Aretha

by Aretha Franklin & The Ray Bryant Combo

Aretha cover art

'Aretha' served as Aretha Franklin's debut full-length release for Columbia Records, produced by John Hammond. Backed by the Ray Bryant Combo, the album situated her powerful gospel-trained vocals within a polished framework of jazz standards and rhythm and blues covers.

Genres

  • Soul
  • Vocal Jazz

Tracklist

  1. Won't Be Long - As heard in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy
  2. Over the Rainbow
  3. Love Is the Only Thing
  4. Sweet Lover
  5. All Night Long
  6. Who Needs You?
  7. Right Now
  8. Are You Sure
  9. Maybe I'm a Fool
  10. It Ain't Necessarily So
  11. By Myself
  12. Today I Sing the Blues
  13. Are You Sure - Rehearsal Take
  14. Who Needs You? - Alternate Take
  15. Right Now - Alternate Take
  16. Maybe I'm a Fool - Alternate Take
  17. By Myself
  18. Won't Be Long
  19. All Night Long
  20. Love Is the Only Thing
  21. Right Now
  22. Today I Sing the Blues