Aretha Franklin – The Queen Of Soul
Von Aretha Franklin wird am 7. Februar 2014 ein 4-CD-Boxset namens “The Queen Of Soul” erscheinen. Im Rahmen des Black History Month, der in den USA im Februar gefeiert wird, erscheint die 4-CD-Box inklusive ihrer größten Erfolge aus der Atlantic Records-Ära in den Jahren 1967 bis 1976.
Die 87 chronologisch angeordneten Songs zeichnen ein umfassendes musikalisches Porträt der unvergleichlichen Karriere der Soulsängerin. Ihre ersten fünf Atlantic-Alben – I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967), Aretha Arrives (1967), Lady Soul (1968), Aretha Now (1968) und Soul ’69 (1968) – erreichten durchweg die Position 1 in den US-R&B-Charts
Die gesamte Tracklist liest sich wie folgt:
Disc One
01. “I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)”
02. “Do Right Woman – Do Right Man”
03. “Respect”
04. “Drown In My Own Tears”
05. “Soul Serenade”
06. “Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream”
07. “Baby, Baby, Baby”
08. “Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)”
09. “Good Times”
10. “Save Me”
11. “Baby, I Love You”
12. “Satisfaction”
13. “You Are My Sunshine”
14. “Never Let Me Go”
15. “Prove It”
16. “I Wonder”
17. “Ain’t Nobody (Gonna Turn Me Around)”
18. “It Was You” (Aretha Arrives Outtake)
19. “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”
20. “Chain Of Fools”
21. “People Get Ready”
22. “Come Back Baby”
23. “Good To Me As I Am To You”
24. “Since You’ve Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)”
25. “Ain’t No Way”
Disc Two
01. “Think”
02. “You Send Me”
03. “I Say A Little Prayer”
04. “The House That Jack Built”
05. “You’re A Sweet Sweet Man”
06. “I Take What I Want”
07. “A Change”
08. “See Saw”
09. “My Song”
10. “I Can’t See Myself Leaving You”
11. “Night Life” (Live)
12. “Ramblin’”
13. “Today I Sing The Blues”
14. “River’s Invitation”
15. “Pitiful”
16. “Talk To Me, Talk To Me” (Soul ‘69 Outtake)
17. “Tracks Of My Tears”
18. “The Weight”
19. “Share Your Love With Me”
20. “Pledging My Love/The Clock”
21. “It Ain’t Fair”
22. “Sit Down And Cry”
23. “Let It Be”
24. “Eleanor Rigby”
25. “Call Me”
Disc Three
01. ?Son Of A Preacher Man”
02. “Try Matty’s”
03. “The Thrill Is Gone” (From Yesterday’s Kisses)
04. “Dark End Of The Street”
05. “You And Me”
06. “You’re Taking Up Another Man’s Place” (Spirit In The Dark Outtake)
07. “Don’t Play That Song”
08. “Why I Sing The Blues”
09. “Spirit In The Dark”
10. “My Way” (Spirit In The Dark Outtake)
11. “One Way Ticket”
12. “Pullin’”
13. “Border Song (Holy Moses)”
14. “A Brand New Me”
15. “You’re All I Need To Get By”
16. “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
17. “Spanish Harlem”
18. “Lean On Me”
19. “Spirit In The Dark” (Reprise with Ray Charles)
Disc Four
01. “Rock Steady”
02. “Young, Gifted And Black”
03. “All The King’s Horses”
04. “Oh Me Oh My (I’m A Fool For You)”
05. “Day Dreaming”
06. “Mary, Don’t You Weep” (Live)
07. “Climbing Higher Mountains” (Live)
08. “Precious Memories” (Live)
09. “Master Of Eyes”
10. “Angel”
11. “Somewhere”
12. “So Swell When You’re Well”
13. “I’m In Love”
14. “Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing”
15. “Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)”
16. “Look Into Your Heart”
17. “Sparkle”
18. “Something He Can Feel”
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