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- Date Released: February 11, 1997
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: R&B
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: (P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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They Say...
When Aretha was recording for Columbia in the 1960s, the label didn't seem to know what to do with her. Now that they're reissuing material from that time on CD, they still don't know what to do with her. There's a far more extensive double-disc, Jazz to Soul, that covers the same era; nevertheless, about half of this doesn't show up on that collection, which means...there's some value. It's generally considered that Aretha's Columbia output has been somewhat undervalued, and this is a good cross-section of ballads and grittier R&B-influenced items. It's usually overproduced, but not in as unlistenable fashion as some old-school critics might have you believe...
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14 Total Tracks, 44:37 Total Length
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- Teddy Charles - Vibraphone // Teddy Charles - Vibraphone // Ernie Royal - Trumpet // Gary Chester - Drums // Everett Barksdale - Bass // Everett Barksdale - Guitar // Kenny Burrell - Guitar // Kenny Burrell - Guitar // Kenny Burrell - Guitar // Kenny Burrell - Guitar // Kenny Burrell - Guitar // Kenny Burrell - Guitar // Panama Francis - Drums // Panama Francis - Drums // Paul Griffin - Organ // Ernie Hayes - Organ // Belford Hendricks - Arranger // Belford Hendricks - Conductor // Milt Hinton - Bass // Milt Hinton - Bass // Buddy Lucas - Harmonica // Buddy Lucas - Sax (Tenor) // Robert Mersey - Arranger // Robert Mersey - Conductor // Robert Mersey - Producer // Clyde Otis - Producer
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