Aretha Sings the Blues explained

Aretha Sings the Blues
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Aretha Franklin
Cover:	aretha-sings-the-blues.jpg
Released:	1980
Genre:	Blues
Length:	47:39
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Clyde Otis
Prev Title:	Aretha
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Love All the Hurt Away
Next Year:	1981

Aretha Sings the Blues is a compilation album of previously released Aretha Franklin recordings from Aretha's early 1960s tenure with Columbia Records.^[1]

Reception

Armond White of Spin wrote, "Aretha had established a tradition that, as a revolutionary, she would naturally have to evolve away from (ask Bob Dylan). Aretha Sings the Blues shows Aretha's pregreatness style, wavering between Mahalia Jackson's command and Nancy Wilson's piquancy."^[2]

Track listing

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From the albums^{[3] [4]}

• (1964): Tracks 1, 3, 11–13
• (1960): Tracks 2, 14
• Yeah!!! (1965): Tracks 4–6
• Soft and Beautiful (1964): Track 7
• Laughing on the Outside (1963): Tracks 8, 9
• Soul Sister (1966): Track 10

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aretha Sings the Blues - Aretha Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. May 13, 2021. AllMusic.
2. . Spins. Armond White. October 1985. 6. 30.
3. Web site: Aretha Franklin. Discogs.com. May 13, 2021.
4. Web site: allaretha. Allaretha.wordpress.com. May 13, 2021.