Lady Soul
Lady Soul | ||||
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Studio album by Aretha Franklin | ||||
Released | January 22, 1968 | |||
Recorded | February 16 – December 20, 1967 | |||
Studio | FAME Studios | |||
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Length | 28:41 | |||
Label | Atlantic (SD 8176) | |||
Producer | Jerry Wexler | |||
Aretha Franklin chronology | ||||
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Singles from Lady Soul | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Lady Soul is the twelfth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin released in early 1968 by Atlantic Records. The album stayed at number 1 for 16 weeks on Billboard's R&B album chart, and it hit number 2 on the pop album chart during a year-long run.[5]
Background
Lady Soul was Franklin's third R&B chart-topper and reached number two on the Billboard 200, tying with I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You for her highest-charting album on the pop chart. The album also included some of her biggest hit singles: "Chain of Fools" (number 2 Pop), and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (number 8 Pop), and "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (number 5 Pop). It sold more than a million copies in the United States. The album was reissued on Rhino Records in a deluxe edition in 1995.
Gospel/R&B singer Cissy Houston (mother of Whitney Houston) and her group the Sweet Inspirations are credited as background vocals on several tracks, along with Aretha's sisters Carolyn Franklin and Erma Franklin. Eric Clapton, at the time a member of the band Cream, is credited as the guitarist on the track "Good to Me as I Am to You".
Lady Soul peaked at number 1, number 2 and number 3 on Billboard's Black Albums, Pop Albums and Jazz Albums charts respectively. The single "Ain't No Way" – B-Side of "(Sweet, Sweet, Baby) Since You've Been Gone" – peaked at number 9 on the Black Singles chart and number 16 on the Pop Singles chart.
Legacy
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[6]
In 2003, the TV network VH1 named Lady Soul the 41st greatest album of all time. In 2003 and 2012, it ranked at number 85 on Rolling Stone's list "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".[7] It rose to number 75 in a 2020 reboot of the list.[8] The album was rated the 29th best album of the 1960s by Pitchfork.[9]
Track listing
- All tracks produced by Jerry Wexler with Tom Dowd as and recording engineer.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chain of Fools" | 2:46 | |
2. | "Money Won't Change You" |
| 2:08 |
3. | "People Get Ready" | 3:42 | |
4. | "Niki Hoeky" | 2:31 | |
5. | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | 2:44 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" |
| 2:25 |
2. | "Good to Me As I Am To You" |
| 3:56 |
3. | "Come Back Baby" |
| 2:25 |
4. | "Groovin'" | 2:57 | |
5. | "Ain't No Way" | 4:17 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chain of Fools" (Unedited Version) |
| 4:22 |
2. | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Mono Single Version) |
| 2:49 |
3. | "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)" (Mono Single Version) |
| 2:49 |
4. | "Ain't No Way" (Mono Single Version) |
| 4:12 |
Notes
- Chain of Fools (Unedited Version) was originally issued on the 1973 compilation album The Best of Aretha Franklin.
Charts
Chart (1968) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Pop Albums | 2 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul Albums | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 3 |
Singles
Year released | Title | US Pop | US R&B |
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September 7, 1967 (Atlantic single #2441) | "You Make Me Feel Like A (Natural Woman)" | 8 | 2 |
November 22, 1967 (Atlantic single #2464) | "Chain of Fools" | 2 | 1 |
February 9, 1968 (Atlantic single #2486) | "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)" | 5 | 1 |
"Ain't No Way" | 16 | 8 |
Note: Numbers in italic (following original single release information) denote peak positions on Billboard's "Top/Best Selling R&B Singles" and "Hot 100" charts respectively – courtesy BPI Communications and Joel Whitburn's Record Research Publications.
Personnel
- Aretha Franklin – vocals, backing vocals, piano
- Eric Clapton, Bobby Womack, Joe South, Jimmy Johnson – guitar
- Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar
- Spooner Oldham – piano, electric piano, organ
- Bernie Glow, Joe Newman, Melvin Lastie – trumpet
- Tony Studd – trombone
- King Curtis – tenor saxophone
- Frank Wess, Seldon Powell – flute, tenor saxophone
- Haywood Henry – baritone saxophone
- The Sweet Inspirations - backing vocals
- Carolyn Franklin – backing vocals
- Cissy Houston – backing vocals
- Roger Hawkins, Gene Chrisman – drums
- Warren Smith – vibraphone
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1968 (U.S.)
References
- ^ Bush, John. "Lady Soul - Aretha Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ Q, issue 7/93, p. 106.
- ^ Hoard, Christian (November 2, 2004). Review: Lady Soul. pp. 214–217. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
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ignored (help) - ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ "Aretha Franklin", Billboard.
- ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (February 7, 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
- ^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 22, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
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- Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul (2007)
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