"Aretha is a natural. No matter what she sings - new songs like Without the One You Love (which she herself wrote) and Don't Cry, Baby or time-tested stadarts like Try a Little Tenderness and I Apologize - she is completely free, uninhibited and thrilling", Billy James, said.

"...Every step of the way, Aretha has grown. She has developed strength, assurance and style. She can be tender and moving, and she can swing. But there are none of the phony "hup's", "hey's" and "ho's" that are used liberally by performers anxious to tell the world that they are swingers. Instead, Aretha uses something else: talet. In a word, is a natural."

Side One

1. "Don't Cry, Baby" (Saul Bernie, James P. Johnson, Stella Unger) 3:23
2. "Try a Little Tenderness
   Try a Little Tenderness
   "Try a Little Tenderness" is a love song written by Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly and Harry M. Woods, and recorded initially on December 8, 1932 by the Ray Noble Orchestra followed by both Ruth Etting and Bing Crosby in 1933...
   
   " (James Campbell and Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods) 3:16
3. "I Apologize
   I Apologize (song)
   "I Apologize" is a popular song written by Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, and Ed Nelson. The song was published in 1931.Probably the best-known version of the song was recorded by Billy Eckstine. This recording was released by MGM Records as catalog number 10903...
   
   " (Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, Ed Nelson) 2:53
4. "Without the One You Love" (Aretha Franklin) 2:48
5. "Look for the Silver Lining
   Look for the Silver Lining
   "Look for the Silver Lining" is a popular song with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by B.G. DeSylva. It was written in 1919 for the unsuccessful musical Zip, Goes a Million. In 1920 it was published and reused in the musical Sally whence it was popularized by Marilyn Miller...
   
   " (Jerome Kern, B.G. DeSylva) 3:04
6. "I'm Sitting on Top of the World
   I'm Sitting on Top of the World
   "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" is a popular song.The music was written by Ray Henderson, the lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young. The song was published in 1925.The song was first recorded by either Art Gillham or Al Jolson...
   
   " (Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young) 2:42

Side Two

1. "Just for a Thrill" (Lil Hardin Armstrong
   Lil Hardin Armstrong
   Lil Hardin Armstrong was a jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer, and bandleader, and the second wife of Louis Armstrong with whom she collaborated on many recordings in the 1920s....
   
   , Don Raye) 2:33
2. "God Bless the Child
   God Bless the Child (Billie Holiday song)
   "God Bless the Child" is a song written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog, Jr. in 1939, first recorded on May 9, 1941 under the Okeh label.Holiday's version of the song was honored with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in...
   
   " (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) 3:03
3. "I'm Wandering" (Berry Gordy, Jr., Tyran Carlo) 3:27
4. "How Deep Is the Ocean" (Irving Berlin
   Irving Berlin
   Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.His first hit song, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", became world famous...
   
   ) 2:48
5. "I Don't Know You Anymore" (Gary Geld, Peter Udell) 2:50
6. "Lover Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) 2:35

Mono Mixes

Bonus Tracks on reissue

1. "Trouble In Mind
   Trouble in Mind (song)
   "Trouble in Mind" is a slow eight-bar blues song written by jazz pianist Richard M. Jones. The song was recorded in 1924 by singer Thelma La Vizzo with Jones providing the piano accompaniment...
   
   " (Richard M. Jones
   Richard M. Jones
   Richard M. Jones, born Richard Marigny Jones, was a jazz pianist, composer, band leader, and record producer. Numerous songs bear his name as author, including "Trouble in Mind"....
   
   ) 2:15
2. "Without the One You Love" 2:46
3. "Don't Cry, Baby" 3:14
4. "I'm Wandering" 3:25
5. "Try a Little Tenderness" 3:14
6. "I Apologize" 2:52
7. "Lover Come Back to Me" 2:34
8. "I Don't Know You Anymore" 2:47

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1962	Billboard Pop Albums	69