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Analogue Productions (Atlantic Series)
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records!
A classic by Englands female soul queen!
Hybrid Stereo SACD
Mastered directly to DSD from the original master tape by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio

Dusty Springfield shares rarified air with the top soul/R & B queens of the post-WWII era Aretha Franklin, Etta James, and others.
Originally released in 1969, the concept for Dusty In Memphis was to take Englands reigning female soul queen to the home of the music which had inspired her. Produced by Atlantics Jerry Wexler and Arif Mardin and engineered by Tom Dowd, the records highlights include Son Of A Preacher Man, So Much Love, Breakfast In Bed, Just One Smile, I Dont Want To Hear It Anymore and Just A Little Lovin’.

Springfield is backed by a crack band that had previously worked with Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, King Curtis and Elvis Presley among others. The musicians collectively known as the Memphis Cats include guitarist Reggie Young, bassist Tommy Cogbill, drummer Gene Chrismann, pianist Bobby Wood and Bobby Emmons on organ and electric piano. Songwriting contributions came from, among others, Randy Newman, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Dusty Springfield is one of the finest white soul singers of her era, and this is the undisputed proof.