Aretha Sings the Blues

Aretha Sings the Blues is a compilation album of previously released Aretha Franklin recordings from Aretha's early 1960s tenure with Columbia Records.[1]

Aretha Sings the Blues
Compilation album by
Released1980
GenreBlues
Length47:39
LabelColumbia
ProducerClyde Otis
Aretha Franklin chronology
Aretha
(1980)
Aretha Sings the Blues
(1980)
Love All the Hurt Away
(1981)

Reception

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Armond White of Spin wrote, "Aretha had established a tradition that, as a revolutionary, she would naturally have to evolve away from (ask Bob Dylan). Aretha Sings the Blues shows Aretha's pregreatness style, wavering between Mahalia Jackson's command and Nancy Wilson's piquancy."[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Recorded onLength
1."Drinking Again"Doris Tauber; Johnny MercerFebruary 8, 19643:29
2."Today I Sing the Blues"Curtis LewisAugust 1, 19602:48
3."What a Diff'rence a Day Made"María Méndez Grever, Stanley AdamsFebruary 10, 19643:31
4."Without the One You Love"Aretha FranklinFebruary 10, 19653:36
5."Trouble in Mind"Richard M. JonesFebruary 10, 19652:55
6."Muddy Water"Peter DeRose, Harry Richman, Jo TrentFebruary 10, 19652:32
7."Only the Lonely"Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van HeusenJuly 16, 19644:54
8."I Wonder Where Are You Tonight"Aretha Franklin, Ted WhiteJune 13, 19633:15
9."Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)"Ben Raleigh, Bernie WayneJune 12, 19633:12
10."Take a Look"Clyde OtisJune 14, 19632:41
11."Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning"Tom Delaney, Pearl DelaneyFebruary 7, 19645:12
12."Evil Gal Blues"Leonard FeatherFebruary 8, 19642:43
13."This Bitter Earth"Clyde OtisFebruary 10, 19643:37
14."Maybe I'm a Fool"J. Leslie McFarlandJanuary 10, 19613:14
Total length:47:39

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From the albums[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Aretha Sings the Blues - Aretha Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Armond White (October 1985). "Spins". Spin. No. 6. p. 30.
  3. ^ "Aretha Franklin". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "allaretha". Allaretha.wordpress.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
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