way Down"

no disrespect to ms springfield but this sounds like music and not much more

“son of a preacher man” & “the windmills of your mind” are soooo good.

Some good songs, didn't get a chance to listen to all of it.

I feel like they should have asked for a different drummer. Feels like a lack of energy makes some moments that should hit, fall kinda flat.

Not my thing. I ‘do’ thing that Son of a Preacher Man is a pretty great song. The rest was too sappy for me.

This one wasn’t for me.

i dont really listen to this kind of music, so it was kind of a new experience listened to it on a morning

Can't not think of what James said about white artist remaking black art. Beautiful voice

Solid

Likes: backing band is good when they can groove a little. Lead vocals sound nice Dislikes: orchestral overdubs don’t work for me. Production is too clean, and I think her voice would be better served with a rougher arrangement. Same goes for the layered vocal harmonies. Overall, didn’t find much to enjoy here. It’s not bad, just aesthetically kind of the opposite of what I like

I think I would take the coffee in the morning over love.

beautiful voice but too croon-y of an album for me

2.25

boring soft country, not even as background

it is smooth, bit whiney, nothing really caught my attention besides the famous Son of a Preacher Man

ничего такого простые песенки энергии мало вокал однообразный и скучный, однако приятный для меня проходняк, слушал на фоне есть хит переслушивать не стану 2

TIL Rusty Springfield is a woman

Great production, this album kinda heats up more as you listen. Son of a preacher man is a banger so exciting and it has great layers and call backs. I don’t want to hear it anymore also has fantastic lush vocal layering. Probably Phil Spector. I find myself wanting to go higher though, it kinda feels like it edges me overall just wanted more.

Wanted to skip the songs multiple times. No hate to Dusty Springfield though. The big band had some awesome moments that I enjoyed and got me through the album.

Has some appeal, but too dated. Probably not one of my top 1001...

so much love

the windmills of your mind

I feel like she would be an aunt who encourages you to try things your mom doesn't let you try, in a bad way. Also, I do not trust white singers who sound black without any acknowledgement or collaboration from actual black artists!

2,5

Haar stem in combinatie met band zorgt bij mij voor instant chill-modus. Hoewel het soms net iets te episch als chille achtergrond muziek. Geen idee hoe deze plaat tekstueel in elkaar zit, ik vraag het mij ook niet af. Lekker in de ochtend met een kopje koffie en de krant of ‘s avonds met whisky en een boek. Daarnaast ga ik er niet heel lekker op als dezelfde nummers op 1 plaat staan Oeh Son of a Preacherman! Kennen jullie de cover van Thijs Boontjes;

Was gonna hate on it a bit, but really couldn't. Son of a Preachers man is an all timer thanks to Tarantino. She's good. Songs are fine.

Sometimes the strings on this really irk me and sometimes they are nice! Why must there be nuance in the world? Highlights: "Son of a Preacher Man", "The Windmills of Your Mind", "I Can't Make it Alone"

Listened cleaning the apartment, doors open on a sunny day. Suited that vibe. Otherwise, too lovey-dovey for me and not enough oomph.

some classics. not my jam.

Rating:★★ ZZZ. Couple good songs. album must’ve caught me on a bad day, but I tried to listen to it two different days so maybe it’s just kinda boring.

Sultry and bubble-gummy. Some enjoyable stuff, but didn't scratch the itch for me. Son of a Preacher man is obviously a banger. The Windmills of Your Mind cover is real nice. Didn't latch onto much else really, but is certainly good-listenin' music.

4/10

It plays like the 60s went on forever. They didn't.

no me gusto mucho

she's singing goodly

Nice voice, music felt a little uninspired

Meh, no es mi tipo de música pero tampoco me disgusto

Easy listening, obviously classic, but just kind of blended all together in the background.

Sounds like I’ve heard a couple of these songs in the background of movies.

Meh

eh alright 5.7/10

3/10 A fun listen will probably not revisit.

"Son of a preacher.." is great. The rest is buried under a kitsch orchestra.

Outside my usual wheelhouse, but def a fun listen

Dusty Springfield tenía una gran voz y supo usarla. Es una lástima que –al menos en lo que yo escuché en este álbum– lo fuese para canciones románticas que no transmiten algo que me sea de interés alguno, aunque al menos puede hacerte pasar un buen rato escuchándolas (ni más ni menos). La única canción que realmente resalto entre un juntadero de nada es 'The Windmills Of Your Mind', y tiene sentido que se aprecie entre las demás porque se trata de un cover. ↑: Son Of A Preacher Man, Don’t Forget About Me, The Windmills Of Your Mind ↓: I Don’t Want To Hear It Anymore

I do enjoy Son of a Preacher Man, but the rest of the album was meh.

