Lady Soul

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Lady Soul
Lady Soul cover
Studio album by Aretha Franklin
Released January 22, 1968
Recorded 1967
Genre Deep soul
Southern soul
Memphis soul
Soul
Length 28:41
Label Atlantic
Producer Jerry Wexler
Professional reviews
Aretha Franklin chronology
Aretha Arrives
(1967)		 Lady Soul
(1968)		 Aretha Now
(1968)

Lady Soul is a soul album by Aretha Franklin, released on January 22, 1968 (see 1968 in music). The album was her second chart-topper, the follow-up to "Aretha Arrives" and included some of her biggest hit singles, "Chain of Fools" (#2 Pop), and (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (#8 Pop), and "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet, Sweet, Baby)" (#5 Pop).

Lady Soul peaked at #1, #2 and #3 on Billboard's Black Albums, Pop Albums and Jazz Albums charts respectively. The single "Ain't No Way" (B-Side of "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet, Sweet, Baby)") peaked at #9 on the Black Singles chart, and #16 on the Pop Singles chart.

In 2003 the TV network VH1 named Lady Soul the 41st greatest album of all time. It is number 84 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Chain of Fools" (Don Covay) - 2:45
  2. "Money Won't Change You" (James Brown, Nat Jones) - 2:02
  3. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) - 3:35
  4. "Niki Hoeky" (Pat Vegas, Jim Ford, Lolly Vegas) - 2:33
  5. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler) - 2:37
  6. "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White) - 2:18
  7. "Good to Me As I Am to You" (A. Franklin) - 3:25
  8. "Come Back Baby" (Ray Charles) - 2:29
  9. "Groovin'" (Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati) - 2:45
  10. "Ain't No Way" (Carolyn Franklin) - 4:12

[edit] Personnel

  • Aretha Franklin - Piano, Vocals
  • Joe South - Guitar
  • Bobby Womack - Guitar
  • King Curtis - Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
  • Joe Newman - Trumpet
  • Ralph Burns - Conductor
  • Seldon Powell - Flute, Horn, Sax (Tenor)
  • Ellie Greenwich - Vocals (bckgr)On "Chain of Fools"
  • Carolyn Franklin - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Erma Franklin - Vocals (bckgr)
  • The Sweet Inspirations - Vocals (bckgr)
  • Gene Chrisman - Drums
  • Cissy Houston - Vocals (bckgr)
  • Eric Clapton - Guitar
  • Tommy Cogbill - Bass
  • Tom Dowd - Engineer
  • Bernie Glow - Trumpet
  • Roger Hawkins - Drums
  • Haywood Henry - Saxophone, Sax (Baritone)
  • Jimmy Johnson - Guitar
  • Melvin Lastie - Trumpet
  • Spooner Oldham - Keyboards, Piano (Electric)
  • Warren Smith - Vocals (bckgr), Vibraphone
  • Tony Studd - Trombone, Trombone (Bass)
  • Frank Wess - Flute, Sax (Tenor), Wind
  • Jerry Wexler - Producer
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