Aretha Franklin – Aretha Now

 

Atlantic records 1968      SD 8186

credits and sessions recording:

Bernie Glow, Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman (tp) Tony Studd (btb)

Frank Wess (fl, ts)King Curtis, Sheldon Powell (ts)

 Haywood Henry (bars) Warren Smith (vib)

Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (p, el-p, org) Aretha Franklin (p, vo) Eric Clapton,

Jimmy Johnson, Joe South, Bobby Womack (g) Tommy Cogbill

(b) Roger Hawkins (d) Carolyn Franklin (back vo)

The Sweet Inspirations (vocal group)

NYC, December 16 & 17, 1967

13639    You're A Sweet Sweet Man

13640    A Change Is Gonna Come

same personnel

NYC, December 19 & 20, 1967

13654    Hello Sunshine

Aretha Franklin (p, vo) and others

NYC, April 15, 1968

14319    Think

Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Richard Williams, Snooky Young or Bernie Glow (tp)

Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green or Thomas Mitchell, Benny Powell (tb)

George Dorsey, Frank Wess (as) King Curtis, Seldon Powell (ts) 

David Newman (ts, fl)

Pepper Adams (bars) Jack Jennings (vib) Aretha Franklin (p, vo) Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (org) Jimmy Johnson (g) Jerry Jemmott (b) Tommy Cogbill (el-b) Roger Hawkins (d)

Louis Golcdecha, Manuel Gonzales (Latin per) Arif Mardin (arr, dir)

NYC, April 16, 1968

14329    You Send Me

14330    See-Saw

same personnel

NYC, April 17, 1968

14333    I Say A Little Prayer

14334    Night Time Is The Right Time

 

same personnel

NYC, April 18, 1968

14336    I Take What I Want

14337    I Can't See Myself Leaving You

 

 

track list

A1        Think

Written-By – Aretha Franklin, Ted White  

A2        I Say A Little Prayer

Written By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David

A3        See Saw

Written-By – Don Covay, Steve Cropper

A4        Night Time Is The Right Time

Written-By – Lew Herman

A5        You Send Me

Written-By – Sam Cooke

B1        You're A Sweet Sweet Man

Written-By – Ronnie Shannon

B2        I Take What I Want

Written-By – David Porter, Isaac Hayes, Teenie Hodges*

B3        Hello Sunshine

Written By – King Curtis (2), Ron Miller

B4        A Change

Written-By – Clyde Otis, Dorian Burton

B5        I Can't See Myself Without You

Written-By – Ronnie Shannon

 

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