Released January 22, 1968 Release date 22 January 1968 | Length 28:41 | |
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Lady Soul is the fourteenth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, Released on January 22, 1968 by Atlantic Records. The album was her second R&B chart-topper, the follow-up to Aretha Arrives and included some of her biggest hit singles, "Chain of Fools" (#2 Pop), and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (#8 Pop), and "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (#5 Pop). It eventually sold over a million copies in the United States alone. The album was reissued on Rhino Records in a deluxe edition in 1995.
Contents
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- Legacy
- Track listing
- Side One
- Side Two
- Bonus Selections
- Singles
- Songs
- References
Lady Soul peaked at #1, #2 and #3 on Billboard's Black Albums, Pop Albums and Jazz Albums charts respectively. The single "Ain't No Way" - B-Side of "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet, Sweet, Baby)" - peaked at #9 on the Black Singles chart, and #16 on the Pop Singles chart. Gospel/R&B singer Cissy Houston (mother of Whitney Houston) and her group the Sweet Inspirations are credited as background vocals on several tracks, along with Aretha's sisters Carolyn and Erma Franklin. In 2003 the TV network VH1 named Lady Soul the 41st greatest album of all time. It is number 84 on Rolling Stone′s list "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".
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Legacy
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Track listing
All tracks produced by Jerry WexlerRecording engineer: Tom DowdSide One
1. "Chain of Fools" (Don Covay) 2:462. "Money Won't Change You" (James Brown, Nat Jones) 2:093. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) 3:424. "Niki Hoeky" (Jim Ford, Lolly Vegas, Pat Vegas) 2:315. "(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler) 2:44Side Two
1. "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White) 2:252. "Good to Me As I Am to You" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White) 3:563. "Come Back Baby" (Walter Davis) 2:254. "Groovin'" (Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati) 2:575. "Ain't No Way" (Carolyn Franklin) 4:17Bonus Selections
1. "Chain Of Fools (Unedited Version)"2. "(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman" (Mono Single Version)3. "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)" (Mono Single Version)4. "Ain't No Way" (Mono Single Version)Singles
1. "(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman"2. "Chain Of Fools"3 (A-side). "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)"3 (B-side). "Ain't No Way"Note: Numbers in italic (following original single release information) denote peak positions on Billboard's "Top/Best Selling R&B Singles" and "Hot 100" charts respectively - courtesy BPI Communications and Joel Whitburn's Record Research Publications.
Songs
1Chain of Fools2:48
2Money Won’t Change You2:10
3People Get Ready3:44