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tour, which I've reviewed on our concert review page.Note: Make sure you get the recent Rhino reissues, which have terrific liner notes and occasional bonus tracks.Her First Twelve Sides (rec.Aretha plays piano on four tracks) leaves lots of room
for Franklin, and her voice is at its most earthy and engaging.The six standards are
less consistent: she gives a magnificent performance of the gospel "Are
You Sure," but seems unsure of herself on the Gershwin's "It Ain't
Necessarily So," and doesn't add anything new to "Over The Rainbow."Running Out Of Fools (1964)
Contains a cover of Bacharach and David's "Walk On By."The CD rerelease contains a bonus track, Ted White's "Lee Cross."Soul Sister (1966)
Winding up six hitless years at Columbia, Franklin switched to
Atlantic after this release.Ray
Charles's "Drown In My Own Tears" and Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna
Come."But the original material is even stronger: "Dr.B, and "Baby
Baby Baby" is a tender ballad.Like the next few records, this was produced by Jerry Wexler
and engineered by Tom Dowd.It's good, with several total classics
like "Do Right..."Others, like "You Are My Sunshine" and
"That's Life," don't quite come off despite her impassioned vocals.There's also a take on the Rascals'
monster 1967 hit "Groovin'," with flute and cheesy organ failing to
ruin Aretha's classy performance.Just to cover all its bets,
Atlantic followed the three major Top 10 hit singles with "Ain't No
Way," and it too hit the Top 40.Say A Little
Prayer" by Burt Bacharach and Hal David (originally recorded by Dionne Warwick)
, is given a lovely,
soulful reading.During
sessions for this album longtime bassist Tommy Cogbill was replaced
by Jerry Jemmott; the rest of the band remains much the same.However, her chart
performances were already starting to flag at this point, despite
steady output.Aretha In Paris (1968)
Recorded live on May 7, 1968.Wexler
never used on any studio releases) is lackluster.Granting all that,
this is still great material delivered with passion by a great singer,
so how bad a buy can it be?Feelgood," "Don't
Let Me Lose This Dream"), and though the breakneck pace is exhausting,
the sheer energy is also exhilarating.The other singles were "Share Your Love With Me" (a 1964 hit for
Bobby Bland) and Franklin's own love song "Call Me."David Hood was on bass,
beginning his successful partnership with Roger Hawkins.Duane Allman adds guitar to "The Weight"
and the bluesy "It Ain't Fair."King hit "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)."Jim
Dickinson and Mike Utley on piano, Tommy McClure on bass,
Charlie Freeman on guitar, and Sammy Creason on drums.Live At Fillmore West (1971)
Her first gold album in three years.King Curtis led a band including Cornell DuPree and his Kingpins, the Memphis Horns, Franklin's usual backup singers, and Billy Preston.And the material is flawless, including the covers "Love The One You're With," "Bridge Over Troubled Water," and "Eleanor Rigby"; Aretha's "Dr.Her sudden commercial comeback lasted a couple
years.Plus her moving way
with a ballad ("All The King's Horses").She sounds more driven
than usual, particularly on the title track (by Nina Simone), and
the new studio band (with Franklin back on keyboards) is right on
the mark (Chuck Rainey's bass playing is outstanding on "April
Fools" and "Rock Steady").John,
Hubert Laws and Eric Gale (on bass rather than his usual guitar)."Day Dreaming") and two other Top 40 singles (the mellow, nicely orchestrated "All The King's Horses"; "Border Song"), three of which she wrote herself."April Fools"), and even Philly soul (Thom Bell's "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time," a hit for the Delfonics the previous year).CD liner notes, none of which were used as bonus tracks.I'm not a gospel expert at all, but
Franklin certainly gets some serious testifying in here: "God Will
Take Care Of You" and the title track are outstanding.She's not Mahalia Jackson, but she was the first pop star to go
back to recording gospel, and the record was important in bringing
the music to a wider audience.The backing vocals are by James
Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir, and the
instruments are ably handled by Franklin's regular band, including
Cornell Dupree on guitar and Chuck Rainey.Stevie Wonder's "Until You Come Back To
Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" and "I'm In Love" by Bobby Womack
(originally recorded by Wilson Pickett) with a soaring vocal.Tammi Terrell, and Leon
Russell's "A Song For You," which everyone recorded in this
period.It's enjoyable, but it's the same formula as her early work
without the same kick.Cissy Houston and Gwen Guthrie are
among a horde of backup singers.CD set of unreleased and underreleased material from Franklin's best regarded period, ranging from 1966 demos of her first Atlantic singles to outtakes from Let Me In Your Life.Paul Anka's "My Way" that will forever change the way you hear that song."Lean On Me," not the Bill Withers song) are a boon for collectors.Say A Little
Prayer" and "Until You Come Back To Me."There are some
powerful uptempo numbers ("Without You," Aretha's own "Mr.It's probably more consistent than With Everything, though
there is some weak songwriting ("I'm Not Strong Enough To Love You
Again"), and Carolyn's closing "As Long As You Are There" wanders amid
atmospheric flutes.Philip
Michael Thomas and Irene Cara).B, not far from the Philadelphia sound.The hit single was "Something He
Can Feel," covered by En Vogue in 1992 (they also covered this album's other best track, "Hooked On Your Love").Sweet Passion (1977)
I have this on LP; I've never seen it on CD.Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager come up with the surprisingly funky single "Break It To Me Gently."Scarborough would've broken
Franklin out of her slump if he'd gotten to do a whole album for her.Aretha (1980)
Her Arista debut, and though it didn't sell, it would prove to be her best album of the 80s.Franklin plenty of room to belt ("Take Me With You," Aretha's "School Days").Minneapolis right around that time.Jackson's tunes include some of bass legend James Jamerson's last recorded work.Dave's "Hold On I'm Comin'" (by Isaac Hayes) and the Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want."Franklin's own "Whole Lot Of Me" and "Kind Of Man" are dull and devoid of panache.If you want to know why she was having such commercial difficulties in this period, check out this disc.An impressive array of LA session cats, including most of Toto, Louis Johnson, Greg Phillinganes, Marcus Miller, Paulinho Da Costa, etc.Luther Vandross: the hit title track features Aretha telling her girlfriends that she doesn't have any time for them anymore because she has to dance attendance on her man, and it doesn't get any better from there on in.Commercially it was a big success,
but the only track that's solidly enjoyable is a cover of the Isley Brothers' "It's Your Thing."Wish It Would Rain," soporifically slow like the rest of the disc.Eurythmics, "Sisters Are
Doing It For Themselves."Jesse Jackson makes some remarks, as do Rev.Mavis Staples duets on two numbers,
including the record's best track: the powerfully testifying "Oh Happy
Day."LP set was condensed to one CD by cutting out
some of the spoken invocations.If you're not already a gospel fan, this
set is not going to change your mind."Think" is more subdued and works
better, although it's pointless."Come To Me" (the same Willard
Price song she'd covered back in 1980, not the France Joli disco tune) recalls her early 70s
ballad work, and Diane Warren's title track (a duet with Elton John)
sounds like a hit, although I don't think it was.And
the dreaded Kenny G is surprisingly inoffensive on "If Ever A Love
There Was," also featuring the Four
Tops.Sly Stone's "Everyday People" sets the
stage: there will be nothing new about this record.If you're not addicted to Franklin's voice,
you won't find yourself listening to this very often.Cole's house hit "A Deeper
Love," and two by Babyface, his usual
midtempo ballad ("Willing To Forgive") and a moving love song ("Honey")
that really shows off Ree's voice.Indigo Quartet), though the
sample of Edie Brickell's inane 80s hit "What I Am" nearly destroys
the mood.All told, though, this is
more enjoyable than any album she's done since 1980's Aretha,
which is sad to say about such a great artist.Unfortunately, flat songwriting makes it closer to La Diva and Almighty Fire than to Hey Now Hey or Sweet
Passion.Blige: "No Matter What" is as dull as the rest, but "Holdin' On"
is a highlight.Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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