ARETHA

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Never Grow Old
  2:57
• 2
  You Grow Closer
  2:45
• 3
  Today I Sing the Blues

  Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant Combo
  2:51
• 4
  Won’t Be Long

  Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant Combo
  3:00
• 5
  Are You Sure

  Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant Combo
  2:43
• 6
  Operation Heartbreak
  3:02
• 7
  Skylark
  2:55
• 8
  Runnin’ Out of Fools
  2:35
• 9
  One Step Ahead
  2:37
• 10
  (No, No) I’m Losing You
  3:10
• 11
  Cry Like a Baby
  2:08
• 12
  A Little Bit of Soul
  2:21
• 13
  My Kind of Town (Detroit Is) (demo)
  1:58
• 14
  Try a Little Tenderness (demo)
  3:26
• 15
  I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
  2:53
• 16
  Do Right Woman – Do Right Man
  3:16
• 17
  Respect
  2:27
• 18
  A Change Is Gonna Come
  4:17
• 19
  Chain of Fools (alternate version)
  4:23
• 20
  (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (U.K. single version)
  2:41
• 21
  (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone
  2:25
• 22
  Ain’t No Way
  4:15
• 23
  My Song
  3:34
• 24
  You Send Me
  2:29
• 25
  The House That Jack Built
  2:23
• 26
  Tracks of My Tears
  2:53
• CD 2
• 1
  Baby I Love You (live)
  2:51
• 2
  Son of a Preacher Man
  3:18
  4.5 ★
• 3
  Call Me (alternate version)
  3:22
• 4
  Let It Be
  3:32
• 5
  Young, Gifted and Black (alternate Longer take)
  3:50
• 6
  Bridge Over Troubled Water (long Promo 45 version)
  4:25
• 7
  It’s Not Unusual / See Saw

  Aretha Franklin With Tom Jones
  3:08
• 8
  You’re All I Need to Get By (Work Tape)
  4:15
• 9
  Brand New Me (alternate take 6)
  4:09
• 10
  Spanish Harlem (alternate MIX)
  4:13
• 11
  Rock Steady (alternate MIX/take)
  4:31
• 12
  Day Dreaming
  4:09
• 13
  Share Your Love With Me (live)
  4:37
• 14
  Don’t Play That Song (live)
  2:59
• 15
  Dr. Feelgood (live)
  7:04
• 16
  Spirit in the Dark (reprise) (live)

  Aretha Franklin With Ray Charles
  8:48
• 17
  How I Got Over (live) (single edit)
  4:03
• 18
  Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes)
  3:23
• CD 3
• 1
  Somewhere (alternate version)
  5:43
• 2
  Angel (Work Tape)
  5:32
• 3
  The Boy From Bombay
  3:22
• 4
  Til It’s Over (demo)
  3:04
• 5
  (Oh Baby) a.k.a. There’s Something Magic About You (demo)
  3:08
• 6
  Until You Come Back to Me (Work Tape)
  3:46
• 7
  I’m in Love (alternate vocal)
  2:59
• 8
  Without Love
  3:51
• 9
  Mr. D.J. (5 for the D.J.)
  4:29
• 10
  You
  4:48
• 11
  Something He Can Feel
  3:26
• 12
  Look Into Your Heart
  4:05
• 13
  Break It to Me Gently
  3:24
• 14
  When I Think About You
  4:52
• 15
  Almighty Fire (Woman of the Future)
  4:42
• 16
  Ladies Only (short version)
  4:03
• 17
  You Light Up My Life
  4:41
• 18
  Ooo Baby Baby

  Aretha Franklin With Smokey Robinson
  2:17
• 19
  Amazing Grace
  5:59
• CD 4
• 1
  Think
  3:16
  3.8 ★
• 2
  I Say a Little Prayer

  Aretha Franklin With Dionne Warwick
  2:57
• 3
  United Together
  4:11
• 4
  Jump to It
  4:14
• 5
  The Wind
  4:58
• 6
  Freeway of Love
  4:09
• 7
  Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves

  Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin
  4:29
  4.0 ★
• 8
  I Knew You We’re Waiting (For Me)

  Aretha Franklin & George Michael
  3:59
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Oh Happy Day (live at New Bethel Baptist Church, Detroit, MI, July 1987)

