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Aretha Franklin – Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul

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Label:	Rhino Records (2) – 8122-79970-3, Atlantic – 8122-79970-3
Format:	2 x CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country:	UK & Europe
Released:	2007
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul

Tracklist

1-1	I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) (Demo) Bass – Unknown Artist Drums – Unknown Artist Written-By – Ronnie Shannon	4:04
1-2	Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business (Demo) Written-By – Aretha Franklin, Ted White	4:43
1-3	Sweet Bitter Love (Demo) Written-By – Van McCoy	5:12
1-4	It Was You Written-By – James Brown	3:45
1-5	The Letter Composed By – Unknown Artist	3:38
1-6	So Soon Written-By – Van McCoy	2:47
1-7	Mr. Big Bass – Jerry Jemmott Electric Piano – Spooner Oldham Guitar – Tommy Cogbill Saxophone [Baritone] – Floyd Newman Written-By – Carolyn Franklin, Ted White	2:41
1-8	Talk To Me, Talk To Me Alto Saxophone – Frank Wess, George Dorsey Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams Bass – Ron Carter Conductor – Arif Mardin Drums – Grady Tate Flute, Tenor Saxophone – David Newman* Piano – Junior Mance Tenor Saxophone – Seldon Powell Trombone – Benny Powell, Jimmy Cleveland, Thomas Mitchell, Urbie Green Trumpet – Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Joe Newman, Richard Williams, Snookie Young* Written-By – Joe Seneca Alto Saxophone – Frank Wess, George Dorsey Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams Bass – Ron Carter Conductor – Arif Mardin Drums – Grady Tate Flute, Tenor Saxophone – David Newman* Piano – Junior Mance Tenor Saxophone – Seldon Powell Trombone – Benny Powell, Jimmy Cleveland, Thomas Mitchell, Urbie Green Trumpet – Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Joe Newman, Richard Williams, Snookie Young* Written-By – Joe Seneca	3:29
1-9	The Fool On The Hill Guitar – Jerry Weaver Written-By – John Lennon/Paul McCartney*	3:31
1-10	Pledging My Love/The Clock Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Cissy Houston, Dee Dee Warwick, Sylvia Shemwell Guitar [Possibly] – Jerry Weaver Written-By – David Mattis*, Don Robey, Ferdinand Washington, John Alexander (4)	4:13
1-11	You're Taking Another Man's Place Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Almeda Lattimore, Brenda Bryant, Margaret Branch Guitar [Possibly] – Cornell Dupree Written-By – Isaac Hayes/David Porter*	3:30
1-12	You Keep Me Hangin' On Guitar [Possibly] – Duane Allman Written-By – Brian Holland/Lamont Dozier/Eddie Holland*	3:10
1-13	I'm Trying To Overcome Written-By – Aretha Franklin	5:06
1-14	My Way Backing Vocals [Possibly] – Almeda Lattimore, Brenda Bryant, Evelyn Green, Margaret Branch, Pat Lewis, The Sweet Inspirations, Wylene Ivy Bass – Tommy McClure Drums – Sam Creason* Guitar – Charlie Freeman Keyboards – Jim Dickinson, Mike Utley* Written-By – Claude François, Gilles Thibault*, Jacques Revaux, Paul Anka	4:08
1-15	My Cup Runneth Over Backing Vocals [Possibly] – Carolyn Franklin, Erma Franklin, The Sweet Inspirations, The Sweethearts Of Soul Drums – Ray Lucas Organ – Billy Preston Written-By – Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones (5)	3:22
1-16	You're All I Need To Get By (Take 1) Written-By – Nickolas Ashford/Valerie Simpson*	0:42
1-17	You're All I Need To Get By (Take 2) Written-By – Nickolas Ashford/Valerie Simpson*	3:37
1-18	Lean On Me Arranged By [Strings] – Arif Mardin Baritone Saxophone – Jimmy Mitchell* Flugelhorn – Wayne Jackson Flute – Andrew Love Tenor Saxophone – Ed Logan Trombone – Jack Hale* Trumpet – Roger Hopps Written-By – Joe Cobb, Van McCoy	4:37
2-1	Rock Steady Percussion – Mac Rebennack (Dr. John)*, Robert Popwell Written-By – Aretha Franklin	4:30
2-2	I Need A Strong Man (The To-To Song) Composed By – Unknown Artist	3:56
2-3	Heavenly Father Electric Piano – Aretha Franklin Written-By – Edna McGriff	5:38
2-4	Sweetest Smile And The Funkiest Style Composed By – Unknown Artist	3:48
2-5	This Is Composed By – Unknown Artist	3:37
2-6	Tree Of Life Written-By – Gene McDaniels*	5:12
2-7	Do You Know Composed By – Unknown Artist	2:49
2-8	Can You Love Again Composed By – Unknown Artist	2:40
2-9	I Want To Be With You Written-By – Charles Strouse, Lee Adams (2)	6:02
2-10	Suzanne Written-By – Leonard Cohen	5:13
2-11	That's The Way I Feel About Cha (Alternate Version) Written-By – Bobby Womack, Joe Hicks, John Grisby	5:45
2-12	Ain't But The One Electric Piano – Dave Grusin Vocals [With] – Ray Charles Written-By – Duke Ellington	6:08
2-13	The Happy Blues Bass – Willie Weeks Composed By – Unknown Artist Drums – Paul Humphrey Horns – Unknown Artist Keyboards – Richard Tee Keyboards [Possibly] – Donny Hathaway Percussion – Ralph MacDonald	2:29
2-14	At Last Written-By – Harry Warren (2), Mack Gordon	3:25
2-15	Love Letters Written-By – Edward Heyman, Victor Young	4:03
2-16	I'm In Love (Alternate Vocal) Written-By – Bobby Womack	3:01
2-17	Are You Leaving Me (Demo) Composed By – Unknown Artist	4:23

