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King Curtis - Live At Fillmore West
Release Date: 7/11/2006
Rhino/Atlantic
Press Release
Looking for a way to introduce Aretha Franklin to a mainstream
audience, Jerry Wexler -- who signed the Queen of Soul to
Atlantic Records and produced her classic albums -- booked the
singer for three nights at San Francisco's Fillmore West in
March 1971. At Wexler's suggestion, Franklin tapped premier
saxman King Curtis and the Kingpins as both her opening act
and backing band for the performances. Rhino Records revisits
the sweet soul magic of those landmark live shows with
remastered and expanded versions of ARETHA LIVE AT FILLMORE
WEST and Curtis' LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST.
Highlights of King Curtis' performances recorded during those three momentous nights are collected on LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST, a single-disc collection featuring the original nine-song release remastered and expanded with five bonus tracks. Originally released shortly before Curtis was murdered in August 1971, the album became Curtis' best-selling release and charted on Billboard's R&B and Pop charts.
The album includes the powerful soul grooves laid down by Curtis and his dream team of musicians: Cornell Dupree on guitar, Jerry Jemmott on electric bass, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie on drums, Truman Thomas on electric piano, Pancho Morales on congas as well as special guests Billy Preston and The Memphis Horns.
Opening with the torrid funk of "Memphis Soul Stew," the album also includes covers of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love," Procol Harum's classic 1967 hit "A Whiter Shade Of Pale," Bobbie Gentry's hit single "Ode To Billie Joe," Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" and "Mr.
Bojangles," Jerry Jeff Walker's tribute to the great Bill
"Bojangles" Robinson, who is often credited as the "father of tap dancing."
Originally appearing on Rhino's out-of-print collection of the complete Fillmore West concert recordings, the bonus tracks on LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST include alternate performances of Buddy Miles' "Them Changes" and Curtis' signature "Soul Serenade" along with a cover of George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" that did not appear on the original release featuring the irrepressible Billy Preston.
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"Memphis Soul Stew"
"A Whiter Shade of Pale"
"Whole Lotta Love"
"I Stand Accused"
"Them Changes"
"Ode To Billie Joe"
"Mr. Bojangles"
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)"
"Soul Serenade"
Bonus Tracks
"My Sweet Lord"
"Them Changes"
"Ode To Billie Joe"
"Soul Serenade"
"Memphis Soul Stew" |
Live at Fillmore West |
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Aretha
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Live at Fillmore West (Deluxe) |
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Aretha
Franklin - Live At Fillmore West
Release Date: 7/11/2006
Rhino/Atlantic
Press Release
Looking for a way to introduce Aretha Franklin to a mainstream
audience, Jerry Wexler -- who signed the Queen of Soul to
Atlantic Records and produced her classic albums -- booked the
singer for three nights at San Francisco's Fillmore West in
March 1971. At Wexler's suggestion, Franklin tapped premier
saxman King Curtis and the Kingpins as both her opening act
and backing band for the performances. Rhino Records revisits
the sweet soul magic of those landmark live shows with
remastered and expanded versions of ARETHA LIVE AT FILLMORE
WEST and Curtis' LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST.
ARETHA LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST is a two-disc
set containing the original ten-track album re-mastered and
expanded with a bonus disc that includes 13 worthy
performances not included on the original 1971 release. Adding
up to an hour of vintage Aretha, the bonus tracks first
surfaced on Rhino Handmade's rare and out-of-print collection
featuring the complete Fillmore West concert recordings.
Opening with Franklin's signature hit
"Respect," the first disc spotlights the Queen of
Soul putting her inimitable vocal stamp on popular hits such
as "Love The One You're With" by Stephen Stills,
"Bridge Over Trouble Water" by Simon and Garfunkel,
The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" and "Make It With
You" by Bread. The second half of the album switches
gears as Franklin launches into a cover of Ben E. King's
"Don't Play That Song" and "Dr. Feelgood"
before singing her 1971 Top 5 R&B and Top 30 Pop hit
single, "Spirit In The Dark." The song received an
unexpected reprise when "The Genius" Ray Charles was
spotted in the audience and brought onstage to perform an
extended duet with Franklin.
