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style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Album" title="Album">Studio album</a> by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline"><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">August 24, 1970<sup id="cite_ref-Rhino_Spirit_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rhino_Spirit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"> <ul><li>May 26–27, 1969<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>October 3, 1969<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – March 10, 1970<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Studio</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Criteria_Studios" title="Criteria Studios">Criteria</a> (Miami)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">Soul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="min">40</span>:<span class="s">28</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic 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vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="/wiki/This_Girl%27s_in_Love_with_You_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="This Girl's in Love with You (album)">This Girl's in Love with You</a></i><br />(1970) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>Spirit in the Dark</b></i><br />(1970) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Live_at_Fillmore_West" title="Aretha Live at Fillmore West">Aretha Live at Fillmore West</a></i><br />(1971) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Singles</a> from <i> Spirit in the Dark </i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/17px-Star_half.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/22px-Star_half.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Christgau%27s_Record_Guide:_Rock_Albums_of_the_Seventies" title="Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies">Christgau's Record Guide</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">A<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" title="Pitchfork (website)">Pitchfork</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">9.0/10<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">(favorable)<sup id="cite_ref-rollingstone_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rollingstone-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Spirit in the Dark</b></i> is the seventeenth <a href="/wiki/Studio_album" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio album">studio album</a> by American singer <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a>, released on August 24, 1970, by <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic Records</a>. It received critical acclaim, but was met with middling sales, despite having two hit singles, "<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Play_That_Song_(You_Lied)" title="Don't Play That Song (You Lied)">Don't Play That Song (You Lied)</a>", which peaked at #1 R&B, #11 on the Hot 100, and "<a href="/wiki/Spirit_in_the_Dark_(song)" title="Spirit in the Dark (song)">Spirit in the Dark</a>", peaking at #3 R&B and #23 Hot 100, in <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> magazine. It was Aretha's first Atlantic album to fall short of <i>Billboard'</i>s Top 20, but it is now seen as one of Aretha's classic Atlantic LPs. </p><p>In 1993, <a href="/wiki/Rhino_Entertainment" title="Rhino Entertainment">Rhino Records</a> re-issued the album on compact disc.<sup id="cite_ref-Rhino_Spirit_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rhino_Spirit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Try Matty's" is used as the jingle for radio host <a href="/wiki/Matt_Siegel" title="Matt Siegel">Matt Siegel</a>'s Boston <a href="/wiki/WXKS-FM" title="WXKS-FM">Kiss 108</a> show.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spirit_in_the_Dark&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the album's liner notes<sup id="cite_ref-Rhino_Spirit_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rhino_Spirit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Spirit70_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spirit70-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist 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td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Side one</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:60%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Writer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Play_That_Song_(You_Lied)" title="Don't Play That Song (You Lied)">Don't Play That Song</a>"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Ahmet_Ertegun" title="Ahmet Ertegun">Ahmet Ertegün</a>, Betty Nelson</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:02</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Thrill_Is_Gone" title="The Thrill Is Gone">The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)</a>"</td><td>Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Art Benson, Dale Petite</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:41</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"Pullin'"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Radcliffe" title="Jimmy Radcliffe">Jimmy Radcliffe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carolyn_Franklin" title="Carolyn Franklin">Carolyn Franklin</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:38</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"You and Me"</td><td>Aretha Franklin</td><td class="tracklist-length">3:34</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"Honest I Do"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Reed" title="Jimmy Reed">Jimmy Reed</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ewart_Abner" title="Ewart Abner">Ewart Abner Jr.