Aretha Franklin - A Portrait Of The Queen - 1970-1974 - Box Set LP

6LP Box Set, Remastered from the Analog Master Tapes

A Portrait of the Queen: 1970–1974 collects five classic early-'70s Aretha Franklin studio albums plus a sixth bonus LP of session alternates, outtakes and demos. The original albums were remastered from the analog master tapes by Grammy-winning engineer Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, produced by Grammy winner Cheryl Pawelski, with liner notes from Billboard's Gail Mitchell and David Nathan. Highlights include the gold-certified Young, Gifted & Black and This Girl's In Love With You, featuring the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and an appearance by Duane Allman.

Features

• Number of Discs: 6
• Remastered from the analog master tapes by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Includes a bonus LP of session alternates, outtakes & demos
• Albums: This Girl's in Love with You (1970), Spirit in the Dark (1970), Young, Gifted and Black (1972), Hey Now Hey (1973), Let Me in Your Life (1974)

Track Listing

This Girl's in Love with You (1970)

1. Son of a Preacher Man
2. Share Your Love with Me
3. Dark End of the Street
4. Let It Be
5. Eleanor Rigby
6. This Girl's in Love with You
7. It Ain't Fair
8. The Weight
9. Call Me
10. Sit Down and Cry

Spirit in the Dark (1970)

1. Don't Play That Song
2. The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)
3. Pullin'
4. You and Me
5. Honest I Do
6. Spirit in the Dark
7. When the Battle Is Over
8. One Way Ticket
9. Try Matty's
10. That's All I Want from You
11. Oh No Not My Baby
12. Why I Sing the Blues

Young, Gifted and Black (1972)

1. Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)
2. Day Dreaming
3. Rock Steady
4. Young, Gifted and Black
5. All the King's Horses
6. A Brand New Me
7. April Fools
8. I've Been Loving You Too Long
9. First Snow in Kokomo
10. The Long and Winding Road
11. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
12. Border Song (Holy Moses)

Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (1973)

1. Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)
2. Somewhere
3. So Swell When You're Well
4. Angel
5. Sister from Texas
6. Mister Spain
7. That's the Way I Feel About Cha
8. Moody's Mood
9. Just Right Tonight

Let Me in Your Life (1974)

1. Let Me in Your Life
2. Every Natural Thing
3. Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
4. I'm in Love
5. Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
6. The Masquerade Is Over
7. With Pen in Hand
8. Oh Baby
9. Eight Days on the Road
10. If You Don't Think
11. A Song for You

Bonus LP – Session Alternates, Outtakes & Demos

1. Pledging My Love / The Clock
2. You're Taking Up Another Man's Place
3. Are You Leaving Me
4. You're All I Need to Get By (Take 2)
5. Spanish Harlem
6. Lean on Me
7. Sweetest Smile and the Funkiest Style
8. Do You Know
9. At Last
10. Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes)
11. Til It's Over