Aretha Franklin – Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul

 

Rare And Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul. 2007 compilation spanning the years 1966-73 and featuring a treasure trove of vintage and previously unreleased demos, outtakes and B-sides from Aretha's Atlantic years. This collection was produced by legendary record producer Jerry Wexler.

1-1 I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) (Demo) 4:04

1-2 Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business (Demo) 4:43

1-3 Sweet Bitter Love (Demo) 5:12

1-4 It Was You 3:45

1-5 The Letter 3:38

1-6 So Soon 2:47

1-7 Mr. Big 2:41

1-8 Talk To Me, Talk To Me 3:29

1-9 The Fool On The Hill 3:31

1-10 Pledging My Love/The Clock 4:13

1-11 You're Taking Another Man's Place 3:30

1-12 You Keep Me Hangin' On 3:10

1-13 I'm Trying To Overcome 5:06

1-14 My Way 4:08

1-15 My Cup Runneth Over 3:22

1-16 You're All I Need To Get By (Take 1) 0:42

1-17 You're All I Need To Get By (Take 2) 3:37

1-18 Lean On Me 4:37

2-1 Rock Steady 4:30

2-2 I Need A Strong Man (The To-To Song) 3:56

2-3 Heavenly Father 5:38

2-4 Sweetest Smile And The Funkiest Style 3:48

2-5 This Is 3:37

2-6 Tree Of Life 5:12

2-7 Do You Know 2:49

2-8 Can You Love Again 2:40

2-9 I Want To Be With You 6:02

2-10 Suzanne 5:13

2-11 That's The Way I Feel About Cha (Alternate Version) 5:45

2-12 Ain't But The One 6:08

2-13 The Happy Blues 2:29

2-14 At Last 3:25

2-15 Love Letters 4:03

2-16 I'm In Love (Alternate Vocal) 3:01

2-17 Are You Leaving Me (Demo) 4:23

Aretha Franklin – Rare & Unreleased Recordings

RESPECT The Soundtrack to the Soul Generation...40 soul classics

1-1 Aretha Franklin– Respect 2:25

1-2 James Brown– Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine 5:16

1-3 Kool & The Gang– Jungle Boogie 3:04

1-4 The Blues Brothers– Everybody Needs Somebody To Love 3:22

1-5 Booker T. & The MG's*– Green Onions 2:51

1-6 Eddie Floyd– Knock On Wood 3:03

1-7 The Commodores*– Brick House 3:36

1-8 Isaac Hayes– Theme From Shaft 3:17

1-9 Edwin Starr– War 3:20

1-10 Ohio Players– Love Rollercoaster 4:47

1-11 Stevie Wonder– Uptight (Everything's Alright) 2:54

1-12 Quincy Jones– Stuff Like That 6:17

1-13 Barry White– Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe 4:03

1-14 The Jackson 5– I Want You Back 2:56

1-15 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas– Dancing In The Street 2:39

1-16 The Supremes– Stop! In The Name Of Love 2:50

1-17 The Isley Brothers– This Old Heart Of Mine 2:46

1-18 The Coasters– Poison Ivy 2:42

1-19 Rufus Thomas– Walking The Dog 2:33

1-20 Ben E. King– Stand By Me 2:58

2-1 Wilson Pickett– In The Midnight Hour 2:36

2-2 Curtis Mayfield– Move On Up 8:55

2-3 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles*– The Tears Of A Clown 3:00

2-4 The Four Tops*– Reach Out I'll Be There 3:01

2-5 Fontella Bass– Rescue Me 2:56

2-6 Detroit Spinners*– It's A Shame 3:13

2-7 Sam & Dave– Soul Man 2:38

2-8 Rare Earth– Get Ready 2:48

2-9 Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band– Express Yourself 3:53

