Released August 24, 1970 | Length 40:28 Release date 24 August 1970 | |
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Recorded May 27, 1969October 3, 1969-March 10, 1970 Similar Aretha Franklin albums, Soul music albums |
Spirit in the Dark is the nineteenth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, Released on August 24, 1970 by Atlantic Records. It received mostly positive reviews, but was met with middling sales, despite having two hit singles, "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)", which peaked at #1 R&B, #11 on the Hot 100, and "Spirit in the Dark", peaking at #3 R&B and #23 Hot 100, in Billboard magazine. It was Aretha's first Atlantic album to fall short of Billboard's Top 20, but it is now considered to be one of Aretha's classic Atlantic LPs. In 1994, Rhino Records re-issued this recording on compact disc. Kanye West has sampled the album title song in his "School Spirit", found on the album The College Dropout.
Contents
Track listing
- "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" (Ahmet Ertegün, Betty Nelson) - 3:02
- "The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)" (Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins) - 4:41
- "Pullin'" (Carolyn Franklin, Jimmy Radcliffe) - 3:38
- "You and Me" (Aretha Franklin) - 3:34
- "Honest I Do" (Ewart Abner, Jimmy Reed) - 3:19
- "Spirit in the Dark" (Aretha Franklin) - 4:03
- "When the Battle Is Over" (Jessie Hill, Malcolm Rebennack) - 2:43
- "One Way Ticket" (Aretha Franklin)- 2:52
- "Try Matty's" (Aretha Franklin) - 2:32
- "That's All I Want from You" (Fritz Rotter) - 2:44
- "Oh No Not My Baby" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) - 2:55
- "Why I Sing the Blues" (B. B. King, Dave Clark) - 3:05
Personnel
Songs
1Don't Play That Song2:59
2The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)4:42
3Pullin'3:36