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TRACKLISTING
1. Respect - OTIS REDDING
2. The House That Jack Built - THELMA JONES
3. Seesaw - DON COVAY & THE GOODTIMERS
4. Sit Down And Cry - JEAN WELLS
5. Don’t Play That Song (You Lied) - BEN E KING
6. Every Little Bit Hurts - BRENDA HOLLOWAY
7. Soulville - DINAH WASHINGTON
8. Pitiful - BIG MAYBELLE
9. Share Your Love With Me - BOBBY BLAND
10. Today I Sing The Blues - HELEN HUMES with BUCK CLAYTON’S ORCHESTRA
11. My Song - JOHNNY ACE with THE BEALE STREETERS
12. Try A Little Tenderness - LITTLE MISS CORNSHUCKS
13. I’m Wanderin’ - JACKIE WILSON
14. The River’s Invitation - PERCY MAYFIELD
15. Drown In My Own Tears - RAY CHARLES
16. The Dark End Of The Street - JAMES CARR
17. Prove It - MARY WHEELER
18. I’m In Love - WILSON PICKETT
19. Eight Days On The Road - HOWARD TATE
20. To Be Young, Gifted And Black - NINA SIMONE
21. Let Me In Your Life - BILL WITHERS
22. That’s The Way I Feel About Cha - BOBBY WOMACK
23. I Say A Little Prayer - DIONNE WARWICK
24. The Day Is Passed And Gone - CLARA WARD
ALBUM INFO
• All great artists have their influences and inspiration. Aretha Franklin, named very
recently as the Greatest Singer of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine, is no exception.
• Her fans will be familiar with the songs on this collection, but maybe not these
versions. Spanning the years 1948-1972, highlights include ‘Try A Little Tenderness’ by the
influential Little Miss Cornshucks, ‘Drown In My Own Tears’ by Aretha’s hero Ray
Charles, Helen Humes’ original of ‘Today I Sing The Blues’ and ‘Sit Down And
Cry’ by unsung soul heroine Jean Wells.
• Comprising originals of songs made famous by the “Queen of Soul” during her
first two decades as a recording artist, or in some cases the versions she grew up loving, the
two-dozen R&B, soul and gospel recordings here, many of them performed by her favourite artists,
helped influence and inspire Aretha to become the great singer she is.
• Compiled and annotated by Mick Patrick and Malcolm Baumgart. - ACE RECORDS.
LABEL - ACE 2009
CATALOGUE #CDCHD1214
NEW/SEALED CD
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