- soul, deep soul
- 39 min
- 12 tracks
- Rhino Atlantic
Spirit in the Dark is the seventeenth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released in August, 1970, by Atlantic Records. It received critical acclaim, but met with sloping sales, despite continued hit singles.
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Character-led, grave, earnest and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA
- DownBeat5/5 ★
- Pitchfork9/10
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Tracks
- 1Don’t Play That Song3:02
- 2The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday’s Kiss)4:42
- 3Pullin’3:38
- 4You and Me3:34
- 5Honest I Do3:19
- 6Spirit in the Dark4:02
- 7When the Battle Is Over2:44
- 8One Way Ticket2:51
- 9Try Matty’s2:31
- 10That’s All I Want From You2:42
- 11Oh No Not My Baby2:55
- 12Why I Sing the Blues3:04
12 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Aretha Franklin
- Label
- Rhino Atlantic
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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