when was son of a preacher man released
late 1968 November 8, 1968
title: Son of a Preacher Man text: Son of a Preacher Man "Son of a Preacher Man" is a song written and composed by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins and recorded by British singer Dusty Springfield in September 1968 for the album "Dusty in Memphis." 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 United Kingdom when it was released in late 1968. The album "Dusty in Memphis" was released in stereo, though its singles were remixed and released title: Son of a Preacher Man text: recent years. The song is also featured in the 2016 video game "Mafia III". Son of a Preacher Man "Son of a Preacher Man" is a song written and composed by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins and recorded by British singer Dusty Springfield in September 1968 for the album "Dusty in Memphis." 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 United Kingdom when it was released in late 1968. The album title: Son of a Preacher Man text: b-side hit single "Call Me". The writers of "Rolling Stone" magazine placed Dusty Springfield's recording 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 at No. 240. In 1994, the song was featured in a scene of the film "Pulp Fiction". The film's soundtrack reached #21 on the Billboard 200 and went platinum (100,000 units) in title: American Sound Studio text: received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 2001. International readers and viewers polls list the record among the one hundred greatest albums of all time. The LP's standout track "Son of a Preacher Man" was an international Top 10 hit in 1969. The Box Tops recorded Wayne Carson Thompson's "The Letter". Though under two minutes in length, it was an international hit in late 1967, reaching Billboard's number-one position and remaining there for four weeks. The record, produced by Dan Penn, sold over four million copies and received two Grammy Awards nominations. Their single "Cry Like a Baby" was title: Dusty Springfield text: listed among the greatest albums of all time by "Rolling Stone", and in polls by VH1 artists, "New Musical Express" readers, and Channel 4 viewers. In November 1968 the lead single from the album, "Son of a Preacher Man", was issued. It was written by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins. It reached No. 10 on the UK, US and international singles charts. Its best results in continental Europe were No. 10 on the Austrian charts and No. 3 on the Swiss charts. It was the 96th most popular song of 1969 in the US. It earned Springfield a nomination for