2-10 Arthur Conley– Sweet Soul Music 2:21

2-11 The Temptations– Papa Was A Rollin' Stone 6:54

2-12 Ray Charles– What'd I Say 5:07

2-13 Albert King– Born Under A Bad Sign 2:47

2-14 The Bar-Kays*– Soul Finger 2:21

2-15 Carla Thomas– B.A.B.Y 2:55

2-16 The Love Unlimited Orchestra*– Love's Theme 4:08

2-17 The Marvelettes– Please Mr. Postman 2:29

2-18 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles*– Shop Around 2:51

2-19 Marvin Gaye– I Heard It Through The Grapevine 3:16

2-20 Otis Redding– (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay 2:40

RESPECT#1 

RESPECT#2 

Aretha Franklin 1942-2018 tribute to the Queen of Soul plus The Very Best of..Vols.1 & 2

Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter, civil rights activist, actress, and pianist. Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan where her father C. L. Franklin was minister. At age 18, she embarked on a secular career recording for Columbia Records. However, she achieved only modest success. Franklin found commercial success and acclaim after signing with Atlantic Records in 1966. Hit songs such as "Respect", "Chain of Fools", "Think", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", and "I Say a Little Prayer", propelled Franklin past her musical peers. By the end of the 1960s, Aretha Franklin had come to be known as "The Queen of Soul".

She continued to record acclaimed albums such as I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967), Lady Soul (1968), Spirit in the Dark (1970), Young, Gifted and Black (1972), Amazing Grace (1972), and Sparkle (1976) before experiencing problems with her record company. Franklin left Atlantic in 1979 and signed with Arista Records. She appeared in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers before releasing the successful albums Jump to It (1982), Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985), and Aretha (1986) on the Arista label. In 1998, Franklin returned to the top 40 with the Lauryn Hill-produced song "A Rose Is Still a Rose", later issuing the album of the same name, which went gold. That same year, Franklin earned international acclaim for her performance of "Nessun dorma" at the Grammy Awards, filling in at the last minute for Luciano Pavarotti, who had cancelled after the show had already begun. In 2015, she paid tribute to singer/songwriter and honoree Carole King by singing "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" at the Kennedy Center Honors.

Franklin recorded 112 charted singles on Billboard, including 77 Hot 100 entries, 17 top-ten pop singles, 100 R&B entries, and 20 number-one R&B singles, becoming the most charted female artist in history. Franklin's other well-known hits include "Rock Steady", "Call Me", "Ain't No Way", "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)", "Spanish Harlem", "Day Dreaming", "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)", "Something He Can Feel", "Jump to It", "Freeway of Love", "Who's Zoomin' Who", and "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (a duet with George Michael). She won 18 Grammy Awards, including the first eight awards given for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance from 1968 through to 1975, and she is one of the best-selling musical artists of all time, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide.

Franklin received numerous honors throughout her career, including a 1987 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the first female performer to be inducted, the National Medal of Arts, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was inducted to the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and to the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2012.[6] Franklin is listed in two all-time lists by Rolling Stone magazine, including the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. In 2008, she was ranked by Rolling Stone as the No. 1 greatest singer of all time.

The Very Best .. Vol.1

The Very Best .. Vol.2

The Best of Aretha Franklin

“There are singers,” said Ray Charles, “then there is Aretha. She towers above the rest. Others are good, but Aretha is great. She’s my only sure-enough sister.” Since the moment Aretha stepped to the pulpit at her father’s famed New Bethel Baptist Church as a young girl singing in the great gospel tradition, the world has recognized her as a musical miracle. Aretha Franklin's first collection of hits is represented with this CD, which was originally released in 1968. Many of her best songs from the 1960s are here: "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (#9 in 1967), "Respect" (#1 for 2 weeks in 1967), "Chain of Fools" (#2 in 1968), "Think" (#7 in 1968), and "I Say a Little Prayer" (#10 in 1968).

1. Chain of Fools
2. I Say a Little Prayer
3. Natural Woman, A (You Make Me Feel Like)
4. Think
5. Rock Steady
6. Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
7. Respect
8. Spanish Harlem
9. Dr. Feelgood
10. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
11. I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
12. Save Me

Aretha Franklin