Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul by Aretha Franklin

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Some of the Best Music Ever Made by Humanity. This album is an extraordinary compilation of some of the most amazing material ever written, produced, recorded, interpreted and vocalized by an artist. Ms. Aretha Franklin's vocal performances here are untouchable! You can truly see why so many have refused to give the title of best modern singer/vocalist to Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey. Before them, there was Aretha Franklin with her raw voice, power and emotion. Truly, spectacular music.

Aretha Franklin-rare and unreleased recordings. I love Aretha, and it was exciting to hear some cuts I never heard before, when she was in her prime. However, one track was only 4 seconds long and none of the tracks seemed to be remastered. There was noise and tape hiss and some tunes ended abruptly. This was somewhat of a disappointment for seventeen dollars. Not Aretha's singing, but the quality of some of the recordings.

Extraordinary!. Simply sit back, relax and enjoy this collection from the vault. These songs take you back to days gone by when "singing was singing!" Aretha shares raw experience emotions, sit her at the piano and you're in for a treat! Enjoy!

Long Time Coming, Worth the Wait. BUY THIS NOW!!!!! This album is absolutely amazing. The demos ( I Never Loved A Man, Sweet Bitter Love, and Dr Feelgood) are mandatory for any real fan. They really put me over the edge, to actually hear talking from such legendary sessions. The 2 takes of You're All I Need To Get By did the same. Are You Leaving Me is so raw, just her at the piano, its crazy. The alternate take of That's the Way I Feel About Cha is good too. I'm In Love the alternate vocal is great. The intro to that sounds like something out of a fairy-tale Disney movie.Hearing Aretha with Ray again is great... they do so well together. Aretha kills At Last in a way only she can. My Way is all her way. The mix of Rock Steady is very good... there's no horn section... but more organs. BUY THIS NOW IT IS AMAZING!

"It Was You; Baby!". .."Tell Me; Tell Me You Love Me So!"..Oh; Aretha Franklin; We Love You So! "The Queen Of Soul" is in the House! { To all of those brash; new; young "Neo-Soul Revival" artists; Consider "Rare & Unreleased" to be your "Required Reading!"-And Yes; It will be on the Exam!} "Are You Leaving Me?"; No; Aretha; Not just yet! For if this "Treasure Trove" of 35 true "Soul Survivors" is any Indication; Your Reign will go on Forever! -"My Cup Runneth Over!"-...by Grimmbo.

a gift. thank you,atlantic,rhinoWHOEVER had these tracks,a true joy.

LOVE IT. This is a very very excellent album every song is well written, and to listen to the "Queen" herself set "set it free"! This is one of the best with never before release songs. I love it

WOW!!!! THE BEST ALBUM I'VE DOWNLOADED IN YEARS!!!!. MAN THIS IS THE BOMB!!!!!! YOU CAN'T GET NO BETTER THAN THIS!!!! THIS IS A MUST HAVE! YOU HAVE TO JUST LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM, AND FEEL THE REAL SOUL FROM THIS WOMEN! THIS ALBUM GIVES YOU CHURCH,SOUL,FUNK,DISCO,ETC! I LOVE THIS WOMEN TO DEATH! GOD BLESS THIS WOMENS SOUL...FOR THE LOVE SHE BRINGS TO THE WORLD THROUGH HER VOICE.

Good God Almighty!!!. No one before or since sings like this. A collection that everyone must have. Long Live The Queen!!

What you have here is Heaven!. Now, if you are a fan, a true, real live, bona fide fan of the Queen's, this CD set is God's gift to you. This 2 CD set is like getting a new Aretha CD, an Aretha that would flat out wail! The tracks are all perfection. Lean On Me and Pledging My Love are two records that I had in my collection but had never been on CD. I would have bought this CD just to get those two songs alone. But there is so my more, So Soon, I'm Trying to Overcome, My Cup Runneth Over, were enough to send me to ectasy. But Aretha's version of At Last...Oh MY Goodness! I almost ran out of the house, screaming. Now, I'm just going to sit here and wallow in Aretha, like a hog in slope, with no shame and in utter glee!

Jay30lan. I love Aretha. I have about 5 of her cd's and this release is great.

The Proof that Aretha is the bonefied queen of soul. This is a gem. If I could afford the whole thing I'd buy it...I'm saving to buy the tracks one by one, each month I get paid. My very favorite is "You're All I Need to Get By." It's an improvement on the original, which is still a wonderful song, mind you. I'd also recommend "Are You Leaving Me." I adore Aretha Franklin. And in these songs, her voice isn't over-produced; it's raw, and intesnse. I'm so glad iTunes has made this album available. I wonder what "Border Song (Holy Moses)" (my all time favorite Aretha song) would sound like if it were a raw recording like this....man, I bet it'd blow my mind.

Just freakin sick. This album is Aretha in her purest form. Just a awesome collection of songs that capture the raw energy of her voice and her incredible delivery. Throw "Pledging My Love" on and your Valentine's Day is set. Highly recommended.

