Aretha Franklin Box Set ‘A Portrait of the Queen 1970-1974’ Announced
Aretha Franklin’s first five studio albums of the 1970s have been collected in a new box set, A Portrait of the Queen 1970-1974, available as a 6LP or 5CD set on 1 December.
The albums in question – This Girl’s In Love With You (1970), Spirit in the Dark (1970), Young Gifted and Black (1972), Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (1973) and Let Me In Your Life (1974) – have all been remastered from the analogue master tapes by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
The vinyl edition has a bonus disc of “session alternates, outtakes & demos” not included in the CD box. Both vinyl and CD sets come with booklets featuring sleeve notes by Gail Mitchell and David Nathan
Aretha Franklin – A Portrait of the Queen 1970-1974 box set 6LP vinyl box
LP 1: THIS GIRL’S IN LOVE WITH YOU
SIDE A
Son Of A Preacher Man
Share Your Love With Me
Dark End Of The Street
Let It Be
Eleanor Rigby
SIDE B
This Girl’s In Love With You
It Ain’t Fair
The Weight
Call Me
Sit Down And Cry
LP2: SPIRIT IN THE DARK
SIDE C
Don’t Play That Song
The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday’s Kiss)
Pullin’
You And Me
Honest I Do
Spirit In The Dark
SIDE D
When The Battle Is Over
One Way Ticket
Try Matty’s
That’s All I Want From You
Oh No Not My Baby
Why I Sing The Blues
LP 3: YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK
SIDE E
Oh Me Oh My (I’m A Fool For You Baby)
Day Dreaming
Rock Steady
Young Gifted
And Black
All The King’s Horses
A Brand New Me
SIDE F
April Fools
I’ve Been Loving You
Too Long
First Snow In Kokomo
The Long And Winding Road
Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This
Time)
Border Song (Holy Moses)
LP 4: HEY NOW HEY (THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SKY)
SIDE G
Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky)
Somewhere
So Swell When You’re Well
Angel
Sister From Texas
SIDE H
Mister Spain
That’s The Way I Feel About Cha
Moody’s Mood
Just Right Tonight
LP 5: LET ME IN YOUR LIFE
SIDE I
Let Me In Your Life
Every Natural Thing
Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing
I’m In
Love
Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)
The Masquerade Is Over
SIDE J
With Pen In Hand
Oh Baby
Eight Days On The Road
If You Don’t Think
A Song For You
LP 6: BONUS TRACKS
SIDE K
Pledging My Love/The Clock
You’re Taking Up Another Man’s Place
Are You Leaving Me
You’re All I Need To Get By (Take 2)
Spanish Harlem (Aretha 3, rough mix, reel 12150)
SIDE L
Lean On Me
Sweetest Smile And The Funkiest Style
Do You Know
At Last
Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)
Til It’s Over