[TR24][OF] Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul - 1968/2012 ( R&B)

Credits:
Arranged By - Arif Mardin , Tom Dowd
Artwork By [Cover Design] - Loring Eutemey
Backing Vocals - Carolyn Franklin , Sweet Inspirations, The
Bass - Tom Cogbill*
Drums - Roger Hawkins
Electric Piano, Organ - Spooner Oldham
Engineer [Recording Engineer] - Tom Dowd
Guitar - Bobby Womack , Eric Clapton (tracks: 7) , Jimmy Johnson (4) , Joe South
Other [Liner Notes] - Jon Landau
Performer [Vibraharp] - Warren Smith
Photography [Cover Photo] - Vincent Nanfra
Producer - Jerry Wexler
Saxophone [Baritone] - Haywood Henry
Saxophone [Tenor] - King Curtis
Saxophone [Tenor], Flute - Frank Wess , Selden Powell*
Trombone [Bass] - Tony Studd
Trumpet - Bernie Glow , Joe Newman , Mel Lastie*
Vocals, Piano, Backing Vocals - Aretha Franklin

For the First Time - Digitally Released As High Resolution Downloads 192kHz/24bit Classic Soul Titles from the Archives of Atlantic Records and Rhino Records.

Lady Soul is a pinnacle release in an astounding artistic career from soul giant, Aretha Franklin. The album was her second release to top the Billboard R&B charts. Lady Soul features some of Aretha Franklin’s greatest hits including “Chain of Fools,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” and “Since You’ve Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby).” Selling over a million copies, the recording was featured on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums Of All Time” and VH1’s “Greatest Albums Of All Time.”

Reviews:

- Included on Q "Best Soul Albums Of All Time."

- Included on Vibe's "100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century."

"...arguably Aretha's all-time great...her closing sequence of Thank-the-Lord hollerings would transport a trainload of atheists to Heaven's gate..." - Q