Aretha Franklin – Aretha's Gold (Hybrid SACD, Ultradisc UHR)
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COMPILATION
Aretha Franklin – piano, vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Aretha Franklin]
Written by Ronnie Shannon (1), Chips Moman (2), Dan Penn (2), Otis Redding (3), Aretha Franklin (4, 8, 10), Ted White (4, 8, 10), Ronnie Shannon (5), Gerry Goffin (6), Carole King (6), Jerry Wexle (6), Don Covay (7), Carolyn Franklin (9), Sam Cooke (11), Bobby Lance (12), Fran Robbins (12), Burt Bacharach (13), Hal David (13), Don Covay (14), Steve Cropper (14)
1 SACD, gatefold jacket
Limited numbered edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Stereo
Studio
Label : MOFI
Original Label : Atlantic
Recorded 1966–1968
Engineered by Rick Hall (1-2), Tom Dowd (3 to 14)
Produced by Jerry Wexler
Remastered by Rob LoVerde at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Originally released in 1969
Reissued in 2014
Tracks:
- I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
- Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
- Respect
- Dr. Feelgood (Love Is Serious Business)
- Baby, I Love You
- (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
- Chain of Fools
- Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)
- Ain't No Way
- Think
- You Send Me
- The House That Jack Built
- I Say a Little Prayer
- See Saw
Reviews :
“The first compilation based on Franklin's successes of 1967-1968 on Atlantic. Included among the 14 selections here are all of the big bits (nine of which went Top 10) that established Franklin's enduring reputation, from "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)" to "I Say A Little Prayer." It sometimes got as good as this afterwards, but it never got better.” AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann
Ultra High-Resolution (UHR) is a dual-layer hybrid SACD recorded with Direct Stream Digital Technology at a sampling rate of 11.2 MHZ and a frequency response of DC to 100KHz. In addition, a high-precision down-conversion is utilized for the CD layer (16bit/44.1kHz) to preserve the sonic integrity of the original DSD capture. The result: State-of-the-art sound on any machine that can play either standard compact discs or SACDs.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 , Discogs : 4.57 / 5