Laughing on the Outside

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

Laughing on the Outside · Aretha Franklin was twenty-one when she made this fourth studio album for Columbia Records. It was released on 12 August 1963 and recorded at Columbia Recording Studios in New York and Hollywood. She sang jazz and pop standards, from Johnny Mercer to Duke Ellington, accompanied by arrangements by Columbia producer Robert Mersey.

One of the best-known songs is her version of Skylark. About two minutes after the start, she sings the word Skylark with power and feeling. On this album she also recorded one of her first own compositions: I Wonder (Where Are You Tonight). The album is somewhat overlooked in her Columbia catalogue. In June 2008 it was reissued, together with The Electrifying Aretha Franklin on a single release.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Skylark2:55Apple Music ↗
2. 2For All We Know3:32Apple Music ↗
3. 3Make Someone Happy3:53Apple Music ↗
4. 4I Wonder (Where Are You Tonight)3:20Apple Music ↗
5. 5Solitude3:53Apple Music ↗
6. 6Laughing on the Outside3:16Apple Music ↗
7. 7Say It Isn't So3:12Apple Music ↗
8. 8Until the Real Thing Comes Along3:10Apple Music ↗
9. 9If Ever I Would Leave You4:10Apple Music ↗
10. 10Where Are You?3:54Apple Music ↗
11. 11Mr. Ugly3:27Apple Music ↗
12. 12I Wanna Be Around2:27Apple Music ↗
13. 13Ol' Man River4:04Apple Music ↗
14. 14You've Got Her (Mono Version)2:42Apple Music ↗
15. 15Here's Where I Came In (Here's Where I Walk Out) [Mono Version]2:45Apple Music ↗
16. 16Say It Isn't So (Mono Version)3:07Apple Music ↗

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