Aside from "The Look of Love" on Bacharach's score to Casino Royale, I had not heard of Dusty Springfield, nor knew anything about her.
Then last weekend, I noticed an HMV special on Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (only $9.99 for the "collector's edition"!!), for which I immediately left work and went to the mall to purchase.
The scene in which Vincent goes to the Wallace Estate to pick up Mia for their "date", there is an enchanting version of "Son of a Preacher Man" playing in the background (or foreground; it was kind of loud). Digging into the "collector's edition" extras, I discovered that this version of Preacher Man was sung by Dusty Springfield.
Having that haunting melody in my mind all week, I finally went onto iTunes Music Store to find what I could (although an amazing revolution of technology, iTMS does lack on many fronts). I discovered this:
And I cannot get enough of it!! (The play count on Son of a Preacher Man is already into the 30's, and I've not even had it for 48 hours yet!)
This 'best of' collection covers all of Dusty's major singles from the 60's. I could go on, but the iTMS bio on Dusty Springfield is worth reading, and there isn't anything I could write that hasn't already been written somewhere else.
I highly recommend this album for anyone looking for some really good R&B by a really good, and often forgotten, diva:
Dusty Springfield.
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