Not my style, but good to associate to an iconic song. I feel like this band composition/style fell to the wayside.

164/1001 First listen. Son of a preacher man and some other stuff. Not into it. 3/10

Again, it's alright I guess? Not my kind of music

4/11

Ouwe vrouwen muziek, niet helemaal mijn stijl. Soms beetje oudbollig romantisch

Not for me

She’s a good singer, but this is music to wash dishes by. Dull and dated.

13/03/2026 Sorry Dusty, you were just a bit too boring for me. Spotify listeners: 5.8 million

A única que se “destacou” foi ai I Don’t Want to Hear It Anymore… Achei um álbum “chato”, isso pode ser em decorrência do número incrível de dopamina que recebo por dia e informações? Sim, mas é minha opinião haha.

pas trop aimé et pas écouté entierement

An okay album; something best to listen in the morning with its 60s soul vocals. Nothing special stood out to make me very interested about the album, but a soothing album to listen once in a while.

Easy listening? Feels very dated although she does have a distinctive voice. She's best when she puts some soul into it, like in "No Easy Way Down" and "Son of a Preacher Man". The rest of the album is pretty forgettable. I'm giving it two stars because everything is better than Brian Wilson. :)

Favorite songs: So Much Love, Son of a Preacher Man, No Easy Way Down Shmaltzy. Very Shmaltzy.

I am begging for anything to pop up from the past 20 years. Her voice is good. Overall, it's just boring.

I do love "son of a preacher man"

4/10

TIL that Dusty Springfield sang Son of a Preacher Man not Janis Joplin. The vocals are far too buried in the mix, and outside of the above mentioned song, the rest of the album fell kind of flat for me.

Yeah I’m not the target audience for this.

As a vocalist she is amazing, and an album, ehh

Was okay, some good songs but I’m not found of her voice

Cold, unbuttered soul.

Amazing voice, and SoaPreacher Man is one of my favorite songs of all time. I really liked "Don't Forget About Me." Other than that, aside from liking the vibe, I never need to hear this again. Sorry Dusty

favs: i don’t want to hear it anymore the windmills of your mind i can’t make it alone rating 2/5

Nice sounding album, but it falls a little flat for me. Seems to be one dimensional. Not my thing, I can appreciate the talent tho.

2.5-3

Beautiful voice, but only really one song I like. Feels way too much like a product of its era--way too many strings.

Great vocal range

Charming and Quaint, but in quite a boring and unexciting way. Son of a Preacher Man is always great though.

Not bad. Extra Points for Sweet Inspirations singing back up vocals. Beautiful Voice ,.

Pleasant enough but while it may have been significant in its time, looking back 56 years, for me it hasn’t aged that well. There are a couple of well known tracks - Son of a Preacher Man and The Windmills of Your Mind but the rest seem like fillers.

Some fun tracks but a lot that just felt a tad corny

Not bad, just not really for me

"Dusty in Memphis" by Dusty Springfield is an album where the first thing that really stands out is her voice. She is a fantastic singer, no doubt about it, and vocally this record is very strong. "Son of a Preacher Man" is an absolute banger and easily the highlight of the album for me. Unfortunately, outside of that song, the rest of the record felt pretty bland. It is pleasant enough, but not much else really grabbed me or made me want to pay closer attention.

Not my favorite. Very hetero romance. Cool 60s vibe that would be nice to play in the background occasionally, but not something I would listen to. “The Windmills of Your Mind” was my favorite in the album.

A cutesy lil album with beautiful vocals. Son of a preacher man is a classic tune. I can appreciate the music of the 60s and it’s whole classic feel.

The album challenge first introduced me to Dusty on one of my early albums, I recognized a couple songs as well as on this one…I’m starting to think that they both had some of the same tracks . The album was ok

didnt catch my attention, but wasnt bad as background music

Good ballads but not much else.

Didn’t hate, but didn’t love. Honestly not that memorable for me. 2/5.

it’s ok

A repeating theme throughout the entire project - picking full albums from legacy artists who are well known for specific songs only for most of the album to fall flat. As I've posted on other reviews, there's a reason why good songs hang around and the filler disappears. Yay: Son of a Preacher Man, Windmills of your Mind Nay: Pretty much everything else...

