Aretha Franklins første fem studiealbum fra 1970'erne er samlet i et nyt æskesæt kaldet A Portrait of the Queen 1970-1974.
De pågældende album er This Girl's In Love With You (1970), Spirit in the Dark (1970), Young Gifted and Black (1972), Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (1973) og Let Me In Your Livet (1974). De er alle blevet remasteret fra de analoge master-bånd af Chris Bellman på Bernie Grundman Mastering.
A Portrait of the Queen fås som et 6LP-sæt. Vinylversionen har en bonusdisk med sessionsalternativer, outtakes og demoer.
Trackliste:1. LP01: Son of a Preacher Man02: Share Your Love with Me03: Dark End of the Street04: Let It Be05: Eleanor Rigby06: This Girl's in Love with You07: It Ain't Fair08: The Weight09: Call Me10: Sit Down and Cry2. LP01: Don't Play That Song (You Lied)02: The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)03: Pullin'04: You And Me05: Honest I Do06: Spirit in the Dark07: When the Battle Is Over08: One Way Ticket09: Try Matty's10: That's All I Want from You11: Oh No Not My Baby12: Why I Sing the Blues3. LP01: Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)02: Day Dreaming03: Rock Steady04: Young, Gifted and Black05: All the King's Horses06: A Brand New Me07: April Fools08: I've Been Loving You Too Long09: First Snow in Kokomo10: The Long and Winding Road11: Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)12: Border Song (Holy Moses)4. LP01: Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)02: Somewhere03: So Swell When You're Well04: Angel05: Sister from Texas06: Mister Spain07: That's the Way I Feel About Cha08: Moody's Mood09: Just Right Tonight10: Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes)5. LP01: Let Me In Your Life02: Every Natural Thing03: Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing04: I'm In Love05: Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)06: The Masquerade Is Over07: With Pen in Hand08: Oh Baby09: Eight Days on the Road00: If You Don't Think10: A Song for You6. LP01: Pledging My Love / The Clock02: You're Taking up Another Man's Place03: Are You Leaving Me (Demo)04: You're All I Need to Get By (Take 2)05: Spanish Harlem (Alternate Mix)06: Lean on Me07: Sweetest Smile and the Funkiest Style (Hey Now Hey The Other Side of the Sky Outtake)08: Do You Know (Hey Now Hey The Other Side of the Sky Outtake)09: At Last (Let Me in Your Life Outtake)10: Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes)11: Til It's Over (Demo)
Yderligere information
Kommentar