℗ 1969 Atlantic Records
| Released | August 9, 2014 |
| Duration | 40m 41s |
| Record Label | Rhino Atlantic |
| Genre | R&B |
Soul '69
Aretha Franklin
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Ramblin'
Aretha Franklin; Benny Powell; Bernie Glow; Bruno Carr; David Newman; Ernie Royal; Evelyn Greene; Frank Wess; George Dorsey; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Cleveland; Joe Newman; Junior Mance; Kenny Burrell; King Curtis; Pepper Adams; Richard Williams; Ron Carter; S |
3:10 | |||
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1.2
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Today I Sing the Blues
Aretha Franklin; Benny Thomas; Bernie Glow; Ernie Royal; Evelyn Greene; Jerry Jemmott; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Cleveland; Jimmy Johnson; Joe Newman; King Curtis; Pepper Adams; Richard Williams; Roger Hawkins; Snooky Young; Spooner Oldham; Thomas Mitchell; Tom |
4:25 | |||
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1.3
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River's Invitation
Aretha Franklin; Benny Powell; Bernie Glow; Bruno Carr; David Newman; Ernie Royal; Evelyn Greene; Frank Wess; George Dorsey; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Cleveland; Joe Newman; Junior Mance; Kenny Burrell; King Curtis; Pepper Adams; Richard Williams; Ron Carter; S |
2:43 | |||
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1.4
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Pitiful
Aretha Franklin; Arif Mardin; Benny Powell; Bernie Glow; Bruno Carr; Ernie Royal; Evelyn Greene; Frank Wess; George Dorsey; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Cleveland; Joe Newman; Junior Mance; Kenny Burrell; King Curtis; Pepper Adams; Richard Williams; Ron Carter; Se |
3:06 | |||
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1.5
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Crazy He Calls Me
Aretha Franklin; Benny Powell; Bernie Glow; Bruno Carr; David Newman; Ernie Royal; Evelyn Greene; Frank Wess; George Dorsey; Jack Jennings; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Cleveland; Joe Newman; Joe Zawinul; Kenny Burrell; King Curtis; Louie Goicdecha; Manuel Gonzale |
3:25 | |||
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1.6
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Bring It on Home to Me
Aretha Franklin; Benny Powell; Bernie Glow; Bruno Carr; David Newman; Ernie Royal; Evelyn Greene; Frank Wess; George Dorsey; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Cleveland; Joe Newman; Joe Zawinul; Junior Mance; Kenny Burrell; King Curtis; Pepper Adams; Richard Williams; |
3:44 | |||
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1.7
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Tracks of My Tears
Aretha Franklin; Benny Powell; Bernie Glow; David Newman; Ernie Royal; Evelyn Greene; Frank Wess; George Dorsey; Jack Jennings; Jerry Jemmott; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Cleveland; Jimmy Johnson; Joe Newman; King Curtis; Louis Goicdecha; Manuel Gonzales; Pepper |
2:56 | |||
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1.8
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If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody
Aretha Franklin; Benny Powell; Bernie Glow; Bruno Carr; David Newman; Ernie Royal; Evelyn Greene; Frank Wess; George Dorsey; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Cleveland; Joe Newman; Junior Mance; Kenny Burrell; King Curtis; Pepper Adams; Richard Williams; Ron Carter; S |
3:08 | |||
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1.9
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Gentle on My Mind
Aretha Franklin; Arif Mardin; Benny Powell; Bernie Glow; Bruno Carr; David Newman; Ernie Royal; Evelyn Greene; Frank Wess; George Dorsey; Jack Jennings; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Cleveland; Joe Newman; Junior Mance; Kenny Burrell; King Curtis; Pepper Adams; Ric |
2:28 | |||
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1.10
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So Long
Aretha Franklin; Arif Mardin; Benny Powell; Bernie Glow; David Newman; Ernie Royal; Evelyn Greene; Frank Wess; George Dorsey; Grady Tate; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Cleveland; Joe Newman; Junior Mance; Kenny Burrell; King Curtis; Pepper Adams; Richard Williams; |
4:36 | |||
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1.11
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I'll Never Be Free
Aretha Franklin; Benny Powell; Bernie Glow; David Newman; Ernie Royal; Evelyn Greene; Frank Wess; George Dorsey; Grady Tate; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Cleveland; Joe Newman; Junior Mance; Kenny Burrell; King Curtis; Pepper Adams; Richard Williams; Ron Carter; S |
4:15 | |||
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1.12
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Elusive Butterfly
Aretha Franklin; Arif Mardin; Benny Powell; Bernie Glow; Bruno Carr; David Newman; Ernie Royal; Evelyn Greene; Frank Wess; George Dorsey; Jack Jennings; Jerry Wexler; Jimmy Cleveland; Joe Newman; Joe Zawinul; King Curtis; Louie Goicdecha; Manuel Gonzales; |
2:45 |
"The devices on an album like the Beatles’ Sergeant Pepper are easily imitated, but musicianship that has paid its dues for decades cannot be. The electric-haired heads of today’s rock musicians will have turned white before they make an album like this one."
- Rolling Stone
- Billboard R&B - #1
Soul '69 is the fourteenth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, Released on 1969 by Atlantic Records, the album features covered material.
In spite of critical praise and popular success, however, the album has sunk into obscurity, becoming one of what journalist Richie Unterberger terms as "[Aretha Franklin's] most overlooked '60s albums".
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Rhino Atlantic Studio Masters
Tracks 1-12 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-12 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.39 -6.93 to -1.07 | -20.90 -27.86 to -18.55 | -16.83 -23.70 to -14.50 | 12 10 to 13 | |
| 1 | Ramblin' | -1.50 | -19.15 | -15.2 | 11 |
| 2 | Today I Sing the Blues | -1.07 | -23.48 | -20.1 | 13 |
| 3 | River's Invitation | -2.81 | -20.58 | -17.2 | 11 |
| 4 | Pitiful | -2.21 | -20.52 | -15.9 | 12 |
| 5 | Crazy He Calls Me | -6.93 | -27.86 | -23.7 | 12 |
| 6 | Bring It on Home to Me | -2.13 | -19.35 | -15.2 | 11 |
| 7 | Tracks of My Tears | -1.57 | -20.35 | -15.7 | 10 |
| 8 | If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody | -2.70 | -20.02 | -15.4 | 11 |
| 9 | Gentle on My Mind | -1.95 | -19.41 | -15.7 | 12 |
| 10 | So Long | -1.54 | -20.14 | -16.0 | 11 |
| 11 | I'll Never Be Free | 0.00 | -21.35 | -17.3 | 13 |
| 12 | Elusive Butterfly | -1.83 | -18.55 | -14.5 | 11 |