No matter the arrangements Aretha let us know who’s boss as she sang the hell out of the material she was given. Imagine you’ve been with a company for three years and you are asked to do a tribute album to star from the previous generation. Columbia was clueless.
Her 8th album and Columbia is finally recognizing Aretha for what she truly was, a Soul Sister. Still singing songs like “Swanee” and “Ol Man River” here but at least the producers are starting to get an idea of her possibilities. A year later she and Atlantic Records are off to the races making Aretha Franklin gems, one after another.
{Okay, I'm not spinning it but that's because I can't use the turntable right now and I'm listening to a digital rip of my copy so I'm going to post it! And yes I'm re-using an old image.}