Just okay for me. Hard to live up to someone like Aretha, whose album we listened to recently.

This feels like a toned down Dolly Parton. All the music is good, but nothing is blowing me away, and overall it feels much weaker than other albums we've had. Maybe it's just becasue I'm riding the wave from yesterday though. Don't Forget About Me is good, a solid 8, this album does improve over time...this review could change with a second or third listen. The issue is not that this is a bad album, but I can see a valid arguement it's not up to par with other albums on this list, or tht we've previously reviewed.

Album was pretty good, liked the vocals and instrumentation. Very soulful and lively but here’s the thing, this felt like Aretha Franklin but not as good in my opinion. I didn’t think this album was anything really special but it was nice.

Not for me

Has Son of a Preacher Man. Already a good start. Dusty has a great voice, but the songs are pretty generic. Not too super interesting.

We all know Son of a Preacher Man is a tune and fully expected that to be the peak song on this album. Didn't expect the rest of the album to drop off so much though.....

The album was not really my favorite. The lyrics were kind of repetitive, it wasn’t a horrible listen, I just didn’t enjoy it.

Didn’t massively connect with it though I can appreciate it is nice. Absolutely adored the windmills of your mind.

Terceira vez que ouço este álbum e das ocasiões anteriores ficou apenas a lembrança das baladas conduzidas por arranjos típicos de cordas, que não me agradam. Desta vez, porém, gostei das faixas com banda e metais. Disco mediano.

Some good songs, lots of background advert music

Funny, 1001 has the GUTS to give us an album by a woman!! 2 stars

Almost a 3

Couple of OK songs. Old and cheesy.

Not to be rude or mean but American music in this era is a like a stagnant time like how music is in this era 2019-2025. Not like it's bad, it's just that it's shallow.

point9.

Other than Dusty's singing voice, this album is extraordinarily boring. More boring than Googling Buffalo Springfield connections with Dusty Springfield. Favorite Track: "Just A Little Lovin'".

Not for me. I would listen it again

The album started of with a song that I think didn't really fit the vibe of the other songs. I love love love Son of a Preacher Man, but the rest of the songs felt okay at best.

2.5

4/10, no notes.

Misled by the name Springfield and that awful cover, I went into this album expecting some country/folk stuff. Turns out it’s soul, clearly not Aretha’s level, but it’s sweet and kinda sexy. Still, she’s not a songwriter and this album was made to boost her sales, so it’s a bit too polished, pop-shaped, and soulless. It will make a perfect fit as family music for Christmas. Mum will love it!

One good song. No thanks to the rest...

Like gastro music, which can’t insult you. nothing special

Son of a Preacher Man revives this a bit

I could have cut-and-pasted my review of her last album onto this one. It's practically the same experience. At least this time SOME of the tracks weren't covers, I guess...

mostly horrible with some strange nuggets of progressiveness that i wouldn't dare searching in such a soup of pop-ness.

The music makes it sound like someone signing karaoke...

Overall: 4/10 I'm gonna concede that this one just isn't my cup of tea. I had to listen to it twice cause I zoned out the first time and it became background noise that I was paying zero attention to. I think her voice is fine and the music is fine but I don't feel that it's something I'll ever want to listen to on a regular basis. Son of a Preacher Man is an absolute banger though. Fav Song: Son of a Preacher Man

Gettin' Dusty in Memphis! It sounds pretty dusty and old timey, for sure. The album was fine though. Nothing super exciting but Dusty has a nice voice. The album has a lot of breathy singing but it's easy listening. Not really my thing and won't listen to much of it again, but a couple of the songs were pleasant surprises. Standouts were "Son Of A Preacher Man" "Breakfast In Bed" and "The Windmills Of Your Mind" 2/5, left me a little bored.

Son of a preacher man is a great song; the rest is very sleepy

good instrumentals, nice and pleasant vocals, just not the type of music i typically enjoy

This was a little too down-tempo for how sleepy I already was this afternoon, which isn't Dusty's fault, but this rating is still going to suffer for it.

