Lady Soul
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Lady Soul is an album by Aretha Franklin
, released in 1968. The album was her second R&B chart-topper, the follow-up to "Aretha Arrives
" and included some of her biggest hit singles, "Chain of Fools" (#2 Pop), and (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (#8 Pop), and "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (#5 Pop). It eventually sold over a million copies in the United States alone. The album was reissued on Rhino Records in the early 1990s.
Lady Soul peaked at #1, #2 and #3 on Billboard's Black Albums, Pop Albums and Jazz Albums charts respectively. The single "Ain't No Way" (B-Side of "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet, Sweet, Baby)") peaked at #9 on the Black Singles chart, and #16 on the Pop Singles chart.
Gospel/R&B singer Cissy Houston
(mother of Whitney Houston
) and her group the Sweet Inspirations
are credited as background vocals on several tracks, along with Aretha's sisters' Carole and Emma Franklin.
In 2003 the TV network VH1
named Lady Soul the 41st greatest album of all time. It is number 84 on Rolling Stone
s list "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
".
Note: Numbers in italic (following original single release information) denote peak positions on Billboards "Top/Best Selling R&B Singles" and "Hot 100" charts respectively - courtesy BPI Comminications and Joel Whitburn's Record Research Publications.
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
, released in 1968. The album was her second R&B chart-topper, the follow-up to "Aretha Arrives
Aretha Arrives
Aretha Arrives is a 1967 album by Aretha Franklin. Its only single release was "Baby I Love You" , a million-selling Gold 45 which hit #1 R&B and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100....
" and included some of her biggest hit singles, "Chain of Fools" (#2 Pop), and (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (#8 Pop), and "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (#5 Pop). It eventually sold over a million copies in the United States alone. The album was reissued on Rhino Records in the early 1990s.
Lady Soul peaked at #1, #2 and #3 on Billboard's Black Albums, Pop Albums and Jazz Albums charts respectively. The single "Ain't No Way" (B-Side of "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet, Sweet, Baby)") peaked at #9 on the Black Singles chart, and #16 on the Pop Singles chart.
Gospel/R&B singer Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston
Emily "Cissy" Houston is a Grammy Award–winning American soul and gospel singer. She led a very successful career as a backup singer for such artists as Elvis Presley, Mahalia Jackson, Wishbone Ash and Aretha Franklin, and is now primarily a solo artist...
(mother of Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
) and her group the Sweet Inspirations
Sweet Inspirations
The Sweet Inspirations were founded by Cissy Houston , mother of Whitney Houston, and sister of Lee Warrick...
are credited as background vocals on several tracks, along with Aretha's sisters' Carole and Emma Franklin.
In 2003 the TV network VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
named Lady Soul the 41st greatest album of all time. It is number 84 on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
s list "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" is the title of a 2003 special issue of American magazine Rolling Stone, and a related book published in 2005.Related news articles:...
".
Side One
- 1. "Chain Of FoolsChain of FoolsChain of Fools is a 2000 heist comedy/romance film about a hapless barber named Kresk .-Plot:...
" (Don CovayDon CovayDon Covay is an American R&B/rock and roll/soul music singer and songwriter most active in the 1950s and 1960s, who received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994...
) 2:46- Recorded on June 23, 1967 Aretha Franklin - vocals and piano; Jimmy Johnson and Joe South - guitars; Spooner Oldham - elctric piano; Tommy Cogbill - bass; Roger Hawkins - drums; The Sweet InspirationsSweet InspirationsThe Sweet Inspirations were founded by Cissy Houston , mother of Whitney Houston, and sister of Lee Warrick...
, Carole, Emma Franklin & Ellie Greenwich - backgroung vocals
- Recorded on June 23, 1967 Aretha Franklin - vocals and piano; Jimmy Johnson and Joe South - guitars; Spooner Oldham - elctric piano; Tommy Cogbill - bass; Roger Hawkins - drums; The Sweet Inspirations
- 2. "Money Won't Change You" (James BrownJames BrownJames Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
, Nat JonesNat JonesNat Jones is an American artist working primarily in comic books and film. Jones is best known for his work on Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer.-Penciller:*Crypt of Dawn *The Crow / Razor: Kill the Pain...
