Authors: Mark Bego
Aretha Franklin (65 page)
Produced by Clyde Otis
“Only the Lonely”
“I Wish I Didn't Love You So”
“(Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young”
“Shangri-la”
“A Mother's Love”
“My Coloring Book”
“Jim”
“Friend Persuasion (Thee I Love)”
“But Beautiful”
“People”
Two Sides of Love
(Columbia/Harmony Records / 1970)
Produced by Clyde Otis, Bobby Scott, Robert Mersey, and John Hammond
“Two Sides of Love”
“Friendly Persuasion”
“Hands Off”
“Johnny”
“Drinking Again”
“Lover Come Back to Me”
“Where Are You?”
“Won't Be Long”
“Here's Where I Came In (Here's Where I Walk Out)”
In the BeginningâThe World of Aretha Franklin, 1960â1967
(Columbia Records / 2-Record Set / 1972)
Produced by John Hammond, Clyde Otis, and Robert Mersey
“Today I Sing the Blues”
“Cry Like a Baby”
“Without the One You Love”
“One Step Ahead”
“Evil Gal Blues”
“Lee Cross”
“Skylark”
“Take It Like You Give It”
“Take a Look”
“Every Little Bit Hurts”
“Don't Cry, Baby”
“Just for a Thrill”
“Soulville”
“Mockingbird”
“People”
“Runnin' Out of Fools”
“Try a Little Tenderness”
“Sweet Bitter Love”
“God Bless the Child”
“If Ever I Would Leave You”
Today I Sing the Blues
(Columbia Records Limited Edition / 1975)
Produced by Clyde Otis, Robert Mersey, and John Hammond
“Walk On By”
“One Room Paradise”
“Take a Look”
“Evil Gal Blues”
“Every Little Bit Hurts”
“Won't Be Long”
“Without the One You Love”
“Trouble in Mind”
“Rough Lover”
“Today I Sing the Blues”
Aretha FranklinâThe Legendary Queen of Soul
(Columbia Records / 2-Record Set / 1981)
Produced by Clyde Otis, Robert Mersey, and John Hammond
“Mockingbird”
“How Glad I Am”
“Walk On By”
“You'll Lose a Good thing”
“Every Little Bit Hurts”
“I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face”
“You Made Me Love You”
“Nobody Like You”
“Rough Lover”
“Lee Cross”
“Runnin' Out of Fools”
“Won't Be Long”
“Until You Were Gone”
“Blue Holiday”
“One Room Paradise”
“Cry Like a Baby”
“Can't You Just See Me”
“Two Sides of Love”
“I Won't Cry Anymore”
“I Keep Smiling”
Sweet Bitter Love
(Columbia Records / 1982)
Produced by Robert Mersey, Clyde Otis, John Hammond, and Bobby Scott
“All Night Long”
“Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive”
“Nobody Like You”
“Today I Sing the Blues”
“Sweet Bitter Love”
“Try a Little Tenderness”
“Skylark”
“Johnny”
“God Bless the Child”
“If Ever I Should Leave You”
Aretha Sings the Blues
(Columbia Records / 1985)
Produced by Clyde Otis, Robert Mersey, and John Hammond
“Drinking Again”
“Today I Sing the Blues”
“What a Diff'rence a Day Makes” (on CD only)
“Without the One You Love”
“Trouble in Mind”
“Muddy Water”
“Only the Lonely”
“I Wonder (Where You Are Tonight)”
“Laughing On the Outside (Crying On the Inside)”
“Take a Look”
“Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning”
“Evil Gal Blues” (on CD only)
“This Bitter Earth” (on CD only)
“Maybe I'm a Fool”
After Hours
(Columbia Records / 1987)
Produced by Robert Mersey, and Clyde Otis
“This Bitter Earth”
“Once in a Lifetime”
“Misty”
“There Is No Greater Love”
“Unforgettable”
“If I Should Lose You”
“Don't Cry, Baby”
“Just For a Thrill”
“I'm Wandering”
“Don't Say You're Sorry Again”
“Look for the Silver Lining”
Aretha Franklin: Jazz to Soul
(Columbia Legacy Records / 2-Disc Set / 1992)
Produced by John Hammond, Bob Johnston, Robert Mersey, Clyde Otis, and Bobby Scott
