Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul (1968)
Label – Atlantic
Producer – Jerry Wexler
Art Direction – Loring Eutemey
Nationality – USA
Running Time – 25:39
Track Listing (standout tracks listed in bold)
1. Chain Of Fools
2. Money Won't Change You
3. People Get Ready
4. Niki Hoeky
5. You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman
6. Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)
7. Good To Me As I Am To You
8. Come Back Baby
9. Groovin'
10. Ain't No Way
This was Aretha Franklin’s third – and perhaps finest – record. Her first record (reviewed previously) sizzled and her second kinda fizzled, but this set released on January 22, 1968 proved that Aretha Franklin was no one hit wonder.The material is very strong, a nice blend of established covers and originals from the best songwriters in soul and pop music of the time.
There are the classics - the opener, "Chain of Fools," which became the biggest hit, (with backing vocals provided by the Sweet Impressions – who would soon become part of Elvis Presley’s touring band.) and the record’s showpiece "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," a song which was written expressly for her by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It is still to this day one of the landmark performances in pop music.
Franklin’s covers of heavyweights James Brown ("Money Won't Change You") and the Impressions ("People Get Ready,") are also top notch.
On the strength of three hit singles, (each which reached the pop Top Ten), “Lady Soul” became Aretha Franklin's second gold LP and remained on the charts for over a year, and firmly established her as THE Queen of Soul. The record peaked at #1, #2 and #3 on Billboard's Black Albums, Pop Albums and Jazz Albums charts respectively. The single "Ain't No Way" peaked at #9 on the Black Singles chart, and #16 on the Pop Singles chart. "Chain of Fools" (#2 Pop), and (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (#8 Pop), and "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (#5 Pop).
In 2003 the TV network VH1 named “Lady Soul” the 41st greatest album of all time. It is number 84 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It is recommended.
You can purchase the CD here
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