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Aretha Franklin - A Bit Of Soul (1965) [Expanded Edition 2011]
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 53:57 minutes | 932 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
A previously unreleased 1965 album from the great Aretha Franklin, first issued in 2011 as part of a three-vinyl package, "The Electrifying Aretha Franklin", and 9CD box set, "Take A Look: Aretha Franklin Complete On Columbia". The original 11 track LP is bolstered by 3 bonus tracks and 8 mono mixes (and an outtake), and will probably send you scurrying for more of the early work you probably were never exposed to back in the day.
The pre-Atlantic Aretha – signed to Columbia by John Hammond – turned out to be a tough sell to the masses, as Franklin was, first and foremost, a piano playing gospel singer. The label’s attempts to channel her immense talents into more pop-oriented commercial surrounds were artistically successful (since Aretha could do anything) but, as history would later inform us, the “Queen Of Soul” didn’t fully hit her sales stride until the late 60s on Atlantic. So this previously unissued album, recorded, sequenced, matrixed and ready to go as the follow-up to 1964’s Runnin’ Out Of Fools, is a mixed bag of lush, string-driven “pop” and a “bit” of smoldering soul. Ashford & Simpson are involved in two of the set’s more soulful numbers (“Cry Like A Baby” and “Take It Like You Give It”). But one listen to that soaring, crystalline voice, in any musical context, makes it obvious why both Columbia and Atlantic saw the same potential in Franklin… just waiting to be tapped.
Tracklist:
01 - Follow Your Heart
02 - Only The One You Love
03 - One Step Ahead
04 - Can't You Just See Me
05 - How To Murder Your Wife
06 - A Little Bit Of Soul
07 - Cry Like A Baby
08 - Her Little Heart Went To Loveland
09 - Remember Me
10 - Land Of Dreams
11 - Little Miss Raggedy Ann
12 - Deeper
13 - I Still Can't Forget
14 - Rose Of Washington Square
15 - Take It Like You Give It (Mono Mix)
16 - Follow Your Heart (Mono Mix)
17 - Only The One You Love (Mono Mix)
18 - One Step Ahead (Mono Mix)
19 - How To Murder Your Wife (Mono Mix)
20 - A Little Bit Of Soul (Mono Mix)
21 - Cry Like A Baby (Mono Mix)
22 - Her Little Heart Went To Loveland (Mono Mix)
Track "12-22" is Bonus Tracks for this edition.
Produced by Clyde Davis. Arranged & Conducted by Belford C. Hendricks.
Analyzed: Aretha Franklin / A Bit Of Soul
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -0.78 dB -13.85 dB 2:30 01-Follow Your Heart
DR10 -0.73 dB -14.26 dB 2:29 02-Only The One You Love
DR10 -1.52 dB -15.05 dB 2:39 03-One Step Ahead
DR12 -0.52 dB -13.70 dB 2:07 04-Can't You Just See Me
DR11 -0.16 dB -14.74 dB 2:59 05-How To Murder Your Wife
DR11 0.00 dB -13.63 dB 2:26 06-A Little Bit Of Soul
DR10 -0.01 dB -13.27 dB 2:18 07-Cry Like A Baby
DR9 -0.64 dB -14.20 dB 2:38 08-Her Little Heart Went To Loveland
DR10 -1.52 dB -14.68 dB 2:17 09-Remember Me
DR11 -0.74 dB -14.07 dB 2:19 10-Land Of Dreams
DR10 -1.67 dB -14.02 dB 2:14 11-Little Miss Raggedy Ann
DR10 -0.63 dB -13.15 dB 2:15 12-Deeper
DR11 -0.02 dB -14.15 dB 2:56 13-I Still Can't Forget
DR11 -0.01 dB -15.26 dB 2:40 14-Rose Of Washington Square
DR8 -1.75 dB -11.90 dB 1:55 15-Take It Like You Give It (Mono Mix)
DR8 -0.97 dB -12.31 dB 2:28 16-Follow Your Heart (Mono Mix)
DR10 -0.01 dB -12.04 dB 2:24 17-Only The One You Love (Mono Mix)
DR9 -0.25 dB -11.75 dB 2:29 18-One Step Ahead (Mono Mix)
DR9 -0.13 dB -11.01 dB 2:51 19-How To Murder Your Wife (Mono Mix)
DR9 -0.25 dB -11.03 dB 2:21 20-A Little Bit Of Soul (Mono Mix)
DR10 -0.01 dB -11.77 dB 2:08 21-Cry Like A Baby (Mono Mix)
DR9 -0.26 dB -12.22 dB 2:35 22-Her Little Heart Went To Loveland (Mono Mix)
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Number of tracks: 22
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1457 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -0.78 dB -13.85 dB 2:30 01-Follow Your Heart
DR10 -0.73 dB -14.26 dB 2:29 02-Only The One You Love
DR10 -1.52 dB -15.05 dB 2:39 03-One Step Ahead
DR12 -0.52 dB -13.70 dB 2:07 04-Can't You Just See Me
DR11 -0.16 dB -14.74 dB 2:59 05-How To Murder Your Wife
DR11 0.00 dB -13.63 dB 2:26 06-A Little Bit Of Soul
DR10 -0.01 dB -13.27 dB 2:18 07-Cry Like A Baby
DR9 -0.64 dB -14.20 dB 2:38 08-Her Little Heart Went To Loveland
DR10 -1.52 dB -14.68 dB 2:17 09-Remember Me
DR11 -0.74 dB -14.07 dB 2:19 10-Land Of Dreams
DR10 -1.67 dB -14.02 dB 2:14 11-Little Miss Raggedy Ann
DR10 -0.63 dB -13.15 dB 2:15 12-Deeper
DR11 -0.02 dB -14.15 dB 2:56 13-I Still Can't Forget
DR11 -0.01 dB -15.26 dB 2:40 14-Rose Of Washington Square
DR8 -1.75 dB -11.90 dB 1:55 15-Take It Like You Give It (Mono Mix)
DR8 -0.97 dB -12.31 dB 2:28 16-Follow Your Heart (Mono Mix)
DR10 -0.01 dB -12.04 dB 2:24 17-Only The One You Love (Mono Mix)
DR9 -0.25 dB -11.75 dB 2:29 18-One Step Ahead (Mono Mix)
DR9 -0.13 dB -11.01 dB 2:51 19-How To Murder Your Wife (Mono Mix)
DR9 -0.25 dB -11.03 dB 2:21 20-A Little Bit Of Soul (Mono Mix)
DR10 -0.01 dB -11.77 dB 2:08 21-Cry Like A Baby (Mono Mix)
DR9 -0.26 dB -12.22 dB 2:35 22-Her Little Heart Went To Loveland (Mono Mix)
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Number of tracks: 22
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1457 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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