) 2:09 - 3. "People Get ReadyPeople Get ReadyPeople Get Ready may refer to:* "People Get Ready" , a song by The Impressions, covered by many artists* People Get Ready * People Get Ready * People Get Ready...
" (Curtis MayfieldCurtis MayfieldCurtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly...
) 3:42- Recorded on December 19 and 20, 1967 Aretha Franklin - vocals and piano; Bobby Womack - guitar; Spooner Oldham - organ; Tommy Cogbill - bass; Roger Hawkins - drums; Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman, Bernie Glow - trumpets; Tony Studd - bass trombone; King Curtis, Seldon Powell - tenor saxophones; Frank Wess - tenor saxophone and flute; Haywood Henry - baritone saxophone; Carolyn Franklin & The Sweet Inspirations - backgroung vocals; horn arrangement: Arif Mardin
- 4. "Niki Hoeky" (J. Leslie McFarland, Sidney Wyche) 2:31
- 5. "(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman(You Make Me Feel like) a Natural Woman" A Natural Woman" is a 1967 single released by American soul singer Aretha Franklin on the Atlantic label. The record was a big hit for Franklin, reaching number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became a standard song for her...
" (Gerry GoffinGerry GoffinGerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from...
, Carole KingCarole KingCarole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
, Jerry WexlerJerry WexlerGerald "Jerry" Wexler was a music journalist turned music producer, and was regarded as one of the major record industry players behind music from the 1950s through the 1980s...
) 2:44- Recorded on February 16, 1967 Aretha Franklin - vocals; Spooner Oldham - piano; Tommy Cogbill - bass; Gene Chrisman - drums; The Sweet Inspirations, Carole & Emma Franklin - backgroung vocals; strings conducted by Ralph Burns
Side Two
- 1. "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" Since You've Been Gone" is a classic song by R&B singer Aretha Franklin. Released from her Lady Soul album in 1968, the song was successful, debuting at #32 on the Hot 100, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart and spent three weeks at #1 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart...
" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White) 4:23- Recorded on December 16 and 17, 1967 Aretha Franklin - vocals; Jimmy Johnson and Bobby Womack - guitars; Spooner Oldham - elctric piano; Tommy Cogbill - bass; Roger Hawkins - drums; Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman, Bernie Glow - trumpets; Tony Studd - bass trombone; King Curtis, Seldon Powell, Frank Wess - tenor saxophones; Haywood Henry - baritone saxophone; The Sweet Inspirations, Carole & Emma Franklin - backgroung vocals; horn arrangement: Arif Mardin
- 2. "Good to Me As I Am to You" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White) 3:56
- Recorded on December 16 and 17, 1967Aretha Franklin - vocals and piano; Spooner Oldham - organ; Tommy Cogbill - bass; Roger Hawkins - drums; Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman, Bernie Glow - trumpets; Tony Studd - bass trombone; King Curtis, Seldon Powell - tenor saxophones; Frank Wess - tenor saxophone and flute; Haywood Henry - baritone saxophone. Eric ClaptonEric ClaptonEric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
of "CreamCream (band)Cream were a 1960s British rock supergroup consisting of bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker...
" - guitar obbligato. Note: Jimmy Johnson & Bobby Womack played guitar on the take but were left off the mix-down.
- Recorded on December 16 and 17, 1967Aretha Franklin - vocals and piano; Spooner Oldham - organ; Tommy Cogbill - bass; Roger Hawkins - drums; Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman, Bernie Glow - trumpets; Tony Studd - bass trombone; King Curtis, Seldon Powell - tenor saxophones; Frank Wess - tenor saxophone and flute; Haywood Henry - baritone saxophone. Eric Clapton
- 3. "Come Back BabyCome Back Baby"Come Back Baby" is a slow blues number written and recorded by Walter Davis in 1940. Ray Charles' cover was released as the B-side to Charles' groundbreaking 1954 single, "I Got a Woman". Both later appeared on his 1956 album Ray Charles ...
" (Ray CharlesRay CharlesRay Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...
