Aretha Arrives

by Aretha Franklin

Aretha Arrives cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 4 August 1967
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:28
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as the immediate follow-up to her breakthrough, the sessions blend deep soul interpretations of traditional pop standards with rhythmic intensity. The tracking highlights the chemistry between the vocalist and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, establishing a foundational template for modern soul.

Genres

Descriptors: soulful, vocal, belting, bluesy, cover

Tracklist

  1. Satisfaction (2:40)
  2. You Are My Sunshine (4:22)
  3. Never Let Me Go (2:54)
  4. 96 Tears (2:21)
  5. Prove It (3:00)
  6. Night Life (3:14)
  7. That's Life (3:30)
  8. I Wonder (4:25)
  9. Ain't Nobody (Gonna Turn Me Around) (2:38)
  10. Going Down Slow (4:33)
  11. Baby, I Love You (2:44)

Credits

  • Aretha Franklin - primary artist, backing vocals [vocal group backgrounds], arranged by
  • Ralph Burns - arranged by [strings & french horns]
  • Carolyn Franklin - backing vocals [vocal group backgrounds], written-by
  • Erma Franklin - backing vocals [vocal group backgrounds]
  • Tommy Cogbill - bass
  • Tony Studd - bass trombone
  • Roger Hawkins - drums
  • Jimmy Johnson - guitar
  • Jagger-Richards - Written-By
  • Charles Mitchell - Written-By
  • Jimmie Davis - Written-By
  • Joseph Scott - Written-By
  • Rudy Martinez - Written-By
  • Horace Ott - Written-By
  • Randie Evretts - Written-By
  • Willie Nelson - Written-By
  • Dean Kermit Thompson - Written-By
  • Kelly Gordon - Written-By
  • Cecil Gant - Written-By
  • Raymond Leveen - Written-By
  • The Sweet Inspirations - Backing Vocals [Vocal Group Background]
  • Ronnie Shannon - Written-By

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