A versatile and talented vocalist, there are a lot of great renditions by Dusty Springfield that are worth checking out. Her take on 'Song of A Preacher Man" is pretty good, even involving a little bit of gospel choir in the backing vocals. I don't want to diminish her artistic input in this record but I will say that the whole thing sounds a bit like it was put together by some record execs saying, 'I bet this'll chart.' She shows a versatility here -- this is a bit of a shotgun blast of vocal-centric genres -- but some commitment would've helped. In all, not an unpleasant album but one that fails to land with me because of some biases I have against Top 40, essentially. 2/5

It's not my sort of music, but you can't fault the quality of her voice.

More Dusty?! Gummon m8 She cool though

Standard soul/jazz/pop whatever it is. Nothing interesting.

unfortunately wasn’t for me!

Great one song. Not my cup of tea!

Best song: "Breakfast In Bed". The Lorna Bennett rendition is even better.

5/10 - ok, hotel music, inoffensive

Sorry Dusty, not for me

Not my favorite but thank god for son of a preacher man. Idk what we would do with out hits from the bong

No more live albums

Meh - likely wont listen again

WHY ARE THE DRUMS PANNED COMPLETELY TO THE RIGHT CHANNEL? Idk this is alright. Not very interesting but easy listening. Don't Forget About Me seems decent. Kinda just skimmed it. I wouldn't be annoyed with it playing in the background but it's not engaging enough to keep my attention. She does have a great voice though, so I guess that's enough for me to give it 2/5

I like the hit off this album. But the other songs are too soft for my liking

I can appreciate why some people adore Dusty Springfield and why some people are frustrated that this feels like appropriation. A white english lady singing soul music will do that, I guess. "Son Of A Preacher Man" is a classic, otherwise I'd be content to let this one collect dust. "The Windmills Of Your Mind" gets an honorable mention for sounding like a James Bond song.

Dusty has a great voice for what she does, but what she doesn't do is 'it' for me.

Demasiado caucásica para esta banda de estudio. Dusty estaba tranquila, curada del espanto de tanta humedad londinense y sin molestar a nadie. Ya estaba consolidada en el pop británico. Seguramente, después de escuchar un disco de Solomon Burke, se le forjó la idea de llevar su voz aterciopelada al árido soul sureño. Atlantic Records era la meca: ya tenían en su álbum de figuritas gargantas como las de Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett y Otis Redding. Cuando vieron a la rubia londinense, pensaron it's time for the tea and biscuit. Entran en un bar Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin y Tom Dowd con unas ganas tremendas de producir, mientras la American Sound Studio Band deja sin silla a la aristócrata de Springfield. Imaginate lo caliente que quedó de que la dejaron parada que terminó grabando sus voces en New York porque no se bancó del todo el sonido crudo, íntimo y libidinoso del soul sureño. El resultado es un soul elegante, contenido, sutil. No es una mordida sensual en la oreja es más un te pasó el brazo por el respaldo en una cena de trabajo clase de romanticismo. Olvídate del desparpajo típico del sur yankee acá hay vestidos a medida minimalistas, suaves y discretos. Collar de perlas, aritos a juego, tacos bajitos para no incomodar a tu hombre y te deje un rato más la voz al frente. Una rubia regia cantando con precisión quirúrgica un susurro cálido en Just a Little Loving y entendés un poco todo. Ella era demasiado caucásica para tanta banda de estudio afroamericana. Cantar Son of a Preacher Man desde New York pierde la emoción antropológica de estar en Memphis, pero no pierde groove: se te pega como la prédica de un sacerdote en una misa en Louisiana, pero con el fraseo de alguien de West Virginia. En The Windmills of Your Mind la mezcolanza étnica se vuelve más cinematográfica casi impresionista haciendo al tema más interesante entre tanto relleno de pop britanico sesentero, blanco y pulido. En Breakfast in Bed se la juega: sensual, directa, pero a media luz si la comparamos con la peor canción de Isaac Hayes. Igual se entiende: venia cómoda de la monarquía londinense y se le aplaude un poco más que la media la salida del protocolo de grabar voces en New York. No intenta ser Aretha: es Dusty en New York, con el rubio platinado intacto y el terciopelo bien ejecutado. Vulnerable como solo una mujer blanca, upper class y heterosexual de los años sesenta podía permitirse: apropiandose de un sonido afroamericano para volverlo íntimo, refinada, casi matrimonial. Clásico sesentero: elegante, contenido, con violencia doméstica internalizada de fondo, pero sin perder soul ni pop en la foto familiar. Deja lugar a las hijas rebeldes para romper los patrones familiares como Lisa Stansfield, Simply Red, Adele, Amy Winehouse- artistas que rara vez hacen colaboraciones. Dusty eras demasiado blanca como para ir al sur, pero lo suficientemente empoderada como para transarte al hijo del predicador y me gusta que sepas exactamente en qué lugar rebelarte con tu sofisticación. El ser de culto hace que no seas una stacy malibu sino más bien una Springfield.

