Aretha Franklin – Aretha Arrives (1967/1993/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 36:18 minutes | 1,45 GB | Genre: Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino Atlantic
“Aretha Arrives” is Franklin’s chart-topping 1967 blockbuster hit. The eclectic collection features the standout tune “Baby, I Love You”, which would sell over a million copies worldwide and reached #1 on Billboard’s Top R&B singles. Aretha Arrives also includes earth-shattering renditions of classics including “Satisfaction”, “You Are My Sunshine” and “Night Life”. Franklin possesses a voice that defined generations and this definitive soul masterpiece showcases everything the multi-GRAMMY winner does best.
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Aretha Franklin – Aretha Arrives (1967/1993/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 36:18 minutes | 1,45 GB | Genre: Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino Atlantic
“Aretha Arrives” is Franklin’s chart-topping 1967 blockbuster hit. The eclectic collection features the standout tune “Baby, I Love You”, which would sell over a million copies worldwide and reached #1 on Billboard’s Top R&B singles. Aretha Arrives also includes earth-shattering renditions of classics including “Satisfaction”, “You Are My Sunshine” and “Night Life”. Franklin possesses a voice that defined generations and this definitive soul masterpiece showcases everything the multi-GRAMMY winner does best.
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Aretha Franklin – Young, Gifted and Black (1972/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 44:51 minutes | 1,68 GB | Genre: R&B, Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino Atlantic
“Young, Gifted and Black” is Aretha Franklin’s remarkable 1972 Gold-certified work, finding the singer at the height of her artistic powers.
For the release, Franklin worked with legendary producers Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin and Tom Dowd. “Young, Gifted and Black” is an eclectic collection of covers coupled with Franklin originals. Standouts include Elton John’s “Border Song” and The Beatles’ “The Long and Winding Road”. Franklin’s own compositions “Day Dreaming” and “Rock Steady” reached #1 and #2 on Billboard’s Top R&B Singles. The album is included on VH1’s “Greatest Albums of All Time” and won a GRAMMY Award for Best Female R&B Performance.
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Aretha Franklin – Young, Gifted And Black (1972/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 44:51 minutes | 915 MB | Genre: R&B, Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino Atlantic
Chart History/Awards
– Reached #2 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums.
– “Day Dreaming” reached #1 on Billboard’s Top R&B Singles.
– “Brand New Me” reached #1 on Billboard’s Top R&B Singles.
– GRAMMY®: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
– Included on VH1’s “Greatest Albums of All Time.”
“…an extremely personal, beautiful record…controlled throughout by one sensibility, Miss Franklin’s…” – Rolling Stone
Read moreAretha Franklin – Yeah!!! Aretha Franklin In Person With Her Quartet (1965/2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:14:53 minutes | 1,45 GB | Genre: R&B, Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia – Legacy
Yeah!!! (or Aretha Franklin In Person With Her Quartet) is the eighth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, Released on May 17, 1965 by Columbia Records. Contrary to the overdubbed sounds of audience murmurs, the album was not a live album, but instead was recorded live at New York’s Columbia Studios and produced by Clyde Otis. This would be Franklin’s last collection of jazz recordings until the release of 1973’s Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky), released during her landmark tenure at Atlantic Records. An expanded version of the album that also contains the original session tracks without audience overdubs has been released on CD in the Columbia Box Set Take A Look: Aretha Franklin Complete On Columbia.
Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer and musician. Franklin began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin’s church as a child. In 1960, at age 18, Franklin embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records only achieving modest success. Following her signing to Atlantic Records in 1967, Franklin achieved commercial acclaim and success with songs such as ‘Respect’, ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ and ‘Think’. These hits and more helped her to gain the title The Queen of Soul by the end of the 1960s decade.
Read moreAretha Franklin – Unforgettable: A Tribute To Dinah Washington (1964/2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 40:08 minutes | 792 MB | Genre: R&B, Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia – Legacy
Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington is the sixth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin. Released on February 18, 1964, by Columbia Records, The album is a tribute dedicated to the recently deceased singer Dinah Washington. The sessions were recorded in New York. A few tunes were cut with strings in order to bring out the essential ballad character of the songs (with the help of Bob Mersey’s arranging); most of the tracks, though, were made with the assistance of a small and sympathetic accompanying group for which Mersey supplied minimal written guidance.
Read moreAretha Franklin – Tiny Sparrow: The Bobby Scott Sessions (1963/2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 37:33 minutes | 678 MB | Genre: Soul, R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia – Legacy
Tiny Sparrow: The Bobby Scott Sessions include an array of remastered titles by The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. The album features tracks, “Moon River”, “Johnny”, “My Little Brown Book” and more.
Read moreAretha Franklin – Through the Storm (1989/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 35:32 minutes | 781 MB | Genre: R&B, Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Arista
Through the Storm is the thirty-second studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was released on April 27, 1989, by Arista Records.
Despite the number 16 Billboard Hot 100 hit title track and the first single (a duet with Elton John), the album was not a commercial success; it reached number 55 on the Billboard 200. The follow-up single, “It Isn’t, It Wasn’t, It Ain’t Never Gonna Be”, a duet with Whitney Houston, failed to make the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 41. Other guest artists included James Brown, The Four Tops and Kenny G.
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