Springfield's 1964 debut album, A Girl Called Dusty, sold well enough to make her Philips Records' top-selling female artist.

For this, her second album, Philips presented it in a gatefold sleeve and included extensive liner notes.

While including a number of fairly standard "pop" songs, Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty also saw Springfield venturing more into show tunes like "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)?"

"Doodlin'" and "That's How Heartaches Are Made" were minor hits for Baby Washington, one of Springfield's personal favourite singers.

Springfield also included the song "La Bamba", which was a popular concert number for her, though not in step with the general style of the album.