Lady Soul Blowin' Your Mind. Quite literally a discovered treasure, a collection of vintage Aretha Franklin songs from her tenure at Atlantic Records had hitherto gone unnoticed for decades. Unearthed from the archives, this wealth of phenomenal music now comprises Rare and Unreleased Recordings From the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul. While including demos, alternate mixes, and B-sides, this collection primarily consists of outtakes, which, for reasons inexplicable to anyone with the ability to perceive and appreciate sound, were left off their intended albums and not released on subsequent efforts. A sweltering Muscle Shoals rhythm fuels many of the tracks, with Franklin’s inimitable voice blending secular themes with a gospel resolve. She digs deep on songs like “Talk To Me, Talk To Me” and “You’re Taking Up Another Man’s Place,” her exalted intonations galvanizing the music. She testifies like a smitten church girl on “I Need A Man (The To-To Song),” while a sly bass adds some sacred funk. And on “Heavenly Father,” this reverend’s daughter pleads for spiritual guidance in matters of the heart. Erupting into a full-blown spiritual revival, Franklin duets with Ray Charles on “Ain’t But The One,” recorded during a 1973 television special in tribute to Duke Ellington. “It’s soul overload,” Franklin once said of her singing with Charles. “But give me more of where that comes from.” Amen. One aspect of Franklin’s musicality that’s often overlooked yet fortunately highlighted on this collection is how she insulates a groove with the richness of her piano playing. On ballads like “It Was You” and “I Want To Be With You,” she takes her time while crooning over measured chord structures. Yet, on tracks with more thrust, like “The Happy Blues” and “Mr. Big,” she pounds on the piano like a sledgehammer, which suits her commanding vocal delivery. On “Mr. Big,” particularly, Lady Soul assertively moans, “I’ll rent me a room at school/If you’ll teach me all night.” Children, that’s not arithmetic she’s itching to learn. While in no way detrimental to the overall quality of this collection, a discernible difference in sonic texture occurs on material not played by the accustomed Atlantic Records musicians. Specifically, eight songs originally recorded for Franklin’s album, Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky), which Quincy Jones produced instead of Atlantic mainstay Jerry Wexler, sound more technically refined than the thicker tones heard on the other tracks. With their blues and jazz overtones, songs such as “Do You Know” and “Tree Of Life” are immediate standouts, illustrating Franklin’s versatility as a vocalist. Again, these songs merely portray a shift in production, not a flaw in performance. Actually, one would struggle to find genuine fault with just about anything on this collection. Perhaps some of Franklin’s cover versions may not be to one’s liking, but that correlates more to personal preference rather than to the merit of the music. Rare and Unreleased Recordings From the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul offers an abundance of mind-blowing, soul-stirring songs. In short, it doesn’t get much better than this.

❤️. ❤️

The Best Release this year! Kanye and 50 who?. Im so happy, they finally went into the Atlantic Vault and released this. She's my favorite singer along with Sam Cooke. It just doesnt get any better than Aretha. Nobody,and I mean nobody can sing like this. This is real soul. I recommend that every Aretha fan should buy this immediately! Rhino also just releasedA retha live in Philidelphia 1972, which is available on Rhino's website, I wonder why it isnt on here? Its amazing. I really enjoyed this whole set.

Natural Woman, Queen, Amazing, So Soulful. . .. These songs are rare like diamonds. Blown away. She is the greatest. Legendary for real.

JUST BUY THE WHOLE THING. ---It's just silly to try to pick a few songs from this nugget of loveliness. Aretha is the BEST!

All Hail to the QUEEN. Beyond, and that's all I am going to say.

Like Mana From Heaven. Her voice is a miracle and to hear these unreleased classics from her finest era is a total JOY. Nothing prepared me for the raw naked emotion of "Are You Leaving Me" or the fierce "Do You Know" Pass this collection up at your peril..

do yourself a favor. In a VH1 interview, Marianne Faithfull made the comment that if you want to know what the voice of God sounds like, just listen to Aretha Franklin. No better proof of that exists than what you'll find in these 30+ amazing tracks. The best $15.99 that you'll ever spend. Do your soul, yourself and your music collection a favor and get this now.

Must Have. If you like "warts-and-all" recordings this is a must have!

Simply unbelievable. What a collection! She'll never be topped.

The Queen of Soul rocks!. Even if you don't remember the Queen of Soul (thank you, Steely Dan!) you'll want to own this. The production values aren't all five-star, but her singing is. If you want just a few cuts, get Ain't But the One with Ray Charles, You Keep Me Hanging On (her own riff on the Supremes classic) and I Never Loved a Man, which is one of the all time greatest Aretha recordings. Better yet, just get the whole thing, get some friends together and rock steady, baby!

YEAH!. After wasting so such time going through the inept music of all these young wannabe's it is nice to be reminded of what real talent is!

This is simply incredible. Find a young artist today that can sing with such power, grace and subtlety! You'd be hard pressed my friend. This is an album that you can put on and enjoy a fine cigar and a single malt scotch and let your day melt away. Incredible. Worth every single nickle!

Aretha Franklin. This album not only sounds good it FEELS good!

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