Aretha Franklin - The Complete Releases 1956-62 (2017)

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.

TRACKLIST

CD1

01. There Is A Fountain Filledwith Blood
02. Precious Lord, Pt. 1
03. Precious Lord, Pt. 2
04. You Grow Closer
05. Never Grow Old
06. The Day Is Past And Gone
07. He Will Wash You White As Snow
08. While The Blood Runs Warm
09. Yield Not To Temptation
10. Right Now
11. Today I Sing The Blues
12. Love Is The Only Thing
13. Over The Rainbow
14. By Myself
15. Won't Be Long
16. All Night Long
17. It Ain't Necessarily So
18. Sweet Lover
19. Who Needs You
20. Are You Sure
21. Maybe I'm A Fool
22. Kissin' By The Mistletoe
23. Operation Heartbreak

CD2

01. I Surrender Dear
02. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
03. I Told You So
04. Rough Lover
05. It's So Heartbreakin'
06. You Made Me Love You
07. Just For You
08. Blue Holiday
09. That Lucky Old Sun
10. Accentuate The Positive
11. Exactly Like You
12. Nobody Like You
13. Try A Little Tenderness
14. I Apologize
15. Without The One You Love
16. Don't Cry Baby
17. I'm Wandering
18. I Don't Know You Anymore
19. Lover Come Back To Me
20. How Deep Is The Ocean
21. I'm Sitting On Top Of The World
22. Look For The Silvery Lining
23. Just For A Thrill
24. God Bless The Child
25. Trouble In Mind