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| TRACKLIST |
| 1. Drinking Again -Mercer, Tauber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:27 2. Today I Sing the Blues -Hamner, Lewis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:45 3. What a Diff'rence a Day Made -Adams, Grever. . . . . . . . . . . .3:33 4. Without the One You Love - Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:34 5. Trouble in Mind -Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:53 6. Muddy Water - DeRose, Richman, Trent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:31 7. Only the Lonely -Cahn, VanHeusen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:52 8. I Wonder (Where Are You Tonight) -Franklin, White. . . . . . . . .3:14 9. Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside) -Raleigh, Wayne . .3:11 10. Take a Look - Otis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:39 11. Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning -Delaney, Delaney . . . .5:10 12. Evil Gal Blues -Feather, Hampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:45 13. This Bitter Earth - Otis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:35 14. Maybe I'm a Fool -McFarland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:15 |
Review by Ron Wynn
Although not a blues singer in the strictest sense, Aretha Franklin's glorious voice could never make anything dull, especially not blues classics. These songs didn't attract a lot of attention when they came out in the '60s, with a couple of exceptions. Since Columbia issued all these anthologies, there has been a great debate raging as to whether or not it was a marketing failure or a production failure preventing Franklin from achieving more success at the label. The question won't be answered by this release.