album · October 16, 2007

Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul

Aretha Franklin

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This collection gathers prime Atlantic-era material, including sought-after B-sides and unreleased session recordings from the late 1960s. It sheds new light on a period of immense creativity for the Queen of Soul.

• The album compiles material originally recorded between 1967 and 1971. It includes the previously unreleased track "Brand New Me (Part 1 & 2)". The compilation reached number 17 on Billboard\'s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
• This set collects material from the sessions for 'I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You,' 'Aretha Arrives,' 'Lady Soul,' and 'Soul '69.'
• The unreleased tracks were recorded in 1967 and 1968, but held back from original album releases.

Aretha Franklin was the undisputed Queen of Soul, a towering figure in 20th-century popular music. This 2007 compilation captured a specific, often overlooked, period of her career in the late 1960s.