Nearly every music legend leaves behind a slew of unreleased songs, alterna… Read Full Bio ↴Nearly every music legend leaves behind a slew of unreleased songs, alternate takes of released tunes, and live and demo material. To collectors, such detritus from the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and others is manna from heaven. Aretha Franklin's first six years with Atlantic Records generated its own sheaf of unreleased songs and rarities, lovingly compiled into a chronological two-CD collection. Raw 1966 demos of her first Atlantic hit "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" and "Dr. Feelgood" from her debut album open the gates to an embarrassment of riches from 1967 to 1973, most eventually recorded for other albums. The explosive, gospel-flavored "The Letter" and "It Was You," recorded during the Aretha Arrives sessions, are masterpieces, as is her extraordinary spin on the Beatles' "The Fool on the Hill," given to Franklin by Paul McCartney and released on Magical Mystery Tour only after her version never appeared. Her soulful take on "My Cup Runneth Over" renders Ed Ames's syrupy '60s-pop version irrelevant and it's difficult to see why the down-and-dirty blues "Do You Know" from her Other Side of the Sky sessions never appeared. A live duet with Ray Charles on Duke Ellington's "Ain't But the One" from a 1973 Ellington salute on CBS is followed by an eloquent takes on Etta James's hit "At Last" and Nat King Cole's "Love Letters." With knowing, poignant reminiscences from Atlantic's legendary Jerry Wexler, Franklin's producer during these years, it's an overdue, eminently fulfilling journey beyond her classics. --Rich Kienzle
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Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul
Aretha Franklin Lyrics
Ain't But the One Christmas just ain't Christmas Without the one you love Ne…
At Last At last my love has come along My lonely days are…
Can You Love Again You say you love me And you wanna come back home That…
Do You Know Here in my book of memories Each page remembers you and…
Heavenly Father [Chorus] Heavenly Father You're the One We're Waiting on Bec…
I Want To Be With You I want to be with you I want to be with…
I'm Trying To Overcome I tried to make you happy And you were feeling sad Tried…
It Was You (I'll make it up to you) (I'll make it up to…
Lean On Me Let me walk this road of life with you Step by…
Mr. Big Oh yeah, hoo Mr.Bigstuff, who do u think u are? Mr.Bigst…
My Cup Runneth Over Sometimes in the morning, when shadows are deep, I lie…
My Way And now the end is near And so I face the…
Rock Steady (Alternate Mix) Rock steady baby! That's what I feel now Let's call this son…
So Soon Here I am In a days of broken-hearted (Baby, baby, baby,…
Suzanne Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river You…
takin' another man's place You don't want me And you don't want nobody else to…
The Fool On The Hill Day after day, Alone on a hill, The man with the foolish…
This Is Oh oh Oh oh If I wanted to, I'd have…
You Keep Me Hangin' On Set me free, why don't you, babe Get out of my…