ARETHA FRANKLIN with THE RAY BRYANT COMBO

 

COLUMBIA RECORDS 1961                            CL 1612 

 Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo is the second album 

(and debut for ColumbiaRecords) of the future "Queen of Soul" 

Aretha Franklin, released in 1961. The albumis also known

 under its working title Right Now It's Aretha.    

credits:

  Arranged By – Curtis Lewis (3) (tracks: A5, B6),

 J. Leslie McFarland (tracks: A1 to A4, A6 to B5)

    Bass – Bill Lee (2) (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B4 to B6), 

Milt Hinton (tracks: A6, B2, B3)

    Drums – Belton Evans (tracks: A1, A4, B4),

 Osie Johnson (tracks: A2, A3, B1,

B6), Sticks Evans (tracks: A5, A6, B2, B3, B5)

    Guitar – Lord Westbrook* (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B6),

 Skeeter Best (tracks: B1)

    Liner Notes – Frank Driggs

    Piano – Aretha Franklin (tracks: A1, A6, B2, B3), 

Ray Bryant (tracks: A1, A2, A3,

A4, A5, B1, B4, B5, B6)

    Saxophone [Tenor] – Al Sears (tracks: A5, A6, B2, B3, B5),

 Warren Luckey (tracks: B4)

    Trombone – Quentin Jackson (tracks: A5, B5), 

Tyree Glenn (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B6)

The album was recorded at the New York studios 

of Columbia Records, 207 East 30th Street, 

except tracks 1 and 4 which were recorded at 

the company's studios at 799 Seventh Avenue

 August 1, 1960 and  January 10, 1961

tracks list:

A1 Won't Be Long

    Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland        

A2 Over The Rainbow

    Written-By – E. Y. Harburg*, H. Arlen*        

A3 Love Is The Only Thing

    Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland        

A4 Sweet Lover

    Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland, S. Wyche*        

A5 All Night Long

    Written-By – C. Lewis*        

A6 Who Needs You?

    Written-By – B. Holiday*, J. Burns*        

B1 Right Now

    Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland        

B2 Are You Sure

    Written-By – M. Willson*        

B3 Maybe I'm A Fool

    Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland        

B4 It Ain't Necessarily So

    Written-By – I. Gershwin-G. Gershwin*    

B5 (Blue) By Myself

    Written-By – J. Leslie McFarland, J. Bailey*        

B6 Today I Sing The Blues

    Written-By – C. Lewis*

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