These new 4-CD sets from Rhino Records collects the best of Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding. The sound is great! Hours of great listening can be found on these sets! I’ve been listening to Otis and Aretha since these sets arrived and they take me back to a time when the music was soulful and real. It doesn’t get much better than this.
QUEEN OF SOUL TRACK LIST:
Disc: 1
1. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
2. Do Right Woman – Do Right Man
3. Respect
4. Drown In My Own Tears
5. Soul Serenade
6. Don t Let Me Lose This Dream
7. Baby, Baby, Baby
8. Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)
9. Good Times
10. Save Me
11. Baby, I Love You
12. Satisfaction
13. You Are My Sunshine
14. Never Let Me Go
15. Prove It
16. I Wonder
17. Ain t Nobody (Gonna Turn Me Around)
18. It Was You (Aretha Arrives Outtake)
19. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
20. Chain Of Fools
21. People Get Ready
22. Come Back Baby
23. Good To Me As I Am To You
24. Since You ve Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)
25. Ain t No Way
Disc: 2
1. Think
2. You Send Me
3. I Say A Little Prayer
4. The House That Jack Built
5. You re A Sweet Sweet Man
6. I Take What I Want
7. A Change
8. See Saw
9. My Song
10. I Can t See Myself Leaving You
11. Night Life (Live)
12. Ramblin
13. Today I Sing The Blues
14. River s Invitation
15. Pitiful
16. Talk To Me, Talk To Me (Soul 69 Outtake)
17. Tracks Of My Tears
18. The Weight
19. Share Your Love With Me
20. Pledging My Love/The Clock
21. It Ain t Fair
22. Sit Down And Cry
23. Let It Be
24. Eleanor Rigby
25. Call Me
Disc: 3
1. Son Of A Preacher Man
2. Try Matty s
3. The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday s Kisses)
4. Dark End Of The Street
5. You And Me
6. You re Taking Up Another Man s Place (Spirit In The Dark Outtake)
7. Don t Play That Song
8. Why I Sing The Blues
9. Spirit In The Dark
10. My Way (Spirit In The Dark Outtake)
11. One Way Ticket
12. Pullin
13. Border Song (Holy Moses)
14. A Brand New Me
15. You re All I Need To Get By
16. Bridge Over Troubled Water
17. Spanish Harlem
18. Lean On Me
19. Spirit In The Dark (Reprise with Ray Charles)
Disc: 4
1. Rock Steady
2. Young, Gifted And Black
3. All The King s Horses
4. Oh Me Oh My (I m A Fool For You Baby)
5. Day Dreaming
6. Mary, Don t You Weep (Live)
7. Climbing Higher Mountains (Live)
8. Precious Memories (Live)
9. Master Of Eyes
10. Angel
11. Somewhere
12. So Swell When You re Well
13. I m In Love
14. Ain t Nothing Like The Real Thing
15. Until You Come Back To Me (That s What I m Gonna Do)
16. Look Into Your Heart
17. Sparkle
18. Something He Can Feel
KING OF SOUL TRACK LIST:
Disc 1
1 These Arms Of Mine (2:32)
2 Hey Hey Baby (2:45)
3 That’s What My Heart Needs (2:40)
4 Mary’s Little Lamb (2:39)
5 Pain In My Heart (2:24)
6 Something Is Worrying Me (2:26)
7 Come To Me (2:46)
8 Don’t Leave Me This Way (2:57)
9 Security (2:34)
10 Chained And Bound (2:38)
11 Your One And Only Man (3:11)
12 That’s How Strong My Love Is (2:24)
13 Mr. Pitiful (2:43)
14 A Woman, A Lover, A Friend (3:20)
15 Nothing Can Change This Love (3:03)
16 It’s Too Late (3:02)
17 For Your Precious Love (2:54)
18 Home In Your Heart (2:05)
19 I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) (3:00)
20 I’m Depending On You (2:31)
21 Respect (2:09)
22 Ole Man Trouble (2:37)
23 Change Gonna Come (4:13)
Disc 2
1 Shake (2:39)
2 Satisfaction (2:54)
3 Down In The Valley (2:59)
4 My Girl (2:54)
5 Rock Me Baby (3:37)
6 You Don’t Miss Your Water (3:05)
7 I Can’t Turn You Loose (2:43)
8 Just One More Day (3:30)
9 Any Ole Way (2:33)
10 It’s Growing (2:49)
11 Cigarettes and Coffee (4:00)
12 Chain Gang (3:02)
13 Nobody Knows You (When You’re Down And Out) (3:09)
14 Good To Me (3:50)
15 Everybody Makes A Mistake (3:22)
16 Just One More Day (5:26)
17 Mr. Pitiful (2:06)
18 (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (4:36)
19 These Arms Of Mine (4:01)
20 Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag (4:47)
21 Don’t Mess With Cupid (2:29)
22 My Lover’s Prayer (3:09)