</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:19</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Spirit_in_the_Dark_(song)" title="Spirit in the Dark (song)">Spirit in the Dark</a>"</td><td>Aretha Franklin</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:03</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption>Side two</caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:60%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Writer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"When the Battle Is Over"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Jessie_Hill" title="Jessie Hill">Jessie Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dr._John" title="Dr. John">Mac Rebennack</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">2:43</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"One Way Ticket"</td><td>Aretha Franklin</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:52</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"Try Matty's"</td><td>Aretha Franklin</td><td class="tracklist-length">2:32</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/That%27s_All_I_Want_from_You" title="That's All I Want from You">That's All I Want from You</a>"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Fritz_Rotter" title="Fritz Rotter">Fritz Rotter</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">2:44</td></tr><tr><th id="track11" scope="row">11.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Oh_No_Not_My_Baby" title="Oh No Not My Baby">Oh No Not My Baby</a>"</td><td><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Goffin" title="Gerry Goffin">Gerry Goffin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carole_King" title="Carole King">Carole King</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">2:55</td></tr><tr><th id="track12" scope="row">12.</th><td>"Why I Sing the Blues"</td><td><a href="/wiki/B.B._King" class="mw-redirect" title="B.B. King">B.B. King</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Clark_(promoter)" title="Dave Clark (promoter)">Dave Clark</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:05</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spirit_in_the_Dark&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Information is based on the album's liner notes.<sup id="cite_ref-Rhino_Spirit_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rhino_Spirit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Spirit70_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spirit70-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Main</dt></dl> <ul><li>Aretha Franklin – vocals (5, lead on 1–4, 6–12), piano (1–6, 8–12)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duane_Allman" title="Duane Allman">Duane Allman</a> – guitar (7)</li> <li>Margaret Branch – background vocals (1–2, 7–8, 11)</li> <li>Brenda Bryant – background vocals (1–2, 7–8, 11)</li> <li>Harold "Hog" Cowart – bass guitar (8–9, 12)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Crawford_(musician)" title="Dave Crawford (musician)">Dave Crawford</a> – organ (8–9, 12)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornell_Dupree" title="Cornell Dupree">Cornell Dupree</a> – guitar (8, 11–12)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buzz_Feiten" title="Buzz Feiten">Buzz Feiten</a> – guitar (1)</li> <li>Evelyn Green – background vocals (3, 9–10, 12)</li> <li>Wylene Ivy – background vocals (3, 9–10, 12)</li> <li>Almeda Lattimore – background vocals (1–3, 9–12)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Lewis" title="Pat Lewis">Pat Lewis</a> – background vocals (3, 9–10, 12)</li> <li>Ray Lucas – drums (8, 12)</li> <li>Jimmy O'Rourke – guitar (9)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sweet_Inspirations" title="The Sweet Inspirations">The Sweet Inspirations</a> – background vocals (4, 6)</li> <li>Ron "Tubby" Ziegler – drums (9)</li></ul> <dl><dt>The Dixie Flyers<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sammy_Creason" title="Sammy Creason">Sammy Creason</a> – drums (1–2, 4, 6, 10)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Dickinson" title="Jim Dickinson">Jim Dickinson</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – additional keyboards (1–2, 4, 6, 10)</li> <li>Charlie Freeman – guitar (1–2, 4, 6, 10)</li> <li>Tommy McClure – bass guitar (1–2, 4, 6, 10)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Utley" title="Michael Utley">Michael Utley</a> – additional keyboards (1–2, 4, 6, 10)</li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Muscle_Shoals_Rhythm_Section" title="Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section">Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section</a><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Beckett" title="Barry Beckett">Barry Beckett</a> – keyboards (7, additional on 3, 5, 11)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Hawkins_(drummer)" title="Roger Hawkins (drummer)">Roger Hawkins</a> – drums (3, 5, 7, 11)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Hinton" title="Eddie Hinton">Eddie Hinton</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – guitar (3, 5, 7, 11)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Hood" title="David Hood">David Hood</a> – bass guitar (3, 5, 7, 11)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(session_guitarist)" title="Jimmy Johnson (session guitarist)">Jimmy Johnson</a> – guitar (3, 5, 7, 11)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spirit_in_the_Dark&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Chart performance for <i>Spirit in the Dark</i> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1970) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a><sup id="cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_Aretha_Franklin_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Billboard200_Aretha_Franklin-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">25 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)"><i>Billboard</i></a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Aretha_Franklin_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Aretha_Franklin-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spirit_in_the_Dark&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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href="#cite_ref-Rhino_Spirit_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rhino_Spirit_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Rhino_Spirit_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Franklin, Aretha. "Spirit in the Dark" (remastered CD liner notes). Rhino. 1993.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFAretha_Franklin,_etc." class="citation web cs1">Aretha Franklin, etc. