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"Son of a Preacher Man" is a song written and composed by American songwriters 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.
Gentry recorded a demo at Whitney Recording Studio in Glendale, California, in February and March 1967. Her sole ambition originally was to write songs to sell to other artists, telling The Washington Post that she only sang on the recording of "Ode to Billie Joe" that she took to Capitol because it was cheaper than hiring someone to sing it.
A review from Record World said, "The main sex symbol of the record industry, Bobbie tries out tunes by other writers here. She does things like "Where's the Playground, Johnny?", "Son of a Preacher Man", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" and "You've Made Me So Very Happy"." [6] Jason Ankeny of AllMusic have the album four out of five stars. He ...
"Ode to Billie Joe" was selected by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the top 500 songs of all time. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Entertainment. Fitness. Food ...
Felsmere: “Son of a Preacher Man” by Dusty Springfield Gabrielle Zabosky: “Used to Be Young” by Miley Cyrus Kay Sibal: “One Last Time” by Ariana Grande
Pages in category "Bobbie Gentry songs" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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The Best of Bobbie Gentry: Release date: 1993; Label: Capitol Records; Format: CD — Bobbie Gentry: The Hit Albums (contains Ode to Billie Joe and Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell) Release date: 1995; Label: Disky; Format: CD — The Golden Classics of Bobbie Gentry: Release date: 1997; Label: EMI; Format: CD — The Bobbie Gentry Collection ...