Words & Music by: Side A – Aretha Franklin, Ted White; Side B – Carolyn Franklin
Musicians: Aretha Franklin (lead vocals, piano on side B),Side A - Jimmy Johnson (guitar), Bobby Womack (guitar), Spooner Oldham (electric 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, Carolyn & Erma Franklin (background vocals);
Side B - 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 (background vocals), Cissy Houston (vocal obbligato)
Recording sessions: Produced by Jerry Wexler at Atlantic Studios, New York, NY, Side A - Dec. 16 & 17; Side B - Dec. 19 & 20, 1967
Highest chart positions: Side A - US #5, US R&B #1; Side B - US #16, US R&B #9
Here's a suberb piece of 60's soul / R&B by the Queen of Soul.
Both of these tracks appeared on Franklin's highly acclaimed 1968 album "Lady Soul", which also included hits "Chain of Fools" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman".
Backing vocals were provided by Aretha's elder sister Erma and younger sister Carolyn and by the Sweet Inspirations, which was led by Cissy Houston, who is the mother of the late Whitney Houston.
List price: Very Good+ is $5, Near Mint is $10
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