For some reason I don’t get understand the praise for this album. It’s a hair width away from easy listening. I don’t find her voice very dynamic or exciting. She does a decent sleepy version of Land of Make Believe. Listen to Bobby Gentry for a little more grit.

Bubblegum...in that it's good for a few minutes (Son of a Preacher Man) but quickly loses its flavor after that.

Not my kind of music

A little soft. She was definitely the Caucasian alternative to motown

Son of Preacher Man is one of the greatest songs ever in my opinion. Was hoping for more from this album.

🐣🤷‍♂️

looong album, but a few bangers, felt like a recognized the instrumentals to some of the songs but not the lyrics?

tiring

i have heard of son of a preacher man proper radio shizzle this is lol its chill, just a bit boring

Dusty Springfield, de naam zegt mij niets, maar zie dus wel Son of a Preacher Man erin staan. Dat is een lekkere plaat! Eerste nummer is rustig. Niet heel bijzonder verder. 2e precies hetzelfde. Hoop dat er nog wel een beetje pit in komt. Al luistert het prima weg en heeft ze (Ja Dusty is een ze naam dus) een mooie stem. JAAA SON OF A PREACHER MAN. Dat is mij toch een heerlijk nummah. Ff meebleren. Maar daarna gaat het helaas weer door zoals de eerste 2.. Oke, op Son of a Preacher man na, hoef je dit album echt niet te luisteren. Allemaal hetzelfde. Niet vervelend oid, maar trekt ook niet bepaald je aandacht. 2,5 reten door preacher man. Maar eigenlijk toch wel 2 omdat ik er meer van had verwacht. Ook omdat alle nummer er dubbel in staan met dezelfde versie (heh?)

This was okay. I like Dusty's voice, but overall the music on this album failed to inspire. If only all the tracks had the energy and groove of "Son of a Preacher Man". Standout track: "Son of a Preacher Man"

Hmmm, this was very slow. Like, the most upbeat song was son of a preacher man. I just couldn't get into any of it. Meh

I liked son of a preacher boy but the rest of the album didn't capture my attention

Old school singer, like something my grandparents would enjoy.

Saccharine, breathy and insubstantial. Something about this whole record feels regressive - like she’s a grown woman happy to be considered a silly shallow secondary being. Glimpses of better things that maybe could have been in Son of a Preacher Man and the Windmills of Your Mind; wish the rest wasn’t so buttoned up and sanded down. I hope someone else has since done incredible covers of those two songs.

Easy listening. I liked the later part of the album more.

Some classics and some duds.

Son of a preacher man är alltid en banger. Resten av albumet föll jag inte lika mycket för

5/10

I wasn’t expecting much and figured this would be a fairly decent album but even with low expectations it just seemed very mid and unmemorable.

2.5

Son of a preacher man got me going. Otherwise it was fine to boring.

A few short mostly real slow songs. Sometimes sad pop music, sometimes bouncy pop music. Strings and horns and singing.

Alright with some good moments like in the windmills of my mind or whatever that song was. Combine the other dusty album with this and maybe it’d be worth it have on this list but 2 of them… no way. 2/5

60's Grandma music, light listening. Have heard most popular song

Oh my boring. 1.5 for not completely hating it.

Didn’t want to finish but I did

This is fine, blues-based white lady pop music. Couple of nice songs, but mostly just background music to be honest.

Good ambum probably but not my preference

Mixing R&B and Pop in a good Sense gives you "Son of a Preacher Man", which is probably the Most well known song of the album. The rest of the album stays in a mid-tempo soul sound that just isn't all that interesting.

Doesn't do much for me, sorry Dusty. Too squeaky clean. I prefer a little grit in my oyster.

Bis auf son of a preacher man nicht so spannend

Hab irgendwie mehr erwartet und ich mags nicht so gerne, wenn Songs immer so ausfaden..

Honestly? It's fine. Good vocals, a few hits obviously (Son of a Preacher Man, obviously, Windmills of Your Mind); it's a solid R&B/blue-eyed soul album. It's just that it's overproduced and honestly not that interesting in 2025. I can imagine its importance in a historical perspective, but I'm not listening again. For my money, give me Nina Simone, someone not trying to do pop instrumentation and focusing on music that makes you feel something.

