The penultimate cut on her 1967 Atlantic debut features Aretha with no piano and no background vocals, making a plea for rescue.
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A Change Is Gonna Come
Aretha narrates Sam Cooke’s classic as Sam, in tribute to Sam, and with her own changes in mind.
Lee Cross
The quantity of songwriting Aretha Franklin’s first husband did is debatable, but he did compose this song, recorded in 1964 & released in 1967.
Baby, Baby, Baby
Aretha and her sister Carolyn joined forces to craft this beautiful ballad from Aretha’s Atlantic Records debut.
Prove It
As the strings take hold on “Prove It”, it proves one thing for sure: Aretha Franklin sounds good with an orchestra around her. The slow
365 Days of Aretha Franklin 