Dusty in Memphis
Dusty Springfield never claimed to be a soul singer, butDusty in  Memphiseffects a unique and deeply moving synthesis of her brand of stylish  pop and the southern R&B; of the late '60s. Her soft tones and hushed,  confessional readings make for definitive versions of everything from "Son  of a Preacher Man" (a later version by Aretha Franklin is good, but less  thrillingly sensual than this one) to Randy Newman's ballads "I Don't Want  to Hear It Anymore" and "Just One Smile" to a swirling take on  "The Windmills of Your Mind." The soul obscurity "Breakfast in  Bed" even gives a knowing spin to a line from an earlier Dusty classic:  "You don't have to say you love me."--Rickey Wright