Lady Soul

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Aretha Franklin released Lady Soul in January 1968 on Atlantic Records. It was her twelfth studio album. Jerry Wexler produced and Tom Dowd engineered it. On several tracks, backing singers join in: Cissy Houston with her group the Sweet Inspirations, and Franklin's sisters Carolyn and Erma. On Good to Me As I Am to You, Eric Clapton can be heard on guitar.

The album contains a number of her biggest hits: Chain of Fools, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman and (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone. It spent sixteen weeks at the top of Billboard's R&B albums chart and reached number two on the pop albums chart. It sold more than a million copies in the United States and later appeared in lists of the greatest albums of all time, including those of Rolling Stone and Pitchfork.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Chain of Fools2:48Apple Music ↗
2. 2Money Won't Change You2:09Apple Music ↗
3. 3People Get Ready3:44Apple Music ↗
4. 4Niki Hoeky2:33Apple Music ↗
5. 5(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman2:44Apple Music ↗
6. 6Sweet Sweet Baby (Since You've Been Gone)2:27Apple Music ↗
7. 7Good to Me As I Am to You3:59Apple Music ↗
8. 8Come Back Baby2:28Apple Music ↗
9. 9Groovin'2:58Apple Music ↗
10. 10Ain't No Way4:13Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