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/discography-1969/#690526-2-">"Atlantic Recording Sessions: May 26–27, 1969 (NYC)"</a>. <i>Jazz Disco</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Aretha_Franklin" title="Template:Aretha Franklin"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Aretha_Franklin" title="Template talk:Aretha Franklin"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Aretha_Franklin" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Aretha Franklin"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Aretha_Franklin" class="fn" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_(1961_album)" title="Aretha (1961 album)">Aretha</a></i> (1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Electrifying_Aretha_Franklin" title="The Electrifying Aretha Franklin">The Electrifying Aretha Franklin</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tender,_the_Moving,_the_Swinging_Aretha_Franklin" title="The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin">The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Laughing_on_the_Outside" title="Laughing on the Outside">Laughing on the Outside</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unforgettable:_A_Tribute_to_Dinah_Washington" title="Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington">Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Runnin%27_Out_of_Fools" title="Runnin' Out of Fools">Runnin' Out of Fools</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yeah!!!" title="Yeah!!!">Yeah!!!</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Songs_of_Faith_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Songs of Faith (Aretha Franklin album)">Songs of Faith</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soul_Sister_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Soul Sister (Aretha Franklin album)">Soul Sister</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Take_It_Like_You_Give_It" title="Take It Like You Give It">Take It Like You Give It</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Never_Loved_a_Man_the_Way_I_Love_You" title="I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You">I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Arrives" title="Aretha Arrives">Aretha Arrives</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lady_Soul" title="Lady Soul">Lady Soul</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Now" title="Aretha Now">Aretha Now</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soul_%2769" title="Soul '69">Soul '69</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soft_and_Beautiful" title="Soft and Beautiful">Soft and Beautiful</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Girl%27s_in_Love_with_You" title="This Girl's in Love with You">This Girl's in Love with You</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Spirit in the Dark</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Young,_Gifted_and_Black" title="Young, Gifted and Black">Young, Gifted and Black</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hey_Now_Hey_(The_Other_Side_of_the_Sky)" title="Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)">Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Let_Me_in_Your_Life" title="Let Me in Your Life">Let Me in Your Life</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/With_Everything_I_Feel_in_Me" title="With Everything I Feel in Me">With Everything I Feel in Me</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/You_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="You (Aretha Franklin album)">You</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sparkle_(soundtrack)" title="Sparkle (soundtrack)">Sparkle</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Passion" title="Sweet Passion">Sweet Passion</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Almighty_Fire" title="Almighty Fire">Almighty Fire</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/La_Diva_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="La Diva (Aretha Franklin album)">La Diva</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_(1980_album)" title="Aretha (1980 album)">Aretha</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_All_the_Hurt_Away" title="Love All the Hurt Away">Love All the Hurt Away</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jump_to_It" title="Jump to It">Jump to It</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Get_It_Right_(album)" title="Get It Right (album)">Get It Right</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Zoomin%27_Who%3F" title="Who's Zoomin' Who?">Who's Zoomin' Who?</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_(1986_album)" title="Aretha (1986 album)">Aretha</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Through_the_Storm_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Through the Storm (Aretha Franklin album)">Through the Storm</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_You_See_Is_What_You_Sweat" title="What You See Is What You Sweat">What You See Is What You Sweat</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Rose_Is_Still_a_Rose" title="A Rose Is Still a Rose">A Rose Is Still a Rose</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/So_Damn_Happy_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="So Damn Happy (Aretha Franklin album)">So Damn Happy</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Christmas,_Aretha" title="This Christmas, Aretha">This Christmas, Aretha</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Woman_Falling_Out_of_Love" title="A Woman Falling Out of Love">A Woman Falling Out of Love</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin_Sings_the_Great_Diva_Classics" title="Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics">Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics</a></i> (2014)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_in_Paris" title="Aretha in Paris">Aretha in Paris</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Live_at_Fillmore_West" title="Aretha Live at Fillmore West">Aretha Live at Fillmore West</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Amazing_Grace_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Amazing Grace (Aretha Franklin album)">Amazing Grace</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Lord,_One_Faith,_One_Baptism" title="One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism">One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i>Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly, 