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Not only is this Dusty's finest work, it is unanimously acknowledged as one of the great soul albums. The secret is in the production. Jerry Wexler, Tommy Dowd, and Arif Mardin enlisted the Sweet Inspirations and the best Memphis session boys for vocal support. Dusty's selection of material is exemplary, choosing songs by Randy Newman, Mann/Weill, Goffin/King, and Bacharach/David. This should have made her an international megastar; instead it scraped the US Top 100, failed to chart in the UK, and started her slow decline. It is a faultless record on which we have, thankfully, now recognized she was far too ahead of her time for her own good.
Personnel: Dusty Springfield (vocals); Reggie Young (guitar, sitar); Tommy Cogbill (guitar, bass instrument); Bobby Emmons (electric piano, organ, congas); Gene Chrisman (drums); Mike Leech (congas); The Sweet Inspirations (background vocals).
Rolling Stone (4/11/02, p.106) - Ranked #9 in Rolling Stone's "50 Coolest Records".
Rolling Stone (10/31/02, p.135) - Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's "Women In Rock: The 50 Essential Albums" - "...[A] British soul masterpiece..."
Rolling Stone (11/1/69, p.42) - "...most of the songs...have a great deal of depth while presenting extremely direct and simple statements about love....Dusty sings around her material, creating music that's evocative rather than overwhelming..."
Entertainment Weekly (10/9/92, p.60) - "...her lighter-than-air voice carries the album aloft..." - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (3/12/99, p.71) - "...It's her shining moment and just might be one of the all-time great pop albums." - Rating: A
Q (3/95, p.119) - 3 Stars - Good - "...balances R&B and sensitive pop dramas..."
NME (Magazine) (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #54 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time.' Dusty In Memphis Music | List Price | $11.98 (You save $3.39) | | Category | Rock Albums, R&B CDs, Pop, Oldies, Rock/Pop, Soul/R&B, 60's, Oldies Collections | | Label | Rhino | | Orig Year | 1969 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1628  | | CD Universe Part number | 1118825 | | Catalog number | 75580 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 16, 1999 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Jerry Wexler; Tom Dowd; Arif Mardin | | Engineer | Ed Kollis | | Personnel | Reggie Young - guitar, sitar
Bobby Emmons - electric piano, organ, congas
Dusty Springfield - vocals
Gene Chrisman - drums
Tommy Cogbill - guitar, bass instrument
Mike Leech - congas
Also: Sweet Inspirations | | Additional Info | Remastered |
Dusty Springfield Dusty In Memphis Songs Dusty In Memphis Music Review Average Rating: (4.6 out of 5 stars)   What a Gem!
Heard a rave review of this album on the radio and thought I'd get it, if only for "Son of a Preacher Man" -- can you ever get tired of hearing that classic? What an underrated song stylist Dusty was -- and the Memphis Sound and production is so perfect for her husky, sexy voice. What a find!
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 Can do no wrong to a song
Dusty Springfield in Memphis shows them
how it is done. What a voice. Why did
she have to leave us at such a young
age? God only knows. She is missed.
Submitted by larrygrant17 (Larry, Milton, FL, USA)
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Dusty getting soulful!
It was destined to happen. And I'm glad it did! Besides Motown, one of the best and most recognizable sounds of the 60's! I also find some of the songs have a mysterious aura to them which shows off the versatility in Dusty's vocals. The Sweet Inspirations are, as expected, sweet. The bonus tracks are great as well. 4 stars because "Cameo" is my favorite Dusty album, but this one is still one of her best! Of course the remastering is top notch, it's Rhino, what do you expect? Get it!
Submitted by KC (NY, NY)
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this is one of dustys best albums and the fact that the unreleased tracks are included make it even better!!! this is worth more than one listen!!!
Submitted by cowking3598 (binghamton,ny)
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I haven't listened to all of the bonus tracks but the original greats such son of a preacher man and the windmills of your mind truly show what an amazing vocalist D.S was.
Submitted by rosey.tyson (durham,uk)
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