Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings is an 86-track, four-disc box set detailing Aretha Franklin's

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...

 Atlantic

Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

 career, starting in 1967 with the landmark single "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" and ending with 1976's "Something He Can Feel". The set highlights Franklin's best moments and give a depth that is essential to the Queen's and soul

Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

 music fans, but does not include any tracks recorded by Aretha for Atlantic

Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

 after 1977. Essays for the box set were written by producers Jerry Wexler

Jerry Wexler

Gerald "Jerry" Wexler was a music journalist turned music producer, and was regarded as one of the major record industry players behind music from the 1950s through the 1980s...

 and Arif Mardin

Arif Mardin

Arif Mardin was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco, and country...

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Disc 1

1. "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)"

2. "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man"

3. "Save Me"

4. "Respect

Respect (song)

"Respect" is a song written and originally released by Stax recording artist Otis Redding in 1965. "Respect" became a 1967 hit and signature song for R&B singer Aretha Franklin. The music in the two versions is significantly different, and through a few minor changes in the lyrics, the stories told...

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5. "Baby, Baby, Baby"

6. "Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business)"

7. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

(You Make Me Feel like) a Natural Woman

" A Natural Woman" is a 1967 single released by American soul singer Aretha Franklin on the Atlantic label. The record was a big hit for Franklin, reaching number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became a standard song for her...

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8. "Soul Serenade"

9. "Drown in My Own Tears"

10. "Chain of Fools

Chain of Fools (song)

"Chain of Fools" is a song written by Don Covay. Aretha Franklin first released the song as a single in 1967 and subsequently it appeared on many of her albums. It reached number one on the U.S...

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11. "Baby, I Love You"

12. "Ain't Nobody (Gonna Turn Me Around)"

13. "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone

(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone

" Since You've Been Gone" is a classic song by R&B singer Aretha Franklin. Released from her Lady Soul album in 1968, the song was successful, debuting at #32 on the Hot 100, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart and spent three weeks at #1 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart...

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14. "You Are My Sunshine"

15. "Going Down Slow"

16. "Never Let Me Go"

17. "I Wonder"

18. "Prove It"

19. "Good Times"

20. "Come Back Baby"

21. "A Change (Is Going to Come)"

22. "You're a Sweet Sweet Man"

23. "Good to Me as I Am to You"

24. "People Get Ready

People Get Ready (song)

"People Get Ready" was a 1965 single by The Impressions, and the title track from the album of the same name. The single is today the group's best-known hit, reaching number-three on the Billboard R&B Chart and number 14 on the Billboard Pop Chart...

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25. "Ain't No Way"

Disc 2

1. "Think"

2. "See Saw"

3. "The House That Jack Built"

4. "Night Time Is the Right Time"

5. "I Say a Little Prayer

I Say a Little Prayer

"I Say a Little Prayer" is a song written by songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David for Dionne Warwick, originally peaking at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in December 1967.-Background:...

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6. "You Send Me

You Send Me

-Background:Cooke made a demo recording of "You Send Me" featuring only his own guitar accompaniment in the winter of 1955. The first recording of the track was made in New Orleans in December 1956 in the same sessions which produced "Lovable", the first release outside the gospel field for Cooke...

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7. "My Song"

8. "I Take What I Want"

9. "I Can't See Myself Leaving You"

10. "Night Life" (live)

11. "Today I Sing The Blues"

12. "Pitiful"

13. "Tracks Of My Tears

The Tracks of My Tears

"The Tracks of My Tears" is a much recorded love ballad introduced in 1965 by The Miracles on Motown's' Tamla label. This song is considered to be among the finest recordings of The Miracles, and it sold over one million records within two years, making it The Miracles' fourth million-selling...

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14. "River's Invitation"

15. "Share Your Love With Me"

16. "It Ain't Fair"

17. "Sit Down And Cry"

18. "Honest I Do"

19. "The Weight

The Weight

"The Weight" is a song written by Robbie Robertson. It was released by The Band as Capitol Records single 2269 in 1968, and appeared one week later on the group's debut album Music from Big Pink. The song is listed as #41 on Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Songs of All Time published in 2004, and...

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20. "When The Battle Is Over"

21. "Eleanor Rigby

Eleanor Rigby

"Eleanor Rigby" is a song by The Beatles, simultaneously released on the 1966 album Revolver and on a 45 rpm single. The song was written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney...

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22. "One Way Ticket"

23. "Call Me"

24. "Pullin'"

Disc 3

1. "Son of a Preacher Man

Son of a Preacher Man

"Son of a Preacher Man" is a song recorded by Dusty Springfield in September 1968 and featured on the album, Dusty in Memphis. It was written by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins. The rights to cover "Son of a Preacher Man" were originally offered to Aretha Franklin, who turned it down...

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2. "Try Matty's"

3. "The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)"

4. "Dark End Of The Street"

5. "You And Me"

6. "Let It Be"

7. "Spirit In The Dark"

8. "Why I Sing The Blues"

9. "Don't Play That Song"

10. "Young, Gifted And Black"

11. "Border Song (Holy Moses)"

12. "A Brand New Me"

13. "You're All I Need to Get By"

14. "Spanish Harlem"

15. "Rock Steady"

16. "Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)"

17. "Day Dreaming"

18. "All The King's Horses"

19. "Bridge Over Troubled Water

Bridge over Troubled Water (song)

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" is the title song of Simon & Garfunkel's album of the same name. The single was released on January 26, 1970, though it also appears on the live album Live 1969, released in 2008. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 28, 1970, and stayed at...

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20. "Angel"

Disc 4

1. "Spirit In The Dark" (live)

2. "How I Got Over"

3. "So Swell When You're Well"

4. "Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)"

5. "Somewhere"

6. "I'm In Love"

7. "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing"

8. "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)

Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)

"Until You Come Back to Me " is the name of a song written by Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, and Stevie Wonder. The song was originally recorded by Stevie Wonder in 1967, but his version did not appear on an album until 1977's Anthology...

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9. "Every Natural Thing"

10. "Without Love"

11. "With Everything I Feel In Me"

12. "Mr. D.J. (5 For The D.J.)"

13. "Look Into Your Heart"

14. "Sparkle"

15. "Rock With Me"

16. "Break It To Me Gently"

17. "Something He Can Feel"

External links

• Rhino Records
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