  Aretha Franklin With Mavis Staples
  4:05
• 10
  A Rose Is Still a Rose
  4:29
• 11
  Someday We’ll All Be Free
  8:22
• 12
  The Makings of You
  4:27
• 13
  Nessun Dorma (live)
  3:20
  2.0 ★
• 14
  At Last

  Aretha Franklin With Lou Rawls
  6:30
• 15
  You’ve Got a Friend

  Ronald Isley Feat. Aretha Franklin
  4:56
• 16
  Rolling in the Deep (the Aretha version)
  4:05
• 17
  My Country ’Tis of Thee
  2:59
• 18
  (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (live)
  3:53

More by Aretha Franklin

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace 1972

This Girl’s in Love With You

This Girl’s in Love With You 1970

Lady Soul

Lady Soul 1968

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You 1967

Respect

Respect 2018

Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics

Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics 2014

Release credits

• Akua Dixon
  strings [10]
• Al Rubin
  trumpet [1]
• Al Sears
  tenor saxophone [5]
• Alex Olsson
  assistant [10]
• Aretha Franklin
  additional [8], arranger [18], co [16], guest [1], lead vocals [1, 8, 13], performer [1], piano [1.5, 1.15-16, 2.2, 2.18], producer [2.18, 3.7], vocal [3.7, 2.1-2, 2.11, 2.18, 4.8, 1.15-18]
• Arif Mardin
  producer [3.7, 2.2, 2.11], recording [15-16], strings [7]
• Barry Beckett
  keyboard [2]
• Belford Hendricks
  arranger [11], conductor [11]
• Bernard de Bosson
  producer [1]
• Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
  drums (drum set) [11]
• Bill Lee
  bass [3]
• Blues Brothers
  performer [1]
• Bob James
  keyboard [7]
• Bob Johnston
  producer [10]
• Bob Tischler
  producer [1]
• Brenda Corbett
  background vocals [1]
• Brenda White
  background vocals [4]
• Carolyn Franklin
  background vocals [1.16, 4.1, 2.11], other vocals [1]
• Charles Chalmers
  tenor saxophone [15, 17-18]
• Charnessa Jones
  background vocals [1]
• Chauncey Westbrook
  guitar [3, 5]
• Chips Moman
  guitar [15]
• Chuck Rainey
  bass [11]
• Cissy Houston
  background vocals [4]
• Clarence Clemons
  saxophone [6], solo [6]
• Claytoven Richardson
  background vocals [8]
• Clive Davis
  co [16], executive [6]
• Clyde Otis
  producer [9, 11]
• Commissioner Gordon
  mix [10], sound [10]
• Cornell Dupree
  guitar [11]
• Corrado Rustici
  electric guitar [8]
• Crusher Bennett
  congas [4]
• Curtis Lewis
  arranger [3]
• Dana Jon Chappelle
  additional [8], assistant [6]
• David Frazer
  mix [8], recording [8]
• David Hewitt
  recording [13]
• David Hood
  bass [2]
• David Spinozza
  guitar [7]
• David Squire
  baritone saxophone [1]
• Doc Powell
  guitar [4]
• Donald Towns
  conductor [1], trumpet [1]
• Donald Walden
  tenor saxophone [1]
• Donald “Duck” Dunn
  bass guitar [1]
• Donny Hathaway
  organ [11]
• Dr. Dave Frazer
  engineer [6]
• Dr. John
  percussion [11]
• Drew Dixon
  artists and repertoire [10]
• Eddie Hinton
  guitar [2]
• Elliot Scheiner
  mix [13], recording [13]
• Erma Franklin
  background vocals [11]
• Eumir Deodato
  keyboard [7], strings [7]
• Fonzi Thornton
  background vocals [4]
• Frank Fenter
  producer [1]
• Gary Illingworth
  piano [1]
• George Davidson
  drums (drum set) [1]
• George Michael
  lead vocals [8], producer [8]
• Gerard Smerek
  recording [13]
• Gordon Lyon
  additional [8], assistant [8]
• Greg “Gigi” Gonaway
  percussion [8], tambourine [8]
• J. Leslie McFarland
  arranger [4-5]
