Credits:

Aretha Franklin

Description:

Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin's late 1967 album for Columbia is back on 2-in-1! This CD couples "Take It Like You Give It," released on Columbia in 1967, the year after her 1966 album "Soul Sister," with "Take a Look," her final album for Columbia released the same year. This is a good disc that includes a wide range of songs from standards to funky R&B and Jazzy tunes. The two albums are full of great songs, including the nostalgic M-13 in an all-day style and the swingy and light M-14, but the slow and medium songs, including M-2, M-17, and the relaxed M-7, are worth a listen for their outstanding singing ability. A must-have for fans of the "Queen of Soul" whose transitional period is condensed into a single disc! Commentary: Takatsugu Arai

Tracklisting:

TAKE IT LIKE YOU GIVE IT
01. WHY WAS I BORN?
02. I MAY NEVER GET TO HEAVEN
03. TIGHTEN UP YOUR TIE. BUTTON UP YOUR JACKET (MAKE IT FOR THE DOOR)
04. HER LITTLE HEART WENT TO LOVELAND
05. LEE CROSS
06. TAKE IT LIKE YOU GIVE IT
07. ONLY THE ONE YOU LOVE
08. DEEPER
09. REMEMBER ME
10. LAND OF DREAMS
11. A LITTLE BIT OF SOUL

TAKE A LOOK
12. LEE CROSS
13. OPERATION HEARTBREAK
14. BILL BAILEY. WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME
15. I'LL KEEP ON SMILING
16. I WON'T CRY ANYMORE
17. TAKE A LOOK
18. WON'T BE LONG
19. UNTIL YOU WERE GONE
20. BLUE HOLIDAY
21. FOLLOW YOUR HEART