) 2:25- Recorded on December 19 and 20, 1967 Aretha Franklin - vocals; Jimmy Johnson and Bobby Womack - guitars; Spooner Oldham - organ; Tommy Cogbill - bass; Roger Hawkins - drums; Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman, Bernie Glow - trumpets; Tony Studd - bass trombone; King Curtis, Seldon Powell, Frank Wess - tenor saxophones; Haywood Henry - baritone saxophone; The Sweet Inspirations, Carole & Emma Franklin - backgroung vocals; horn arrangement: Arif Mardin
- 4. "Groovin'Groovin'"Groovin" is a single released in 1967 by The Young Rascals that became a number-one hit and one of the group's signature songs.Written by group members Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati and with a lead vocal from Cavaliere, it is indeed a slow, relaxed groove, based on Cavaliere's newfound...
" (Felix CavaliereFelix CavaliereFelix Cavaliere is an American songwriter, singer, music producer, and musician.Although he was a member of Joey Dee and His Starlighters best known for their hit "Peppermint Twist", he is best known for his association with The Young Rascals during the 1960s. The other members of The Rascals...
, Eddie BrigatiEddie BrigatiEddie Brigati is an American singer and songwriter.Most memorably, Brigati shared vocals, and played tambourine, in the pop group The Young Rascals from 1965 to 1970...
) 4:17 - 5. "Ain't No WayAin't No Way"Ain't No Way" is a song written by singer-songwriter Carolyn Franklin and sung by her elder sister Aretha Franklin as the b-side to her 1968 hit, " Since You've Been Gone."-History:...
" (Carolyn Franklin) 4:11- Recorded on December 19 and 20, 1967Aretha Franklin - vocals and piano; Warren Smith - vibraharp; Tommy Cogbill - bass; Roger Hawkins - drums; Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman, Bernie Glow - trumpets; Tony Studd - bass trombone; King Curtis and Seldon Powell - tenor saxophones; Frank Wess - tenor saxophone and flute; Haywood Henry - baritone saxophone; Carolyn Franklin and The Sweet Inspirations - backgroung vocals; Cissy HoustonCissy HoustonEmily "Cissy" Houston is a Grammy Award–winning American soul and gospel singer. She led a very successful career as a backup singer for such artists as Elvis Presley, Mahalia Jackson, Wishbone Ash and Aretha Franklin, and is now primarily a solo artist...
- vocal obbligato; string and horn arrangement: Arif Mardin
- Recorded on December 19 and 20, 1967Aretha Franklin - vocals and piano; Warren Smith - vibraharp; Tommy Cogbill - bass; Roger Hawkins - drums; Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman, Bernie Glow - trumpets; Tony Studd - bass trombone; King Curtis and Seldon Powell - tenor saxophones; Frank Wess - tenor saxophone and flute; Haywood Henry - baritone saxophone; Carolyn Franklin and The Sweet Inspirations - backgroung vocals; Cissy Houston
Bonus Selections
- 1. "Chain Of Fools (Unedited Version)"
- Originally issued on the quad album The Best Of Aretha Franklin, Atlantic #QD-8305, January 08, 1973
- 2. "(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman" (Mono Single Version)
- 3. "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)" (Mono Single Version)
- 4. "Ain't No Way" (Mono Single Version)
Singles
- 1. "(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman(You Make Me Feel like) a Natural Woman" A Natural Woman" is a 1967 single released by American soul singer Aretha Franklin on the Atlantic label. The record was a big hit for Franklin, reaching number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became a standard song for her...
"- Atlantic single #2441Released: September 07, 1967R&B #2, Pop #8
- 2. "Chain Of FoolsChain of FoolsChain of Fools is a 2000 heist comedy/romance film about a hapless barber named Kresk .-Plot:...
"- Atlantic single #2464Released: November 22, 1967R&B #1, Pop #2
- 3 (A-side). "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" Since You've Been Gone" is a classic song by R&B singer Aretha Franklin. Released from her Lady Soul album in 1968, the song was successful, debuting at #32 on the Hot 100, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart and spent three weeks at #1 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart...
"- Atlantic single #2486Released: February 09, 1968R&B #1, Pop #5
- 3 (B-side). "Ain't No WayAin't No Way"Ain't No Way" is a song written by singer-songwriter Carolyn Franklin and sung by her elder sister Aretha Franklin as the b-side to her 1968 hit, " Since You've Been Gone."-History:...
"- Atlantic single #2486Released: February 09, 1968R&B #9, Pop #16
Note: Numbers in italic (following original single release information) denote peak positions on Billboards "Top/Best Selling R&B Singles" and "Hot 100" charts respectively - courtesy BPI Comminications and Joel Whitburn's Record Research Publications.