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Product Details

  • Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
  • Original Release Date: 1973
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sony
  • ASIN: B0000024ZY
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #258,881 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!!!, May 31, 2004
By J. Walker (United States) - See all my reviews
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I can't believe only one person has written a review of this fantastic cd. Aretha sounds as good here as on her classic Atlantic sides. These are her very first recordings, produced by John Hammond. These songs are not over-produced like most of her other Columbia material. The music is just a small piano-based combo. Don't miss out on this. She sounds way beyond her years.
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5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT, May 11, 2005
By Marisa (Illinois) - See all my reviews
energetic, INTERESTING, humorous, passionate tunes. Aretha's voice sounds so young and transporting and divine - this album is a treasure. The love songs are sexy and idiosyncratic, the 2 expressly 'spiritual' tunes (of course, all of Aretha is spiritual) are unusual and funny and great and the blues are dead-on... I don't think an Aretha fan could possibly regret getting turned on to this album.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, May 21, 2000
Aretha Franklin Sounds Wonderful Here.Her VOice really Captures The Essence&Zenith of The Arrangements.Her Voice Alone is Timeless.Her Piano Playing has So Much Soul.Very Essential Music FROM THE QUEEN.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Undiscovered Gem of a Recording
Of all the cds one see's out there for Miss Aretha, I cannot believe this is not seen more. This particular recording session, not only hints of the genius yet to come, it shows... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Lifetime of Experience in Her Magnificent Voice
I get so angered when I see these young girls being compared to giants like Aretha Franklin, Etta James and Bettye LaVette! Read more
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