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Credits

Arranged By – Arif Mardin (tracks: 1-4 to 1-7, 1-8), Tom Dowd (tracks: 1-4 to 1-7)
Arranged By [Strings, Possibly] – Arif Mardin (tracks: 2-14 to 2-16), Eumir Deodato (tracks: 2-14 to 2-16)
Art Direction – Mike Joyce (4), Scott Webber
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Carolyn Franklin (tracks: 1-4 to 1-7, 1-16 to 1-18, 2-1), Erma Franklin (tracks: 1-4 to 1-7, 1-18, 2-1), The Sweet Inspirations (tracks: 1-7, 1-13, 1-18, 2.-1 to 2-3)
Baritone Saxophone – Willie Bridges (tracks: 1-4 to 1-7)
Bass – Chuck Rainey (tracks: 1-15, 1-18, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-13), David Hood (tracks: 1-9 to 1-13), Eric Gale (tracks: 1-16, 1-17), Stanley Clarke (tracks: 2-14 to 2-16), Tommy Cogbill (tracks: 1-4 to 1-6)
Bass Trombone – Tony Studd (tracks: 1-4 to 1-7)
Compilation Producer – Jerry Wexler
Design [@stereotype Design] – Mike Joyce (4)
Directed By – Arif Mardin (tracks: 1-4 to 1-7), Tom Dowd (tracks: 1-4 to 1-7)
Drums – Al Jackson Jr. (tracks: 1-16, 1-17), Bernard Purdie (tracks: 1-18, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-13), Rick Marotta (tracks: 2-14 to 2-16), Roger Hawkins (tracks: 1-4 to 1-7, 1-9 to 1-13)
Electric Piano – Donny Hathaway (tracks: 1-16 to 1-18, 2-1)
Guitar – Cornell Dupree (tracks: 1-15, 1-18, 2-1 to 2-, 2-13), David Spinozza (tracks: 2-14 to 2-16), Eddie Hinton (tracks: 1-10 to 1-13), Hugh McCracken (tracks: 1-16, 1-17), Jimmy Johnson (4) (tracks: 1-4 to1-7, 1-9 to 1-13), Joe South (tracks: 1-4 to 1-7), Kenny Burrell (tracks: 1-8, 2-13)
Horns – Unknown Artist (tracks: 1-11 to 1-13)
Keyboards – Bob James (tracks: 2-14 to 2-16), Eumir Deodato (tracks: 2-14 to 2-16)
Keyboards [Possibly] – Billy Preston (tracks: 2-4 to 2-11), Richard Tee (tracks: 2-14 to 2-16)
Liner Notes – David Ritz, Jerry Wexler
Management [Business Affairs] – Kris Ahrend
Management [Project Assistance] – Andrea Craig, Donna DeChristopher, Gladys Sanchez (2), James O'Toole (3), Jim Mills, Reggie Collins, Steve Woolard
Organ – Barry Beckett (tracks: 1-11, 1-13), Spooner Oldham (tracks: 1-4 to 1-6)
Performer [Additional Instrumentation] – Unknown Artist (tracks: 2-4 to 2-11)
Photography By [Cover, Page 5 & Pages 8-11] – Getty Images, Michael Ochs Archive*
Photography By [Pages 15, 18, 19 & Back Cover] – David Gahr
Piano – Aretha Franklin (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 1-9 to 1-18, 2-2, 2-3 to 2-13, 2-17)
Producer – Aretha Franklin (tracks: 2-4 to 2-11, 2-13 to 2-16), Arif Mardin (tracks: 1-9 to 1-18, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-13 to 2-16), Jerry Wexler (tracks: 1-4 to 1-18, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-13 to 2-16), Quincy Jones (tracks: 2-4 to 2-11), Tom Dowd (tracks: 1-8 to 1-13, 1-15 1-18, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-13 to 2-16)
Product Manager – Liz Erman
Remastered By – Bill Inglot, Dan Hersch
Research [Photo Research] – Alessandra Quaranta, Steven P. Gorman
Strings – Unknown Artist (tracks: 2-14 to 2-16)
Supervised By [Editorial Supervision] – Sheryl Farber
Technician [Production Assistance] – Cheryl Pawelski, David Nathan (2), David Ritz, James Austin, Patrick Milligan
Tenor Saxophone – Andrew Love (tracks: 1-7, 1-18), Charlie Chalmers* (tracks: 1.04 to 1.07), King Curtis (tracks: 1-4 to 1-6, 1-8)
Trumpet – Melvin Lastie (tracks: 1-4 to 1-7), Wayne Jackson (tracks: 1-7, 1-18)
Vocals – Aretha Franklin

Notes

Standard 2 disc jewel case with hinged tray.
24 page insert includes biographical essay & track lines notes by Jerry Wrexler & David Ritz

All tracks are previously unissued except 1.10, 1.11, 1.14, 1.18 & 2.01.