1972</i> (2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation<br />albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Take_a_Look_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Take a Look (Aretha Franklin album)">Take a Look</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha%27s_Gold" title="Aretha's Gold">Aretha's Gold</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha%27s_Greatest_Hits" title="Aretha's Greatest Hits">Aretha's Greatest Hits</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_Aretha_Franklin" title="The Best of Aretha Franklin">The Best of Aretha Franklin</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Sings_the_Blues" title="Aretha Sings the Blues">Aretha Sings the Blues</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/30_Greatest_Hits_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="30 Greatest Hits (Aretha Franklin album)">30 Greatest Hits</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Soul:_The_Atlantic_Recordings" title="Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings">Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings</a></i> (1992/2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits:_1980%E2%80%931994" title="Greatest Hits: 1980–1994">Greatest Hits: 1980–1994</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Very_Best_of_Aretha_Franklin,_Vol._1" title="The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1">The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Aretha Franklin album)">Greatest Hits</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha%27s_Best" title="Aretha's Best">Aretha's Best</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Respect:_The_Very_Best_of_Aretha_Franklin" title="Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin">Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Queen_in_Waiting:_The_Columbia_Years_(1960%E2%80%931965)" title="The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years (1960–1965)">The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years (1960–1965)</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rare_%26_Unreleased_Recordings_from_the_Golden_Reign_of_the_Queen_of_Soul" title="Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul">Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jewels_in_the_Crown:_All-Star_Duets_with_the_Queen" title="Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen">Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Brand_New_Me_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="A Brand New Me (Aretha Franklin album)">A Brand New Me</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Atlantic_Singles_Collection_1967%E2%80%931970" title="The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967–1970">The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967–1970</a></i> (2018)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Take_My_Hand,_Precious_Lord" title="Take My Hand, Precious Lord">Precious Lord (Part 1)</a>" (1959)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Today_I_Sing_the_Blues" title="Today I Sing the Blues">Today I Sing the Blues</a>" (1960)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Won%27t_Be_Long_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Won't Be Long (Aretha Franklin song)">Won't Be Long</a>" (1960)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock-a-Bye_Your_Baby_with_a_Dixie_Melody" title="Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody">Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody</a>" (1961)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Operation_Heartbreak" title="Operation Heartbreak">Operation Heartbreak</a>" (1961)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Surrender_Dear" title="I Surrender Dear">I Surrender, Dear</a>" (1962)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Try_a_Little_Tenderness" title="Try a Little Tenderness">Try a Little Tenderness</a>" (1962)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Say_It_Isn%27t_So_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Say It Isn't So (Irving Berlin song)">Say It Isn't So</a>" (1963)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Skylark_(song)" title="Skylark (song)">Skylark</a>" (1963)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Christmas_Song" title="The Christmas Song">The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)</a>" (1964)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Step_Ahead_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="One Step Ahead (Aretha Franklin song)">One Step Ahead</a>" (1965)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Made_Me_Love_You_(I_Didn%27t_Want_to_Do_It)" title="You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)">You Made Me Love You</a>" (1965)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mockingbird_(Inez_%26_Charlie_Foxx_song)" title="Mockingbird (Inez & Charlie Foxx song)">Mockingbird</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Never_Loved_a_Man_(The_Way_I_Love_You)" title="I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)">I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Respect_(song)" title="Respect (song)">Respect</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Baby_I_Love_You_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Baby I Love You (Aretha Franklin song)">Baby I Love You</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(You_Make_Me_Feel_Like)_A_Natural_Woman" title="(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman">(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_Right_Woman,_Do_Right_Man" title="Do Right Woman, Do Right Man">Do Right Woman, Do Right Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Chain_of_Fools" title="Chain of Fools">Chain of Fools</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(I_Can%27t_Get_No)_Satisfaction" title="(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction">(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(Sweet_Sweet_Baby)_Since_You%27ve_Been_Gone" title="(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone">(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Think_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Think (Aretha Franklin song)">Think</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Send_Me" title="You Send Me">You Send Me</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_House_That_Jack_Built_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="The House That Jack Built (Aretha Franklin song)">The House That Jack Built</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Say_a_Little_Prayer" title="I Say a Little Prayer">I Say a Little Prayer</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/See_Saw_(Don_Covay_song)" title="See Saw (Don Covay song)">See Saw</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Song_(Johnny_Ace_song)" title="My Song (Johnny Ace song)">My Song</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Weight" title="The Weight">The Weight</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Tracks_of_My_Tears" title="The Tracks of My Tears">Tracks of My Tears</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_See_Myself_Leaving_You" title="I Can't See Myself Leaving You">I Can't See Myself Leaving You</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gentle_on_My_Mind" title="Gentle on My Mind">Gentle on My Mind</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Share_Your_Love_with_Me" title="Share Your Love with Me">Share Your Love with Me</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Rigby" title="Eleanor Rigby">Eleanor Rigby</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Call_Me_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Call Me (Aretha Franklin song)">Call Me</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Son_of_a_Preacher_Man" title="Son of a Preacher Man">Son of a Preacher Man</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spirit_in_the_Dark_(song)" title="Spirit in the Dark (song)">Spirit in the Dark</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Thrill_Is_Gone" title="The Thrill Is Gone">The Thrill Is Gone</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Play_That_Song_(You_Lied)" title="Don't Play That Song (You Lied)">Don't Play That Song</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Border_Song" title="Border Song">Border Song (Holy Moses)</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_All_I_Need_to_Get_By" title="You're All I Need to Get By">You're All I Need to Get By</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bridge_over_Troubled_Water_(song)" title="Bridge over Troubled Water (song)">Bridge over Troubled Water</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spanish_Harlem_(song)" title="Spanish Harlem (song)">Spanish Harlem</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock_Steady_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Rock Steady (Aretha Franklin song)">Rock Steady</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Day_Dreaming_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Day Dreaming (Aretha Franklin song)">Day Dreaming</a>" (1972)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Angel_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Angel (Aretha Franklin song)">Angel</a>" (1973)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Until_You_Come_Back_to_Me_(That%27s_What_I%27m_Gonna_Do)" title="Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)">Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)</a>" (1973)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_in_Love_(Bobby_Womack_song)" title="I'm in Love (Bobby Womack song)">I'm in Love</a>" (1974)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Nothing_Like_the_Real_Thing" title="Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing">Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing</a>" (1974)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Something_He_Can_Feel" title="Something He Can Feel">Something He Can Feel</a>" (1976)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Break_It_to_Me_Gently_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Break It to Me Gently (Aretha Franklin song)">Break It to Me Gently</a>" (1977)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_a_Fool_Believes" title="What a Fool Believes">What a Fool Believes</a>" (1981)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_My_Turn_(song)" title="It's My Turn (song)">It's My Turn</a>" (1981)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jump_to_It_(song)" title="Jump to It (song)">Jump to It</a>" (1982)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_It_Right_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Get It Right (Aretha Franklin song)">Get It Right</a>" (1983)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Freeway_of_Love" title="Freeway of Love">Freeway of Love</a>" (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Zoomin%27_Who" title="Who's Zoomin' Who">Who's Zoomin' Who</a>" (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sisters_Are_Doin%27_It_for_Themselves" title="Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves">Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves</a>" (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jumpin%27_Jack_Flash" title="Jumpin' Jack Flash">Jumpin' Jack Flash</a>" (1986)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Lee_(song)" title="Jimmy Lee (song)">Jimmy Lee</a>" (1986)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)" title="I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)">I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)</a>" (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock-A-Lott" title="Rock-A-Lott">Rock-A-Lott</a>" (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Oh_Happy_Day" title="Oh Happy Day">Oh Happy Day</a>" (1988)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gimme_Your_Love" title="Gimme Your Love">Gimme Your Love</a>" (1989)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Through_the_Storm_(Aretha_Franklin_and_Elton_John_song)" title="Through the Storm (Aretha Franklin and Elton John song)">Through the Storm</a>" (1989)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Isn%27t,_It_Wasn%27t,_It_Ain%27t_Never_Gonna_Be" title="It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be">It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be</a>" (1989)</li> <li>"<a 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