Son of a Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield: studio, gear and credits

Son of a Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield: recorded at American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee (827 Thomas Street) (Documented studio per Discogs (release-wide): American Sound Studio, Memphis, TN)), produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin. See the credits and gear, then recreate the soun

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Song: Son of a Preacher Man
Artist: Dusty Springfield
Genre / Style: Blue-Eyed Soul / Southern Soul / R&B
Date(s) Recorded: September 1968 (Tracking), October–November 1968 (Vocal/String Overdubs & Mixing)
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Atlantic Records (US) / Philips (UK) - Cat# Atlantic 2580 / Philips BF 1730
Release Date: November 1968
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Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin
Mixing Engineer(s): Tom Dowd

Studio and recording technology

Tracking Studio & Room: American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee (827 Thomas Street) (Documented studio per Discogs (release-wide): American Sound Studio, Memphis, TN))

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Mixing / Overdub Studio: Atlantic Studios, New York City (Lead Vocals, Strings, Mixdown)
Mixing Console / Desk: Custom Auditronics / Welton Jetton Desk (Memphis); Atlantic Custom Console by Tom Dowd (NYC)
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Scully 280 8-Track, 1-inch tape running at 15 IPS (Memphis) / Ampex 8-Track (NYC)
Studio Monitors: Altec Lansing 604s in custom cabinets
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Fairchild 660/670 Limiters, Pultec EQP-1A Equalizers, Teletronix LA-2A, EMT 140 Plate Reverb (NYC), Live Echo Chamber

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Drums (Gene Chrisman), Bass (Tommy Cogbill), Electric Guitars (Reggie Young), Keyboards (Bobby Wood / Bobby Emmons), Lead Vocals (Dusty Springfield), Backing Vocals (The Sweet Inspirations).

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