Dusty's voice was generally lovely, no question, although it also sounded shrill to me at times on this album, which started to annoy me. That's probably just a stylistic choice I don't personally like, though. Overall this wasn't my thing. Too many mawkish ballads. Dusty's hits - Son of a Preacher Man, Spooky, Windmills - were great songs that I always enjoy listening to. An entire album, less so.

Not bad at all, but not really my jam.

Fine, but not notable.

Boring, one good song

Another album for the "Did this artist deserve to be on this list twice?" pile. Anyway, the music is fine, about what I was expecting, and basically the same as A Girl Called Dusty.

Rhythm section is always grooving. She has a really good voice, just not my type of music. I’ve heard many versions of Son of a Preacher Man, but didn’t know her version was the original.

Nah

good enough, but not my vibe

Wasn’t for me at all. If it wasn’t for Son of a Preacher Man it would be a 1⭐️

Couple of familiar songs Windmills of your Mind,

i did not know this was a white woman

Músicas de sitcoms antigas talvez?

Not for me

Sure, “Son of a preacher man” is a classic, but without that this is the music elevator repair men listen to on the way to repair elevators.

Boring with only one good song.

only cared for the hit

Det kan noget når der gives lidt gas, som f.eks. på Son Of A Preacher Man. Men for mange af sangene falder nemt i baggrunden

This is fine. Dusty has a wonderful voice. I'm sure she made many great songwriters happy by singing their songs.

She's obviously a talented singer but this is pretty generic and boring, overall. It was quite a drag and difficult for me to get through. Son a Preacher Man is a classic but the rest is pretty unremarkable, in my opinion.

Son of a Preacher Man is good, but I don't care for the rest of this album.

Not my thing, but it wasn't unlistenable. It was worth it just to listen to "Son of a Preacher Man" and her rendition of "You've Got a Friend".

Gostei dos vocais dela. Mas nenhuma música me chamou muito a atenção. Talvez eu possa ouvir o álbum novamente depois.

One hit wonder

I mean, it's Dusty Springfield. It's what you think it is. Never been one for this type of ballad singing. Not bad, just not really my vibe

- pretty good orchestration - nice vocals but i guess just not my thing - haven’t been paying much attention to lyrics - easy listening - boring; like elevator music

2 Stars (5/15)

I was prepared for Dusty Springfield to be a terrible male country singer from 1980. Just truly a blind spot for me. "Son of a Preacher Man"...is a perfectly arranged song that I enjoy. Then again...it's pretty funny to have actual black back-up singers make the song better in the chorus. Let Darlene Love sing that song and it's better. Truly crazy that wikipedia is telling me Elton John is calling her "the best white singer of all time". The rest of the album feels like I need a pack of Marlboro cigarettes and a failed Tupperware party to get through

About as interesting as watching a drag race between a Toyota Camry and Ford Focus. I just wish it was as short.

Enjoyed this one a bit more than the previous Dusty record I was told to try, but still not terribly thrilling.

2 great songs, some well-produced boring songs.

Is thIs REALLY an album I NEED to hear??!

It's pretty, Son Of A Preacher Man is an all time classic, but as a whole it's pretty dated and not in a good way.

This album passed me by very quickly. Amazing voice, we all know the best song, the rest aren't up alongside it but it's certainly a vibe.

Windmills of your minds jest cute? Nie moja muzyka, przeleciało przeze mnie. Słabe 2.

Lady with a pleasant voice sings songs someone else wrote. Not bad by an means, but nothing stood out.

Son of a Preacher Man is a classic, the rest of the album does not measure up in my opinion.

Random thoughts… I had forgotten that Cypress Hill sampled Preacher Man for “Hits from the Bong” - normally think about Pulp Fiction when I hear it. The US album cover (Dusty with her hands on her face) looks like Keith Richards in drag. Don’t care for these mid 60s albums where a singer is backed up with an overwhelming helping of orchestration. Most folks aren’t Frank Sinatra and they can’t pull it off. Preacher Man is so different from the rest of this album. Would have been better to find more songs in that area.

Honestly pretty unremarkable and underwhelming. Every song sounds almost exactly the same, and that gets old on what's already a really short album. A very pleasant listen, but doesn't really do anything for me outside of one really excellent and engaging song. Top tracks: The Windmills of Your Mind

I don't really get the hype around Dusty. She's not a great album artist and I would really rather listen to Aretha.

