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| Single by Dusty Springfield | |||||||||||||||||
| from the album Dusty in Memphis | |||||||||||||||||
| B-side | Just a Little Lovin' | ||||||||||||||||
| Released | November 8, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
| Format | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | American Studios, Memphis, Tennessee: September 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues, rock | ||||||||||||||||
| Length | 2:29 | ||||||||||||||||
| Label | Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins | ||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin, Jeff Barry, Tom Dowd | ||||||||||||||||
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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. Written by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins, "Son of a Preacher Man" was 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 #10 in the United States and #9 in her native UK when released in late 1968. The album Dusty in Memphis was released in stereo though its singles were remixed and released in mono. "Son of a Preacher Man" was to be the last Top Ten chart hit for the artist for almost 20 years until she teamed up with Pet Shop Boys for the single "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" in 1987.
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Legacy
The writers of Rolling Stone magazine placed the release at #77 among The 100 Best Singles of the Last 25 Years in 1987. The record was placed at #43 of the Greatest Singles of All Time by the writers of New Musical Express in 2002. In 2004, the song made the Rolling Stone list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time[1] at #240.
A sample from "Son of a Preacher Man" was used on Cypress Hill's song "Hits from the Bong" on their album Black Sunday (1993). A year later the song was featured in a scene of the film Pulp Fiction. In the movie, the song was a background for the scene of Mia Wallace (portrayed by Uma Thurman) making Vincent Vega (portrayed by John Travolta) wait on the intercom. The soundtrack reached No. 21 on the Billboard 200, and at the time, went platinum (1,000,000 units) in Canada alone.[2] "Son of a Preacher Man" helped to sell over 2 million units of the album[3] and to reach #6 on the charts according to SoundScan.[4] Quentin Tarantino has been quoted on the "Collectors Edition" DVD of Pulp Fiction as saying that he probably would not have done that scene had he not been able to use "Son of a Preacher Man". The song is also featured in the Movie Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, during scenes depicting Kenneth Lay, ex-Enron CEO and son of a Baptist minister. In the 2008 television episode of the American series "The Office" entitled "Baby Shower", Jan Levinson, played by Melora Hardin, is filmed singing "Son of a Preacher Man" as a lullaby to her newborn daughter Astrid.[5]
Cover versions
Canadian country music band Farmer's Daughter took a version of the song to #35 on the RPM Country Tracks charts in 1995.[6] Australian-born country singer Sherrié Austin also released a cover version, taking it to #46 on the U.S. Billboard country charts in 2004.[7]
References
- ^ "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". RollingStone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6596085/son_of_a_preacher_man1. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ^ Billboard; 1/28/95, Vol. 107 Issue 4, p62, 1/2p
- ^ Billboard, 00062510, 4/20/96, Vol. 108, Issue 16
- ^ Christian Science Monitor, 08827729, 9/8/97, Vol. 89, Issue 198
- ^ The Office[1], Season 5 Episode 3, aired Thursday, October 16. 2008
- ^ "RPM Country Tracks". RPM. 10 April 1995. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9155&volume=61&issue=10&issue_dt=April%2010%201995&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=uap0u4ih0beravh9oojlt14ni1. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 36. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
External links
- Son of a Preacher Man at allmusic.com
