Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Unforgettable
2. Cold, Cold Heart
3. What A Difference A Day Made
4. Drinking Again
5. Nobody Knows The Way I Feel This Morning
6. Evil Gal
7. Blues
8. Don�t Say You�re Sorry Again
9. This Bitter Earth
10. If I Should Lose You
11. Soulville
12. Lee Cross

Disc 2:

1. Mockingbird
2. How Glad I Am
3. Walk On By
4. Every Little Bit Hurts
5. The Shoop Shoop Song (It�s In His Kiss)
6. You�ll Lose A Good Thing
7. I Can�t Wait Until I See My Baby�s Face
8. It�s Just A Matter Of Time
9. Runnin� Out Of Fools
10. My Guy
11. Two Sides Of Love
12. One Room Paradise
13. Can�t You Just See Me
14. Little Miss Raggedy Ann
15. One Step Ahead

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #125831 in Music
• Released on: 2008-02-04
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Customer Reviews

Solid twofer of Franklin's much maligned Columbia work......
This CD contains two albums from Aretha Franklin's Columbia period which has been maligned both rightly and wrongly for the last 40+ years. Usually this period has been criticised for poor song selection (eg. Broadway standards and overfamiliar jazz tunes) and the imposition of inappropriate productions and arrangements on Aretha. However these two albums are generally considered the best of a patchy bunch. Unforgettable is a tribute to one of Aretha's more notable vocal influences the R&B/Jazz great Dinah Washington and may've been cut after Washington's premature death in late 1963 which might explain why Aretha seems to be putting a bit more feeling into this material than alot of her Columbia sides of the time. Runnin' Out Of Fools rounds up alot of Aretha's more soul orientated sides from this period though it has a much more "uptown" soul sound than would be apparent on her titanic Atlantic sides from 1967 onwards. Since all of the songs on "Fools" are covers of recent soul hits and arguably none surpasses the original it is definitely one for the fans though it is facinating to hear Aretha tackle Dionne Warwick's immortal "Walk On By" in a nearly identical arrangement. There are occasional signs on "Fool's" of Aretha's trademark soaring, hollering, strongly gospel inflected vocal technique which she would perfect in later years but mostly things are still a little too 'polite' for those who love her classic Atlantic material, it is still a case of a 'work in progress' (though one that will be much appreciated by fans). Edsel also tack on three bonus tracks, two of which are nothing to write home about but one, "One Step Ahead", holds some extra interest for being sampled to chilling effect on Mos Def's classic "Ms. Fat Booty" (in fact I prefer Mos Def's use of the sample to the original tune (!) which never really quite gets going and one that accurately sums up so much of Aretha's Columbia work). In conclusion at this price if you are a fan you be a fool to pass on this opportunity to hear some of the strongest formative Aretha well packaged and with excellent sound quality.

One Step Ahead for Aretha!
Aretha Franklin's early recordings while she was at Columbia consisted of material that she felt comfortable with at the time. Many gems are buried here and are well worth rediscovering, however the big bonus is the very rare and impossible to find 1964 single, One Step Ahead. Previously only available on a long out of print Columbia Greatest Hits vinyl collection, it is included here in all it's glory. Just wonderful!