Tag: Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin – Today I Sing The Blues: Selected Singles 1960-1962 (Remastered) (1962/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Published May 3, 2022

Aretha Louise Franklin (Eng. Aretha Louise Franklin; March 25 1942, Memphis, Tennessee — August 16 2018, Detroit, Michigan) is an American singer in styles of rhythm and blues, soul and gospel. She achieved the greatest success in the 2nd half of the 1960s and early 1970s. Due to her exceptionally flexible and strong vocals, she is often called the Queen of soul. The Queen Of Soul) or Lady Soul (Eng. Lady Soul). On January 3, 1987, she became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In November 2008, Rolling Stone magazine declared her the greatest singer in history.

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Aretha Franklin – Aretha Arrives (1967/1993/2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Published January 15, 2022

“Aretha Arrives” is Franklin’s chart-topping 1967 blockbuster hit. The eclectic collection features the standout tune “Baby, I Love You”, which would sell over a million copies worldwide and reached #1 on Billboard’s Top R&B singles. Aretha Arrives also includes earth-shattering renditions of classics including “Satisfaction”, “You Are My Sunshine” and “Night Life”. Franklin possesses a voice that defined generations and this definitive soul masterpiece showcases everything the multi-GRAMMY winner does best.

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Aretha Franklin – Laughing On the Outside (Expanded Edition) (1963/2011/2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Published December 30, 2021

Laughing on the Outside is the fourth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on August 12, 1963 on Columbia Records. The album was recorded in New York at Columbia Recording Studios, and was produced by Robert Mercy. On this album, the singer performs jazz and pop standards.

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Aretha Franklin – Jump To It (1982) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Published December 30, 2021

Jump to It is the twenty-eighth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, produced by Luther Vandross and released on July 26, 1982 by Arista Records.

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Aretha Franklin – I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967/2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Published September 24, 2021

For the First Time – Digitally Released As High Resolution Downloads 192kHz/24bit Classic Soul Titles from the Archives of Atlantic Records and Rhino Records.

Aretha Franklin’s 1967 landmark recording, I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You stands among her most celebrated works. Her powerful and passionate vocals helped earn her the title “Queen of Soul.” Produced by Jerry Wexler, the seminal classic debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 and featured the hit singles, “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)” and “Respect.” “Respect” would go on to win the GRAMMY® Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best Rhythm & Blues Recording. The monumental recording was also included in the book, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.” A must own recording!

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Aretha Franklin – ARETHA (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Published September 24, 2021

It’s not for nothing that this is the second four-disc box set devoted to Aretha Franklin’s career. 1992’s Queen of Soul collected 86 tracks (5 of which were non-album), culled solely from her world-beating era on Atlantic (1967-1976). There have also been multi-disc sets dedicated to her Columbia era and even her unreleased Atlantic material, as well as several compilations of her ’80s and ’90s hits on Arista. Aretha Franklin is not an artist whose career is lacking for retrospection. So what can yet another four-disc box set—released in this era of streaming—offer that previous compilations haven’t? Well, for one, it is notable that ARETHA is the first set to include work from all of the labels she recorded for (including her first single from JVB Records)

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Aretha Franklin – The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (Expanded Edition) (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Published September 5, 2021

The Electrifying Aretha Franklin is the second studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on March 19, 1962 by Columbia Records. The album which is also known under its working title The Incomparable Aretha Franklin, was recorded at Columbia Recording Studios, 799 Seventh Avenue, New York. It was produced by John Hammond and arranged by Richard Wess.

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Aretha Franklin – Amazing Grace (1972/2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Published July 10, 2021

Aretha Franklin – Amazing Grace (1972/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 1:26:50 minutes | 3,48 GB | Genre: R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | © Rhino Atlantic

For the First Time – Digitally Released As High Resolution Downloads 192kHz/24bit Classic Soul Titles from the Archives of Atlantic Records and Rhino Records.

Noted for its unbelievable sound quality, Amazing Grace was Franklin’s 1972 masterpiece. The multi-Platinum recording, one of her best, would win the GRAMMY® Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance and remains one of the bestselling Gospel albums of all time. Included are the stunning tunes, “How I Got Over,” “You’ve Got A Friend,” and the hit single, “Wholy Holy”.

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Aretha Franklin – Soul ’69 (1969/2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Published July 10, 2021

Rolling Stone magazine has declared soul diva Aretha Franklin as one of music’s greatest singers. Her sixth studio recording for Atlantic Records is an intriguing collection of pop standards delivered with her blistering vocals. The album, full of authoritative singing is on par with her greatest works from the ‘60s and early ‘70s. Franklin covers an array of pop-oriented classics from Sam Cooke’s “Bring It on Home to Me” to Smokey Robinson’s “The Track of My Tears.” Produced by Tom Dowd, the album soared to #1 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums.

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Aretha Franklin – Yeah!!! In Person With Her Quartet (1965/2011) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Published July 10, 2021

Yeah!!! (or Aretha Franklin In Person With Her Quartet) is the eighth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, Released on May 17, 1965 by Columbia Records. Contrary to the overdubbed sounds of audience murmurs, the album was not a live album, but instead was recorded live at New York’s Columbia Studios and produced by Clyde Otis. This would be Franklin’s last collection of jazz recordings until the release of 1973’s Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky), released during her landmark tenure at Atlantic Records. An expanded version of the album that also contains the original session tracks without audience overdubs has been released on CD in the Columbia Box Set Take A Look: Aretha Franklin Complete On Columbia.

Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer and musician. Franklin began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin’s church as a child. In 1960, at age 18, Franklin embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records only achieving modest success. Following her signing to Atlantic Records in 1967, Franklin achieved commercial acclaim and success with songs such as ‘Respect’, ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ and ‘Think’. These hits and more helped her to gain the title The Queen of Soul by the end of the 1960s decade.