The second disc contains 13 of the best
performances from all three nights including alternate
versions of many songs featured on the original. The disc also
includes four songs that did not appear on the original --
"Call Me," "Mixed-Up Girl," "Share
Your Love With Me" and Franklin's heartfelt reading of
Ashford and Simpson's "You're All I Need To Get By." |
Disc: 1
1. Respect
2. Love The One You're With
3. Bridge Over Troubled Water
4. Eleanor Rigby
5. Make It With You
6. Don't Play That Song
7. Dr. Feelgood
8. Spirit In The Dark
9. Spirit In The Dark (Reprise)
10. Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)
Disc: 2
1. Respect
2. Call Me
3. Mixed-up Girl
4. Love The One You're With
5. Bridge Over Troubled Water
6. Share Your Love With Me
7. Eleanor Rigby
8. Make It With You
9. You're All I Need To Get By
10. Don't Play That Song
11. Dr. Feelgood
12. Spirit In The Dark
13. Spirit In The Dark (Reprise)
Disc 1 only - not remastered edition
Single
edition Live at Fillmore West
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1. Respect
2. Baby I Love You
3. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
4. Chain Of Fools
5. Do Right Woman-Do Right Man
6. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
7. (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
8. Ain't No Way
9. Think
10. See Saw
11. The House That Jack Built
12. I Say A Little Prayer
13. The Weight
14. Eleanor Rigby
15. Share Your Love With Me
16. Call Me
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The Very Best of Aretha Franklin: The 60's |
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Aretha
Franklin Studio
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| I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You |
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1. Respect
2. Drown In My Own Tears
3. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
4. Soul Serenade
5. Don't Let Me Lose This Dream
6. Baby, Baby, Baby
7. Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)
8. Good Times
9. Do Right Woman-Do Right Man
10. Save Me
11. A Change Is Gonna Come
12. Respect (Stereo Version)
13. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) (Stereo Version)
14. Do Right Woman-Do Right Man (Stereo Version)
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| Aretha Arrives
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1. Satisfaction
2. You Are My Sunshine
3. Never Let Me Go
4. 96 Tears
5. Prove It
6. Night Life
7. That's Life
8. I Wonder
9. Ain't Nobody (Gonna Turn Me Around)
10. Going Down Slow
11. Baby, I Love You
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1. Chain Of Fools
2. Money Won't Change You
3. People Get Ready
4. Niki Hoeky
5. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
6. Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)
7. Good To Me As I Am To You
8. Come Back Baby
9. Groovin'
10. Ain't No Way
11. Chain Of Fools (Unedited Version)
12. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Mono Single Version)
13. Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby) (Mono Single Version)
14. Ain't No Way (Mono Single Version)
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| Aretha Now
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1. Think
2. I Say A Little Prayer
3. See Saw
4. Night Time Is The Right Time
5. You Send Me
6. You're A Sweet Sweet Man
7. I Take What I Want
8. Hello Sunshine
9. A Change
10. I Can't See Myself Leaving You
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Aretha Now |
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| Soul '69
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1. Ramblin'
2. Today I Sing The Blues
3. River's Invitation
4. Pitiful
5. Crazy He Calls Me
6. Bring It On Home To Me
7. Tracks Of My Tears
8. If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
9. Gentle On My Mind
10. So Long
11. I'll Never Be Free
12. Elusive Butterfly
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1. Son Of A Preacher Man
2. Share Your Love With Me
3. Dark End Of The Street
4. Let It Be
5. Eleanor Rigby
6. This Girl's In Love With You
7. It Ain't Fair
8. The Weight
9. Call Me
10. Sit Down And Cry
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| The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years 1960-1965 |
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Disc: 1
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 Know 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
Disc: 2
1. This Bitter Earth
2. Just For A Thrill
3. Skylark
4. Skylark (Alternate Version)
5. Trouble In Mind
6. Runnin' Out Of Fools
7. Drinking Again
8. Laughing On The Outside
9. What A Difference A Day Makes
10. Soulville
11. You'll Lose A Good Thing
12. Take A Look
13. Cry Like A Baby
14. I Wish I Didn't Love You So
15. Only The Lonely
16. People (From 'Funny Girl')
17. Mockingbird
18. Until You Were Gone
19. My Coloring Book
20. Try A Little Tenderness
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The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years 1960-1965 |
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Disc: 1
1. Today I Sing The Blues
2. By Myself (Blue)
3. Maybe I'm A Fool
4. All Night Long
5. Blue Holiday
6. Nobody Like You
7. Sweet Lover
8. Just For A Thrill
9. If Ever I Would Leave You
10. Once In A While
11. This Bitter Earth
12. God Bless The Child
13. Skylark
14. Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
15. Drinking Again
16. What A Difference A Day Made (Makes)
17. Unforgettable
18. Love For Sale
19. Misty
20. Impossible
21. This Could Be The Start Of Something (Big)
Disc: 2
1. Won't Be Long
2. Operation Heartbreak
3. Soulville
4. Runnin' Out Of Fools
5. Trouble In Mind
6. Walk On By
7. Every Little Bit Hurts
8. Mockingbird
9. You'll Lose A Good Thing
10. Cry Like A Baby
11. Take It Like You Give It
12. Land Of Dreams
13. Can't You Just See Me
14. (No, No) I'm Losing You
15. Bit Of Soul
16. Why Was I Born?
17. Until You Were Gone
18. Lee Cross
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