DISC ONE
“Today I Sing the Blues”
“(Blue) To Myself”
“Maybe I'm a Fool”
“All Night Long”
“Blue Holiday”
“Nobody Like You”
“Sweet Lover”
“Just For a Thrill”
“If Ever I Would Leave You”
“Once in a While” [Previously Unreleased]
“This Bitter Earth””
“God Bless the Child”
“Skylark” [Previously Unreleased Alternate Version]
“Muddy Water”
“Drinking Again”
“What a Diff'rence a Day Makes”
“Unforgettable”
“Love For Sale”
“Misty”
“Impossible” [Previously Unreleased Alternate Take]
“This Could Be the Start of Something”
DISC TWO
“Won't Be Long”
“Operation Heartbreak”
“Soulville”
“Runnin' Out of Fools”
“Trouble in Mind”
“Walk On By”
“Every Little Bit Hurts”
“Mockingbird”
“You'll Lose a Good Thing”
“Cry Like a Baby”
“Take It Like You Give It”
“Land of Dreams”
“Can't You Just See Me”
“(No, No) I'm Losing You”
“Bit of Soul”
“Why Was I Born”
“Until You Were Gone”
“Lee Cross”
Aretha Franklin: The Early Years
(Columbia Records / 1997)
Produced by John Hammond, Robert Mersey, Clyde Otis, and Bobby Scott
“This Bitter Earth”
“Without The One You Love”
“Cry Like a Baby”
“Trouble in Mind”
“Muddy Water”
“Walk On By”
“Skylark”
“Drinking Again”
“Evil Gal Blues”
“Laughing On the Outside”
“God Bless the Child”
“Take a Look”
“Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning”
“I Wonder (Where You Are Tonight)”
Aretha Franklin Sings Standards
(Sony Records / 1997)
Produced by John Hammond, Robert Mersey, Clyde Otis, and Bobby Scott
“How Deep Is the Ocean”
“Until the Real Thing Comes Along”
“Look For the Silver Lining”
“Exactly Like You”
“Where Are You?”
“Say It Isn't So”
“That Lucky Old Sun”
“I Apologize”
“For All We Know”
“Moon River”
Aretha Franklin: This Is Jazz #34
(Columbia / Legacy Records / 1998)
Produced by Robert Mersey, Clyde Otis, and John Hammond
“Evil Gal Blues”
“Today I Sing the Blues”
“Skylark”
“Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning”
“Unforgettable”
“Love For Sale”
“Only the Lonely”
“Muddy Water”
“God Bless the Child”
“All Night Long”
“It Ain't Necessarily So”
“What a Diff'rence a Day Makes”
“Over the Rainbow”
“Maybe I'm a Fool”
“Drinking Again”
“Trouble in Mind”
“This Bitter Earth”
Aretha Franklin: The Queen in Waiting
(Columbia / Legacy / Sony Records / 2-Disc Set / 2002)
Produced by John Hammond, Robert Mersey, Clyde Otis, Bobby Scott, and Bob Johnston
DISC ONE
“Nobody Like You”
“Once in a While”
“Maybe I'm a Fool”
“Muddy Water”
“Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?” [Alternate Version / Previously Unreleased]
“Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)” [Previously Unreleased]
“Today I Sing the Blues”
“Won't Be Long”
“Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning”
“Evil Gal Blues”
“Lee Cross”
“Walk On By”
“I Wonder (Where Are You Tonight)”
“God Bless the Child”
“Blue Holiday”
“Looking Through a Tear” [Previously Unreleased]
“Tiny Sparrow” [Previously Unreleased]
“Here Today and Gone Tomorrow” [Previously Unreleased]
“Little Brown Book” [Previously Unreleased]
“Without the One You Love”
DISC TWO
“This Bitter Earth”
“Just for a Thrill”
“Skylark”
“Skylark” [Alternate Version]
“Trouble in Mind”
“Runnin' Out of Fools”
“Drinking Again”
“Laughing On the Outside”
“What a Diff'rence a Day Makes”
“Soulville”
“You'll Lose a Good Thing”
“Take a Look”
“Cry Like a Baby”
“I Wish I Didn't Love You So”
