''Aretha Sings the Blues'' is a compilation album of previously released Aretha Franklin recordings from Aretha's early 1960s tenure with Columbia Records.

Reception

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of '' Spin'' wrote, "Aretha had established a tradition that, as a revolutionary, she would naturally have to evolve away from (ask

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). ''Aretha Sings the Blues'' shows Aretha's pregreatness style, wavering between

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's command and Nancy Wilson's piquancy."

Track listing

From the albums *'' Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington'' (1964): Tracks 1, 3, 11–13 *'' Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo'' (1960): Tracks 2, 14 *''

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'' (1965): Tracks 4–6 *'' Soft and Beautiful'' (1964): Track 7 *''

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'' (1963): Tracks 8, 9 *'' Soul Sister'' (1966): Track 10

References

External links

* Aretha Franklin compilation albums 1980 compilation albums Columbia Records compilation albums Blues compilation albums {{Blues-album-stub