Dusty in Memphis

Dusty In Memphis is smooth and sensual, even to the point of sounding genuinely romantic. It's honestly a very sweet pleasant listen. Dusty Springfield is an amazing vocalist, and she absolutely sells the tone she is going for here. And there is some musical depth here that can kind of blind side you if you don't know what this is; just look at The Windmills Of Your Mind. This is a landmark for women in rock history, and I think it deserves a 4.

Sweet vocals, lush arrangements. A lot to like here, with the crowning glory of ‘Son of a Preacher Man’.

Jamais écouté avant.

La définition du cool 60's dans un album de pop/soul qui ne tombe jamais dans le kitsch ou le mauvais goût. La polyvalence vocale de Dusty Springfield y est pour beaucoup, parfois sussurrement sexy, parfois joueuse et souriante, parfois puissante et intense. Son choix d'enregistrer à Memphis, l'une des capitales de la soul, avec les musiciens locaux, alors qu'elle-même vient d'Angleterre, aussi, lui permettant de ne jamais tomber dans le pastiche. Ajoutez à cela le légendaire Son of a Preacher Man, une superbe version (en crescendo d'une guitare hispanisante à une instrumentation cinématographique en orchestre complet) des Moulins de mon cœur de Michel Legrand et, plus généralement, un ensemble de compositions sans fausse note... Le résultat, un album feel good typique des années 1960 qui, dans son genre, s'approche de la perfection.

Top : Son of a Preacher Man
Flop : In the Land of Make Believe

Voor het overgrote deel, helaas, oersaaie soul. Het is dat Son Of A Preacher Man een tijdloze megahit is en ik Breakfast in Bed heel mooi vond, waardoor ik toch een krappe voldoende geef.

solidno, ali ništa posebno sve u svemu, lijepa trojčica

Very glossy and beautiful.

This is an album that pretty much perfectly encapsulates the changing times of the western world- Fully recovered from WWII, exiting the peak of the civil rights movement, and men on the moon, entering into a decade of promise with glitz and glamor.

Picture a big-ass boxy 60s car cruising down the Vegas strip or sunset boulevard, without a care in the world

Son of a Preacher Man is an ALL TIME single - but the rest of the album is so filled with schmaltz it cant overtake the incredible session musicians.

Windmills of your mind is a wonderful cover but its so hard to overcome the rest of the album.

definition of mid

Sweet, soulful voice

not my kind of music but enjoyable. Son of a preacher man is obviously a banger

OK, OK, so you gotta hear this. So, Jan's shower is going on right now, and she's singing "Son of a Preacher Man" and everyone's just staring at her. The song is about losing your virginity next to a church, and guess what - she's been singing for the last twenty minutes!

i was surprised by how much i enjoyed this actually well done dusty

Late 60s early 70s continues to be the best period for song writing and it’s not even close.

Like a door that keeps revolving in a half forgotten dream
Or the ripples from a pebble someone tosses in a stream
Like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face
And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind

3.5

I liked this – wonderful tracks, brilliant production and what a voice. But yet again, despite the high score it is not something I would buy.

Favorite track(s): Son of a Preacher Man, I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore, The Windmills of Your Mind

Wait, you're telling me Som Of A Preacher Man isn't the best song on this highly regarded album?

Dusty's voice is gentle and sweet, though I guess I expected some of Aretha's passion. Maybe the soul here is not all-encompassing, it's finding beauty in the small moments.