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The Complete Releases 1956-62
The Complete Releases 1956-62

Aretha Franklin
Styles: R&B, Soul
Catalogue Number: ADDCD3194
For several decades Aretha Franklin has enjoyed the accolade of being called “The Queen Of Soul”, a position that was cemented by her landmark 1967 pop and R&B No. 1 “Respect”. However, her career as a recording artist was a decade old by that time, having honed her style and singing gospel, jazz and blues- influenced material in her late teens. This great value 48-track collection brings together all of her recordings which were released through to 1962, by which time she had established a reputation as a distinctive, soulful and dynamic performer and had made early inroads in both the R&B and pop charts. It comprises her debut recordings as a gospel artist on the 10” LP “Songs Of Faith”, for Joe Von Battle’s JVB label, made when she was just 14 years old, and then all her singles for Columbia, most of which came from her three albums for the label “Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant Combo”, “The Electrifying Aretha Franklin” and “The Tender, The Moving, The Swinging Aretha Franklin”, the complete content of which is also included, along with a track from a multi-artist Christmas compilation. It’s a thorough showcase for her talent and style in the early years of her career.

Disk 1:
Track Title Artist
1 There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood Aretha Franklin
2 Precious Lord, Pt. 1 Aretha Franklin
3 Precious Lord, Pt. 2 Aretha Franklin
4 You Grow Closer Aretha Franklin
5 Never Grow Old Aretha Franklin
6 The Day Is Past And Gone Aretha Franklin
7 He Will Wash You White As Snow Aretha Franklin
8 While The Blood Runs Warm Aretha Franklin
9 Yield Not To Temptation Aretha Franklin
10 Right Now Aretha Franklin
11 Today I Sing The Blues Aretha Franklin
12 Love Is The Only Thing Aretha Franklin
13 Over The Rainbow Aretha Franklin
14 By Myself Aretha Franklin
15 Won't Be Long Aretha Franklin
16 All Night Long Aretha Franklin
17 It Ain't Necessarily So Aretha Franklin
18 Sweet Lover Aretha Franklin
19 Who Needs You ? Aretha Franklin
20 Are You Sure ? Aretha Franklin
21 Maybe I'm A Fool Aretha Franklin
22 Kissin' By The Mistletoe Aretha Franklin
23 Operation Heartbreak Aretha Franklin
Disk 2:
Track Title Artist
1 I Surrender Dear Aretha Franklin
2 Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody Aretha Franklin
3 I Told You So Aretha Franklin
4 Rough Lover Aretha Franklin
5 It's So Heartbreakin' Aretha Franklin
6 You Made Me Love You Aretha Franklin
7 Just For You Aretha Franklin
8 Blue Holiday Aretha Franklin
9 That Lucky Old Sun Aretha Franklin
10 Accentuate The Positive [Mister In-Between] Aretha Franklin
11 Exactly Like You Aretha Franklin
12 Nobody Like You Aretha Franklin
13 Try A Little Tenderness Aretha Franklin
14 I Apologize Aretha Franklin
15 Without The One You Love Aretha Franklin
16 Don't Cry Baby Aretha Franklin
17 I'm Wandering Aretha Franklin
18 I Don't Know You Anymore Aretha Franklin
19 Lover Come Back To Me Aretha Franklin
20 How Deep Is The Ocean ? Aretha Franklin
21 I'm Sitting On Top Of The World Aretha Franklin
22 Look For The Silvery Lining Aretha Franklin
23 Just For A Thrill Aretha Franklin
24 God Bless The Child Aretha Franklin
25 Trouble In Mind Aretha Franklin
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