Disc 3
1 Try A Little Tenderness (3:22)
2 Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) (2:43)
3 I’m Sick Y’All (2:57)
4 Tennessee Waltz (2:57)
5 Sweet Lorene (2:28)
6 Day Tripper (2:33)
7 You’re Still My Baby (3:51)
8 Hawg For You (3:30)
9 I Love You More Than Words Can Say (2:56)
10 Let Me Come On Home (2:56)
11 Open The Door (2:26)
12 Tramp – Otis & Carla (3:03)
13 Knock On Wood – Otis & Carla (2:51)
14 Let Me Be Good to You – Otis & Carla (2:55)
15 Lovey Dovey – Otis & Carla (2:36)
16 New Year’s Resolution – Otis & Carla (3:18)
17 Ooh Carla, Ooh Otis – Otis & Carla (2:36)
18 White Christmas (3:06)
19 Merry Christmas, Baby (2:28)
20 Glory Of Love (2:53)
21 The Huckle-Buck (3:04)
22 Tell The Truth (3:07)
Disc 4
1 Respect (3:43)
2 Can’t Turn You Loose (3:28)
3 I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) [Version (4:07)
4 My Girl (2:42)
5 Shake (2:32)
6 Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) (4:04)
7 Try A Little Tenderness (5:08)
8 I’ve Got Dreams To Remember (3:15)
9 Nobody’s Fault But Mine (2:25)
10 Hard To Handle (2:20)
11 Thousand Miles Away (2:11)
12 The Happy Song (Dum-Dum-De-De-De-Dum-Dum) (2:43)
13 A Waste Of Time (3:20)
14 Champagne And Wine (2:59)
15 A Fool For You (2:57)
16 I’m A Changed Man (2:17)
17 Direct Me (2:18)
18 Love Man (2:19)
19 Look At That Girl (2:38)
20 Free Me (3:08)
21 The Match Game (2:55)
22 A Little Time (2:30)
23 Johnny’s Heartbreak (2:33)
24 Amen (3:03)
25 (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay (2:45)
Did you actually sit down and type out the names and times of all those tracks? If so, you’re either dedicated or crazy. I agree that there are a lot of good tunes here, but as Aretha got older she started souling up her songs to the points where they were more screams and grunts than singing. My favorite from her is I Say a Little Prayer For You, which is much more controlled. And Otis kills on Try a Little Tenderness. It’s almost as good as Jack Webb’s version.
I can never enjoy Respect because it was popular and ubiquitous when I was at Fort Campbell, my worst Army posting.
It’s hard to think of this music as “forgotten” because Aretha and Otis were so much a part of my musical upbringing, but coincidently I heard Steely Dan’s classic “Hey Nineteen” (now, ironically, itself a “forgotten” classic) the other day–and even 30 years ago the singer was lamenting that teenagers didn’t remember the Queen of Soul!
Bob, I am both dedicated and a little crazy. Most of the tracts on the Aretha Franklin CD are from her early work. I agree with you on Aretha’s later work.
Deb, I never hear Aretha Franklin or Otis Redding on our local radio stations, even the “Oldies” station. I do hear some Steely Dan from time to time. My 19-year-old students would have no idea who the “Queen of Soul” is.
Two great talents, lots of great music!
Bill, these new Rhino sets are great. Great music at a great price!
“I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG” is my favorite from Otis although “TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS” is right up there. And “RESPECT” of course.
Patti, the sound on these sets is terrific. The remastering only makes these songs sound better!
You can’t go wrong with those collections. I just love Otis Redding, who was only 26 when he was killed. I can never get enough of him doing “I’ve Been Lovin’ You Too Long” or “Try a Little Tenderness” in Monterey Pop. No wonder he blew that audience away, and with Book T. and Steve Cropper & Duck Dunn, wow. Amazing. They were smart to use so much of his music in THE COMMITMENTS.
Jeff, I loved THE COMMITMENTS and you’re right: Otis Redding’s music was a vital part of that movie.
I see Patti and I have the same taste.
Jeff, I think most of our generation loves Aretha and Otis.
The biggest problem I might have with the Franklin set is that it covers only her Atlantic and later records…but I have compilations of her CBS and early gospel…
Todd, I have those CBS collections, too. I think Rhino may have had problems getting the rights to those early songs.