Boringgggggggg. - Jon Bercow +1 point for preacher man

ahhhh why are there SO MANY albums which are just the same soft blues jazz country on this list? shes singing great, the album is just boring tho

It's...okay. She has a great voice, but most of the songs were just boring.

'Son of a Preacher Man' is a classic, and what a voice, but not my sort of music.

Apart from Son of a Preacher Man, this is kinda meh. Bunch of thirsty woman songs.

Good. Very nice

boooooooooring!

A little of its time and not really my thing, but her voice is great and Son of a Preacher Man is an absolute banger! 5/10

I hate boomer music sadly. Some songs are cool tho.

After Son of a Preacher Man, I just started to look for covers of that song (as I had assumed Dusty’s wasn’t the original, but it is) and I ended up listening to the Aretha version twice. So my review of Dusty in Memphis is that Aretha Franklin is amazing.

2.4 It's better than the other Dusty album we had.

I genuinely thought I’d enjoy this album more than I did. It’s enjoyable at times, forgettable at most. I guess I just think there’s far better soul albums I’d rather listen to? Favorite song: Son of a Preacher Man Least favorite song: Breakfast In Bed Knew before? No

Light pop with a bit of jazz & country. Nice enough listen

its really okay with a few good songs and many meh songs that I will probably never come back to

Had fun listening to this version of “Son of a Preacher Man”. Good album, just not my type of music. For that reason only, I give this 2 stars based on my personal taste.

Honestly kinda overrated, sorry

Dusty is just that pretty dusty. Her music comes from a past era. It’s tough to get into it for me, but her voice is fantastic and the music is so smooth. She’s good at what she does, but not for me. 5.8/10

it has that one preacher guy song. other than that whatever idc

I wasn't around in the 60s, so it's possible that I'm completely wrong about this, but this just feels like the 60s equivalent of what someone like Ed Sheeran is today. Super famous and popular, but actually really boring when it comes down to it. It feels like this music was made not out of artistic passion, but out of the want to be rich and famous.

This album is carried heavily by Son of a Preacher Man. While that's an amazing song, the rest of the album is very slow, sounds dated, and doesn't have a lot to offer. Not bad by any means but kind of boring. 4/10 (2/5)

Better than expected. Palate cleanser.

4/10

I couldn't get into this. I can think of quite a few singers who have tried to sound like her, which is a neat realization after hearing this album. Aside from that, it was a bit boring for me. 2/5

Not for me.

Son of a Preacher man is the only ringer

I'm not entirely sure why this album is labeled as Soul/Jazz. I can get behind calling it blue-eyed soul. But it's really Pop with some jazz influences. She's got a great voice, and the album does a great job of highlighting it on every song. All of the instrumentation is just there to support her singing. Outside of her voice, though, the album is pretty bland. It's a good pop album, but not a great one, and pop is just pretty boring. If it was any singer other than Dusty, this would probably be 1-star.

Smooooooth.

Probably woulda vibed better with it on a diff day

Not a consistent album throughout

This has THE canonical version of Son Of A Preacher Man but other than that I actually found this kind of lacking/boring. Maybe the 'lady pop vocalist' thing has lost some of the shine since the 60's?

Gosh i mean this music genre is just never something I’ll be super into, so listening to an hour + of it was just confirmation that I’ll never look for it. I’m sure it’s great for some but I just don’t see any appeal to it.

I really wanted to like this but it was so boring and beige If all songs sounded like son of a preacher man - the score would have much higher 2 ⭐️

A nice album. A little sleepy. I respect it but wouldn't listen again

It's milquetoast fine. Dusty doesn't emote much emotion with her voice, so the entire album is kind of flat to listen to.

Starting to grow tired of this list tbh

Ok album. Some recognizable songs, but very generic. Her vocals save most of the songs. 2.5/5 Won’t listen again

I kinda liked it.

Something was happening in Memphis in 1969. First Elvis, now this. And while this is probably the better of the things that happened there, it's still a toothless, limpid excuse for an album. This was mum and dad music in '69 and it's music for folks that are long gone. I heard it. What's next?

Son of a Preacher Man. Sounds like 60s feel good jazzy vibes. Part of "symphonic soul" known as the Memphis Sound.

