Aretha Franklin – A Bit Of Soul (1965/2011) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Aretha Franklin – A Bit Of Soul (1965/2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 53:56 minutes | 900 MB | Genre: R&B, Soul
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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.

Franklin eventually recorded a total of 88 charted singles on Billboard, including 77 Hot 100 entries and twenty number-one R&B singles, becoming the most charted female artist in the chart’s history. Franklin also recorded acclaimed albums such as I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, Lady Soul, Young, Gifted & Black and Amazing Grace before experiencing problems with her record company by the mid-1970s. After her father was shot in 1979, Franklin left Atlantic and signed with Arista Records, finding success with a cameo appearance in the film, The Blues Brothers and with the albums, Jump to It and Who’s Zoomin’ Who?. In 1998, Franklin won international acclaim for singing the opera aria, ‘Nessun Dorma’, at the Grammys of that year replacing Luciano Pavarotti. Later that same year, she scored her final Top 40 recording with ‘A Rose Is Still a Rose’.

Tracklist:
01. Aretha Franklin – Follow Your Heart (02:29)
02. Aretha Franklin – Only the One You Love (02:29)
03. Aretha Franklin – One Step Ahead (02:38)
04. Aretha Franklin – Can’t You Just See Me (02:07)
05. Aretha Franklin – How to Murder Your Wife (02:59)
06. Aretha Franklin – A Little Bit of Soul (02:26)
07. Aretha Franklin – Cry Like a Baby (02:17)
08. Aretha Franklin – Her Little Heart Went to Loveland (02:37)
09. Aretha Franklin – Remember Me (02:16)
10. Aretha Franklin – Land of Dreams (02:18)
11. Aretha Franklin – Little Miss Raggedy Ann (02:14)
12. Aretha Franklin – Deeper (02:14)
13. Aretha Franklin – I Still Can’t Forget (02:56)
14. Aretha Franklin – Rose of Washington Square (02:40)
15. Aretha Franklin – Take It Like You Give It (Mono Mix) (01:55)
16. Aretha Franklin – Follow Your Heart (Mono Mix) (02:27)
17. Aretha Franklin – Only the One You Love (Mono Mix) (02:24)
18. Aretha Franklin – One Step Ahead (Mono Mix) (02:28)
19. Aretha Franklin – How to Murder Your Wife (Mono Mix) (02:50)
20. Aretha Franklin – A Little Bit of Soul (Mono Mix) (02:20)
21. Aretha Franklin – Cry Like a Baby (Mono Mix) (02:07)
22. Aretha Franklin – Her Little Heart Went to Loveland (Mono Mix) (02:34)

Personnel:
Aretha Franklin, vocals, piano
Belford C. Hendricks, arranger, conductor

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