''The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin'' is the third
studio album by
American singer
Aretha Franklin, released in 1962 by
Columbia Records.
[ It was her first album to achieve any commercial success, reaching number 69 on the '' Billboard'' pop album charts. Unlike its predecessor, however, it did not have a hit single. The album was recorded at Columbia Recording Studio, in New York City.]
Track listing
Side One
# " Don't Cry, Baby" (Saul Bernie, James P. Johnson, Stella Unger) – 3:23
# "Try a Little Tenderness
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" (James Campbell and Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods) – 3:16
# " I Apologize" (Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, Ed Nelson) – 2:53
# "Without the One You Love" (Aretha Franklin) – 2:48
# " Look for the Silver Lining" (Jerome Kern
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, B. G. DeSylva) – 3:04
# " I'm Sitting on Top of the World" (Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young) – 2:42
Side Two
# "Just for a Thrill" (Lil Hardin Armstrong
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, Don Raye) 2:33
# " God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday
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, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) – 3:03
# "I'm Wandering" (Berry Gordy, Jr.
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, Tyran Carlo) – 3:27
# "How Deep Is the Ocean
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" (Irving Berlin
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) – 2:48
# "I Don't Know You Anymore" (Gary Geld, Peter Udell Peter Udell (born 1934) is an American lyricist and writer, best known for his collaborations with composer Gary Geld.
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) – 2:50
# " Lover Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg
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, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:35
Mono Mixes
Bonus tracks on reissue
# " Trouble In Mind" ( Richard M. Jones) – 2:15
# "Without the One You Love" – 2:46
# "Don't Cry, Baby" – 3:14
# "I'm Wandering" – 3:25
# "Try a Little Tenderness" – 3:14
# "I Apologize" – 2:52
# "Lover Come Back to Me" – 2:34
# "I Don't Know You Anymore" – 2:47
Personnel
*Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
* Robert Mersey – producer, personal supervisor, arrangements, conductor
*Don Hunstein – cover photography
Charts
References
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Aretha Franklin albums
1962 albums
Columbia Records albums