Franklin,Aretha Complete Releases 1956-62 CD

For several decades Aretha Franklin has enjoyed the accolade of being called "The Queen Of Soul", a position that was cemented by her landmark 1967 pop and R&B No. 1 "Respect". However, her career as a recording artist was a decade old by that time, having honed her style and singing gospel, jazz and blues- influenced material in her late teens. This great value 48-track collection brings together all of her recordings which were released through to 1962, by which time she had established a reputation as a distinctive, soulful and dynamic performer and had made early inroads in both the R&B and pop charts. It comprises her debut recordings as a gospel artist on the 10" LP "Songs Of Faith", for Joe Von Battle's JVB label, made when she was just 14 years old, and then all her singles for Columbia, most of which came from her three albums for the label "Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant Combo", "The Electrifying Aretha Franklin" and "The Tender, The Moving, The Swinging Aretha Franklin", the complete content of which is also included, along with a track from a multi-artist Christmas compilation. It's a thorough showcase for her talent and style in the early years of her career.

1. There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood 2. Precious Lord, Pt. 1 3. Precious Lord, Pt. 2 4. You Grow Closer 5. Never Grow Old 6. The Day Is Past and Gone 7. He Will Wash You White As Snow 8. While the Blood Runs Warm 9. Yield Not to Temptation 10. Right Now 11. Today I Sing the Blues 12. Love Is the Only Thing 13. Over the Rainbow 14. By Myself 15. Won't Be Long 16. All Night Long 17. It Ain't Necessarily So 18. Sweet Lover 19. Who Needs You ' 20. Are You Sure ' 21. Maybe I'm a Fool 22. Kissin' By the Mistletoe 23. Operation Heartbreak 24. I Surrender Dear 25. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody 26. I Told You So 27. Rough Lover 28. It's So Heartbreakin' 29. You Made Me Love You 30. Just for You 31. Blue Holiday 32. That Lucky Old Sun 33. Accentuate the Positive 34. Exactly Like You 35. Nobody Like You 36. Try a Little Tenderness 37. I Apologize 38. Without the One You Love 39. Don't Cry Baby 40. I'm Wandering 41. I Don't Know You Anymore 42. Lover Come Back to Me 43. How Deep Is the Ocean ' 44. I'm Sitting on Top of the World 45. Look for the Silver Lining 46. Just for a Thrill 47. God Bless the Child 48. Trouble in Mind