To say that Aretha Franklin was one of the greatest American artists of all time is an understatement. Her multi-octave voice moved millions around the world during an unrivaled career that spanned six decades and garnered the singer-songwriter every achievement and honor imaginable. Her reign as the Queen of Soul will play out across four discs on a new boxed set from Rhino that is the first to span her entire career, including songs from every label she recorded with. ARETHA arrives on November 20 on CD. Among the collection’s 81 newly remastered tracks, 19 are making their CD and digital debuts, including alternate versions of classic hits, demos, rarities, and live tracks, like her stunning performance of “(You Make Me Feel) Like A Natural Woman” at The 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors in 2015. To put Franklin’s life and career into perspective, the collection is accompanied by liner notes written by Rochelle Riley, author and director of arts and culture for the City of Detroit, and David Nathan, a music journalist and soul historian who interviewed Franklin more times than any other living writer. The collection also features stunning artwork by celebrated artist Makeba KEEBS Rainey, who provides her signature style to a photo of the Queen Of Soul taken by the legendary photographer, Neal Preston. Track ListingDisc One1. “Never Grow Old”2. “You Grow Closer”3. “Today I Sing The Blues”4. “Won’t Be Long”5. “Are You Sure”6. “Operation Heartbreak”7. “Skylark”8. “Runnin’ Out Of Fools”9. “One Step Ahead”10. “(No, No) I’m Losing You”11. “Cry Like A Baby”12. “A Little Bit Of Soul”13. “My Kind Of Town (Detroit Is)” – Demo *14. “Try A Little Tenderness” – Demo *15. “I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)”16. “Do Right Woman – Do Right Man”17. “Respect”18. “A Change Is Gonna Come”19. “Chain Of Fools” – Alternate Version20. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” – UK Single Version21. “(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone”22. “Ain’t No Way”23. “My Song”24. “You Send Me”25. “The House That Jack Built”26. “Tracks Of My Tears”Disc Two1. “Baby I Love You” – Live2. “Son Of A Preacher Man”3. “Call Me” – Alternate Version *4. “Let It Be”5. “Young, Gifted And Black” – Alternate Longer Take *6. “Bridge Over Troubled Water” – Long Version7. “It’s Not Unusual/See Saw” – with Tom Jones * (Originally Broadcast On This Is Tom Jones, October, 9, 1970)8. “You're All I Need To Get By” – Work Tape *9. “Brand New Me” – Work Tape *10. “Spanish Harlem” – Alternate Mix *11. “Rock Steady” – Alternate Mix/Take12. “Day Dreaming”13. “Share Your Love With Me” – Live14. “Don’t Play That Song” – Live15. “Dr. Feelgood” – Live16. “Spirit In The Dark” (Reprise with Ray Charles) – Live17. “How I Got Over” (Single Edit) – Live18. “Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)”Disc Three1. “Somewhere” – Alternate Version *2. “Angel” – Work Tape *3. “The Boy From Bombay” *4. “Til It's Over” – Demo *5. “Oh Baby” (a.k.a. “There’s Something Magic About You”) – Demo *6. “Until You Come Back To Me” – Work Tape *7. “I’m In Love” – Alternate Vocal8. “Without Love”9. “Mr. D.J. (5 For The D.J.)”10. “You”11. “Something He Can Feel”12. “Look Into Your Heart”13. “Break It To Me Gently”14. “When I Think About You”15. “Almighty Fire (Woman Of The Future)”16. “Ladies Only” – Short Version17. “You Light Up My Life” *18. “Ooo Baby Baby” – with Smokey Robinson * (Originally Broadcast On Soul Train, December 1, 1979)19. “Amazing Grace” (Originally Broadcast On Royal Variety Performance, November 23, 1980)Disc Four1. “Think”2. “I Say A Little Prayer” – with Dionne Warwick *3. “United Together”4. “Jump To It”5. “The Wind”6. “Freeway Of Love”7. “Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves” – Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin8. “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) – Aretha Franklin and George Michael9. “Oh Happy Day” – with Mavis Staples (Live at New Bethel Baptist Church, Detroit, MI - July 1987) 10. “A Rose Is Still A Rose”11. “Someday We'll All Be Free”12. “The Makings Of You”13. “Nessun Dorma” – Live14. “At Last” – with Lou Rawls * (Originally Broadcast On American Soundtrack: Rhythm, Love And Soul, March 2003)15. “You’ve Got A Friend” – Ronald Isley featuring Aretha Franklin16. “Rolling In The Deep” – The Aretha Version17. “My Country ’Tis Of Thee”18. “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” – Live * (Originally Broadcast On The 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, December 19. 2015)