“Only the Lonely”
“People”
“Mockingbird”
“Until You Were Gone”
“My Coloring Book”
“Try a Little Tenderness”
Joy to the World
(Sony / BMG Records / 2003)
[NOTE: Comprised of several tracks from the Columbia catalog and tracks from the Arista gospel album
One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
]
Produced by Aretha Franklin, Robert Mersey, John Hammond, Bobby Scott, and Belford C. Hendricks
“Joy to the World”
“Oh Happy Day”
“Over the Rainbow”
“Winter Wonderland”
“The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire)”
“Kissin' By the Mistletoe”
“Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive”
“God Bless the Child”
“The Lord's Prayer”
“Ave Maria”
The Essential Aretha Franklin: The Columbia Years
(Columbia / Legacy / Sony Records / 2-Disc Set / 2010)
Produced by John Hammond, Robert Mersey, Clyde Otis, Bobby Scott, and Bob Johnston
DISC ONE
[Identical to DISC ONE of
The Queen in Waiting
above]
DISC TWO
[Identical to DISC TWO of
The Queen in Waiting
above]
The Essential Aretha Franklin: The Columbia Years / Special Edition 3.0
(Columbia / Legacy / Sony Records / 3-Disc Set / 2010)
Produced by John Hammond, Robert Mersey, Clyde Otis, Bobby Scott, and Bob Johnston
DISC ONE
[Identical to DISC ONE of
The Queen in Waiting
above]
DISC TWO
[Identical to DISC TWO of
The Queen in Waiting
above]
DISC THREE
“In My Solitude”
“Love for Sale”
“Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive”
“Unforgettable
“All Night Long”
“Every Little Bit Hurts”
“Sweet Bitter Love”
“If Ever I Would Leave You”
Aretha Franklin: The Great American Songbook
(Columbia / Legacy / Sony Records / 2011)
Produced by John Hammond, Robert Mersey, Clyde Otis, Bobby Scott, and Al Kasha
“Little Brown Book”
“Trouble in Mind” [Mono Mix]
“Try a Little Tenderness”
“It Ain't Necessarily So”
“How Deep Is the Ocean”
“Cold, Cold Heart”
“Love for Sale”
“How Glad I Am”
“Skylark”
“This Bitter Earth”
“Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive”
“What a Diff'rence a Day Made”
“Only the Lonely”
“Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody”
“God Bless the Child”
“Say It Isn't So”
“Are You Sure”
“That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)”
Take a Look: Aretha Franklin: Complete On Columbia
(Columbia / Legacy / Sony Records / 11-Disc + 1 DVD Boxed Set / 2011)
Produced by John Hammond, Robert Mersey, Clyde Otis, Bobby Scott, Bob Johnston, Terry Melcher, Al Kasha, Billy Jackson, and Belford C. Hendricks
DISC ONE
“Won't Be Long”
“Over the Rainbow”
“Love Is the Only Thing”
“Sweet Lover”
“All Night Long”
“Who Needs You?”
“Right Now”
“Are You Sure”
“Maybe I'm A Fool”
“It Ain't Necessarily So”
“By Myself”
“Today I Sing the Blues”
“Are You Sure” [Bonus Track / Rehearsal Version]
“Who Needs You?” [Previously Unreleased / Bonus Track / Take 9]
“Right Now” [Previously Unreleased / Bonus Track / Take 1]
“Maybe I'm A Fool” [Previously Unreleased / Bonus Track / Take 4]
“By Myself” [Bonus Track]
“Won't Be Long” [Bonus Track]
“All Night Long” [Bonus Track]
“Love Is the Only Thing” [Bonus Track]
“Right Now” [Bonus Track]
“Today I Sing the Blues” [Bonus Track]
DISC TWO
“You Made Me Love You”
“I Told You So”
“Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody”
“Nobody Like You”
“Exactly Like You”
“It's So Heartbreakin'”
“Rough Lover”
“Blue Holiday”