- soul, disco, deep soul, funk soul
- 46 min
- 9 tracks
- Arista
Aretha is the thirty-first studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released in late 1986 by Arista Records. It is the third album with the Aretha title to be released by Franklin, following her 1961 album and 1980 album.
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Character
Spare, grave, character-led and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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Tracks
- 1Jimmy Lee5:47
- 2I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)4:02
- 3Do You Still Remember5:08
- 4Jumpin’ Jack Flash5:06
- 5Rock‐A‐Lott6:23
- 6An Angel Cries5:04
- 7He’ll Come Along4:13
- 8If You Need My Love Tonight4:34
- 9Look to the Rainbow5:14
9 tracks, 46 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Aretha Franklin
- Label
- Arista
- Released
- 1986
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- DE
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