Franklin,Aretha Queen In Waiting CD

Two CD set. If you want a sampling of Aretha's music before she became a star, you'll find the best selection on The Queen Is Waiting, remastered and sounding better than ever. Aretha plays piano on a few cuts and her singing is pure. There are so many treasures here, including her own song "Without The One You Love" and a stunning performance of Billy Strayhorn's "My Little Brown Book". Aretha's early pop Columbia recordings are just as magnificent as the Atlantic R&B titles that made her a superstar, but in a very different context, on several songs surrounded by a jazz quartet. "Running Out Of Fools", one of her best, was even covered by Elvis Costello.

1. Nobody Like You 2. Once in a While 3. Maybe I'm a Fool 4. Muddy Water 5. Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home? (Alternate Version) 6. Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) 7. Today I Sing the Blues 8. Won't Be Long 9. Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning 10. Evil Gal Blues 11. Lee Cross 12. Walk on By 13. I Wonder (Where Are You Tonight) 14. God Bless the Child 15. Blue Holiday 16. Looking Through a Tear 17. Tiny Sparrow 18. Here Today and Gone Tomorrow 19. Little Brown Book 20. Without the One You Love 21. This Bitter Earth 22. Just for a Thrill 23. Skylark 24. Skylark (Alternate Version) 25. Trouble in Mind 26. Runnin' Out of Fools 27. Drinking Again 28. Laughing on the Outside 29. What a Diff'rence a Day Makes 30. Soulville 31. You'll Lose a Good Thing 32. Take a Look 33. Cry Like a Baby 34. I Wish I Didn't Love You So 35. Only the Lonely 36. People (From Funny Girl) 37. Mockingbird 38. Until You Were Gone 39. My Coloring Book 40. Try a Little Tenderness