• Tracks 1-1 to 1-3 are Original Demos sent to Jerry Wexler by Ted White. Recorded 11/66 or 12/66, Detroit MI.
• Tracks 1-4 to 1-6 are out-takes from Aretha Arrives. Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (20/06/67). Masters #12642, #12648 & #12649.
• Track 1-7 is an out-take from Aretha Now. Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (04/11/68). Master #14317.
• Track 1-8 is an out-take from Soul '69. Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (23/09/68). Master #15334.
• Track 1-9 is an out-take from This Girl's In Love With You. Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (09/01/69). Master #16098.
• Tracks 1-10 is a B-Side from Share Your Love With Me Atlantic Single #2650, released 10/7/69. Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (09/01/69). Master #16099.
• Tracks 1-11 an is out-take from Spirit In The Dark. Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (26/05/69). First issued on "Atlantic Blues: Vocalists" Atlantic #81696 (1986). Master #17150.
• Tracks 1-12 and 1-13 are out-takes from This Girl's In Love With You or Spirit In The Dark. Recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami, FL (03/10/69). Masters #17150 & #17820.
• Track 1-14 is an out-take from Spirit In The Dark. Recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami, FL (10/03/70). First released on Atlantic Unearthed: Soul Sisters (06/06/06). Master #18700.
• Track 1-15 is an out-take from Young, Gifted And Black. Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (12/08/70). Master #19831.
• Tracks 1-16 & 1-17 Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (29/10/70 or 02/11/70). An alternate version was issued as Atlantic Single #2787 (03/02/71). Master #20486.
• Track 1-18 is the B-Side to "Spanish Harlem" Atlantic Single #2817 (09/07/71). Recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami, FL (27/01/71). Master #21423.
• Track 2-1 is the unedited, undubbed master without horns - an out-take from Young, Gifted And Black. Recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami, FL (15/02/71). A different edit / mix was issued as Atlantic Single #2838 (11/10/71). Master #21312.
• Tracks 2-2 and 2-3 are out-takes from Young, Gifted And Black. Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (18 & 19 /02/70). Masters #21418 & #21420.
• Tracks 2-4 to 2-10 are out-takes from Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky. Recorded at Record Plant West, Los Angeles, CA (04/72 to 05/72). Masters #24394, #24396, #24397, #24402, #24403, #24404 & #24406.
• Track 2-11 is an out-take from Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky. Recorded at Record Plant West, Los Angeles, CA (08/72). Masters #24394.
• Track 2-12 is taken from the CBS-TV Special "Duke Ellington...We Love You Madly". Recorded at the Schubert Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (10 & 11 /01/73). Master #26222.
• Track 2-13 is an out-take from Let Me In Your Life. Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New
York, NY. (24/03/73). Master #26763.
• Tracks 214 to 2-16 are out-takes from Let Me In Your Life. Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New
York, NY. (09/04/73). Masters #26385, #26387 & #26388.
• Track 2-17 is an Original Demo. Recording date unknown (possibly early 70's).

"Pledging My Love/The Clock", "My Way" and "Lean On Me" controlled by Atlantic recording Corp.; "You're Takin' Up Another Man's Place" ℗ 1986 Atlantic Recording Corp. All other selections ℗ 2007 Atlantic Recording Corp.

Remastered at Digiprep.

Special thanks: Dick Allen.

Cat number appears on spine as 8122-79970-3 and on the CDs as 8122799703

This compilation ℗ & © 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, A Warner Music Group Company.
This compilation ℗ 2007 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Manufactured & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company.
Manufactured in the E.U.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): 812279970-3/1 V01 DWT
Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI L011
Mould SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI 05N9
Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): 812279970-3/2 V01 BJL
Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI L011
Mould SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI 05N9
Label Code: LC02982
Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
Barcode: 0 8122 79970 3 8
Barcode (Scanned): 081227997038

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul (2×CD, Compilation, Remastered)	Rhino Records (2), Atlantic	R2 272188	US	2007
Recently Edited	Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul (2×CD, Compilation, Remastered)	Rhino Records (2), Atlantic	8122799703	Australia	2007
New Submission	Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul (2×CD, Compilation, Promo, Remastered)	Rhino Records (2), Atlantic	R2 272188	US	2007
New Submission	Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul (2×CD, Compilation, Remastered)	Rhino Records (2), Atlantic	R2 272188	US	2007