A Portrait Of The Queen (1970-1974)

FIVE CLASSIC ARETHA ALBUMS PRESENTING AN EARLY-’70S PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN!

Also Includes A SIXTH BONUS LP of Session Alternates, Outtakes & Demos!

Original Albums Remastered From the Analog Master Tapes by Grammy® Award-Winning Engineer, Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering

Produced by Grammy® Award-Winner Cheryl Pawelski with Liner Notes from Billboard’s Gail Mitchell & British Ambassador of Soul, David Nathan

Includes the hit Young, Gifted, & Black, released in 1972, which hit #2 on Billboard’s R&B albums survey and #11 on the Billboard Top 200 as well as being certified GOLD.

Aretha won the 1972 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance the album ranked at number 388 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Also includes This Girl’s In Love With You which features the first commercial release of “Let It Be,” and came out 2 months ahead of The Beatles. Both this album and Spirit In The Dark feature the Muscle Shoals Rhythm section and an appearance by Duane Allman. Along with production on both from Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd & Arif Mardin.

Tracklist

LP 1 / CD1: THIS GIRL’S IN LOVE WITH YOU SIDE
A: 1) Son Of A Preacher Man 2) Share Your Love With Me 3) Dark End Of The Street 4) Let It Be 5) Eleanor Rigby SIDE B: 6) This Girl’s In Love With You 7) It Ain’t Fair 8) The Weight 9) Call Me 10) Sit Down And Cry

LP 2 / CD2: SPIRIT IN THE DARK
SIDE C: 1) Don’t Play That Song 2) The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday’s Kiss) 3) Pullin’ 4) You And Me 5) Honest I Do 6) Spirit In The Dark SIDE D: 7) When The Battle Is Over 8) One Way Ticket 9) Try Matty’s 10) That’s All I Want From You 11) Oh No Not My Baby 12) Why I Sing The Blues

LP 3 / CD3: YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK
SIDE E: 1) Oh Me Oh My (I’m A Fool For You Baby) 2) Day Dreaming 3) Rock Steady 4) Young Gifted And Black 5) All The King’s Horses 6) A Brand New Me SIDE F: 7) April Fools 8) I’ve Been Loving You Too Long 9) First Snow In Kokomo 10) The Long And Winding Road 11) Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) 12) Border Song (Holy Moses)

LP 4 / CD4: HEY NOW HEY (THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SKY)
SIDE G: 1) Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky) 2) Somewhere 3) So Swell When You’re Well 4) Angel 5) Sister From Texas SIDE H: 6) Mister Spain 7) That’s The Way I Feel About Cha 8) Moody’s Mood 9) Just Right Tonight

LP 5 / CD5: LET ME IN YOUR LIFE
SIDE I: 1) Let Me In Your Life 2) Every Natural Thing 3) Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing 4) I’m In Love 5) Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) 6) The Masquerade Is Over SIDE J: 7) With Pen In Hand 8) Oh Baby 9) Eight Days On The Road 10) If You Don’t Think 11) A Song For You

LP 6: BONUS TRACKS (VINYL ONLY)
SIDE K: 1) Pledging My Love/The Clock 2) You’re Taking Up Another Man’s Place 3) Are You Leaving Me 4) You’re All I Need To Get By (Take 2) 5) Spanish Harlem (Aretha 3, rough mix, reel 12150) SIDE L: 1) Lean On Me 2) Sweetest Smile And The Funkiest Style 3) Do You Know 4) At Last 5) Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) 6) Til It’s Over