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Lady Soul is the twelfth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin released in early 1968, by Atlantic Records.

For other uses, see Lady Soul (disambiguation).
Lady Soul
Studio album by
Aretha Franklin
ReleasedJanuary 22, 1968
RecordedFebruary 16 – December 20, 1967
StudioFAME Studios (Muscle Shoals, AL)
Genre
  • R&B
  • Southern soul
  • Memphis soul
  • soul
Length28:41
LabelAtlantic (SD 8176)
ProducerJerry Wexler
Aretha Franklin chronology
Take a Look
(1967)		 Lady Soul
(1968)		 Aretha Now
(1968)
Singles from Lady Soul
  1. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
    Released: September 1967
  2. "Chain of Fools"
    Released: November 1967
  3. "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone"/"Ain't No Way"
    Released: March 1968
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Q [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Background


Lady Soul was Franklin's third R&B chart-topper and reached number two on the Billboard 200, tying with I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You for her highest-charting album on the pop chart. The album also included some of her biggest hit singles: "Chain of Fools" (#2 Pop), and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (#8 Pop), and "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (#5 Pop). It eventually sold well over a million copies in the United States alone. The album was reissued on Rhino Records in a deluxe edition in 1995.

Gospel/R&B singer Cissy Houston (mother of Whitney Houston) and her group the Sweet Inspirations are credited as background vocals on several tracks, along with Aretha's sisters Carolyn and Erma Franklin. Eric Clapton, at the time a member of the band Cream, is credited as the guitarist on the track "Good to Me as I Am to You".

Lady Soul peaked at #1, #2 and #3 on Billboard's Black Albums, Pop Albums and Jazz Albums charts respectively. The single "Ain't No Way" – B-Side of "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet, Sweet, Baby)" – peaked at #9 on the Black Singles chart and #16 on the Pop Singles chart.


Legacy


The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[5]

In 2003 the TV network VH1 named Lady Soul the 41st greatest album of all time. In 2003 and 2012, it ranked at number 85 on Rolling Stone's list "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".[6] It rose to number 75 in a 2020 reboot of the list.[7] The album was rated the 29th best album of the 1960s by Pitchfork.[8]


Track listing


All tracks produced by Jerry Wexler and Recording engineered by Tom Dowd.
A Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chain of Fools"
  • Don Covay
2:46
2."Money Won't Change You"
2:08
3."People Get Ready"
3:42
4."Niki Hoeky"
2:31
5."(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
2:44
B Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone"
2:25
2."Good to Me As I Am To You"
  • Franklin
  • White
3:56
3."Come Back Baby"
  • Walter Davis
2:25
4."Groovin'"
2:57
5."Ain't No Way"
  • Carolyn Franklin
4:17
CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chain of Fools" (Unedited Version)
  • Covay
4:22
2."(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Mono Single Version)
  • Goffin
  • King
  • Wexler
2:49
3."Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)" (Mono Single Version)
  • Franklin
  • White
2:49
4."Ain't No Way" (Mono Single Version)
  • Carolyn Franklin
4:12

Notes


Charts


Chart (1968) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Pop Albums 2
U.S. Billboard Top Soul Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Jazz Albums 3

Singles


Year released Title US
Pop		 US
R&B
September 7, 1967
(Atlantic single #2441)		 "You Make Me Feel Like A (Natural Woman)" 8 2
November 22, 1967
(Atlantic single #2464)		 "Chain of Fools" 2 1
February 9, 1968
(Atlantic single #2486)		 "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)" 5 1
"Ain't No Way" 16 8

Note: Numbers in italic (following original single release information) denote peak positions on Billboard's "Top/Best Selling R&B Singles" and "Hot 100" charts respectively - courtesy BPI Communications and Joel Whitburn's Record Research Publications.


Personnel



See also



References


  1. Bush, John. "Lady Soul - Aretha Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. (Q issue 7/93, p.106)
  4. Hoard, Christian. "Review: Lady Soul". Rolling Stone: 214–217. November 2, 2004.
  5. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (7 February 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
  6. "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  7. "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  8. "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-08-22.

На других языках

[de] Lady Soul

Lady Soul ist das dreizehnte Studioalbum der US-amerikanischen Soulsängerin Aretha Franklin und das dritte Album, das sie für Atlantic Records aufnahm. Es erschien am 22. Januar 1968. Lady Soul gilt nach I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You als ihr zweites großes Meisterwerk.
- [en] Lady Soul

[es] Lady Soul

Lady Soul es el undécimo álbum editado por Aretha Franklin el 22 de enero de 1968. Fue su segundo gran álbum cargado de éxitos, entre los que destacan los hits "Chain of fools" y "A natural woman".

[ru] Lady Soul

Lady Soul — четырнадцатый студийный альбом американской певицы Ареты Франклин. Вышел 22 января 1968 года на лейбле Atlantic Records


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