• James Poyser
  piano [10]
• Jean‐Michel Pou‐Dubois
  recording [1]
• Jennifer Hall
  background vocals [8]
• Jerome Gasper
  engineer [2]
• Jerry Hey
  strings [8]
• Jerry Weaver
  guitar [1]
• Jerry Wexler
  producer [2.1-2, 2.11, 1.15-18, 1.20, 3.7]
• Jim Gilstrap
  background vocals [8]
• Jim Watts
  additional [8], assistant [8]
• Jimmy Johnson
  guitar [1.15, 1.17-18, 2.2]
• Joe Von Battle
  producer [1-2]
• Johari Newton
  guitar [10]
• John Hammond
  producer [3-5]
• King Curtis
  tenor saxophone [15, 17-18]
• Kitty Beethoven
  background vocals [8]
• Lennete Viegas
  additional [8], assistant [8]
• Little John Wilson
  trumpet [1]
• Lou Marini
  saxophone [1]
• Luther Vandross
  background vocals [4], producer [4], vocal arranger [4]
• Marcus Miller
  bass [4], instrument arranger [4], synthesizer [4]
• Margaret Branch
  background vocals [1]
• Matt Murphy
  guitar [1]
• Maureen Droney
  additional [8], assistant [6]
• Melvin Lastie
  trumpet [15, 17-18]
• Michael Brauer
  mix [4, 6], recording [4]
• Michelle Cobbs
  background vocals [4]
• Mike Iacopelli
  additional [8], assistant [8]
• Miller Brisker
  tenor saxophone [1]
• Milt Hinton
  bass [5]
• Ms. Lauryn Hill
  arranger [10], background vocals [10], producer [10]
• Murphy Dunne
  keyboard [1]
• Myrna Matthews
  background vocals [8]
• Narada Michael Walden
  arranger [6, 8], drums (drum set) [8], producer [6, 8]
• Nat Adderley, Jr.
  keyboard [4]
• Osie Johnson
  drums (drum set) [3]
• Phil Ramone
  producer [13]
• Phil Schier
  engineer [18], mix [18], recording [18], remixer [18]
• Phillip Ballou
  background vocals [4]
• Preston Glass
  percussion [8]
• Quartette Indigo
  strings [10]
• Quincy Jones
  arranger [18], mix [18], producer [18], remixer [18]
• Randy Jackson
  bass guitar [8]
• Ray Bryant
  piano [3]
• Ray Pyle
  assistant [6]
• Rene Pitts
  trombone [1]
• Richard Tee
  keyboard [7]
• Rick Marotta
  drums (drum set) [7]
• Rob Mounsey
  arranger [13], conductor [13]
• Robert Mersey
  arranger [7, 10], conductor [7, 10], producer [7]
• Robert Popwell
  percussion [11]
• Rodderick Hicks
  bass [1]
• Roger Hawkins
  drums (drum set) [1.15-18, 2.2]
• Ron Jackson
  trumpet [1]
• Russell Conway
  trumpet [1]
• Serban Ghenea
  mix [8]
• Spooner Oldham
  electric piano [15], piano [17-18]
• Stanley Clarke
  bass [7]
• Steve Cropper
  guitar [1]
• Sticks Evans
  drums (drum set) [5]
• Stuart Hirotsu
  additional [8], assistant [8]
• Tawatha Agee
  background vocals [4]
• The Sweet Inspirations
  background vocals [2]
• The Sweethearts of Soul
  background vocals [11]
• Tom Dowd
  engineer [1.20, 2.2], mix [2], producer [2.2, 2.11, 3.7], recording [17-18]
• Tom “Bones” Malone
  saxophone [1]
• Tommy Cogbill
  bass [15-18]
• Tyree Glenn
  trombone [3]
• Vada Nobles
  programming [10]
• Vere Isaac
  bass guitar [10]
• Walter Afanasieff
  synthesizer [8]
• Warren Riker
  sound [10]
• Willie "Too Big" Hall
  drums (drum set) [1]
• Willie Bridges
  baritone saxophone [15, 17-18]
• Wyline Ivy
  background vocals [1]
• Yogi Horton
  drums (drum set) [4]
• [unknown]
  strings [7]
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Issues

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  A
  (Combined release view)
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  A
  ARETHA

  4x Digital Media
  30 July 2021
• 

  A
  Aretha

  4x CD
  30 July 2021