It’s fine. I’ve…had…better

I was really hoping to have my preconceived notions turned on their head, but I was disappointed to find I just can't stand this. I have always hated "Son of a Preacher Man," and that's probably my favorite song on the album. There's no deficiencies here from a musical standpoint, I just don't like Dusty Springfield's voice and I don't like this style of music.

not my vibe

A lovely voice to be sure. I didn't thoroughly enjoy my time with this project, but I didn't hate it either

didn't hit me

She has a very good voice but the songs were eh

Better than the other without the doowap stuff. Good plane napping music so if we’re judging by that, it’s still not my favorite.

Perfect for carly's birthday. Thank god this is the last dusty trombone album we will have to listen to. At least this one had "son of a preacher man". i think i don't really like this older blue-eyed soul bc it comes off as corny when white people do it. I do kind of see the influence of this kind of stuff on someone like Adele or Amy Winehouse (per the wikipedia page)

SON OF A PREACHER MAN SON OF A PREACHER MAN but yeah the rest of the album isn't really for me 2/5

It was ok

Mostly boring.

Pleasant background music

Surprised to find out she’s a Brit with the name Dusty Springfield and an album titled Dusty In Memphis. Love the album name, points for that. Just figured she was a Georgia (or TN) girl based on Son Of A Preacher Man (best song) so kudos on the disguised voice. The rest of the album sounds like it’s from a 60s variety show with some gospel stirred into the background, not bad - just kinda dated. No need to listen again or seek out her other albums (2.2*s)

Son of a preacher man is an all time great song but the rest of the album didn’t do it for me.

Nick in different

Ehh

Briefly, before I listen to it, I already knew son of a preacher man and love that song! So I'm excited to listen to this album. Listened to the rest of it, not bad, but a little boring in my opinion. Its an easy, chill, 70s album, but i probably wouldn't listen to much.

Son of a Preacher Man is on this. One of the best songs of all time?

Great voice. Just not my thing. Son of a Preacher Man is really good.

Did not like. All the songs blurred together. It wasn't even interesting enough to keep my attention I started doing something else and just had this on in the background. Not my cup of tea. If the songs had other subjects besides just love and relationships this might have gotten a three. But it didn't so its stuck with a two.

Gegen Ende tendenziell besser. Favorit: The windmills of your mind. Objektiv gut und schöne Stimme, aber halt gar nicht meins. 2,6.

Sappy

Has one good song.

Типа норм, да, но типа проходняк. Ничего от мисс Дасти не ощутил, можете проезжать мимо Мемфиса.

I like this, but it didn’t land the way I thought it would. Maybe I was in a bad mood, maybe it’s because while I was listening to it I read about the term “blue-eyed soul” and it left a weird taste in my mouth. That’s life.

I have never been a fan and this did not convince me otherwise

It's 60s torch song stuff, which is fine, if a bit dull - but Son of a Preacher Man is outstanding. The Windmills Of Your Mind, however, is an entirely unnecessary cover - the sort of subtle Bossa Nova inflection really doesn't bring anything and makes me want to hear the Noel Harrison version.

I cannot stand Dusty's song "Spooky" so I'm really glad it's not on this album. that pretty much sums up what I liked about this album

While so much of the 1970s music is directed from here, what Dusty’s airy and weak voice created was all accomplished in higher standard by Diana Ross.

Sometimes a single great sing can elevate an otherwise boring album. Preacher Man is a pretty good song, but in this case I think he rest of the album is so boring and corny that it actually makes me like that song less.

Track 1: Just a Little Lovin’. Track 2: So Much Love Two tracks in and I’m utterly confused about the appropriate amount of lovin! Have to say I'm a bit underwhelmed by this album. Hadn't heard too much Dusty Springfield, but liked what I'd heard and had high hopes. I guess it's just not as soulful as I expected it to be. 🤷

Didn't know Pugacheva had songs in English Pretty soft, pretty boring

I felt like cleaning the dusty ceiling fans when listening to this one. Man that joke sucked. Son of a Preacher Man is a certified banger. Outside of that, this one’s pretty forgettable to me. Run of the mill folk music, which a lot of folks at the time were doing better.

This album has a lottt of filler and I'm surprised it makes the list because her only popular song is a cover. She has a good voice but this feels like "white people soul" and, aside from Son of a Preacher Man, I don't care for it.

Oh the innuendo

Not for me

This is not the typical kind of music I listen to, but I can see the appeal. Springfield has a beautiful, sultry voice, which I think is best part of this album. However, there wasn't really a standout song for me on this album.