- soul, deep soul
- 35 min
- 12 tracks
- Columbia
The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin is the third studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released in 1962 by Columbia Records. It was her first album to achieve any commercial success, reaching number 69 on the Billboard pop album charts, spending a total of eight weeks on the chart. Unlike its predecessor, however, it did not have a hit single. The album was recorded at Columbia Recording Studio, in New York City.
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Character
Character-led, spare, grave and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Don’t Cry Baby3:20
- A2Try a Little Tenderness3:17
- A3I Apologize2:51
- A4Without the One You Love2:49
- A5Look for the Silver Lining3:02
- A6I’m Sitting on Top of the World2:40
- B1Just for a Thrill2:51
- B2God Bless the Child3:01
- B3I’m Wandering3:25
- B4How Deep Is the Ocean2:47
- B5I Don’t Know You Anymore2:46
- B6Lover Come Back to Me2:33
12 tracks, 35 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Aretha Franklin
- Label
- Columbia
- Released
- 1962
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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