Aretha Sings the Blues
1980 compilation album by Aretha Franklin
| Aretha Sings the Blues | ||||
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| Compilation album by Aretha Franklin | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 47:39 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Clyde Otis | |||
| Aretha Franklin chronology | ||||
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Aretha Sings the Blues is a compilation album of previously released Aretha Franklin recordings from Aretha's early 1960s tenure with Columbia Records.[1]
Reception
Armond White of Spin wrote, "Aretha had established a tradition that, as a revolutionary, she would naturally have to evolve away from (ask Bob Dylan). Aretha Sings the Blues shows Aretha's pregreatness style, wavering between Mahalia Jackson's command and Nancy Wilson's piquancy."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recorded on | Length |
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| 1. | "Drinking Again" | Doris Tauber; Johnny Mercer | February 8, 1964 | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Today I Sing the Blues" | Curtis Lewis | August 1, 1960 | 2:48 |
| 3. | "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" | María Méndez Grever, Stanley Adams | February 10, 1964 | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Without the One You Love" | Aretha Franklin | February 10, 1965 | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Trouble in Mind" | Richard M. Jones | February 10, 1965 | 2:55 |
| 6. | "Muddy Water" | Peter DeRose, Harry Richman, Jo Trent | February 10, 1965 | 2:32 |
| 7. | "Only the Lonely" | Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen | July 16, 1964 | 4:54 |
| 8. | "I Wonder Where Are You Tonight" | Aretha Franklin, Ted White | June 13, 1963 | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)" | Ben Raleigh, Bernie Wayne | June 12, 1963 | 3:12 |
| 10. | "Take a Look" | Clyde Otis | June 14, 1963 | 2:41 |
| 11. | "Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning" | Tom Delaney, Pearl Delaney | February 7, 1964 | 5:12 |
| 12. | "Evil Gal Blues" | Leonard Feather | February 8, 1964 | 2:43 |
| 13. | "This Bitter Earth" | Clyde Otis | February 10, 1964 | 3:37 |
| 14. | "Maybe I'm a Fool" | J. Leslie McFarland | January 10, 1961 | 3:14 |
| Total length: | 47:39 | |||
- Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington (1964): Tracks 1, 3, 11–13
- Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo (1960): Tracks 2, 14
- Yeah!!! (1965): Tracks 4–6
- Soft and Beautiful (1964): Track 7
- Laughing on the Outside (1963): Tracks 8, 9
- Soul Sister (1966): Track 10
References
- ^ a b "Aretha Sings the Blues - Aretha Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ Armond White (October 1985). "Spins". Spin. No. 6. p. 30.
- ^ "Aretha Franklin". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "allaretha". Allaretha.wordpress.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
External links
- Aretha Sings the Blues at Discogs (list of releases)
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- Aretha (1961)
- The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (1962)
- The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin (1962)
- Laughing on the Outside (1963)
- Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington (1964)
- Runnin' Out of Fools (1964)
- Yeah!!! (1965)
- Songs of Faith (1965)
- Soul Sister (1966)
- Take It Like You Give It (1967)
- I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967)
- Aretha Arrives (1967)
- Lady Soul (1968)
- Aretha Now (1968)
- Soul '69 (1969)
- Soft and Beautiful (1969)
- This Girl's in Love with You (1970)
- Spirit in the Dark (1970)
- Young, Gifted and Black (1972)
- Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (1973)
- Let Me in Your Life (1974)
- With Everything I Feel in Me (1974)
- You (1975)
- Sparkle (1976)
- Sweet Passion (1977)
- Almighty Fire (1978)
- La Diva (1979)
- Aretha (1980)
- Love All the Hurt Away (1981)
- Jump to It (1982)
- Get It Right (1983)
- Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985)
- Aretha (1986)
- Through the Storm (1989)
- What You See Is What You Sweat (1991)
- A Rose Is Still a Rose (1998)
- So Damn Happy (2003)
- This Christmas, Aretha (2008)
- A Woman Falling Out of Love (2011)
- Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics (2014)
- Aretha in Paris (1968)
- Aretha Live at Fillmore West (1971)
- Amazing Grace (1972)
- One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism (1987)
- Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly, 1972 (2007)
albums
- Take a Look (1967)
- Aretha's Gold (1969)
- Aretha's Greatest Hits (1971)
- The Best of Aretha Franklin (1973)
- Aretha Sings the Blues (1980)
- 30 Greatest Hits (1985)
- Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings (1992/2014)
- Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 (1994)
- The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1 (1994)
- Greatest Hits (1998)
- Aretha's Best (2001)
- Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin (2002)
- The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years (1960–1965) (2002)
- Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul (2007)
- Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen (2007)
- A Brand New Me (2017)
- The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967–1970 (2018)
- "Precious Lord (Part 1)" (1959)
- "Today I Sing the Blues" (1960)
- "Won't Be Long" (1960)
- "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" (1961)
- "Operation Heartbreak" (1961)
- "I Surrender, Dear" (1962)
- "Try a Little Tenderness" (1962)
- "Say It Isn't So" (1963)
- "Skylark" (1963)
- "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (1964)
- "One Step Ahead" (1965)
- "You Made Me Love You" (1965)
- "Mockingbird" (1967)
- "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (1967)
- "Respect" (1967)
- "Baby I Love You" (1967)
- "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (1967)
- "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man"
- "Chain of Fools" (1967)
- "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1968)
- "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (1968)
- "Think" (1968)
- "You Send Me" (1968)
- "The House That Jack Built" (1968)
- "I Say a Little Prayer" (1968)
- "See Saw" (1968)
- "My Song" (1968)
- "The Weight" (1969)
- "Tracks of My Tears" (1969)
- "I Can't See Myself Leaving You" (1969)
- "Gentle on My Mind" (1969)
- "Share Your Love with Me" (1969)
- "Eleanor Rigby" (1969)
- "Call Me" (1970)
- "Son of a Preacher Man" (1970)
- "Spirit in the Dark" (1970)
- "The Thrill Is Gone" (1970)
- "Don't Play That Song" (1970)
- "Border Song (Holy Moses)" (1970)
- "You're All I Need to Get By" (1971)
- "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1971)
- "Spanish Harlem" (1971)
- "Rock Steady" (1971)
- "Day Dreaming" (1972)
- "Angel" (1973)
- "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (1973)
- "I'm in Love" (1974)
- "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1974)
- "Something He Can Feel" (1976)
- "Break It to Me Gently" (1977)
- "What a Fool Believes" (1981)
- "It's My Turn" (1981)
- "Jump to It" (1982)
- "Get It Right" (1983)
- "Freeway of Love" (1985)
- "Who's Zoomin' Who" (1985)
- "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (1985)
- "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1986)
- "Jimmy Lee" (1986)
- "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987)
- "Oh Happy Day" (1988)
- "Gimme Your Love" (1989)
- "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (1989)
- "Everyday People" (1991)
- "Someday We'll All Be Free" (1992)
- "Ever Changing Times" (1992)
- "A Deeper Love" (1993)
- "Willing to Forgive" (1994)
- "A Rose Is Still a Rose" (1998)
- "Here We Go Again" (1998)
- "Put You Up on Game" (2007)
- "Angels We Have Heard on High" (2009)
- "Rolling in the Deep (The Aretha Version)" (2014)
- Awards and nominations
- Discography
- "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)"
- Amazing Grace (2018 film)
- Genius (2021 television series)
- Respect (2021 film)
- Ted White
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