Take It Like You Give It

by Aretha Franklin

Take It Like You Give It cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: October 1967
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 26:40
  • Community rating: 3.15/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Compiled from her earlier, pre-Atlantic recordings at Columbia Records, this release captures Aretha Franklin exploring jazz standards, sophisticated pop, and traditional R&B. While these sessions initially lacked the raw gospel fire of her later work with Jerry Wexler at Fame and Atlantic, her extraordinary vocal control and phrasing are unmistakably brilliant. The collection offers a crucial retrospective look at her formative years before superstardom.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. Why Was I Born? (2:51)
  2. I May Never Get To Heaven (3:28)
  3. Tighten Up Your Tie, Button Up Your Jacket (Make It For The Door) (1:57)
  4. Her Little Heart Went To Loveland (2:34)
  5. Lee Cross (2:52)
  6. Take It Like You Give It (1:47)
  7. Only The One You Love (2:22)
  8. Deeper (2:02)
  9. Remember Me (2:12)
  10. Land Of Dreams (2:13)
  11. A Little Bit Of Soul (2:18)

Credits

  • Aretha Franklin - primary artist
  • Belford Hendricks - conductor
  • Robert Mersey - Conductor
  • Bob Johnston - producer
  • Bobby Scott - producer
  • Clyde Otis - producer

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